STAFF-MALT MEETING #20, Maastricht, the Netherlands, September 11-14, 2024
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September 11, 2024 00:15
"Right wing of the Grand Chateau Vaesharteld", lithography (1863 or 1864) by Theodore Müller (1819-1879)
Venue
The 20th STAFF-MALT meeting will be held in Buitenplaats Vaeshartelt, Weert 9, 6222 PG Maastricht, the Netherlands. In 1841, this chateau was bought by Petrus Regout, at the time acting as an authorized representant of king Willem II of the Netherlands. Regout (1801-1871) was the founder of the famous Maastricht crystal, glass and pottery factory P. Regout & Co., known as De Sphinx (1834-2009). Originally, the 118 hectares measuring country estate was intended to be a hunting lodge for the king who, however, used it only a few times. In 1851, after the king died, Petrus Regout bought the estate for himself. He used it initially as a country residence, but from 1863 on also as his fixed residence. The estate is now operated as a hotel and as a party and meeting center. Click https://theorangebackpack.nl/en/netherlands/vaeshartelt-castle-maastricht/ for further information about this enchanting castle-hotel.
Travel
How to get there? For those who travel by public transport: there are good train connections from the surrounding airports (Amsterdam-Schiphol, Düsseldorf, Brussels, Köln) and also from Karlsruhe (for those who attend Computing in Cardiology there). Travel by train to Maastricht Central Station and take there a taxi to Vaeshartelt. Train travelling information / tickets: https://www.nsinternational.com/en.
If you have a KLM flight and travel by KLM bus from Amsterdam-Schiphol to Maastricht, you best get off the bus at Maastricht-Aachen Airport, and take there a taxi to Vaeshartelt. This is better than continuing by bus to the next and final busstop Maastricht Center and taking a taxi there.
For those travelling by car: Vaeshartelt has ample parking space, parking is free, and you can charge your EV there.
Important to know: there is no public transport in the close vicinity of the meeting site.
Meeting Schedule & Scientific Program
Social Program
Thursday, September 12, Afternoon and Evening
Take-away lunch bag
Solar train to the "Rederij" in Maastricht
Boat tour on the river
Maas, visiting various historic places
(e.g., the former reinforcements of the city),
proceed to the Sint Pietersberg (Mount Saint Peter) landing stage
Guided tour through the caves in the Sint Pietersberg (Mount Saint Peter)
Dinner in the Slavante Restaurant on the Sint Pietersberg (Mount Saint Peter)
Bus ride back to the meeting hotel
Accompanying Persons Program
Friday, September 13, Morning and Afternoon
Transport by car to Maastricht
Short walk to the city center
Visits to several musea and
historic churches, amongst others:
Vrijthof Photo Museum &
Treasure Rooms of the Medieval Sint Servaaskerk
In between: lunch at the house of Janneke and Ton Gorgels
Transport back to the meeting hotel to join the gala dinner
Who Attended the Malt 2011 meeting in Maastricht?
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This group picture was taken in the 2011 venue: Amrâth Grand Hotel de l'Empereur
Booklet with further information and scientific program
Organizers of the Staff-Malt 2024 meeting
Local organization: Stichting STALT24 (STALT24 Foundation), Maastricht, the Netherlands:
Ton Gorgels, Maastricht, Chairman
of the Board
Kees Swenne, Leiden, Secretary
Mathee
Swenne, Noordwijk, Treasurer
Janneke Gorgels, Maastricht, Board Member
International STAFF-MALT meetings organizing committee:
Pablo Laguna, Zaragoza, Spain
Olle Pahlm, Lund, Sweden
Pyotr Platonov, Lund, Sweden
Ksenia Sedova, Prague, Czech Republic
Agnese Sbrollini, Ancona, Italy
Kees Swenne, Leiden, the Netherlands & Ancona, Italy
Stafford Warren, Annapolis, MD, USA