Practical information for the VB workshop
View of the Jussieu campus from the Seine river (south), with Notre Dame Cathedral on the far right.
Location of the workshop
The workshop will take place on the main campus (Jussieu campus) of the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC or Paris 6) in the Latin Quarter in Paris (map of the campus area).
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) - Campus de Jussieu
4 place Jussieu
75005 Paris
Subway (Metro) lines 7 or 10: get off at "Jussieu" station.
Transportation
Arriving by Plane
Both Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly international airports are connected to the center of Paris by RER (fast regional railway) or coaches. The RER is connected to the subway (Metro) network. It costs about 10 euros to go from either airport to the center of Paris and it takes about one hour.
For more information, check the Paris airports website.
From Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport
From the airport take RER line B. Stop at "St-Michel-Notre-Dame" station. Take subway line 10 direction "Austerlitz" and stop at "Jussieu" station.
From Paris-Orly airport
From the airport take the monorail "OrlyVal" to "Antony". Take RER line B. Stop at "St-Michel-Notre-Dame" station. Take subway line 10 direction "Austerlitz" and stop at "Jussieu" station.
Arriving by Train
All the railway stations are in downtown Paris and are connected to the subway network. For train reservation, check the SNCF web site.
From any train station follow the sign "M" to the subway.
Arriving by Subway or Bus
For more information on the RER, Subway and Bus systems, check the RATP web site, and in particular the Subway and RER map.
Subway (Metro)
Line 7 or 10: get off at "Jussieu" station.
Bus
Line 67 or 89: get off at "Jussieu".
Line 63 or 24: get off at "Université Paris VI".
Line 47: get off at "Cardinal Lemoine".
Where to by tickets ?
For Bus, metro, and RER inside Paris the same tickets can be used ("T+" tickets). They can be bought, by unit or by 10, in vending machine which can be found in every metro/RER station (in particular, there is one RER station just in front of the "Cité Internationale" main entrance. It is possible as well to by one ticket inside the bus.
During bus transport next stations are clearly announced on a electric board, and they are voice-anounced in the RER, so using public transport in Paris is quite comfortable even for non French-speaking foreigners.
Accommodation
You can already find (and reserve) rooms in the following student and guest researchers centers :
- Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP) - nice campus and full comfort rooms, ~30min from Jussieu campus
- CISP Ravel and : CISP Kellerman : Centres Internationaux de Séjour sur Paris
Or you can find hotels around the Jussieu campus from these web sites :
Some suggested reasonably priced hotels in the Latin Quarter:
How to go from "Hotel du Brésil" to Jussieu campus :
Lunches and diners
Organized lunchs and diners
- Monday Lunch will be a welcome buffet (paid by our sponsors) in the highest place of the Jussieu campus and one of the most beautiful view from Paris !
- Tuesday lunch is organized at "L'ardoise", restaurant of the campus (price : 17€, payment on the spot). Doodle poll to register : http://doodle.com/8aiqahbs3yi9uhdm
- Workshop banquet will held on Thursday 19th July evening. We still keep the secret on the location and nature of the banquet, but we are pretty sure you will all enjoy it very much ! Register here (25€ financial participation) : http://www.congres.upmc.fr/wvb2012/formulaire.html
Free lunchs and diners
For other lunch or diners, people are free to go to the restaurants of their choice. There is many places around the campus for lunch and diners at affordable price. List of some specific suggestions in the "Latin Quarter" to come...
What to do in Paris (besides the workshop)
General information
Reservations