The conference will take place in France at Oleron, in the center ``Vieille Perrotine'' managed by the Caes of CNRS. It will use facilities provided on site (Lecture Hall, Housing, Restaurant...).
Participants will be welcome on site from Sunday October 20th to Friday October 25th.
To reach the center a group transportation will be organized from the city of La Rochelle on sunday.
More details and information will be available for registered participants.
Warning: be aware of scam. Fake travel agencies may contact you about your stay. Do not respond to suspicious emails. Contact the organizers using their institution email addresses.
More Details about the Center
1) General Description:
The conference will be hosted in the center called ``Village Vacances Vieille Perrotine’’.
This is not a village ! There are no shops, no restaurants,…
The closest village is Boyardville (about 2km) accessible from the center by pedestrian roads/bike trails (the center has bikes to lend to every participants)
2) Access:
The center will organize a bus for a collective pick up/drop off in La Rochelle on Sunday/Friday.
The bus can stop in two places : Railway Station and Airport of La Rochelle.
Precise time and stops will be decided later.
For international travellers, it seems that the easiest access is to fly to Paris and then take a train to La Rochelle (from Paris Montparnasse or from Charles de Gaulle airport). There are also flights between La Rochelle and London/Paris/Lyon/Geneva but the schedule in October is not yet available..
3) Housing and fees:
The standard stay of a participant is
— From Sunday evening to Friday after lunch.
— In full board accommodation: room, breakfast, lunch, dinner (the meals are taken in a cafeteria on a buffet style, vegetarian options are available)
— In little house ``Gite'' where there are two separated bedrooms, a common area with a table and kitchen, bathroom, toilets. Two participants by Gite. Each of them has his own bedroom but bathroom, toilets and kitchen are shared areas with the second participant.
The cost is about 500 euros for the standard stay (as described above).
4) Special requests:
It is possible to ask for a private house or to come with an accompanying person or family, or ask for no meal, or arrive early or depart later, or request a taxi…
There are of course extra fees in case of extra services.
5) Bookings:
The organisers will provide the center with the list of registered participants.
Do not use the Caes website or proceed to individual reservations.
For the special requests, participants should inform the organisers well in advance.
6) Payments:
Participants, not covered by the conference funds, will pay on site during their stay. Nobody will contact you to ask you to pay in advance. Be careful with scam.
