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Accommodation advice
Amsterdam is a touristic hot spot. As such, while there are many hotels, their prices and availability can vary a lot depending on how early in advance you want to book them and how central their location is. We would recommend to book a hotel around Amsterdam Amstel station, because while is is a well connected area in terms of transportation, and it is easy to get to the conference venue from there (see below), it is not in the touristic center. CWI has an offer from Hotel Casa Amsterdam: If you email them saying that you will attend a conference at CWI, you can get a single room including breakfast for 153€ per night with flexible cancellation conditions. Note however, that if you book the same hotel through websites such as booking.com you can sometimes get cheaper rates than CWI (often with less flexible cancellation conditions). Other hotels in the same area with similar prices are MEININGER Hotel Amsterdam Amstel, Volkshotel and The Social Hub Amsterdam City.
Travel advice - how to get to Amsterdam
Amsterdam is easy to reach by various modes of transport. If coming from Europe, consider that there are several long distance train travel options. To find your way around this website is the official tourist info.
Travel advice - how to get to the conference venue
Please check out CWI's info page on this topic. In general, google maps will do a good job at getting you to the right location if you search for "Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica" or "Science Park 123, 1098 XG Amsterdam" (that is the postal address). If your hotel is around Amsterdam Amstel station, Bus Number 40 in direction "Muiderpoortstation" is the easiest option, exit at Station "Science Park Aer".
The conference will take place in CWI's Congress Center. The entrance to the Congress Center (green arrow in picture below) is left to the main entrance of CWI.
Misc
Please note that using cash money is becoming less and less common in Amsterdam, and some places already only accept cards.
