Venue & Local Info

Venue

The meeting will take place at the Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherche en Mathématique et Physique, in room CYCL01 of the Marc de Hemptinne building (“Cyclotron”), Chemin du Cyclotron 2, 1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.


Getting there

The venue is within walking distance of the Louvain-la-Neuve railway station.

Beware: Leuven (= Louvain in French) is a different town!

🚆 By land

Louvain-la-Neuve can be reached by train from Brussels, usually with a change at Ottignies.

✈ By air

Louvain-la-Neuve can also be reached conveniently from both Brussels Airport (BRU) and Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL):

  • From Brussels Airport (BRU) to Louvain-la-Neuve: by train.
  • From Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Louvain-la-Neuve: usually by bus to Fleurus, then by train from Fleurus to Louvain-la-Neuve, with a change at Ottignies.

Accommodation and local information

  • ibis Styles Louvain-la-Neuve Hotel & Events: a block of 30 rooms has been reserved at the UCLouvain rate of €109 per night for stays from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2026. The hotel is about 20 minutes from the venue on foot. To book one of these rooms, please contact marc.brassart@accor.com directly by email and mention the reference Ucl PSSL 113 in your message. Rooms not reserved by 11 August 2026 will be released back for general sale.
  • Le Relais (University residence): a limited number of rooms for students are available at the rate of €35.70 per night. To request one of these rooms, please write to the organisers at pssl.113.uclouvain@gmail.com.