We are looking forward to welcoming you to the European Social Work Conference on 25 and 26 April 2024. To make your participation in our conference easier, we have summarised all practical information below. Feel free to contact us if you have any further question.

Fees

Admission to the European Social Work Conference is free. Because the risk of no-shows is higher at a free event, we kindly ask you to notify us should you have registered but are not able to make it.

Language and translation

The main language of the European Social Work Conference is English. There will be English to Dutch translation available for the sessions in the main Auditorium. Unfortunately, we cannot provide translation for the sessions in other rooms.

Accessibility

The Bruges Meeting and Congress Centre was awarded the M+ accessibility label and is fully accessible by wheelchair.
Sign language interpreters can be requested through the registration form.

How to get there

The Social Work Conference takes place in the Bruges Meeting and Congress Centre (BMCC).
Address: Beursplein 1, 8000 Bruges, Belgium.

Public transportation
Sustainability is a cornerstone in the organisation of this event, therefore, we want to urge everyone to use public transportation to travel to this conference if possible. The Bruges train station is only a 15-minute walk from the congress centre.

Car
Find out how to reach the congress centre by car. There is paid parking space available in the garage underneath the venue.

Plane
Visitors who travel to Brussels Airport (Zaventem) can take a direct train to Bruges from the airport. The train journey takes around 80 minutes.

Accommodation

Several hotels in Bruges are offering participants to this conference a discount on their stay. The hotels and information about the rooms, rates and booking are listed below. The number of rooms available to our participants is limited. Naturally, there are many other hotels in Bruges that can be booked through sites like Google and Booking.com. You will surely be able to find a hotel that suits your needs and budget.

Ibis Budget Bruges

Address: Marie Popelinplantsoen 4, 8000 Bruges
Standard room, 1 guest, breakfast and city tax included.
Price: 92,90 euro per night.

To book this hotel at the discounted rate, send an email to H5046-BO@accor.com and mention the code ESWC24. Rooms can be booked at a discount until 25 March.

Radisson Blu Bruges

Address: Frank Van Ackerpromenade 17, 8000 Bruges
Standard room, 1 guest, breakfast included.
Price: 149 euro per night.

To book this hotel at the discounted rate, go to the hotel’s website and under ‘special rates’ select ‘promotional code’. Enter the code ESWC2024 here.

NH Group Bruges

Address: Boeveriestraat 2, 8000, Bruges
Standard room, 1 guest, breakfast included.
Price: 149 euro per night.

To book this hotel at the discounted rate, book your stay on this page.

Sustainability

Sustainability is important to us. We take it into account throughout the organisation of this event. That is why: all catering is vegetarian, and we keep gadgets and printed communication to a minimum.

We want to ask you to join us in this commitment by travelling to this conference by public transportation if possible.