Jim, you asked about hotels in Brussels. Here goes. A update of what I posted shortly after Kenya. ------------- The Square Meeting Centre is a refurbished venue in central Brussels on the Mont des Arts. It is very well served by many hotels in various price categories. In the top price category: Le Meridien (comfortable if a tad austere). This has been booked by some BC members but note there is construction directly outside (major new plaza/road works). A little further away but still an easy walk to the conference venue is a wonderful and pricy boutique hotel: Amigo And the Radisson SAS is fab and reasonable close. Very nearby is the 4 star but comfortable Royal Windsor Next door to the Meridien (but away from the roadworks) are three cheaper Hotels: Novotel Best Western Carrefour d L'europe Ibis Grande Place (Note there are other Ibis in Brussels). If these hotels book up then look at alternatives towards the centre (Grande Place / Bld Anspach) Avoid a postcode that is not 1000. The Brussels Hilton(s) are a bit far from the venue. The Sheraton and Crowne Plaza at Place Rogier are also a bit far. Philip