Social Programme
Welcome Reception and Poster
Session
Sunday, 18 September 2011, 17:30
at the congress Center de Doelen
Registration
is required (free of charge)
Boattrip through the Harbour with
Dinner
Monday, 19
September 2011, 18:00 - 22:30
kindly
sponsored by
Dutch
Product Board for Margarine, Fats and Oils, Rijswijk, The Netherlands
18.00
hours embark the ship James
Cook at the
Spido, Willemskade 85
(see here for a map
with directions)
18.30
hours sailing
22.30
hours arrival at the
Willemskade and disembarkation.
During
the 3 - 4 hour
boattrip you can watch Rotterdam's impressive skyline with its
imposing
buildings glide by and get a unique view of the harbours shipyards,
docks
and the hypermodern transshipping of thousands of containers and 'De
Rotterdam'. You will be able to see several company's with oils and
fats as a
core business like Unilever, Vopak,
Koole,
Cargill and Maasrefinery /Maasttank.
While
crusing the harbour dinner is
served. Dietary requirements should be specified beforehand.
Registration
is required
Price: 50 Euro
Congress Dinner
kindly sponsored by
Port of Rotterdam
Tuesday, 20 September 2011, 19:30
At the
Cruiseterminal
Rotterdam (Wilhelminakade 699)
(see here for a map
with directions)
Registration is required
Price:
70 Euro
Guest Tours:
Sunday,
18 September 2011: Rotterdam
city
tour (guided tour by bus/ boat)
Rotterdam,
the second
largest city in the Netherlands has
Europe's biggest harbor. The
origins of Rotterdam may date back to the 13th century but
since
World War II the city has been rebuilt in a surprisingly futuristic
style. One
of the attractions of the city is the way that the old and the new meet. Delftshaven, founded in the 14th
century as the port of Delft has remained intact. In 1620, the Pilgrim
Fathers
left for America from here, reaching Cape Cod on November 4th. We
will see the port of Rotterdam during a harbour trip of 1 hour and 15
minutes.
It is quite an experience to see the wharfs, quays, docks and silos and
such
close quarters and to participate in the
busy
sea and river traffic.
Price: 35 Euro
Departure:
11:00 from De Doelen
Return: 15:00 to De Doelen | 
Photo: Wikipedia:
Author Torero |
Photo:
Wikipedia, Author Lucas Hirschegger | Monday,
19 September 2011: Windmills of Kinderdijk
The
Netherlands is famous for its windmills. Today there are still more
than 1.000
mills. Nowhere in the world you will find as many windmills as near
(the Dutch
village) Kinderdijk. Around 1740 no less than 19 sturdy mills were
built here.
They have been well preserved to the present day.
The
mills drain the excess water from the Alblasserwaard polders - which
are
situated below sea-level - after which the water is sluiced into the
river Lek.
The
powerful mill sails serve to transmit the force of the wind on to large
paddle-wheels which scoop up the water. Nowadays power-driven pumping
engines
do the job, including one of the largest water screw pumping-station in
Europe.
The
foundation "Wereld Erfgoed Kinderdijk" maintains and preserves the
windmills in Kinderdijk. The preservation is not limited to the
windmills
themselves, but also covers the area in which the windmills are
situated.
The
foundation makes use of funds from the government and the members of
the
foundation each contribute to the cost of maintenance. Additional
sponsoring
should take care of reducing the backlog of repairs.
In
1997 the mills of Kinderdijk were put on the World Heritage List of
UNESCO.
Price: 40 Euro
Departure:
09:00 from De Doelen
Return: 13:00 to De Doelen |
Tuesday, 20 September
2011: A visit to Museum Boijmans
Van Beuningen (guided walk)
A visit to Museum
Boijmans Van Beuningen is a journey
through the history of art. Dutch and European masterpieces provide a
comprehensive survey of art from the early Middle Ages to the 21st
century,
from Bosch, Rembrandt and Van Gogh to Dalí and Christo.
Art
collection
Museum
Boijmans Van Beuningen is one of the oldest museums in the Netherlands.
In 1849 the lawyer
Boijmans left his art collection to the city of Rotterdam. With the
acquisition of the Van
Beuningen collection in 1958 the museum got the second part of its
name. The
museum houses a unique collection of paintings, sculptures and everyday
objects. 
The collection of
prints and drawings is one of the best in
the world.
The museum also organises a diverse programme of spectacular temporary
exhibitions throughout the year.
Old
and modern
masters
Marvel at the
beautiful works by Bruegel the Elder and
Rembrandt. Follow the development of Impressionism and
Modernism in the
paintings of Monet, Van Gogh and Mondriaan. Lose yourself in the dream
world of
the Surrealists Dalí and Magritte. And the art is not only inside: the
museum has a wonderful view of the sculpture garden.
Contemporary
art
and design
The museum shows how
everyday objects have changed
over the last eight hundred years, from medieval jugs and glassware
from Holland's Golden Age to
Rietveld furniture and
contemporary Dutch design. A young generation of
visual
artists such as Eliasson and Cattelan bring the museum's art collection
up to
date.
Stately
beacon
The museum's
monumental
building opened in 1935. It was designed by the municipal architect Van
der
Steur specially to house the collection. The stately redbrick building
contains
both large galleries where art can be viewed in daylight and more
intimate
spaces. The building survived the bombing of the city in 1940 and has
been
extended several times over the years. To this day the building's tower
remains
a beacon in the city.
Schedule:
11.00: Museum Tour
Guide Picks up the group at De Doelen
11.15: Tour Guide
starts the tour in the Museum - steady
collection (tour through the history of Art from the Tower of Babel
through Van Gogh,
Rembrandt and Dali)
12.15: Tour Guide
takes the group to the exhibition space
where they can walk around themselves -tour guide stays with them in
the same
space.
12.45: Tour Guide
takes the group to the restaurant for
lunch (beautiful statue garden view).
13.00-14.00: Lunch in
the Restaurant. The lunch
contains: Salad, Soup of the day, biological sandwiches, Fruits salad,
Coffee, Tea
Price:
35 Euro (includes entrance fee and lunch)
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