Practical Information

How to get there?

The Conference will be hosted at the Congress Centre "Le Manège", in Chambéry (331 rue de la République, 73000 Chambéry).

If you arrive on Sunday evening, you can meet people at the pub O'Cardinals, 5 Place Métropole, 73000 Chambéry.

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By train

From Paris:

Sunday 16th: 18h45 Paris Gare de Lyon => 21h38 Chambéry || 19h29 Paris Gare de Lyon => 23h16 Chambéry (via Lyon)
Monday 17th: 06h28 Paris Gare de Lyon => 09h39 Chambéry

From Geneva:
Monday 17th: 07h00 Genève Cornavin => 08h16 Chambéry

From Lyon:
Monday 17th: 08h31 Lyon Part-Dieu => 09h39 Chambéry

By car

We encourage carpooling! If you're driving from Geneva, Lyon, Paris or another place where many participants are coming from, and are willing to take people with you, please fill the question about in the workshop registration form.

From Paris (5h45):
A6 (direction "Genève/Lyon/Châlon-sur-Saône") // A46 (direction "Marseille/Genève/Grenoble/Lyon-Est") // exit to N346 (direction "Marseille/Grenoble") // A43 (direction "Grenoble/Chambéry" // exit to "Chambéry/Albertville/Grenoble/Turin" // continue on N201 // exit #18 to "Albertville/Grenoble/Montmélian/Barberaz // continue on D1006 // follow the path on city plan above

From Geneva (1hr.):
A1 (direction "France"), // A41 // exit to "Chambéry/Albertville/Grenoble/Turin" // continue on N20 // exit #18 to "Albertville/Grenoble/Montmélian/Barberaz // continue on D1006 // follow the path on city plan above

From Lyon (1h20):
A43 (direction "Grenoble/Chambéry" // exit to "Chambéry/Albertville/Grenoble/Turin" // continue on N201 // exit #18 to "Albertville/Grenoble/Montmélian/Barberaz // continue on D1006 // follow the path on city plan above

Free parking tickets will be available for the attendees; please ask at the Conference center's reception.

By plane

If you are willing to come by plane, we advise you to arrive at Geneva International Airport (various low-cost airlines) and then take the shuttle to Chambéry (1h trip).

You can also arrive at Lyon International Airport and take the shuttle (1h trip).

Where to sleep?

**** Petit hôtel confidentiel

10 rue de la Trésorerie
73000 Chambéry
Booking: http://hotel.reservit.com/reservit/avail.php?hotelid=170864&userid=7154620f24d1cb1bc38ea1406fd94ed57472

**** Mercure

183 Place de la Gare
73000 Chambéry
+33 (0)4 79 62 10 11
Booking: www.accorhotels.com/fr/hotel-1541-mercure-chambery-centre/index.shtml

**** Hôtel Le Cinq

22 Faubourg Reclus
73000 Chambéry
+33 (0)4 79 33 51 18
Booking: http://www.hotel-chambery.com/
 

*** Hôtel des Princes
4 rue de Boigne
73000 Chambéry
+33  (0)4 79 33 45 36
Booking: www.hoteldesprinces.eu

*** Hôtel Actuel

1 avenue de la Boisse
73000 Chambéry
+33 (0)4 11 88 00 49
Booking: www.hotel-chambery-actuel.fr

** Hôtel Kyriad Chambéry Centre Curial => our recommendation since it's the closest to the conference center. Be careful there is another Kyriad in La Ravoire, it is pretty far from the city center so don't go there!

371 rue de la République
73000 Chambéry
+33 (0)4 79 36 13 64
Booking: www.hotel-curial-chambery.fr

** Art Hôtel

154 rue Sommeiller
73000 Chambéry
+33 (0)4 79 62 37 26
Booking: www.arthotelchambery.com

** B&B Chambéry

204, rue du Docteur Vernier
73000 Chambéry (10 min. walking from the train station, 20 min. from the Conference center)
+33 (0)8 92 78 80 28
Booking: www.hotel-bb.com/hotel_info?hotelId=4220

Economical solution:

Aix-les-Bains Youth hostel

Promenade du Sierroz
73100 Aix-les-Bains
+33 (0)4 79883288
Booking: www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel020025.fr.htm
(10 min. by trains from Chambéry, €6 back & forth)

Most of these hotels are close to Chambéry's railway station, which also provide for taxi services and is nearby bus station which will help you reach the city centre (line C, bus stop "Curial").

And don't forget to register to the conference!