verb: engage; 3rd person present: engages; past tense: engaged; past participle: engaged; gerund or present participle: engaging
1. occupy or attract (someone's interest or attention).
"he ploughed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention"
synonyms: capture, catch, arrest, grab, seize, draw, attract, gain, win, captivate, hold, grip, engross, absorb, occupy
"the tasks must engage the children's interest"
involve someone in (a conversation or discussion).
"they attempted to engage Anthony in conversation"
2. participate or become involved in.
"organizations engage in a variety of activities"
synonyms: participate in, take part in, join in, become involved in, go in for, partake in/of, occupy oneself with, throw oneself into; share in, play a part in, play a role in, be a participant in, be associated with, have a hand in, be a party to, enter into, undertake, embark on, set about, launch into
"they like to engage in active sports"
establish a meaningful contact or connection with.
"the teams needed to engage with local communities"
Rotterdam offers a wide variety of hotel rooms but only a few within walking distance from the main venue.
You can also stay in the city center, as you can take the Water Taxi directly to platform of the ss Rotterdam (4.5 EUR single trip).
Book a room in one of the international four star hotel chains or in one of the many charming boutique hotels.
The 'official' Engage hotels Feel free to choose any hotel, room or b&b, by whatever means you like. We only made deals with the hotels mentioned below. Do check out other 'providers' like booking.com, as their rates might even be more interesting!
For all hotels in Rotterdam: rates exclude City Tax: 4.5% per person, per night.
Important: Only the ss Rotterdam has a certain number of rooms available for us, until about a month before the event. If they run out, you'll pay a higher rate!!
Attention Speakers: Due to the high venue cost, we will not be able to pay for your hotel !
ss Rotterdam (the venue is also a hotel) WestCord Hotel Group
3e Katendrechtsehoofd 25, 3072 AM Rotterdam, The Netherlands | + 31 10 - 297 30 90 | info@ssrotterdam.nl
Standard Single: € 109 (single use only)
Standard Double: € 114 (2 people: € 130)
Superior room: € 129 (2 people: € 145) Update: ALL rooms pre-reserved for us are gone, but MAYBE you can still request rooms at the Engage Rates. Email or phone them, and be sure to mention Engage 2018!
Rates include VAT, breakfast, free cancellation and wifi. Rates are per night (same rate for each night).
Hotel Tip: Set your expectation for a ship cabin and ship style not a hotel. Many of the rooms only have small portholes (or none) so natural light and ventilation are very limited.
Hotel/Venue parking in front of the ship: € 3 per hour, or € 15 per 24h. But reduced rate parking tickets are available via the Hotel Reception at € 10 per day, upon showing your Engage badge! The Captain's bar at this hotel/venue will be the main gathering place, before and after event hours.
Hotel New York WestCord Hotel Group (18 min. walk, 1.5 km.)
Koninginnenhoofd 1, 3072 AD Rotterdam | +31 10 439 05 55 | info@hotelnewyork.nl
No special Room rates as they vary and are updated daily. Book via their site, or booking.com.
Note that they have a lot of different room types, ranging from € 110 to € 350.
nhow Rotterdam NH Hotel Group (23 min. walk, 1.9 km.)
Wilhelminakade 137, 3072 AP - Rotterdam | +31 10 206 7600 | rotterdam@nhow-hotels.com Use this link to make reservations. Prices vary by day (e.g. € 105.90 for 21/5, € 135.90 for 22/5 and 23/5).
Rates include breakfast for 1 person. Extra person for breakfast + € 15.90.
Art Hotel Rotterdam (30 min. walk, 2.5 km.)
Mijnsherenlaan 9, 3081 GA, Rotterdam | +31 10 279 41 11 | info@arthotelrotterdam.com
No special Room rates as they vary and are updated daily. Book via their site, or booking.com.
Map
Click this link, which contains the venue, car park, hotels and the main railway station.
I have been to numerous events over the years and this was be far the best one I can remember. The structure, venue and content was great.
Wonderful event, one of the best I have been to. Focused on IBM Notes/Domino and Connections. Just what I want.
Theo (and team) did it again ! A very professional conference, with a great value for me as a Customer!
My first Engage, and despite the long travel distance for me, hopefully not the last.
It's a privilege to be able to attend Engage and this year was, most probably, one of the very best out there!!
Awesome event, for sure an organizational masterpiece. Excellent! It's hard to believe the Engage staff is not organizing conferences as principal job ;-)
It was the best event I attended so far. And I attend about 5-8 each year!
2nd time for me attending Engage, but it was incredible again! 2 days packed with extremely informational content, a great venue and a great community!
We did more business and collected more leads during Engage 2017 in Antwerp, than at IBM Connect in San Francisco.
As a first-timer I didn't really know what to expect. The organization of the event positively surprised me!
A premiere event that rivals anything produced by any other organization. Great job...AGAIN!!!
It's a treat to always keep coming back for more! Well done, once again, and look forward to the 10th edition next year!
It is mind boggling to see two people create an event that rivals those put on by larger vendors with dozens of resources.
And huge thanks to Theo and the others for giving me my first international speaking engagement!
Theo is a legend, Theo has style. And he is putting together the best event in this space, year after year.
Engage was my first UG as a speaker and it has developed into arguably the premier user group for ICS in Europe.
Yet again a brilliantly done event. One that is used as the yard-stick by which all other user group events are measured.
Theo and Hilde did it again: Engage was bigger than last year, venue was impressive and the event most successful.
It was a pleasure, due to the efforts of Theo his team, the sponsors, the location and the participants. Much appreciated!
I was extremely impressed on all levels. Thank you to Theo Heselmans for the opportunity to speak at this event!
I’ve been to several of the past Engage conferences and Theo always puts on a great event but this was better than ever.
What can one say about this Engage, Eindhoven, NL. It is in fact THE European user group meeting,...
Theo Heselmans has raised the bar yet again as to what can be achieved with organizing an IBM User Group event.