Venue
The symposium will take place at the Louvain House, which is located on the 3rd floor of the Aula Magna.
the map for access by car can be found on this link.
for visitors staying in Louvain-la-Neuve, please use the map on the left.
WiFi, parking and Social Events
The following document contains all the information about
WiFi connectivity
Parking information
Location of Social Event
Location of WIC General Assembly
Location if the Conference Dinner
How to reach Louvain-la-Neuve
By train:
Louvain-la-Neuve is easily accessible by train and its train station is located next to the symposium venue. From Brussels, you can get to Louvain-la-Neuve in about 40 minutes.
From any Belgian station, take the train towards Ottignies, a station situated on the Brussels-Ottignies-Namur-Luxembourg line (trains every half hour in both directions). Get off at Ottignies station and change trains to continue to Louvain-la-Neuve-Université (about 8 min.). Some trains go straight from Brussels to Louvain-la-Neuve but take more time. Timetables are available on the web site of the SNCB/NMBS: http://www.belgianrail.be/.
Note: Be sure to go to "Louvain-la-Neuve-Université" and not "Louvain" (Leuven), which is a different city.
By car:
Take the E411 highway. Take exit 8a marked "Louvain-la-Neuve". You have two main options for parking:
The parkings in the centre cost around 15 euros/day. The one closest to the symposium venue is the Parking "Grand Rue". We recommend you to park in the blue section ("Accès Esope"). From that exit, make a U-turn on your right, and follow the main street (Grand Rue) for 50 meters to reach the venue.
Free parkings are available outside the centre. We recommend you to use the Parking "Rédimé" which is right next to the location of the dinner event. To reach it from the exit 8a, follow the signs "Quai 20" until you see the indication of Parking Rédimé on your right. From there, there is around 10-15 min walking to the venue, following the main pedestrian street (see map below).
(you can find more information about parking in Louvain-la-Neuve by following this link ; only the purple lots on the map are accessible to visitors without paying)
If you are staying in Wavre:
If you stay in a hotel in Wavre, the quickest transportation to Louvain-la-Neuve is by bus. The bus stop closest to all hotels is located "Pré des Querelles" (see map below). It is right in front of "Collège Technique St-Jean" on the left side coming from the main Boulevard. Alternatively you can also go to the train station. In both cases, you can take buses from line C, Cbis or 20. Be sure to take a bus that goes to Louvain-la-Neuve, as the buses to Brussels go through the same stops.
It takes around 15 minutes to reach Louvain-la-Neuve. Get out at the Louvain-la-Neuve bus station. More information and timetables can be found on the website of the TEC: https://www.infotec.be/.
Accomodation
There are several hotels in Louvain-la-Neuve
Martin's Louvain-la-Neuve: https://reservations.cubilis.eu/martins-louvain-la-neuve .
A certain number of rooms have been booked at a discount fee. You can use the discount code "UCLSITB" when booking your room.
Ibis Styles Louvain-la-Neuve: https://all.accor.com/hotel/2200/index.fr.shtml
A certain number of rooms have been booked at a discount fee. Please use the attached form to make your booking with the hotel.
Other hotels are available in Wavre (a bus ride away)
Novotel Wavre Brussels East: https://all.accor.com/hotel/B2N6/index.fr.shtml
Ibis Wavre Brussels East: https://all.accor.com/hotel/9958/index.fr.shtml
At Home Hotel Wavre: https://athomehotel.be/
Best Western Hotel Wavre: https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotels-in-wavre/best-western-hotel-wavre/propertyCode.92945.html