School Bus to Herbeumont
Meeting point: The bus driver carrying a CERN Physics School sign will wait from about 17.45 to 18.00 at the Arrival Level close to the lift which serves the different levels and the restaurants.
(Driver's mobile phone no: +32 475 40 19 08 in case of emergency)

Wireless Connection:
There will be free wireless connection everywhere in the hotel except in the rooms

School Secretariat Mobile Phone from Saturday 7 June: +41 76 487 59 43. Please inform about any important delays.

Hotel: room towels are provided, but please take a towel for swimming (large indoor swimmimg pool)

Laundry: Automatic washing machines are available (coins needed).

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Date and Place of the School

Eurovillage Les Fourches (14 ha) is situated on a hilltop overlooking the valley of the Semois in the middle of extending woods.
Numerous activities are offered free of charge: covered swimming pool, 2 tennis courts, table tennis, climbing wall, volleyball, mini-golf, archery, badminton, basketball, petanque, playground. Walks and tourist trails. With participation: mountain biking, kayak, karting, golf.

A more detailed map of the area can be seen here.

Registration

The registration will take place from 6.00 p.m. on Sunday 8 June in the hotel lobby. The first meal will be dinner on Sunday evening. Departure will be after breakfast on Saturday 21 June.

Scientific Programme

Poster Session
Students are encouraged to present their current research work in the form of a special poster session which is planned for Thursday 12 June. These posters should, if possible, be prepared before arriving at the School.
Please note that for the School we will ONLY have a slow InkJet A4 printer for the daily office work, and no other printer is available.

Computer Connections
There is a wireless access in some rooms. There will also be a computer room with a limited number of PCs which can be used during the free time.

Lecturers, Reading Lists and Information on Participants

Information on the participants including photos and email addresses is given in the PASSWORD PROTECTED document Participants

Social Programme

Travel

“School Bus”
You may like to benefit from the transportation the School will organize from Brussels airport to Herbeumont on Sunday 8 June (two buses)
Students interested should register via email to physics.school@cern.ch
The seats will be given on a first come first served basis. Once a bus is full we will put you on the other one (it is too early to give you the schedule)
We will charge 12 euros per person one way (money will be collected during the School). 
Details on schedule and meeting point will be advertised on this page later on.
We will also organize a “school bus” from Herbeumont to Brussels on Saturday 21 June.
The bus will leave the Hotel just after breakfast. Thus, when possible please look for a departure from Brussels not early in the morning.

Students wishing to organize their own travel, should arrive at the Hotel for registration during the afternoon or evening of Sunday, June 8.

The nearest international airports are Brussels, 135 km or Luxemburg, 85 Km.
There is also an airport "Charleroi/ Brussels South" (150 km) which is used by low-cost companies.

How to get from airport to town:
From Brussels National airport:
there are 4 "Brussels Airport Express" trains per hour to Brussels North Station (railway station - Nord-Noord).

For information: a guided tour of Brussels is included in the School Social programme.  A full day excursion in Brussels is planned on Saturday 14 June with a guided walk through the town in addition to free time.

From Charleroi airport (Brussels South):
a public bus (Line A) links all day long the Brussels South Charleroi Airport to the Charleroi-SUD Train station (every 1/2 hour). Then you can take the train to easily reach Namur (Liege direction) and then take the train to Libramont (Luxembourg direction) (see chapter Charleroi-Herbeumont by train).
Do not take the 'navette' to Brussels.
If you want to combine these two services when you arrive in the airport you can buy a "bulk" ticket at the Airport Disket desk in the Charleroi Airport. For 10 euros one-way, you can use the public bus (Line A) and the train to reach any train station in Belgium.
From Charleroi to Herbeumont (see below chapter Charleroi-Herbeumont by train).

 From Luxembourg Airport:
there is a bus service between Luxembourg Airport and Luxembourg City – route 16 (more information under www.autobus.lu).
From Luxembourg to Herbeumont (see below chapter Luxembourg-Herbeumont by train).

Going to Herbeumont by train:
Information about trains in Belgium can be found here.
The closest train station is Bertrix while the nearest "main" train station is Libramont (i.e. to arrive in Bertrix you must change the train in Libramont.)
Libramont train station is on the Brussels - Luxembourg train line (1 train/hour)
Bertrix train station is on the Libramont-Dinant-Virton train line.

N.B. Free shuttle transportation from Bertrix train station to the hotel in Herbeumont will be organized on Sunday 8 June.

BRUSSELS - HERBEUMONT BY TRAIN:
For information: the price of a train ticket Brussels airport - Bertrix is 18.40 EUR.
Example of train schedule from Brussels (North Station) to Bertrix (via Libramont) (one change in Libramont).

CHARLEROI – HERBEUMONT BY TRAIN
Example of train schedule from Charleroi station (via Namur) to Libramont (one change in Namur)
N.B. to continue to Bertrix, see information above (table Brussels-Herbeumont)

LUXEMBOURG – HERBEUMONT BY TRAIN
Examples of train schedule from Luxembourg station to Libramont (direct)
N.B. to continue to Bertrix, see information above (table Brussels-Herbeumont)

GOING TO HERBEUMONT BY CAR
Herbeumont is located between Bouillon, Florenville and Neufchâteau.
If you come from Brussels, take the E411-A4, direction Namur-Arlon, exit 25, turn right, N89, direction Fays-les-Veneurs, Bertrix, Herbeumont.

An interesting link about bus transportation in Herbeumont region is available here.

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Enquiries and Correspondence

All enquiries and correspondence related to the School of Physics should be addressed to one of the Organizing Secretaries: