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Welcome to the home of The North Sea Convention
Thanks to everyone who participated in the 34th edition. Without you and your service it wouldn’t have been possible 💖
Join us for the 35th Annual AA Triborders Intergroup North Sea Convention with Al-Anon Participation from February 2nd to 4th, 2024, at the esteemed Vayamundo Hotel, Ostend, Belgium. This year’s theme, “The Courage to Change”, is an invigorating call to the heart, urging everyone to embrace transformation.
Convention fees are:
- 15€ Full weekend (2-3 days)
- 10€ Friday or Saturday (1 day)
The NSC has been allotted 111 rooms (max 25 single occupation), 69 appartements. These are selling out fast so be surte to secure yours soon!
Bookings are either made directly with the hotel or via the booking form below, click here to navigate to it. Make sure to make your booking before 14/12/2023.
If you contact the hotel directly make sure to reference “NSC 2024” or you will be charged a higher rate.
We strongly suggest to check below for all hotel info and instructions. Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed these directions…
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Programme
COMING SOON!
The Hotel
General Information
At Vayamundo Oostende, Zeedijk 290-330, 8400 Oostende, room and breakfast are provided via apartment or rooms. With a capacity of respectively 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 or 8 persons. All apartments are equipped with bathroom, toilet, living room, kitchenette with microwave, coffee-maker, refrigerator, fully equipped kitchen and sleeping facility with single beds. Hotel rooms are only equipped with a minibar and a water kettle. The beds are made upon on arrival and one set of towels is provided per person.
You may like to share an apartment to reduce cost. Please note that the hotel provides only ONE towel per person, and does not provide soap or hair dryers (hair dryers available at front desk).
Check-In: from 16h00 PM
Check-Out: at 10h00 AM
To keep the conditions with the hotel, all guests are obliged to clean their room, wash the dishes, remove bed linen from the bed(s) and bring the garbage out. Thank you!
There are many different leisure possibilities (ping pong, fitness, swimming pool, jacuzzi,
sauna). Use of swimming pool and jacuzzi is included, sauna is at a fee (€ 5,00/pp/two hours /only with reservation)
There is a swimming pool and a sauna in the hotel, so bring your swimsuit.
The hotel has a cafeteria where a limited (soup/sandwich) lunch will be available.
There will be a buffet dinner on Saturday night.
The hotel has a no-pets and no-smoke-inside policy.
How to get there
Address:
Zeedijk 330 | B-8400 Oostende
+32(0)78 156 100
Rarely have we seen a person fail who has thoroughly followed these directions:
By Car: Take E40/A10 to Ostend. At the roundabout take 3rd exit to N34 Middelkerke. Go straight until the tramway (7 traffic lights) and turn left direction Middelkerke / De Panne. Follow the coastal tramway along the seafront approx. 300 meters to tram stop Ravelingen. Parking is behind the hotel.
By Train: From the Ostend Central Train Station take the coastal tram direction De Panne. Get out at Ravelingen. The Hotel is directly opposite the tram stop.
By Plane: From Brussels National Airport (BRU) in Zaventem, take the train from the airport to any of the three Brussels train stations and catch the hourly interCity train to Ostend. In Ostend, take the coastal tram from the train station in the direction of De Panne to Ravelingen stop. From Ostend airport it is best to take a short taxi ride directly to the hotel.
Prices Bed & Breakfast
Accomodation rates include breakfast.
Friday 2/2/2024
Single per room €75
2 pers per room €100
Supplement 3rd adult €26
Children <12y €22
Saturday 3/2/2024
Single per room €90
2 pers per room €130
Supplement 3rd adult €41
Children <12y €22
Extra Night (2024)
Single per room €55
2 pers per room €66
Supplement 3rd adult €24
Children <12y €22
Package 2 Nights
Single per room €160
2 pers per room €210
Supplement 3rd adult €60
Children <12y €44
Extras
City tax
adults: €5 per room per night
Lunch at Plad’O or Buffet
adults: €25, children between 3 and 12 years: €14
Dinner at Plad’O or Buffet
adults: €28, children between 3 and 12 years: €16
Parking
€7 per night per car
How to Book
Please fill in and submit below form.
It will be sent directly to the hotel’s reservations team and somebody will contact you by email to finalize your booking.
Please note that by submitting this form your booking is not guaranteed. The hotel has to contact you and confirm your reservation.
For all questions concerning your reservation after submitting this form please contact the hotel directly.
Booking Form
Volunteering
We want your help!
There are a variety of available service positions. To signup please come see us at the physical registration desk starting 2 February, 2024.
Lead an AA or Al-Anon Meeting
When you arrive at the convention, sign up to chair a one hour meeting, and keep our meetings going! All you have to do is:
- Be there 15 minutes early to set up and chair the meeting, using the topic provided
- Collect the 7th tradition, put it in the envelope provided. Straighten up before leaving and take the envelope to the registration desk
Meetings are an important part of NSC. You can make a difference by volunteering to lead a meeting!
“At Large” Volunteers
“At Large” volunteers go everywhere and do everything.
You might fill in for someone who needs a break, help out at the check-in, merchandise or literature tables, greet guests or check name badges at the doors of the NSC venue.
If you’re flexible and love variety, sign up as one of our “At Large” volunteers.
Check-in Team
The Check-In Team needs a group of volunteers to staff the registration tables. The Team welcomes participants, assists with registrations, gives them their convention materials and information. You need to be able to deal tactfully with all sorts of people in a cheerful, helpful, and efficient manner. Patience and positivity are key here. Experience and grace under pressure is also helpful.
Merchandise Sales Team
We need members to help at the literature table. It will be beneficial if you have a good knowledge of our program literature and some experience making change and keeping track of merchandise that has been sold.
Hospitality Team
The Hospitality Team will depend on you to be one of the happy folks welcoming our guests when they arrive to check-in, helping attendees get where they need to go, answering questions, and getting them to the right people if they need further assistance. Additionally, you might be making sure all attendees have a valid badge, and helping in any other ways needed throughout the weekend.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to register?
Day is 10 EUROS.
Can I pre-register through your website and pay electronically?
The short answer is No. Registration is open throughout the convention. Please come see us at the registration desk starting from the first day. To help us out please have exact change!
What are we currently doing about Covid-19
NSC will always comply with the medical directions provided by the Belgian government as indicated in the link below. Please note this could change as covid and other diseases are a moving target.
https://www.info-coronavirus.be/en/
Make sure you are subscribed to our mailing list so you receive the latest updates from us!
Can I book my hotel through your website?
Yes, you can send a booking request to the hotel using the booking form on our website. The hotel needs to confirm your booking to finalize it.
How can I volunteer?
Brilliant! We need your help!
Please refer to the Volunteering section on our website for more information. You can quickly get there from the main menu navigation “We Need Your Help” -> “Volunteer”.
To signup please come see us at the physical registration desk starting 3rd February, 2023.
What do I do if my question is not answered in these FAQs?
Please use the contact form to send us your question. We will answer it as soon as possible and if we think it would be useful to a general audience, we will add it here. Thank you for helping us expand our database of FAQs!
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