Canal Apeldoorn
Industry North Sea Canal
Lock Ijmuiden
Zaanse Schans
WORLD CANALS CONFERENCE 2011 |
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Programme |
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Sunday September 18 Prelude Location: Hoge der A, Groningen |
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| From 15.00 | Public event to welcome yachts and historic ships to the city centre, including performances by several choirs and a welcome address by Dr. P. Rehwinkel, Mayor of Groningen |
Monday
September 19 Location: Martiniplaza, conference venue, Groningen |
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| download programme 09-19-2011 | |
| 8.00 | Registration, coffee |
| 9.30 | Opening of the conference by mr. F. F.J. (Frans) Schouten, Chairman WCC 2011 |
| 9.40 | Welcome by the Mayor of the city of Groningen, dr. J. P. (Peter) Rehwinkel |
| 9.50 | Welcome on behalf of the Provinces of Drenthe, Friesland and Groningen by drs. R.W. (Rein) Munniksma, representative of the Province of Drenthe |
| 10.00 | The Cultural Heritage Agency and canals in The Netherlands, by drs. C. (Cees) van `t Veen, director |
| 10.15 | Stichting Recreatie Toervaart Nederland by mw.drs. M.J. van der Tas, chairman |
| 10.30 | Coffeebreak |
| 11.00 | Keynotespeach by G.J.A. (Joris) Al,General Director of the Centre for Transport and navigation, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment |
| 11.20 | Keynotespeach by prof. dr. E. (Eric) Van Hooydonk, Van Hooydonk Lawyers, Antwerp, Belgium |
| 11.40 | Closing the ceremony and information on the excursion to the Province of Drenthe |
| 11.45 | Busses in front of the conference centre |
| 12:00 uur | Departure busses |
| ±22:00 uur | Return to hotels by coach |
Tuesday
September 20 Location: Martiniplaza, conference venue, Groningen |
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| 09:00 | Lectures, poster sessions, corporate presentations |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30-16.30 | Lectures and workshops |
| 17.00 | Activities in the city of Groningen |
| 18.30 | Excursion to historic city centre of Groningen. Reception hosted by the mayor |
Wednesday 21 September Location: Martiniplaza, conference venue, Groningen |
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| 09.00 | Lectures, poster sessions, corporate presentations |
| 12.00 | Working visits to the province of Friesland by coach and boat, including lunch and supper. Click here for the details |
| Approx. 22.00 | Return to hotels by coach |
Thursday September 22 Location: Martiniplaza, conference venue, Groningen |
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| 09:00 | Lectures and presentations on WCC2012 in Yangzhou, China and WCC2013 in Toulouse, FranceApprox. |
| 12.00 | Working visits to the province of Groningen by coach, including lunch and supper |
| Approx. 22.00 | Return to hotels by coach |
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| 08:30 | Departure from Groningen by coach Short visits to: inflatable weir at Kampen; Apeldoorn Canal, with talks in Hattem and Apeldoorn; Beatrix Locks in the Lek Canal at Vreeswijk; reception hosted by Rijkswaterstaat; dinner and overnight stay in Houten, on the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. |
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| 09.00 | Departure for Haarlemmermeer Polder, reception at Museum De Cruquius pumping station; visit to Spaarndam (home of Hansje Brinker); boat trip on North Sea Canal and through the early industrial landscape of the Zaan; visit to Zaanse Schans (optional). |