GEIA/ACCENT Workshop june 2004 - Practical informations :   Location: The meeting will take place at the Headquarters of the French «Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales » (CNES) :           1, Place Maurice Quentin             75001 Paris   The Place Maurice Quentin is located in the 1st district of Paris, at the crossing between Rue du Pont Neuf and Rue Berger. You can find maps of Paris on the Web, for example at : http://www.mappy.com How to get there :    The best way is to use the subway or buses. Informations are available at : http://www.ratp.fr. Note that you can get a free very good map of Paris by asking for a «grand plan de Paris» at any subway station. The subway lines which stop nearby the meeting place are 1, 4, 7, 11 14 and regional subway A, B and D. Many bus lines stop nearby, such as lines 21, 38, 47, 67, 69, 70, 72, 74, 75, 76, 81, 85. If you stay in Paris a week, you can by weekly passes (carte orange hebdomadaire) valid from Monday morning to Sunday evening. You can buy them in any subway station. In that case, do not forget to bring an ID picture with you. Look at the informations on the http://www.ratp.fr/ web site. Transportation/lodging: How to get to Paris    By Train  Paris has several train stations, from where you can take the subway or the bus.   Informations on subway and buses are available from http://www.ratp.fr You will arrive at :    Paris-Nord if you arrive from the UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Scandinavia,  and some parts of Germany.   Paris-Est if you arrive from some other parts of Germany   Paris-Lyon if you arrive from Switzerland, Italy   Paris-Montparnasse if you arrive from Portugal and some parts of Spain   Paris-Austerlitz if you arrive from other parts of Spain By plane You will arrive either at Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) or at Orly (ORY). You can get informations on both airports from http://www.adp.fr To get from the Charles de Gaulle airport to Paris : There are 2 terminals, 1 and 2. All Air France flights arrive at Terminal 2,  the other flights arrive at both terminals, depending on the airline.   Taxis : a trip costs between 40 and 60 euros.   Airport shuttle : costs 20 euros per person (15/person if you are 2 or more). You need to make a reservation, either through the Web (www.airportshuttle.fr), by email (ashuttle@club-internet.fr) or by phone (+33 1 45 38 55 72). When  you arrive at the airport, you need to call them toll-free at 0800 50 56 10, and tell them where you are. You can also contact Parishuttle (www.parishuttle.com), they provide a similar service. Regional Subway (RER):   If you arrive at terminal 1, you need to take a shuttle bus to the RER  station. You will find the bus stop at the lower level of the terminal at the  shops level.    If you arrive at terminal 2, follow the signs « RER ».   At the RER station, buy a ticket for Paris (currently 8 euros), and take the train to Paris (note : it stops at the «Les Halles »station, very close to the meeting place). Do not lose your ticket, you will need it to exit the subway or to take a subway connection. There subway runs approximately every 15 minutes, and you need about 1 hour to get to the city center.   Bus (recommended if you arrive at terminal 1) : There are 2 buses  lines, the departure points are indicated in the arrival halls :   Roissybus, run by RATP (http://www.ratp.fr/) :   This bus goes directly to the  Opera (8th district). It works from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. every 15 minutes. The price is 8 euros. At the Opera Roissybus station, you can take the subway or buses. Air France buses (http://www.airfrance.fr/) : Lines 2 and 4 go from the airport to Paris : - Line 2 : the buses reach the «Porte Maillot » and «Etoile » (stop is located 1, Avenue Carnot) stations every 12 minutes. The trip costs 10 euros.  From the Etoile station, you can take subways or buses. - Line 4 : the buses go to «Gare de Lyon » (stop is located Boulevard Diderot) and «Gare Montparnasse » (stop is located rue du Commandant Mouchotte . These buses run every 15 minutes, the  trip costs 12 euros.   To get from the Orly airport to Paris : Orly has 2 terminals, Sud and Ouest. International flights arrive at Orly-Sud, domestic ones at Orly-Ouest. Taxis : The trip costs between 33 and 40 euros.   Airport shuttle : costs 20 euros per person (15/person if you are 2 or more).  You need to make an advance reservation, either through the Web (http://www.airportshuttle.fr/), by email (ashuttle@club-internet.fr) or by phone  (+33 1 45 38 55 72). When you arrive at the airport, you need to call them toll-free at 0800 50 56 10, and tell them where you are. You can also contact Parishuttle (http://www.parishuttle.com/), they provide a similar service.   Regional Subway (RER): You need to take first the « Orlyval » subway, which stops at the « Antony », and change to line B of the RER, which stops at several stations in Paris. The trip costs 10 euros, details can be found at http://www.ratp.fr/.   Bus : Orlybus, run by RATP (http://www.ratp.fr/) :   This bus goes directly to the Denfert-Rochereau station (14th district). It works from 6:00 a.m. to  11:00 p.m. every 12 minutes. The price is 6 euros. At the  Orlybus  station in Paris , you can take the subway or buses. Air France buses (www.airfrance.fr) : The buses reach the «Montparnasse » station every 12 minutes. The trip costs 8 euros.  From the bus station, you can take subways or buses.   Bus 183A : this bus goes from Orly-Sud only to Porte de Choisy every 30 minutes, the trip costs 4 euros, look at http://www.ratp.fr/ for details. A few hotels in Paris   More Paris Hotels   Note : this list is for information only, the organizers of the meeting have no agreement with any of these hotels, and none of the hotels of these list have been recommended, neither tested or checked. The indicated price is only for information, you need to check the current prices yourself either on the Web or by calling directly the hotels.   The meeting place is located in the 1st district, which is right in the center of Paris in the « Chatelet-Les Halles » quarter. If you want an hotel within walking distance of the meeting, it is better to check the hotel location on a map. You can find maps for example at http://www.mappy.com/, or there is a quite detailed map in the subway Web site http://www.ratp.fr/. You can also find informations of the Web site of the city of Paris, http://www.paris.org/, or on the tourist office Web site, http://paris-touristoffice.com/ The list below is given by districts (Approximate prices are given for single/double rooms) : Hotel name Address District Phone Price Concorde*** 5, Rue Cambon 1 33 1 42 61 46 40 120-150 Ducs de Bourgogne*** 19, Rue du Pont Neuf 1 33 1 42 33 95 64 138-157 Timhotel Le Louvre** 4, Rue Croix des Petits Champs 1 33 1 42 60 34 86 80-110 Flor Rivoli** 13, Rue des deux Boules 1 33 1 42 33 49 60 58-80 Ducs d’Anjou** 1, Rue Ste Opportune 1 33 1 42 36 92 24 110 Cygne** 3, Rue du Cygne 1 33 1 42 60 14 16 62 Agora** 7, Rue de la Cossonnerie 1 33 1 42 33 46 02 77 Montpensier** 12, Rue de Richelieu 1 33 1 42 96 28 50 75-88 Lescot** 26, Rue Pierre Lescot 1 33 1 42 33 68 76 70-76 Saint-Roch** 25, Rue Saint-Roch 1 33 1 42 60 17 91 60-95 Lion d’Or* 5, Rue de la Sourdriere 1 33 1 42 60 79 04 58-93           Baudelaire-Opéra*** 61, Rue Ste Anne 2 33 1 42 97 50 62 83-115 Timhotel Palais Royal** 3, Rue de la banque 2 33 1 42 61 53 90 115           Violet*** Rue Jean Lantier 3 33 1 40 28 03 56 108-140 Marais** 2bis, Rue Commines 3 33 1 48 87 78 27 65-90           Axial Beaubourg*** 11, Rue du Temple 4 33 1 42 72 72 22 83-110 Beaubourg*** 11, Rue Simon Lefranc 4 33 1 42 74 34 24 105-110 Bastille Speria*** 1, Rue de la Bastille 4 33 1 42 72 04 01 91-125           Henri IV*** 50, Rue des Bernardins 5 33 1 44 41 31 81 125-150 Sully St Germain *** 31, Rue des Ecoles 5 33 1 43 26 56 02 125 Tulip Inn St Germain *** 33, Rue des Ecoles 5 33 1 43 54 37 78 125 California St Germain*** 32, Rue des Ecoles 5 33 1 46 34 12 90 125 Libertel Maxim** 28, Rue Censier 5 33 1 43 31 16 15 95-106 Cluny Sorbonne** 8, Rue Victor Cousin 5 33 1 43 54 66 66 68-76 Carmes** 5, Rue des Carmes 5 33 1 43 29 78 40 76-100 Familia** 11, Rue des Ecoles 5 33 1 43 54 55 27 75-93 Royal Cardinal** 1, Rue des Ecoles 5 33 1 43 26 83 64 67-78 Minerve** 13, Rue des Ecoles 5 33 1 43 26 81 89 66-108 Jardin des Plantes** 5, Rue Linné 5 33 1 47 07 06 20 116 France** 18, Rue Monge 5 33 1 47 07 19 04 58-76 Quartier Latin** 71, Rue Monge 5 33 1 43 31 25 64 116 Alliés* 20, Rue Berthollet 5 33 1 43 31 47 52 53           Aramis*** 124, Rue de Rennes 6 33 1 45 48 03 75 91-158 Avenir*** 65, Rue Madame 6 33 1 45 48 84 54 91-113 Louis II St Germain*** 2, Rue St Suplice 6 33 1 46 33 13 80 115 Bonaparte** 61, Rue Bonaparte 6 33 1 43 26 97 37 100-135 Cannettes** 17, Rue des Cannettes 6 33 1 46 33 12 67 76-100 Rive Gauche** 25, Rue des St Peres 6 33 1 42 60 34 68 76-100