Congress center "De Doelen"

The 13th IFAC Symposium on System Identification will be held in Conference Center "De Doelen", Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The conference center is located in the mere center of the city of Rotterdam, at 5 minutes walking distance from Rotterdam Central Station. The conference center has been completely renewed and extended in the year 2000 and is among the most modern conference locations in the Netherlands. For further information on the congress site, please visit the website of conference center "de Doelen" in Rotterdam.

Address:
Congress Center "De Doelen"
Kruisstraat 2, 3012 CT Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
tel: +31.10.2171735,
fax: +31.10.4332237.

Accessibility and transportation

Congress center "De Doelen" is next door to Rotterdam Central Station (CS) and directly linked to the Westin Rotterdam hotel.

By train: Rotterdam CS is within 20 minutes from Rotterdam airport, and 45 minutes from Schiphol airport. Arriving at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport there is a direct train (45 minutes) connecting to Rotterdam CS. Rotterdam Airport offers a fifteen minutes connection to the town center. For details on train connections, we advise to consult the Dutch railways site http://www.ns.nl.

By car, from northern area (Amsterdam, Den Haag): A13 direction Rotterdam, A20 in the direction of Dordrecht/Utrecht (Ring East), exit Rotterdam Centrum/ Schiebroek/ Hillegersberg. At end, follow direction Centrum (Schieweg/ Schiekade). Then drive towards Hofplein.

By car, from eastern area (Frankfurt, Arnhem, Utrecht): A20 in the direction of Den Haag/ Hoek van Holland, exit Rotterdam Centrum/ Schiebroek/ Hillegersberg, at end, follow direction Centrum (Schieweg/ Schiekade). Then drive towards Hofplein.

By car, from southern area (Antwerp, Brussels, Breda): A16, cross the Van Brienenoordbrug, first exit (Rotterdam Centrum). At end, on the roundabout, turn left in the direction of Centrum, along the water. Straight on, along the `Boompjes'. At the Intell hotel (right side), turn right. Follow Schiedamsedijk to the crossing Coolsingel-Westblaak. Turn left on this crossing to the Westblaak or drive straight on to the Coolsingel.

Parking: De Doelen has its own underground parking (Parking Schouwburgplein) accomodating up to 850 vehicles. Access to the parking is next to the Holiday Inn. Parking Plaza and Parking Weena are alternative covered parking spaces.

Rotterdam city center

Please find below a detailed map of the center of Rotterdam and the immediate vicinity of the conference center.

 

Rotterdam

Tourist office
Information office
Tourist attractions
Surroundings
Musea
Shopping
Agenda
Port of Rotterdam
The "Europoort"
Spido harbor tours
Cruise Rotterdam
Attractions
Delfshaven
De Delft
Zoo
The Euromast
Holland Casino
Weather
Forecast
Europe weather
KNMI

Soccer
Feijenoord stadium
Musea
World museum
Maritime Outdoor museum
Boijmans Van Beuningen
Maritime museum
Natural history museum
School museum
Tax and Customs museum
Other links
Guide-U Rotterdam
The "Rotterdam Card"
Rotterdam links

Updated June 2002.
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