Venue & Travel
Venue
The SG4SC 2018 will take place in Belgium, in the city of Genk, located less than 100 km from Brussels and easily accesible via public transport. Genk is a young city that cleverly developed on the fundations of its rich mining past: an agricultural village that grew into a true city due to its dynamics and versatility. A city that also presents itself on Flanders’ economic map. It is a city full of interesting contrasts.
EnergyVille is an association of the Flemish research institutes KU Leuven, VITO, imec and UHasselt in the field of sustainable energy and intelligent energy systems. EnergyVille hosts state-of-art research facilities on sustainable energy in an urban environment (www.energyville.be) .
Transport to the Conference Venue and Conference diner
We will provide bus transport on following timings and locations:
- From Thor Central to Genk train station (where the taxi’s stop) after the opening reception on Monday at 20h45
- From Genk train station (where the taxi’s stop) to Thor Central on Tuesday morning – departure at 8h30 at the train station
- From Thor Central to the C-Mine (where the diner will take place) – departure at Thor Central at 19h00
- From Genk train station (where the taxi’s stop) to Thor Central on Wednesday morning – departure at 8h30 at the train station
- From Thor Central to Genk train station (where the taxi’s stop) on Wednesday evening – departure at 17h45 at Thor Central
How to reach the Venue by Car
Address:
Thor Park 8000
8320, 3600 Genk
GPS-systems: André Dumontlaan 67, 3600 Genk
You can park your car for free at Parking 1 (indicated at the venue).
For more information, please click here.
Travel
By Plane
Nearest airports:
Brussels – 87 km
Düsseldorf – 113 km
Frankfurt – 272 km
Antwerp – 90 km
Charleroi – 126 km
Luik / Liège – 53 km
Maastricht/Aken – 27 km
Eindhoven – 64 km
Arriving at Brussels Airport
The airport railway station is situated within the airport building (floor -2) and we strongly recommend taking the train to Genk:
- Brussels Airport – change trains in Hasselt – Genk
Duration: +- 90-120 minutes - Brussels Airport – change trains in Leuven – Genk
Duration: +- 90-120 minutes
All information on the train schedules can be found here: www.belgianrail.be/en . Please note that you will need to buy your train ticket before getting on the train, or you risk having to pay a fine. A one-way ticket will cost about 20€ and can be purchased at the counter at the airport, or at one of the ticket machines in the arrival hall or at the airport railway station, or online, which would be the fastest way to obtain a ticket.
By train
Arriving by train at Brussels Midi/Brussels South station
You can take a direct train to Genk at the train station. All information on the train schedules can be found here: www.belgianrail.be/en . Please note that you will need to buy your train ticket before getting on the train, or you risk having to pay a fine. A one-way ticket will cost about 20€ and can be purchased at the counter at the airport, or at one of the ticket machines in the arrival hall or at the airport railway station, or online, which would be the fastest way to obtain a ticket.