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"
Antwerp offers a wide variety of over 2,000 hotel rooms within walking distance from the main venue.
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.
Rates include VAT, breakfast and wifi. Rates are per night (same rate for each night)
Rates exclude city tax: € 2.40 per person, per night.
Important: These hotels have a certain number of rooms available for us. 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 !
Radisson Blu (less than 100 m. from the venue)
Koningin Astridplein, 7 | 2018 Antwerp Belgium | + 32 3 2031234 | info.astrid.antwerp@radissonblu.com
Single: € 149,00
Double: € 159,00 To make a reservation: use the default link and promotional code ENG605. Or try this 'pre-filled' link
UPDATE: On Sunday/Monday you can no longer book this hotel at our reduced rate! Other days might have some availability.
Hotel parking around the corner at 'van Schoonhovenstraat'. € 19 per 24h. The bar at this hotel will be the main gathering place, before and after event. Within walking distance to the venue and the other hotels.
De Keyser Hotel (about 150 m. from the venue, in a major shopping street, next to the train station) De Keyserlei 66 - 70 | 2018 Antwerp Belgium | + 32 3 206 74 60 | info@dekeyserhotel.be
Single: € 115,00
Double: € 135,00 To make a reservation: Send an email with your request to reservations@dekeyserhotel.be. Do mention the booking code 'Engage'.
This hotel works together with the 'Century Parking' in the Vestingstraat. Upon leaving you can buy parking vouchers for € 16 per 24h.
Ibis Budget Antwerp Centrum (about 200 m. from the venue, behind the train station) Lange Kievitstraat 145 | 2018 Antwerp Belgium | +32 3 202 50 20 | H6192@accor.com
Single: € 59,00
Double: € 66,00 To make a reservation: Send an email with your request to H6192-BO@accor.com. Do mention the booking code 'Engage'. UPDATE: You can no longer book at our reduced rate! Use the email address to book a room at day rates. No hotel parking. Multiple near by (see map below).
Click this link, which contains the venue, car parks, hotels and the railway stations.
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.