CONTACT
Dates & Time
The conference will start on Monday afternoon (July 14, around 13.30) and end (later) Friday afternoon (July 18) between 16.00 and 18.00.
In particular, for some participants this allows for travelling on Monday rather than on Sunday.
Conference Venue
The conference takes place on campus of the University of Twente, located between the cities of Enschede and Hengelo, in the east of the Netherlands, close to the German border. The campus as well as Enschede and Hengelo can be conveniently reached by public transport (bus and train). The closest airports are
- Schiphol (2h by train),
- Dusseldorf (GER, 2h by car, 3h by train),
- and Eindhoven (2h by train).
Train connections (to Enschede Central station or Hengelo Central station) exist from Germany and the west of the Netherlands. From the train stations, there are buses (Line 9 from both Hengelo and Enschede and Line 1 from Enschede). The bus ride takes about 10-15mins.
More information can be found here https://www.utwente.nl/en/contact/route/
Accommodation
Hotel rooms in the Netherlands tend to be more expensive than in many other countries. We strongly recommend to use the well-known portals such as booking.com (which originates from Twente by the way) for prize comparison and discounted offers.
We have reserved a limited number of ****hotel rooms at slightly discounted prices (UPark, Fletcher and InterCity, see below). These rooms can be reserved with a booking code available once you have registered (only valid for registered participants). However, it may well happen that offers on booking portals are cheaper. The following hotels are in convenient distance to the conference venue (either by walking or a short bus ride).
- UPark Hotel **** (on campus, 5mins walk)
- Flechter Hotel **** (10mins walking distance to campus)
- InterCity Hotel Enschede **** (located directly at Enschede Central train station, 10-15mins bus ride (Line 9 or Line 1) + 2-5mins walking)
- Moloko (10mins walking distance to Enschede Central train station + 10-15mins bus ride (Line 9 or 1), + 2-5mins walking): no reception, contactless check-in
- Hengelo City Hotel (Hengelo, 10mins bus ride (Line 9) + 5mins walking)
- Van der Valk **** Enschede (25 mins bus ride including one change at Enschede Central station, + 5mins walking), well-connected by car
Some Budget Options:
- Little Monkey Hostel, (Enschede City Center, 5mins walk to Central Station, 10-15mins bus ride, 5mins walking)
- Frans op ten Bult (20mins by bike, 12mins by car): rental bikes available (see website for information, unfortunately only in Dutch; for questions please contact the hotel or ask for help from our side).
Furthermore, there are further budget options across the (very close) German border, in the city of Gronau (Westfalen) (10mins train ride to Enschede Central).
- Hotel Fritz (Gronau, approx 45mins travel: 10mins walking to Gronau train station + 10mins train ride (every 30mins) to Enschede central + 10mins bus ride (Line 9 or 1) to campus + 5mins walking)
ViSA & INVITATION LETTERS
If you need an invitation letter (listing your name, affiliation and title of contribution), e.g. for a visa application, or a certificate of attendance please tick the appropriate box during registration. If you need such letter before registration, please contact us via email (Subject line: IWOTA 2025 Invitation Letter) stating your full name (as to be used in the letter) as well potential title of your talk (if that should be mentioned).