Local information

Getting there

Fly in to Amsterdam (Schiphol). Don't rent a car: you don't need it on the island, and bringing it is expensive. Public transport to the ferry is reliable and fast. There is a train station right at the airport. There (or at any other Dutch railway station) you can buy a special ticket that will bring you all the way to the meeting site.  It is also valid for the return trip. At the ticket window, just ask for a "Waddenbiljet Ameland". (Maybe it is easier to write the name of the ticket down and show it to the ticket seller instead of trying to pronounce it.) This ticket costs NLG 32.75, plus the price of the return ticket to Leeuwarden (approximately NLG 50).

For some time tables, consult: example trips.

From Schiphol you take the train to Leeuwarden. This trip takes about 2.5 hours. (You may wish to bring something to read.)

From Leeuwarden you take the bus (nr 66) to Holwerd. This trip takes about three quarters. If you want to find the departure and arrival times on the bus site, select "Reisadvies". Fill out (Plaats) "Leeuwarden" (Straat) "busstation", (Plaats) "Holwerd" (Straat) "haven/veerdam", and the desired departure date/time. I will put some example schedules for the Sunday here later.

From Holwerd you take the ferry to Ameland. Note that the last ferry leaves on 19:30 on Sunday (21:30 on Saturday). So if you arrive on Schiphol after 15:15, it is probably impossible to reach the ferry to the island in time.

From Ameland (Nes) you take the bus (nr 130) or a taxi to Hollum (d'Amelander Kaap). There will be a bus waiting when you arrive with the ferry. Get off at d'Amelander Kaap.

If you come by train (from France, Belgium, Germany) instead of plane, buy a train ticket to Leeuwarden, and from there take the same route as described above.

If you come by car, drive to Holwerd, leave your car behind there, and take the ferry.

The hotel

d'Amelander Kaap
Oosterhiemweg 1
9161 CZ HOLLUM-AMELAND
Tel: +31 (0)519 55 46 46. Telefax: +31 (0)519 55 48 09
E-mail: info@amelander-kaap.nl

Each of the appartments has two bedrooms (one of which has a double bed) and a living room. If you know somebody you would like to share the appartment with, please tell us when you register.

The rooms are guaranteed until July 1, 2001. Please register before that date, otherwise we cannot guarantee you a room. The only available alternative might be a tent...

Each of the appartments has a phone line. We will arrange a number of internet accounts, so that if you take your laptop and a modem (+ probably a phone plug), you can dial in to read your email.

Costs

The costs for the meeting consist of two parts:

• NLG 940 (Dutch guilders, about $400) for accomodation (room + breakfast + 4 lunches + 2 dinners on Monday and Tuesday), to be paid to the hotel;
• NLG 250 (Dutch guilders, about $100) for the Conference fee (banquet, the excursion, and internet connection), to be paid to me. Preferably before the meeting on bankaccount 6717376 (of Generic Programming, Utrecht, The Netherlands) at the Postbank, Amsterdam, swift nr ING.B.NL.2A (make sure bank costs are paid by you), and otherwise during the meeting.

Register

Please register as soon as possible via our secretary Monique Dixon. The hotel guarantees rooms if you register before July 1, 2001, so please register before then. After this date it might be impossible to get a room anymore. Please send Monique Dixon an email with

• IFIP WG2.1 Meeting 56 in the subject line
• your name
• Credit card info (which company, number, and expiration date)
• Somebody you would like to share the appartment with (otherwise we'll decide where to put you).

The Netherlands

• www.holland.com
Look for climate to find information about the weather. Average maximum temperature on Ameland in September is 17.5 C. Average hours sun per day is 4.7, average days with rain at least 1 mm is 11.
• Ameland
• This site about Amsterdam also contains information about some general Dutch habits (for example tipping).