Internet:

Free WiFi is available in the University Medical Center Groningen. Please use the code: UMCG-Guest. If you agree to the terms of use, you are immediately online with your phone, tablet or laptop. Access automatically expires at 12 o'clock at night. After that you have to accept the terms and conditions again.

Tap-water:

Tap-water is drinking water throughout the whole venue. There is a water tap-point near the registration desk in the UMCG (Fonteinstraat 10).

Insurance:

The organization cannot be held liable for personal accidents, loss of or damage to private property of the participants and accompanying persons, either during, or directly arising from the congress. Participants should make their own arrangements for health and travel insurance.

Medical Insurance:

Visitors are not covered by Dutch health insurance plans. Check with your personal medical plan before leaving your home country to ensure you have adequate travel insurance.

Currency used, Banking, ATM and Credit Cards: 

The currency used in the Netherlands is the Euro (€). Foreign currencies can be exchanged at banks and at foreign currency exchange offices either at Schiphol Airport or at GWK Travellex Groningen. Bank debit or credit cards are the most convenient means of getting cash at the many ATMs, spread throughout the city. Most are in operation 24 hours a day/7 days a week. There is also an ATM at the UMCG (Geldmaat). Most restaurants, hotels and shops accept major credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and American Express).

Electricity:

Electricity Sockets take 2 pin round plugs. The voltage standard in the Netherlands is 230 volts/50 Hz.

Time Zone:

The time in the Netherlands is 1 hour ahead of UTC. The current time zone in the Netherlands is Central European Time (CET).