Water and Marine Directors’ Meeting at Spa (Belgium) - (1)- 2 & 3 December 2010 Venue: DORINT Hotel**** in SPA – Balmoral (near LIEGE and VERVIERS) Invitation mail sent on 27 October to Water Directors, Marine Directors, WFD-SCG and Marine-SCG members: attachments (documents also available on CIRCA: ) Invitation Letter Draft Programme: 1°) Marine Directors’ meeting - 2°) Joint meeting - 3°) Water Directors’ meeting Hotel booking form (please book your room ASAP with this form - Word file !!) Practical information note (pdf file) Train schedules to/from Verviers-Central railway station (2 zip files for arrivals and departures) Please REGISTER via link as soon as possible + answer questions on practical arrangements (please mention arrival / departure time if you need bus transfer!). The deadline was 10 November!

Water and Marine Directors’ Meeting at Spa (Belgium) - (1)- 2 & 3 December 2010 Recommended travel : flight to Brussels National Airport (Zaventem - BRU) + IC train (ticket at the airport) to VERVIERS-Central OR flight to Charleroi Airport + bus shuttle to Brussels-Midi + IC train to Verviers. Total travel time from BRU Airport to Verviers-Central ~ 1h 50 (OR from Brussels-Midi railway station ~ 1h 30) + 20 minutes shuttle (one/ hour, see below). A shuttle service for all participants coming by plane or by train will be organised between VERVIERS-Central railway station and the DORINT Hotel in Spa-Balmoral (12 km).The provisional shuttle schedules might be slightly adapted to the participants needs! See Practical Information: Arrivals transfers (1 or 2 December) - Departure times from Verviers railway station: on Wednesday 1 Dec. departure at 13.35, 14.35, 15.35, 16.35, 17.35, 18.35, 19.35, and on Thursday 2 Dec. departure from railway station at 10.35, 11.35, 12.35, and Departure transfers (2 or 3 December) - Departure times from DORINT hotel: on Thursday 2 Dec. departure from the hotel at and on Friday 3 Dec. departure from the hotel at 7.05, 8.05, 9.05, 10.05, 11.05, 12.05, 13.05, and

The hotel overlooks the “Warfaaz Lake” and the surrounding countryside Large meeting room (275 m²) with daylight and free wifi, … Venue: DORINT Hotel**** at SPA - Balmoral Water and Marine Directors’ Meeting at Spa (Belgium) - (1)- 2 & 3 December 2010

123 rooms with views, free access to swimming pool, free wifi (with code) Special WD-MD rate : 118 € with breakfast (please use the room booking form - Word file) Hotel Dorint Spa-Balmoral Route de Balmoral, 33 B SPA Tel: +32 (87) Fax: +32 (87) Water and Marine Directors’ Meeting at Spa (Belgium) - (1)- 2 & 3 December 2010

–The Water Directors' meeting will be chaired by Mr Benoît TRICOT, Water Director for BE-Wallonia, Head of the Environment and Water Department, DGARNE (General Directorate for Agriculture & Environment), Public Service of Wallonia, Belgium –The Marine Directors' meeting will be chaired by Mr Michael KYRAMARIOS, Belgian Marine Director, Head of the "Marine Environment” Service, Belgian Federal Public Service 'Public Health, Food Chain Safety & Environment' –Translation provided in FR-DE-EN (+ you are able to take the floor in NL- IT- ES) –Contact : Ms. Vanessa VAN HAUWAERT Tel Water and Marine Directors’ Meeting at Spa (Belgium) - (1)- 2 & 3 December 2010