Please see Registration and Payment Options to choose your registration type and payment option for the CalConnect Conference and/or the CalConnect Interoperability Test Event. Note that you must register separately for the Conference and for the Test Event, but you may request a combined invoice. You may register at any time for the next event.

Special Registration Fees for first-time attendees: For CalConnect XXXIV, we are offering a special one-time-only combined registration fee of $600 per participant for the Interoperability Test Event and the CalConnect Conference. This rate is only available to first-time-attendees from non-members. You must still execute separate registration forms for the Interoperability Test Event and the Conference but enter $600 as the amount on the Interoperability Test Event Registration, and $0 on the Conference Registration, for each person being registered.

The Interoperability Test Event, Conference and Wednesday evening Reception will take place at Rosarium Amsterdam, Amstelpark 1, Europaboulevard, 1083 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Meeting room information will be available on the LCD displays in the reception area at the venue.

The venue is located in the Amstelpark (http://www.amsterdam.info/parks/amstelpark/), just behind the freeway and close to the RAI congress and exhibition halls. The park has been established since 1972, as one of the sites of the second world garden fair — Floriade. Since the fair ended, the municipality strived to maintain some of it attractions, and today Amstelpark is one of the two most popular parks in Amsterdam.

Wireless and wired internet connectivity will be available for all visitors.

Public Transport to/from Rosarium: The Train/metro/tram station Amsterdam RAI is about a 5 minute walk. Tram route 4 and metro 51 provide frequent and direct service to Amsterdam RAI.

By Car: A large public parking area is available right outside Amstelpark. During the day parking rates apply.

For a map of the area, please see https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=z9wMRkgdKQT0.k3BHPySM51KM&usp=sharing.

Airport Information: Amsterdam is served by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the main international airport of the Netherlands, located 10 kilometers southwest of Amsterdam. Direct connections are available to ~300 destinations in 98 countries, see http://www.schiphol.nl/index_en.html.

Ground Transportation: Transfers to and from the airport are available by bus, train, hotel courtesy buses, taxis and rental cars. Typical travel time from the airport to the Amsterdam city center is about 20 minutes. The conference venue is located in the south part of the ciy, which is about 15 minutes from the airport.

Train: The train station is situated directly below the airort and well signposted. It is acessed from arrivals via the Schiphol Plaza. Tickets can be purchased from the yellow ticket machines or from the ticket offices situated in Schiphol Plaza. A single train ticket (2nd class) to Amsterdam Central Station is €4.00, and a single train ticket (2nd class) to Amsertam RAI is €2.60. Staff at the ticket offices will also be able to provide you with train departure information. More information on Netherlands railways can be found at http://www.ns.nl.

Taxi Service: No need for reservations. Follow directions to the official taxi stand for licensed TCA taxis. TCA taxis are available in front of the airport arrivals building. A taxi to the city center costs approximately €45 for the trip and takes about 25 minutes; a taxi to the Amsterdam RAI costs approximately €35 and takes about 20 minutes.

UberBlack and UberLux are available in Amsterdam.

Our conference hotel for this event is the Motel One Amsterdam-RAI. Motel One is a German boutique hotel chain, and the Motel One Amsterdam-RAI is brand new — it opened on 6 August.

The hotel offers free wi-fi throughout the hotel, a 24-hour lounge and bar, and a full continental breakfast (everything but hot entrees) each morning (for €9,50 additional). It does not have a regular restaurant but there are many restaurants in the area.

The hotel is about 800 meters from the conference venue, and 500 meters from the Amsterdam RAI train and metro station, making it extremely convenient.

Motel One Amsterdam-RAI
Europaboulevard 23
1079 PC Amsterdam
The Netherlands
+31 20 820 47 77
E-mail: amsterdam@motel-one.com
http://www.motel-one.com/en/hotels/amsterdam/hotel-amsterdam/.

We have an agreed rate with the hotel and a room block of 20 rooms. Availability and rates are guaranteed until 1 September 2015, after which rooms might still be available but no guarantees can be given. Free cancellation until 11 September, after which 90% of the first night will be charged.

The CalConnect rate for a single is €139 between 26-29 September, and €69 between 30 September and 4 October. The rate for a double is €154 and €84 for the same periods. (Yes, the rates go down significantly after the 29th.) Rates include VAT and service charges but exclude a 5% tourist tax per room per night. (All rooms are double rooms; for single occupancy the single rate applies.)

The hotel now offers online booking at http://www.motel-one.com/en/hotels/amsterdam/hotel-amsterdam/. Unfortunately you cannot request the CalConnect room block (however the rates will be the same as for our room block). Therefore if you are booking before 1 September (when the room block ends) and you cannot secure a room online, please book by calling the hotel at the phone number above, or sending an e-mail to the e-mail address above, and request a CalConnect group room.

Please mention the booking code "CalConnect" and include a call-back telephone number and what time zone you are in. The hotel may then call you for additional details to complete the reservation or send you a confirmed booking letter by return e-mail. A credit card is required to guarantee the reservation, which is necessary if you wish late arrival. If you are requested to fax anything to the hotel, you can simply include it as an attachment to an e-mail to the e-mail address above.

The Interoperability Test Event begins at 0800 Monday morning and runs all day Monday and Tuesday, plus Wednesday morning.

The Conference begins with lunch on Wednesday and runs through Friday.