Conference Dinner

A conference dinner has been organized on board a cruise boat along St-Martin's Canal.
From 8 pm to about 11 pm we will have dinner while seeing some of the old Paris.
More details will be given at registration time.

Transport Information

The conference will take place in the "Quartier Latin", not far from the :

From Paris to the meeting area :


We remind you that Paris is already in a busy tourist period in June and that you should arrange flight and hotel bookings as soon as possible.
Most foreign participants will arrive at the Roissy Charles De Gaulle International Airport although some of them may arrive at the Orly Airport or in one of the Paris Train Stations.

From Roissy CDG (by public transportation) :
Public transportation to the city of Paris is provided by the RER B (express train service). To reach the Roissy RER station, take the special airport shuttle from the terminals.
With one connection : take the RER B going to Paris until Luxembourg Station. It will take 45 minutes to get there.
Fares : combined ticket to Paris (RER-Métro) : 7.60 euros.
Frequency every 15 minutes, two trains every 15 minutes during rush hours (From Saturday to Sunday : 7 am - 9 pm).

From Orly (by public transportation) :
Take the Orlyval (Automatic rail link connecting to RER line B) to Antony station. Then take the RER B going to Paris until Luxembourg station. It will take 45 minutes to get there.
Fares : combined ticket Paris (Orlyval-RER-Métro) : 8.75 euros, to be purchased at the Orlyval gate at the airport.
The following map shows the schematic path to go from the airports and train stations to the "Institut Henri Poincaré" (main entrance: 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, PARIS 5ème.) area, which is close to the Luxembourg RER-B train station.
RER Plan


Public transportation informations :


You can get more detailed plans and informations from these URLs :

Subway Additional informations on Subway.
Map of subway Map of subway.
Paris airports Additionnal informations on Paris airports.
French railway Additionnal information on French railway.



Timing :


With the following array, you estimate the trip duration.

Orly Airport to Luxembourg station 45 minutes
Roissy Airport to Luxembourg station 45 minutes
"Gare de Lyon" station to Luxembourg station 20 minutes
"Gare du Nord" station to Luxembourg station 20 minutes
"Gare d'Austerlitz" station to Luxembourg station 20 minutes
"Gare de l'Est" station to Luxembourg station 20 minutes



Meeting area :

Main entrance: 11 rue Pierre et Marie Curie, PARIS 5ème

The following map shows more details on the site zone.

Quarter Plan



General informations :


Subway single tickets :
Single tickets are valid for single journeys. Tickets are sold individually or as a pack of 10, called a "carnet".
Fares : 1 ticket costs 1.30 euros, while a pack of 10 tickets (carnet) cost 10.00 euros.

Weekly Orange card coupon :
The Orange card coupon is a travel cardpass enabling you to use all the public transportation services (subway, RER, Bus) depending upon the chosen fare zone (concentric sections). It is valid from Monday morning through Sunday evening. You need zones 1-2, inside central Paris, which cost is 13.25 euros. The Orange card coupon can be purchased at all subway stations at cashiers. You will need an identity photo.

Shopping :
Most services and shops are open all day from 8 or 9 am to 6.30 or 7.30 pm. Sunday and Monday are standard closing days for shops but many of them tend to open on Monday.

Climate :
Current weather in Paris:  Average temperature in April: 9°C to 18°C.

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