Venue

You will find in this section some details on your venue to Paris : access to the Ecole Normale Superieure de Paris, hotels recommendations, administrative topics and more generally practical informations on your stay in France.

The ICECCS conference will take place from the 18th to the 20th July 2012 at the Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris, France.

Adress of the Ecole Normale Superieure

45, rue d’Ulm
75230 Paris
France

Here below are some recommendations to access to the conference site

By public transportation (from Paris)

• RER B to Port-Royal or Luxembourg
• Subway: line 7 to Censier - Daubenton or line 10 to Cardinal Lemoine
• Bikes: lots of points everywhere in Paris, especially around schools.
• Bus: Line 21 or 27 to Feuillantines

By public transportation (from Paris Aiports)

• Charles de Gaulle/Roissy airport:
  • RER B to Robinson/Saint Remy lès-Chevreuse - Port Royal or Luxembourg
• Orly airport
  • RER B Aéroport Charles de Gaulle/Mitry-Claye - Port Royal or Luxembourg

A public parking can be found here.

Practical info

1. Hotels

To help you to organize your stay in Paris, some hotels are listed here below.

• Serotel Lutèce
  Address:2 Rue Berthollet, 75005 Paris
  Phone number: +33 (0) 1 43 36 26 30
  Fax: +33 (0) 1 43 31 08 21
  Mail: lutece@hotelserotel.com
  Website:http://hotellutece.com/uk/index.htm
  

• Comfort Hotel André Latin
  Address: 50-52 Rue Gay-Lussac, 75005 Paris
  Phone number:+33 (0) 1 43 54 76 60
  Fax: +33 (0) 1 40 51 77 10
  Mail: reservation@hotel-andrelatin.com
  Website: http://www.andre-latin-paris-hotel....
  

• Relais Saint Jacques
  Address: 3 Rue Abbé De L’ Epée 75015
  Phone number: +33 (0) 1 53 73 26 00
  Fax: +33 (0) 1 43 26 17 81
  Mail: info@relais-saint-jacques.com
  Website: http://www.relais-saint-jacques.com...
  

• Seven Hotel
  Address: 20 rue Berthollet - 75005 Paris
  Phone number: +33 (0) 1 43 31 47 52
  Website: http://www.sevenhotelparis.com/
  
  

You can find other hotels by clicking on the links below:

• Accor hotels in Paris
  
• Paris information
  
• A hotel in Paris

2. Visa requirements

A visa to France is waived in many cases, including for citizens of the countries of the Schengen Agreement, United States, Canada, Israel, and Japan. However, it is mandatory in other cases, for example, for citizens of mainland China and India. Please visit this web site for all the necessary information. If a visa is needed, we strongly recommend that people get in touch with their local French consulate as soon as possible to see what the local procedure is. Please allow sufficient time to process a visa application if required.

According to the France Diplomatie web site, scientists are not charged a visa application fee, so prepare the necessary documentation to support this — a Ph.D. diploma and short CV should suffice. In any case, please contact your local consulate to find out what specific requirements they have.

3. Meals

Most hotels provide (continental) breakfast at an additional charge (usually 8-12 Euros).

4. Weather

Paris is quite hot in July and it usually doesn’t rain much. The average temperature for the month is around 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius).

5. Wireless Internet connection

A wireless internet connection will be provided during the conference.