Practical Information
- Venues
- The symposium venue is the Buruma Hall of the Education building of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC). The conference dinner on Friday evening 6 February 2009 will be held on one of Leiden's most historic and atmospheric locations.
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- Hotel Bookings
- For participants of the symposium, Leiden University co-operates with Efficient Hotel Partner (EHP) to facilitate booking a hotel in Leiden. Bookings for negotiated rates can be made for the nights of 6 and/or 7 February 2009. Efficient Hotel Partner offers a fully online hotel booking service and negotioted rates for the best Leiden hotels. Bookings must be guaranteed with a credit card.
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- Transport
- Leiden University arranges transport to and from most symposium hotels to the venues and vice versa.
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- Leiden - A city to discover
- Leiden is a typical university city, hosting the oldest university of the Netherlands (1575). University buildings are scattered throughout the city and students that live and study in Leiden give the city its relaxed and vivid atmosphere. Leiden is especially attractive to visit, because the city and region offer an amazing range of temptations.
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