US-Netherlands Connection's Professional Program

Name: US-Netherlands Connection's Professional Program
Start: 2018-05-28
End: 2018-06-01
Location: Delft, Netherlands

Published on December 21, 2017 20:31 by Stan Bronson, Director of Partnerships at the Alliance for a Climate Resilient Earth (ACRE) in Business

The buzzword "resilience" is everywhere these days. The 2018 USNC Pro delegation will not only take a look at Dutch innovation in the interface of nature and the built environment, but also how the built environment can be used, especially in the water space, to facilitate sustainability as cities and their environs increase in size and are expected to be accomodating to quality of life issues. A registration fee of $1950 covers most meals, in-country transportation, venue and admin costs. Airfare to and from the Netherlands and hotel are not included. A detailed agenda will be posted shortly.

Draft Agenda

Day	Time	Subject	Location
Saturday, May 26	Morning	Team Arrival	Schiphol
	Afternoon	Tour of Amsterdam, travel to Delft	Amsterdam
Sunday, May 27	Morning	Free	Delft
	Afternoon	Keukenhoff, welcome dinner	Leiden
Monday, May 28	Morning	Orientation, Dutch Water 101	IHE Delft
	Afternoon	Rijkswaterstaat, IWA, Delta Alliance	The Hague
Tuesday, May 29	Morning	Watersnood, Plompetoren	Ouwerkirk
	Afternoon	Oosterschelde; Province Zeeland	Middleberg
Wednesday, May 30	Morning	Port of Rotterdam; Futureland	Rotterdam
	Afternoon	Maaslantkering; Sand Engine	Hook van Holland
Thursday, May 31	Morning	AMS Institute	Amsterdam
	Afternoon	"Smart City" Initiative	Amsterdam
Friday, June 1	Morning	Deltares-the Dutch national lab for water	Delft
	Afternoon	Deltares and debrief; farewell dinner	Delft
Saturday, June 2	Morning	Check out of hotel	Delft

To download the USNC Pro 2018 Brochure, click here.

Hotel Information

Florida Earth's hotel partner is the Delft Centrum Group, a collection of four boutique hotels that express the character of Old Delft. Each participant can pick the hotel of their choice. The Florida Earth group rate is € 109 plus € 2,90 tax. Each participant is responsible for registering at their hotel of choice. Send an email to info@centrumhotelsdelft.nl with "Florida Earth Group" in the subject line and they will send you further instructions.