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33rd CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LYCEUM CLUBS DATE May: 4 – 17, 2016 LOCATION The Netherlands THEME MEET THE DUTCH : BELOW, AT AND ABOVE SEA LEVEL 2
Welcome…… It is with great pleasure that the members of the Lyceum Clubs of the Netherlands welcome you to take part in the 33rd International Congress of the International Association of Lyceum Clubs. The Netherlands is a so called ‘low country’ in western Europe. Almost half the landmass lies below sea level. The struggle against the water and the opportunities provided by the same water for prosperity and wealth made the people of the Netherlands what they are today. Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands; a city with a magnificent history, going back over 800 years. The congress will take place in the Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, which is located in the centre of the city. There will be a number of rooms available in the hotel for those who wish to stay close to all events. There are also several hotels in the area at a wide price range. -­‐
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The congress will take place from Sunday May 8 till Tuesday May 10, 2016. The pre tour will take place from Wednesday May 4 till Saturday May 7 The post tour will take place from Wednesday May 11 till Tuesday May 17 The pre and post tour are both fully booked. You can ask the registration office to be add on the ‘waitinglist’, just in case there will be cancellations. The pre-­‐ and post-­‐congress tours are organized by the three Dutch clubs, within the theme of the congress: ‘Meet the Dutch: below, at and above sea level’ There is a limited number of places for each part of the programme: -­‐ 250 participants for the congress itself -­‐ 80 participants for the pre-­‐congress tour (fully booked) -­‐ 50 participants for the post-­‐congress tour (fully booked) -­‐ 30 participants for the partner programme -­‐ April 15, 2016 is the closing date for the congress, reception, galadiner and partner programme or when the maximum number of participants have registered. Attention: early bird price valid until March 15, 2016. Cancellation policy: before March 1st: deposit will be refunded, except € 100,00 fee for administration. Since the post and pre tour are fully booked: after March 1st: no refund of the payments for these tours. For the congress, reception, galadiner and partner programme: from March 16 – April 15: 50% refund. After April 15: no refund. A Museum Card (MJK) is advisable if you intend to visit 3 or 4 museums during your stay in the Netherlands and for the visits to the museums during the excursions. The price of a Museum Card at the moment is € 60,00. 3
PRE-­‐CONGRESS TOUR : 4 till 7 May 2016 Price: € 285,00 Wednesday 4 May 16.00: Meet and registration in the Parkhotel Rotterdam This will be followed by a bus tour of Rotterdam highlighting the architecture of the city. After a stop at the ‘Martkhallen’ (a new market in Rotterdam), return to the Park hotel. Evening: free N.B.: For your information the evening of 4th. May is observed as Remembrance Day in the Netherlands. Fewer restaurants than normal may be open. Thursday 5 May Early start by bus to Kinderdijk, and then a boat tour to (the) old windmills. A film will be shown describing the history of water management in the Netherlands. 4
After lunch a visit to the Maaslantkering. This is the final stage of the Delta Works project intended to protect the greater part of the Netherlands from flooding. Return to Rotterdam and another tour of the city, this time by boat. Diner on the steamship ‘Rotterdam’. Friday 6 May By bus to the Hague and a tour of the city. Visit to the Mauritshuis museum and coffee break, or some shopping in the centre of the city. Lunch in a restaurant at the beach. Afternoon: Museum Panorama Mesdag. Here you will see the largest circular painting in Holland. ‘Beelden aan Zee’ is the final museum for today. Dinner in a restaurant in The Hague. 5
Saturday 7 May Visit to the Keukenhof. This park dates from the 15th century, and from 1950 has been the show case of Dutch horticulture. Lunch in Katwijk aan Zee, beach restaurant Bus to Amsterdam. Check in at the hotels. Evening free. During your stay in Amsterdam there will be some free time to visit a museum, make a boattrip through the canals or do some shopping. Sunday 8 May Morning and afternoon free. BCI meeting 15.00 – 17.00 hours. Registration in the KIGC (Koninklijke industrieele Groote Club). Diagonally opposite the hotel Krasnapolsky. 17.00 – 19.30 hours. Reception in the KIGC Price: € 30,00 6
CONGRESS: May 9 and 10 in the Krasnapolsky Hotel Price: € 245,00 (registration after March 15: prijs: : € 290,00) Theme of the congress: ‘Meet the Dutch below, at and above sea level’. The speakers on the congress will discuss the centuries long battle the Dutch have fought against water. The talks will highlight the effect of this fight on the Dutch character, its influence on Dutch architecture and also on the tradition of Dutch maritime painting. Monday 9 May: Congress: Ariane Hoog, ‘loco dijkgraaf’: The history of water management in the Netherlands David van Raalten, director Arcadis: about technical aspect of the fight against the water lunch 14.00 – 17.00 hours: IALC-­‐meeting Dinner: Home hospitality or evening free. Tuesday 10 May: Congress: Sjoerd Soeters, architec: architecture and water, building on and along water 7
Cecile Bosman, curator maritime art at the ‘Scheepvaartmuseum”: maritime paintings Lunch Maarten Prak, professor social economic history: the poldermodel and the political and social consequences for the Netherlands Conclusions/discussion Galadiner (preferably black tie or festive clothing) Price: €80,00 POST CONGRESS TOUR: May: 11 to 17 Price: €450,00 Wednesday 11 May 11.30 hours: Leaving from hotel Krasnapolsky. By bus to Groningen through the polders (below sea-­‐level), and over the Afsluitdijk (the IJsselmeer Dam) to Friesland. Sandwich lunch in the bus. Afternoon: Visit to the Jopie Huisman museum in Workum. Dinner in the hotel ‘Het Schimmelpenninck Huys’ in Groningen. Thursday 12 May Morning: A guided walk through the the city of Groningen, then by bus to see typical local villages, Midwolde and Nienoord Afternoon: Visit to the international clog museum in Eelde. Evening: Free. Friday 13 May 8
Drive through the province of Groningen (bus) to the fortified town of Bourtange. Guided visit to the ramparts and encampments in Bourtange. Return to Groningen: visit to the famous ‘Groninger museum’. Evening: Free Saturday 14 May By bus, crossing the Netherlands from the north to Nijmegen via the Veluwe, part of the province of Gelderland. Lunch in the neighbourhood of the palace Het Loo, where we are well above sea level! After visiting the palace gardens , arrival in Nijmegen at about 18.00 hours. Evening: Buffet in the hotel ‘Courage’ in Nijmegen. Sunday 15 May By bus to Arnhem and a visit to the ‘Openluchtmuseum’ (Open Air Museum). The greater part of the day will be spent here, where you will be able get to know more about the former life of the Dutch. Evening: Free. Monday 16 May 9
A boat tour of the surroundings of Nijmegen. In spite of the area being above sea level there are also polders here. Afternoon: Free. A chance to shop, visit a museum, whatever you want. Nijmegen is the oldest town of the Netherlands. Evening: Our farewell dinner at a manor house outside Nijmegen. Tuesday 17 May 10.00 uur: Leave by bus for Schiphol airport. End of the post congress tour PARTNER PROGRAMME : 9 and 10 May. Price: € 140,00 Monday 9 May By boat to the Hermitage Museum (an annex of the Hermitage in Saint Petersburg). Tour of the museum and then return by boat to the KIGC (Koninklijke Industrieele Groote Club) for lunch. Afternoon: choice of: or •
a guided tour of Lucas Bols, a famous and centuries old genever and liquer distillery •
a visit to the Royal Palace on Dam Square. Evening: Free or home hospitality. Tuesday 10 May Morning: By bus to Cruquius. Here you can see how water is converted to land (polders) 10
Lunch in Haarlem, followed by a visit to the Teylers Museum, the oldest museum in the Netherlands Return by bus to Amsterdam and the gala dinner.