The workshop will take place in the "Hermite" lecture hall (Amphithéâtre Hermite) of

Institut Henri Poincaré
11, rue Pierre et Marie Curie
75231 Paris Cedex 05
The Institut Henri Poincaré is located in the Quartier Latin, in the heart of Paris, not far from the Pantheon. It is at walking distance of most hotels mentioned in the accomodation list.
The closest Metro station is the RER B station Luxembourg.
Alternatively, it can be reached form the following Metro stations:
- Campo-Formio [Metro Line 5]
- Cardinal-Lemoine [Metro Line 10]
- Censier-Daubenton [Metro Line 7]
- Cluny-La Sorbonne [Metro Line 10]
or by bus.
Here is a useful street plan with metro stations and bus stops from the website of the RATP (Paris Public Transport) available also in English.
Alternatively, here is another street map provided by the Michelin website.
Users of PDAs (Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone...) might wish to download this free public transportation guide.

Arrival by Plane

Charles-de-Gaulle airport 1 and 2 (Roissy)

Take RER B, direction Robinon/StRemy-les-Chevreuse
Step off at station Luxembourg
approx. 40 minutes

Orly airport

Take line Orly-VAL, direction Antony,
At Antony (end of line) transfer to RER B, direction Mitry-Claye/Aeroport Ch.deGaulle2-TGV
Step off at station Luxembourg
approx. 35 minutes

Arrival by train

Here are the recommended connections to get to the Institut Henri Poincaré if you arrive at

Conference Dinner

The conference banquet will take place on thursday June 09, 2005 from 20h00 to 23h00 at the hotel Concorde Lafayette (3, place du Général Koenig - 75017 Paris - France).
It is recommended to go there by Metro:

From the workshop location (Institut Henri Poincaré) got to the Rer B station Luxembourg
Take RER B, direction Mitry-Claye/Aeroport Ch. de Gaulle 2
Step off at station Châtelet (2nd stop)
At Châtelet take the RER A, direction St-Germain-en-Laye/Cergy/Poissy.
Step off at station Charles-de-Gaulle/Etoile (2nd stop).
Take Metro Line 1, direction La Defense.
Step off at station Porte Maillot (2nd stop).
Leave the subway, annd walk to the Hotel.
approx. 25 minutes

Hotel location maps:

Hotel surroundings
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Useful Links

Paris (tourist) information (in english): www.paris.org, especially how to use the Metro
Paris public transportation: [English] [Français]
Paris weather at www.meteo.fr
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