The Meeting will be held at VU University Medical Center, located on the De Boelelaan in South-West Amsterdam, between SchipholAirport and the city centre, and is easily reached by public transport
Of course, Amsterdam has abundant hotel rooms at all price levels. So you might also think of the luxurious Pulitzer Hotel, incorporating 25 canal houses from the 17th and 18th centuries at the Prinsengracht, where we will enjoy our Buffet Dinner on Friday night http://www.pulitzeramsterdam.com/?lang=212
The Friday afternoon session will be followed by Canal Boat Ride and Drinks. At around 8:00 pm we will disembark at the Venue of the Buffet dinner, as mentioned above: Hotel Pulitzer, Prinsengracht 323, 1016 GZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Public transport
Public transport in Amsterdam from railway stations
NS-station Amsterdam Centraal
1 point of departure: section D (Station square). - tramline 16, direction Haarlemmermeerstation. Change to district bus 170, 171 of 172 direction Mijdrecht, Aalsmeer or Schiphol. Get off at Amstelveenseweg, stop De Boelelaan.
2 point of departure: section E (Station square). - tramline 1, 2 or 5, direction: Leidseplein. Change to district bus 170, 171 or 172. Get off at Amstelveenseweg, stop: De Boelelaan.
3 point of departure: section G (opposite to the Victoria hotel). - district bus 170, direction: Mijdrecht. - district bus 171/172, direction: Aalsmeer/Schiphol. Get off at Amstelveenseweg, stop: De Boelelaan.
4 point of departure: metro station. - high speed tramline 51, direction: Amstelveen Middenhoven. Get off at Buitenveldertselaan, stop: VU. From this stop you can walk to the hospital in 5 minutes. You can also change to bus 66 or 199 (get off at Van der Boechorststraat, stop: De Boelelaan).
NS-station Amsterdam Zuid WTC
(15 à 20 minutes walking distance to the hospital) - bus 23, direction: Osdorp. Get off at De Boelelaan, stop: Amstelveenseweg. - tramline 5, direction: Amstelveen or high speed tramline 51, direction: Amstelveen Middenhoven. (See above, Amsterdam Centraal, item 4.) - district bus 248, get off at the VU hospital. * bus 248 is a 'call bus'; telephone (020) 4605299, at least 1 hour before departuretime.
NS-stations RAI or Amsterdam Amstel
- high speed tramline 51, direction Amstelveen Middenhoven. (See above, Amsterdam Centraal, item 4.) - district bus 66 or 199. Get off at Van der Boechorststraat, stop: De Boelelaan. - metro 50, direction Isolatorweg. Get off at Station Zuid WTC (see above) or at metrostop Amstelveenseweg. From metrostop Amstelveenseweg you can walk to the hospital in ± 10 minutes.
NS-station Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- metro 50, direction Gein. Get off at stop Amstelveenseweg (see above, station RAI, metro 50).
NS-station Schiphol
- train to station Amsterdam Zuid WTC (see above, station Amsterdam Zuid WTC).
By car
From all directions you can take the ring-road surrounding Amsterdam, the A-10. See Map Amsterdam. You follow the ring-road until exit S108/Buitenveldert/Amstelveen/Centrum. Then turn left to reach the hospital. You can also reach the hospital by following town route S 108.
