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Local organizer

Dr. Alain LE BAIL


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Important deadlines
10/05/2010Call for papers
15/10/2010Abstract submission
15/11/2010Abstract confirmation
15/01/2011Early bird payment
18/02/2011Registration payment
18/02/2011Full paper submission
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CIGR : more info


Section VI : more info


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Conference venue

The symposium will be held in

La Cité Internationale des Congrès
Nantes Métropole

located in the city center, close to the train station.

Click on the following link to get the presentation of "La Cité Internationale des Congrès".
How to get there ?

Nantes International Airport has connections with most European cities. High speed train TGV from Paris is an alternative.

Language

The official language of the symposium will be English. Wednesday's session will be translated in French.
Contact with the organizers Before to contact the organizers, please read carefully the information provided on the web site. Questions may ONLY be asked through the contact webpage.
How to register ? For registration, submission of contribution, registration fees payment, getting invoice ..., please select Registration on the menu bar, and than select the option "New Registration".
Hotels and accommodation Each participant has to make his/her own room reservation.
Pre-reserved block of studios is available with very attractive conditions at:
  • Residhome Appart Hotel Berges de la Loire **** idealy located 31 Quai Malakoff, 44000 Nantes, at walking distance from the conference venue, with a rate per night for one or two people of 88 € instead of 146 €. Booking early is advisable. Click on the following link to get more info and here to get the reservation form.
  • Séjours & Affaires Ducs de Bretagne ** 2-4 rue Emile Péhant, 44000 Nantes, near the Cité des Congrès; double suite at 45 €/night instead of 54 €. Booking early is advisable. Click on the following link to get more info and here to get the reservation form.

You may also benefit from an exclusive offer at Brit Hotel Belfort ** 1 rue de Belfort, 44000 Nantes ; 95 €/night breakfast included instead of 108 €. Please mention your participation to the CIGR congress, and proceed to your booking either by phone: +33 (0)2 40 47 05 57, or by fax: +33 (0)2 51 89 97 34, or by mail to: belfort@brithotel.fr.

We may recommand as well the following hotel, close to the city center, accessible by tramway lines n°1, n°2 or n°3 ; Novotel Nantes Centre Bord de Loire *** 1 Bld des Martyrs Nantais, 44200 Nantes, at walking distance from the conference venue, with a special rate per night of 90 € for the night of monday april 18th, and 110 € for the nights of april 19th and 20th. Breakfast 14 €, taxes 0,85 €. In order to benefit from this special rate, please mention your participation to the CIGR congress.

A large choice of other hotels is available at various distances from the congress place : More info.

Travelling to and from Nantes By air ...
  • Nantes Airport information
  • People coming from abroad and who's fly arrives in Paris should check if there is a possibility of air connection to Nantes Airport.
  • From Nantes Airport, you may use the shuttle (7 € ; Shuttle timing) or a taxi (25 to 35 €) to get in the center of Nantes city.
By train...
  • Information on : http://www.voyages-sncf.com
  • From Paris (Gare Montparnasse) to Nantes, you will have at least one departure per hour, and the train trip will take 2h10.
  • To join the city centre from Nantes train station, take "Sortie Nord" where you can get a tramway line 1, direction Françaois Mitterand, and get off at "Commerce" station.
Moving down town with the tramway...
Nantes : A city guide Pack your bags and come over for a pleasantly surprising stay in Nantes. Be enchanted by the Dukes of Brittany Castle, fall under the charm of the Elephant and let yourself be won over by the fascinating Loire valley Unesco.
The place to come for antiques, designer goods and fashion outlets. Taste the Loire valley wines and the traditional "beurre blanc" sauce. And a stone's throw away from Nantes are the famous seaside resorts of La Baule and Pornic.
Touristic information - Nantes city touristic tour. - Explore the "Loire Atlantique" : a visual and thematic approach to discover touristic sites and treasures, lodging and restaurants ...