Meeting location

Ghent International Convention Center, Van Rysselberghedreef 2, Citadelpark, Ghent.

The International Convention Center (ICC) is located at walking distance from the city centre and main railroad station. Public transportation is available in front of the ICC and takes you to the city centre, your hotel or the train station. The ICC has a very comfortable auditorium that can seat up to 600 people. It also provides a beautiful indoor patio to hold our coffee and lunch breaks, as well as plenty of space for our sponsors to welcome you at their booths. It is an excellent location for our traditional Thursday-night reception with walking dinner, to catch-up with friends and colleagues and to browse the commercial exhibits.

Recommended hotels

The Ghent Film Festival will take place between 8 and 19 October 2024.
Please book your hotel early, as this event draws a lot of visitors to the city center.

Travelling

By car

Ghent has several large underground parking garages at close proximity to nearby hotels where you can leave your car for several days. Check with your hotel, but customer parking is rare in Ghent.

By plane

Brussels International Airport (Zaventem) is the main airport. There are trains to Ghent leaving from the train station situated in the lower level of the airport (you may need to change trains in Brussel Midi/Zuid to Ghent St Pieters). Travelling from the airport to Ghent takes between 30-45 min. Some of the low-cost airlines also land in Brussels International Airport (Zaventem). The alternate airport is Brussels Charleroi. This is the low-cost carrier airport. There are special shuttle bus lines (private carriers) bringing you directly from Charleroi Airport to Ghent St Pieters Station. The journey from Charleroi Airport to Ghent St Pieters will take about 2 hours. For more information, see the Useful Links section below.

Tourism

Ghent is one of the most beautiful cities in Belgium (view photos, view a short video ). There are many historical buildings and museums to visit; the Graslei which is considered the heart of Ghent; plenty of good restaurants, shops and fine hotels and lots of well provided bars where you can taste over 200 regional beers. In short, it is the perfect place to relax after two days of intense learning at the ESER Symposium. For more information,go to the visit.gent page.

Useful links

• Ghent: Must See, Public Transportation, Events - visit.gent.be/en/home
• Ghent Overnight Stay, or what to do in Ghent - visit.gent.be/en/overnight-stay
• Shuttle bus service from Charleroi International Airport (Ryanair and other low-cost carriers) to Ghent Central Station - flibco.com
• Train schedule between Brussels International Airport (Zaventem) and Ghent - belgiantrain.be