MDM 2024 takes place at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Solbosch Campus), located at Av. Franklin Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium.

The Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) was founded in 1834 under the principle of the libre examen and is regularly cited among the top 150 universities in world ranking. It has won 6 scientific Nobel prizes (the most recent in 2018) and is composed of 12 faculties, 40 undergraduate programmes, 250 graduate programmes, and about 35,000 students.

In 1921, the ULB established itself in Solbosch when the city of Brussels offered the university a site. From the 1950s, the campus was greatly expanded due to the increasing number of students. Since 2002, FOSDEM has been held on the Solbosch Campus.

Brussels is the capital of Belgium, and its biggest city, with a population of 1 million people. Some main reasons to visit Brussels are:

1. Brussels is rich in history, architecture, gastronomy (waffle, assorted beers, chocolates, etc), and culture (The Smurfs, comics, etc). The city have very many beautiful buildings and museums to explore.

2. Brussels is the capital of the European Union. Most of the EU building exist in one neighborhood close to city center, called The European District.

Temperature: during the conference dates, we are likely to have nice summer weather, around 25 degrees and a mix of sun and rain. If not raining, the weather is excellent for outdoor walks and activities.

Language: The Brussels-Capital Region has two official languages: French and Dutch. English is also widely used in daily life.

The Zaventem (BRU) airport is well connected to the city with the public train and bus lines. To get to the ULB Solbosch Campus, you can do the following:

1. Walk 3 minutes to the bus stop "Brussels Airport", then take the bus line#12 to the bus stop "Trone".

2. From the bus stop "Trone", take the bus line#71 to the bus stop "ULB", or take the bus line#95 to the bus stop "Cim. d'Ixelles" (then walk 10 minutes).

If you want to take trains, you can do the following:

1. Take any train and get off at the train station "Etterbeek", then take the bus line#95 to the bus stop "Cim. d'Ixelles" (then walk 10 minutes).

2. Or take any train and get off at the train station "Brussels Central Station", then take the bus line#71 to the bus stop "ULB".

Train tickets can be bought at the ticket machine or on the app "SNCB" (set destination as "Etterbeek" or "Brussels Centraal").

The Charleroi airport is for budget and charter traveling and 46 km south of central Brussels. To get to the ULB Solbosch Campus, you can do the following:

1. Take Flibco Bus (around 50 minutes) to Brussels Midi Station. Departures are every 20 minutes. Tickets can be bought on the app "flibco.com".

2. From the Brussels Midi Station, walk 7 minutes to the bus stop "Gare Du Midi", then take metro line#2 or line#6 to the bus stop "Louiza".

3. Then walk 1 minute to the bus stop "Louise" and take the bus line#71 to the bus stop "ULB", yeah! Arrived!