Archive for April, 2008

COMMON FORUM NEWS NR. 35 Agenda for CF Meeting in Rotterdam 28 & 29 februari 2008 and secretary report

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

1]  COMMON FORUM MEETING AGENDA
Please find the Agenda and additional information for the meeting in Rotterdam (CFagenda Rotterdam.doc) and a report about the activities of the secretariat from 2005 till 2008 (CF secretariat report 2005-2008.doc) attached. The latter report aims to justify the financial contributions to the secretariat budget  and will serve as a starting point for the discussion about the next secretariat.

2] COMMON FORUM MEETING LOCATION:
The meeting will take place at the  Bilderberg Parkhotel Rotterdam, 15 minutes walk from Rotterdam Central station. See hotel website <http://www.hotels.nl/rotterdam/parkhotel/> for more information and maps.
The VROM Ministry made a pre-reservation for rooms at this hotel for 27 and 28 februari. Roomrates are € 162,50 including breakfast.
PLEASE NOTIFY Margot Meier   by email : <Margot.Meijer@minvrom.nl> if you want to book a room at this hotel with a discount of 12%.(if this is still possible after 31 January). There are lower costs hotels in the neighbourhood.  Other options close to the meeting place  are:

Hilton Rotterdam, Address: Weena 10,  € 84,-  incl. breakfast.
Hotel One, Address: Westersingel 1, € 89,- incl. breakfast,
Hotel Van Walsum, Address:  Mathenersserlaan 199-201, € 90 without breakfast.

If you have further questions please send a mail to Margot Meijer  <Margot.Meijer@minvrom.nl>

TRAVEL to ROTTERDAM
I you arrive at Schiphol airport there is a direct train every 30 minutes which calls at Rotterdam CS (central station).
Rotterdam CS can be reached from Paris by Thalys TGV and from Brussels by normal trains ( every hour) as well.
For some of you it would be possible to fly directly to Rotterdam airport. Take bus 33  and reach Rotterdam Central Station in 26 minutes