===== Kickoff and Board Meeting ===== Tuesday 31 October - Wednesday 1 November 2006\\ [[http://www.goldentulip.com/PropertyInformation.aspx?PropCode=GT;42861&ShowLanguage=EN | Golden Tulip Hotel Amsterdam-Zaandam]]\\ +31 (0)75 6 311 711\\ Provincialeweg 15\\ Zaandam, The Netherlands\\ \\ === Meeting Registration === To register for the Kickoff, Board Meeting or EVN NREN meeting, email Diana van Dijk at . Please let us know if you will attend or if you will send a proxy and provide us with the proxy's name. Click here to view a [[kickoff:participants|list of those already registered]]. === Hotel Reservations === A block of hotel rooms is reserved for "JIVE" until 22 September. After this date we cannot guarantee a hotel room at this location. To reserve your room, please contact Patricia Schouten at the Golden Tulip Hotel (+31 (0)75 6 311 711 or ).\\ === Hotel Location === [[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Provincialeweg+15+Zaandam,+The+Netherlands&ie=UTF8&z=12&ll=52.425663,4.821625&spn=0.1589,0.346756&om=1| Area Map]] (via Google Maps) [[ams2zaandam_copy.jpg|Train Map]] Basic train map showing route from Amsterdam Schiphol to Zaandam. Please check train schedules to determine which train to use. The Golden Tulip Hotel is conveniently located next to the Zaandam train station. Frequent trains are available from Schiphol Airport (30 minute trip) and Amsterdam Centraal (15 minute trip). Check the [[http://www.ns.nl|NS Web site]] for specific train schedules. Once you arrive at the Zaandam train station, exit the station to the east (by the flower shop). The entrance to the Golden Tulip is between the hotel and the train station bike storage facility ("fietsenstalling"). If arriving by car, please visit the [[http://www.goldentulip.com/PropertyInformation.aspx?PropCode=GT;42861&ShowLanguage=EN|Golden Tulip Zaandam web site]] for directions or contact the hotel directly. === Meeting Agenda and Handouts === The draft of the full [[kickoff:agenda]] is available in one file or in sections via the links below. \\ \\ Tuesday 31 October 2006 * 9:00 - 12:30 [[kickoff:evn-nren|EVN-NREN Meeting]] * 12:00 - 13:30 Lunch (buffet) * 13:30 - 17:15 [[kickoff:kickoff|EXPReS Kickoff Meeting]] * 18:00 - 20:30 Dinner \\ Wednesday 1 November 2006 (full day) * 08:00 - 17:15 [[kickoff:EXPReS Board Meeting]] == General Handouts == (See agendas for handouts for specific meetings)\\ {{:expres:info_voor_in_jive_mapje_2.pdf|Overview}}\\ {{:expres:agenda.pdf|Agenda}}\\ {{:expres:list_of_participants.pdf|Participants}}\\ === Photographs === [[Kickoff Meeting, group photo]]