All conferences and coffee breaks will take place in the rooms of the CAP 15 Conference Centre.
Please note CAP 15 is a non-smoking place.
Apart from the numerous cafés available around the CAP 15 Conference Centre, lunch boxes will be available everyday if reserved beforehand.
Rooms are available within the Eiffel Tower Quarter itself or by subway. See Registration heading.




All lectures will be given in English.
A simultaneous translation in French will be provided in the main room all day long.


Subway: line 6, Bir Hakeim station
RER: line C, Tour Eiffel station
Bus: No. 42, 69, 82, 87
Railway stations: Montparnasse, Austerlitz, Lyon
Airports: Orly, Roissy-Charles de Gaulle
Car park: under the CAP 15 Conference Centre

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Map of Paris

Mercure Suffren Tour Eiffel **** 20 rue Jean Rey, 75015 Paris Metro station: Bir Hakeim Tour Eiffel, line 6 www.mercure.com

Mercure Tour Eiffel Grenelle **** 64 boulevard de Grenelle, 75015 Paris Metro station: Dupleix, line 6 www.mercure.com

Express by Holiday Inn Place d’Italie *** 178 boulevard Vincent Auriol, 75013 Paris Metro station: Place d’Italie, line 6 www.holidayinn-parisplaceitalie.com

Best Western Paris Rive Gauche *** 82-84 rue Regnault, 75013 Paris Metro station: Porte d’Ivry, line 7 www.bestwestern.fr

Ibis Cambronne ** 2 rue Cambronne, 75015 Paris Metro station: Cambronne, line 6 www.ibishotel.com

Ibis Avenue d’Italie ** 15 bis avenue d’Italie, 75013 Paris Metro station: Place d’Italie, line 6 www.ibishotel.com

Express by Holiday Inn Canal de la Villette *** 68 quai de la Seine, 75019 Paris Metro station: Crimée, line 7 www.hiexpress.com/paris-canal

Passport: a valid passport is required of all foreigners entering France, except people living from a Schengen agreement country for which a valid ID card is enough.
Visa: in some cases, foreign citizens need a Visa to enter France. Visas must be applied for before leaving for France at a French consular office. No Visa is required for citizens of European Union states.

www.diplomatie.gouv.fr

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Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Paris-Orly (ORY) Airports: www.adp.fr

Paris-Beauvais (BVA) Airport: www.aeroportbeauvais.com

French national railway company (SNCF): www.sncf.com

Urban transport (RATP): www.ratp.fr

Urban transport (RATP) interactive map: www.ratp.info/orienter/cv/cv_en/carteparis.php

Map of Paris

Forecast

Average temperatures: 12°C min - 22°C max.
Rainfall: 50mm.

Banks, credit card, currency exchange

There is a multitude of banks in Paris, both French and foreign. They are generally open from 9am to 5pm, or 6pm, from Monday to Friday, or from Tuesday to Saturday. Certain branches may close at lunchtime, between 12.30pm and 2pm. Even though you may find some banks who will accept your currency in exchange for euros, you are more likely to come across exchange bureaux, which specialize in this type of transaction. Make sure you have some ID with you.
Your credit card will enable you to withdraw cash in euros 24 hours a day at the hundreds of automatic cashpoints in the city. They often give you the choice of instructions in French, English or other languages. The majority of international cards are accepted by cash dispensers at the principal French and foreign banks.
Euro(€)1 is divided into 100 centimes or cents.
Notes: €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200 and €500.
Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents; €1 and €2.
€1 = ± $1.40.

Health

No vaccinations are required in order to visit France.
Emergency phone number: 15 or 112.

Tipping

In France, all prices shown include tax and service (the latter is around 15% of the total price). However, if the service has been particularly good, you may wish to leave a tip in order to show your appreciation. As a general rule, the amount is 5 to 10% of the total bill.

Electricity

In France, the norm is 220 volts, with a frequency of 50 Hz. French plugs are equipped with two round pins.

Chambre of Commerce of Paris: www.ccip.fr

Paris Town Council: www.paris.fr