The congress will be held at the Main Building of the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam (VU University Amsterdam). 'Vrije Universiteit' means 'Free University’ and 'free' refers to freedom of state and church interference. VU University Amsterdam was established in 1880 by orthodox Protestants.
 
VU University Amsterdam is a rapidly growing university with more than 17,000 students and 2,000 academic staff, from the Netherlands and abroad. Responsible scholarship has been a priority at the university for the past 127 years. Conducted by groups drawn from different disciplines, high-quality research programs continue to attract greater national and international recognition. 

The university campus and university hospital (VU university medical center) are situated in the south-western part of Amsterdam, one of the most dynamic and fast-growing business districts in The Netherlands. The international airport of Schiphol-Amsterdam is 10 kilometres away, just 8 minutes by train. The university can easily be reached by car, train, tram, express tram/metro and bus.

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Congress secretariat:

PAOG Course and Congress Organisation

Irene van Baardwijk and Romke Langezaal
VU university medical center
E-mail: paog@vumc.nl
Telephone: +31 (0)20 4448444
Fax: +31 (0)20 4448445