Participation to the event on site and online is upon invitation only.
The working language of the conference is ENGLISH, no interpretation is provided.
NHOW BRUSSELS BLOOM HOTEL
Rue Royale – Koningsstraat 250, 1210 Brussels
Tel.: + 32 2 220 66 11
https://www.nhow-hotels.com/fr/nhow-brussels-bloom
Wednesday 29th May 2024
09.30-10.00 CET
Arrival and welcome coffee
You are invited to arrive at NHOW hotel by 9:30 to allow for a smooth registration process and timely start of the meeting.
You are requested to show your ID or passport to enter the premises.
10.00-12.15 CET
CoP Meeting
12.15-13.30 CET
Lunch at NHOW Hotel
13.30-17.50 CET
CoP Meeting
18.00 CET
Reception at the NHOW Hotel hosted by European Commission (for in person participants)
Thursday 30th May 2024
09.30-13.15 CET
CoP Meeting
13.15-14.15 CET
Lunch at NHOW Hotel
14.15-17.30 CET
Peer Learning on locally led development cooperation: Discussion with the DAC CoP on Civil Society and CSO Reference Group on preliminary findings
End of the event
On Wednesday 29th May & Thursday 30th May, the European Commission invites you to a seated lunch at NHOW Hotel (OO! Restaurant).
Coffee breaks are offered at NHOW Hotel (Out of the Box area) on Wednesday 29th May & Thursday 30th May.
TRAIN
There is a train service from Brussels Airport (Zaventem) to Brussels North Station (12 min). From there, 10-minute walk or 5 min taxi ride to the hotel (850 meters away from the hotel).
The airport’s train station is located directly under the departures and arrivals halls, at level -1. The platform is easily reached by lift or escalator. At peak times, 8 trains run every hour.
To avoid the queues, you can purchase your ticket in advance on the website of the Belgian National Railways.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Closest Metro station: Botanique (lines Nr 2 or Nr 6).
For timetables and frequency of metro, bus and tram, please check the official website of the Brussels public transport authority (STIB/MIVB) here
CAR
The hotel's GPS Coordinates: 50°51'19"N - 4°21'59" E
Parking: Onsite, Indoor.
Parking cannot be reserved. The maximum height is 1.80m.
Please note: The city of Brussels is a low emission zone, helping to contribute to the conservation of the environment and increasing the quality of city life. Regulation is now in place restricting certain vehicles in this area. Access to the city requires prior registration and/or the payment of a fee.
You are responsible for taking the necessary steps to obtain if required, a visa for the entry in Belgium, and/or a visa for the country/countries of transit on the way to/from Brussels, Belgium.
In order to guarantee your admission in Belgium, please make sure your passport is valid at least 6 months after the event.
Should you wish to have dinner near Nhow Brussels Bloom, we suggest you
Photography and filming will be taking place at this event. Therefore, by coming to this conference, you may be filmed and have your picture taken.
Kindly be informed that your registration to this conference implies your irrevocable consent for being filmed, recorded and photographed throughout the duration of the event, as well as giving the European Commission and the OECD the right to use this media at its sole discretion.
In case you do not wish your image to be used, there will be "off camera" areas in all rooms where recording will take place. You should address the conference hostesses on how to take seat in one of these areas. Seats will be allocated on a “first come first served” basis and up to the areas’ capacities.
For further questions related to practical information, please contact the event secretariat:
Ms Ester Deweertd – WMH Project
CoPmeeting2024@wmhproject.fr
Tel: + 33 6 15 60 58 67
For further information about the programme and content, please contact:
OECD DCD
Contact: Jacqueline Wood
Tel: +33 6 22 12 16 84
E-mail: jacqueline.wood@oecd.org
OECD DCD
Contact: Aysegul Bayar Hildgen
Tel: +33 6 26 93 77 03
E-mail: aysegul.bayar@oecd.org
Currency in Brussels: Euro
Official Languages in Belgium: Dutch, French and German
