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Social Activities

1. Meet & Greet welcome reception and registration

Monday 29th September
(No fee for conference delegates, Euro 25.00 fee for guests)

Our welcome reception and registration will be held at the beautiful historical building of Beurs van Berlage Enjoy cocktails and nibbles in this unique building which was built by Hendrik Petrus Berlage (1856-1934) for the Municipality of Amsterdam. It was Berlage’s first really large commission – and it would make him world famous.

2. IBTA

Tuesday 30th September

The annual meeting of the IBTA (international beverage tasting association, formerly known as beer tasting association) is scheduled on Tuesday evening. We are still looking for an appropriate spot. Attendants are expected to bring some typical beer or beverage from their home country, region or town. We will make sure that you will get to know and enjoy the rich Dutch beer tradition.

3. Sail and laugh with Canal Company and Boom Chicago

Wednesday 1st October
(Fee for delegates and guests Euro 85.00 - Pending large enough numbers)

We pick you up in one of our luxurious party boats and take you to the Leidseplein Theater for an exciting, topical and hysterical comedy show (in English) and a delicious three course dinner. While gliding through the beautiful Amsterdam canals, we serve you unlimited wine, beer and soft drinks and bar snacks. The fun starts here!
Get ready to laugh! The shows are a fast paced and exciting mix of sketches and improvisation. The written scenes lampoon current events and universal topics. For the improve, the actors get suggestions from the audience and turn them into scenes and jokes that are topical, funny and different every night. A Boom Chicago show is truly unique in the world.

4. IMTA’s 50th anniversary jubilee dinner party

Thursday 2nd October
(Included for delegates, Euro 75.00 for guests)

The special jubilee dinner party will take place at one of the beautiful historical buildings in the centre of Amsterdam. Het West-Indisch Huis owes its name to the period between 1623 and 1647, when the ‘Heren Negentien’ wielded the scepter over the Dutch West-India Trading Company (West-Indische Compagnie) from here. In one of the rooms, the Compagnieszaal, the decision was made to build the fort ‘Nieuw Amsterdam’ on the island Manhattan. Peter Stuyvesant, whose statue nowadays ornaments the courtyard of Het West-Indisch Huis, was appointed to governor-general of the fortress New Amsterdam that through the ages developed to become the metropolis New York.

Last Day Activities (Friday 3rd October)

As activities run simultaneously, we regret that you may only chose one. You can book your place on the activity of your choice when filling out your online registration form. Please pay for the activities when you pay your registration fee.

Marken, Volendam and Windmills

Experience the typical Dutch countryside of polders and little canals on the way to the 'Zaanse Schans', a well known windmill village with many interesting windmills. We will be visiting a wooden shoemaker here. Then we move on to the world-famous fishing villages of Volendam and Marken - on the coast of the former Zuiderzee (now called IJsselmeer), with its wooden houses and locals wearing their colourful style of dress. On the way, we will stop at one of the very few cheese farms where the cheese is still made in the traditional way. With this excursion you make a boat trip from one island to the other.

Duration 4 ½ hours – Cost: Euro 31.00 per person

Grand Holland Tour
Discover in one full day Holland most famous cities and traditions...

The first stop is at Aalsmeer´s world famous flower auction before we take you on a city-tour of Rotterdam with time for a photo stop at renowned Hotel New York. Then it´s onto Delft, with a visit to the official Royal Delft Blue Pottery factory and time in the historical centre for lunch (excluded). Finally we show you the highlights of The Hague including the House of Parliament, where we will have a short walk, and the Peace Palace. Here in Holland’s governmental city you can visit the miniature town of Madurodam, where all of the Netherlands is put together on a scale of 1:25, or enjoy some free time at the famous North Sea beach resort of Scheveningen.

Duration: All day activity – Cost: Euro 50.00 per person (Price includes entrance fee to Madurodam, Flower Auction and Royal Delft Blue Pottery)

Visit to castle Muiderslot and Fort Pampus

We bring you to one of the better known and well preserved castles in the Netherlands. The Muiderslot is a stone castle, built in 1280 by Floris V and has a large history. Currently the Muiderslot is a national museum. The insides of the castle, its rooms and kitchens, have been restored to look like they did in the 17th century and several of the rooms now house a good collection of arms and armour.
By ferry we’ll take you to fort Pampus, one of the forts of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Defense line of Amsterdam (in Dutch named Stelling van Amsterdam) which is a 135 km long ring of fortifications around Amsterdam, consisting of 42 forts. The Stelling van Amsterdam was constructed between 1880 and 1920. The invention of the aeroplane and tank made the forts obsolete almost as soon as they were finished. Many of the forts now are under the control of the town councils and the nature department, and may be visited.

Duration: All day activity - Cost: Euro 60.00 per person (Price includes entrance fee to Muiderslot and Fort Pampus (by ferry), guided tours and lunch).