  Updated:
28/09/2004
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Conference
dinner |
The conference dinner will be organised on Thursday
evening 30 September, at 8:00 p.m. in:
 'La Tentation'
Rue de Laeken
28
1000 Brussels
A restaurant
with an architectural context where Art Nouveau relives.
It will provide a pleasant and relaxing environment for speakers and participants,
old friends and new acquaintances alike, to mix and network at the end
of a productive day.
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Conference
venue |
The conference will be held in the:
International Trade Union House (ITUH)
Boulevard du Roi Albert II 5
B-1210 Brussels
Belgium
The conference venue is ideally located (close to the train station Brussel
North / Bruxelles Nord) and nearby the hotel.
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Expenses |
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Invitees |
Speakers can be reimbursed for their contributions
at the conference. Travel and hotel expenses (for one person) will be
reimbursed.
The conference secretariat will make the necessary hotel reservations.
The organisers will pay (the room charge + breakfast) directly to the
hotel.
Speakers are requested to make their own travel arrangements. However,
if you are travelling by plane, we prefer you to take an APEX-ticket,
because travel expenses will be reimbursed in accor-dance with the Commission's
applicable rules.
Please note we can only accept the original travel tickets (no copies)!
Without the travel tickets we cannot refund your expenses.
Registration fee for the conference is kept minimal. It covers the costs
of organisation, main meals, refreshments during break periods, documentation
files (including text of all papers), conference diner, and the final
STILE book. The STILE project also covers these costs for conference speakers.
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STILE
partners |
Conference fee
STILE partners participate for free. The STILE project covers the costs
of organisation, main meals, refreshments during break periods, documentation
files (including text of all papers), conference diner, and the final
STILE book.
Travel costs and hotel accommodation
We do not have a budget available for covering your travel, hotel and
subsistence costs relating to the STILE conference. So these costs will
have to be covered entirely by your own (resp. STILE) budget.
Travel is to be arranged by the STILE partners.
Hotel accommodation will be booked by HIVA.
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Final
programme |
The latest version of the programme is available
on the conference website, http://www.stile.be/conference/agenda.htm.
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Guidelines
abstracts |
Abstracts should be in British English.
Extended abstracts of 800 words must be submitted electronically as soon
as possible.
Your abstract should provide a clear overview of your proposed paper using
the following headings:
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title thematic session of the STILE
conference; |
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title - name of the authors and institute; |
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central questions and issues to be addressed; |
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theoretical and/or methodological approach; |
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data description/analysis; |
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conclusions; |
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policy relevance; |
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recommendations for policy and research. |
If you haven’t sent us your abstract yet,
please email it to sandra.volders@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be as soon as possible.
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Guidelines
short CV |
In order to draw up the programme for the conference,
we also need a short Curriculum Vitae and digital picture of the author(s)/speaker(s).
Example of a short CV
Roel Verlinden, research fellow
Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA) - K.U.Leuven
Atrechtcollege, Naamsestraat 63
B-3000 Leuven
Belgium
Phone +32 16 324355
Fax +32 16 324354
Email Roel.Verlinden@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be
Internet website http://www.hiva.be
Roel Verlinden studied Social Pedagogical Sciences at
the Catholic University of Leuven from 1995 to 2000. From 2000 to 2001
he studied a post-graduate programme “Master in Human Resource Management”
at the University of Antwerp Management School (UAMS). During his studies
he worked on a godparenthood-project for SMEs and on a project concerning
the absen-teeism-policy at Opel Belgium. Since October 2001 he started
working as a researcher at the Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA,
K.U.Leuven), sector Work and Organisation.
If you haven’t sent us your short CV and digital picture yet, please
email them to sandra.volders@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be
as soon as possible.
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Guidelines
final papers |
See guidelines
and Word template.
Please send your final paper before August 14th, 2004 to sandra.volders@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be.
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Guidelines
presentations |
Please surf to the scientific programme now available on the conference
website (http://www.stile.be/conference/agenda.htm)
to know when and at what time your presentation is scheduled.
Each participant has approx. 35 minutes at his or her disposal. We ask
you to respect this schedule strictly. The chair is instructed to stop your presentation at the end
of the allotted time.
Facilities at the conference site:
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Portable - Microsoft PowerPoint
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Beamer/LCD projector |
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Overhead Projector |
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Platform with microphone |
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Projection screen |
Important: Presentations send in advance allow us
to test them in detail. We also recommend bringing a CD-rom version or memory stick to
the conference and also back-up regular overhead transparencies just in case.
Only Microsoft Powerpoint PC presentation will be accepted. Authors won’t
be able to use their own laptop.
Please be so kind and send your PowerPoint file by September 11th, 2004 to
sandra.volders@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be
so that it can be tested and stored on the PC on site.
The conference programme is very tight and does not allow time for fixing problems during sessions.
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Hotel
accommodation |
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Invitees |
All rooms have been booked in:
Hotel Tulip Inn Brussels Boulevard
Avenue de Boulevard 17
1210 Brussels
Website http://www.tulipinnbb.be/home.html
A three-star hotel near the conference venue. Located in the heart of
the Brussels.
Please note that the check-in time is as of 14h00 - check-out time before
12h00.
The conference organisers will pay the hotel bill (room charge and breakfast)
directly to the hotel.
The hotel complex gives direct entry to the "Rogier" underground
station and is within walking distance to the North train station, where
trains to and from Brussels Airport arrive and connects to the international
Midi train station for Eurostar, Thalys or ICE.
Coming in from the airport, you can take the train (departure every 15-20
minutes) towards the North train station and then walk to the hotel (5
minutes). You can also take one of the many taxis awaiting you in front
of the arrical hall.
Changes and cancellations of reservations
If you may deside to change your travel plan, please let us know as soon
as possible (to sandra.volders@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be).
Otherwhise the hotel will charge us the initially booked number of nights.
Notification of cancellation of the hotel reservation should be sent to
HIVA. Please do not contact the hotel directly, as all reservations are
handled by us.
The organisers disclaim all warranties with regard to the quality of the
rooms.
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STILE
partners |
Specially negotiated rates have been agreed with
the:
Hotel Tulip Inn Brussels Boulevard
Avenue de Boulevard 17
1210 Brussels
Website http://www.tulipinnbb.be/home.html
A three-star hotel near the conference venue. Located in the heart of
the Brussels.
Prices: 105 euro for a single room; 115 euro for a double room (incl.
Amercian Buffet Breakfast)
Please note that the check-in time is as of 14h00 – check-out time
before 12h00.
The hotel complex gives direct entry to the "Rogier" underground
station and is within walking distance to the North train station, where
trains to and from Brussels Airport arrive and connects to the international
Midi train station for Eurostar, Thalys or ICE.
Coming in from the airport, you can take the train (departure every 15-20
minutes) towards the North train station and then walk to the hotel (5
minutes). You can also take one of the many taxis awaiting you in front
of the arrical hall.
Credit card guarantee
Registration will only be accepted with credit card information to guarantee
the reservation. Please be aware HIVA is only responsible for the hotel
bookings. You will need to pay the hotel bill on departure.
Changes and cancellations of reservations
Notification of cancellation of the hotel reservation should be sent to
HIVA (sandra.volders@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be).
Please do not contact the hotel directly, as all reservations are handled
by us.
If you check out before your indicated departure date, or in the case
of no-show the hotel reserves the right to charge you all nights as guaranteed
on the registration form.
From the 27th of August 2004 the hotel must accord all modifications for a cancellation without
charges.
If cancellation occurs 10 days or fewer prior to the event (28/09/2004), the total amount of the
stay of the guest will be charged.
For no-show, all the stay of the guest will be charged as the same conditions of cancellation.
The organisers disclaim all warranties with regard to hotel prices or
the quality of the rooms.
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More
practical information |
For more practical information, see http://www.stile.be/conference/information.htm.
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Organising
committee |
For more information about the scientific programme,
please contact:
Monique Ramioul
STILE project co-ordinator
Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA)
Catholic University Leuven
Email monique.ramioul@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be
For practical information, please contact:
Sandra Volders
STILE project administrator
Higher Institute for Labour Studies (HIVA)
Catholic University Leuven
Phone +32 16 324355
Fax +32 16 324354
Email sandra.volders@hiva.kuleuven.ac.be
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Promotion
– publication stand |
The organisers provide a few tables at the conference
reception where you can display your leaflets and publications.
Participants are requested to bring copies of the documents to the conference.
Please be aware the organisers cannot accept any responsibility for losses
incurred.
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Publishing
schedule |
The publishing schedule for the conference is as follows:
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Paper abstracts + short CV + digital
picture of the author(s): 30 June 2004 |
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Final papers to be delivered electronically:
14 August 2004 |
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Presentations to be submitted: 11 September
2004 |
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Papers for co-editors |
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