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EMPOA X-Mas Event 2021

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This year, our EMPOA X-mas meeting will take place on November, 26./27./28. in the beautiful
city of Duesseldorf on the river Rhine.

Program (more details in the attachments below):

November, 26^th (Friday):
10:30 –13:30 hrs (local time): Landing in Mönchengladbach (EDLN),
for those travelling by car: Flughafenstrasse 95, D-41066 Moenchengladbach, parking free of charge.

11:00 – 14:00 hrs: Welcome with some finger food, soup and drinks at the airport in separate EMPOA-room on second floor.

14:15 – 15:00 hrs: Transfer of crews to hotel “Leonardo Royal Duesseldorf” and Check–In

After 16:00 - ~18:30 hrs: Guided Tours in Duesseldorf. Due to the near sunset we propose
Beer & Culture Tour (F1), or Night-Watchman-Tour (F2)

19:00 o’clock: Dinner in a Düsseldorf Brewhouse.
Please let us know if you want to participate (for reservation purpose). Everybody pays his own bill.

November, 27^th (Saturday):
After breakfast: Visitor programs in Dusseldorf , our suggestion:
a guided sight-seeing tour on a HopOn HopOff-bus (S1), or Düsseldorf by Bike on rental bikes (S2)

For the afternoon, we suggest (window-) shopping at the famous “KÖ” avenue, and/or
a guided Christmas tour including mulled wine & biscuits (S3) across Düsseldorf Xmas markets,.

19:30 o’clock: Gala Dinner at the hotel with a 4-course menu. –EMPOA invites you–

November, 28^th (Sunday):
Breakfast and Check-Out till 12:00 hrs

Transfer of crews to EDLN, Mönchengladbach Airport

Our Hotel:
Leonardo Royal Königsallee, Graf-Adolf-Platz 8-10, D-40213 Düsseldorf.
We have arranged block booking of single- (109€) and double rooms (119€) at special rates. Please book stating "EMPOA", to make use of the special rates until Oktober, 28^th. Rate is per room and night, including breakfast; booking of at least two nights is mandatory.

Hotel booking:
Tel.: +49 (0) 211 7771 977; email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cancellation has to be announced to the hotel in writing. It is free of charge until 7 days before arrival Thereafter you will be charged 90% of the booked amount. Cancellation of only one night is not possible.

Registration: please use the attached registration form and send it to our Mooniac, Rolf Bienert, per email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and copy (cc) to our treasurer, Dirk Klueppelberg,
email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Thank you!