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The workshop will be hold in the Ecole Normale Supérieure (45 rue d'ulm, 75005 Paris), from the 2nd to the 4th of April.

You can find a printable version of this page here.

Information about the venue, the closest bus and subway stations, and some more pratical information can be found in the map below - see here for a larger map.




Catering

Meals will not be covered during the workshop (but coffee will!). You will find a list of places to eat (approved by the members of the Hearing team) here.

Directions

Paris is served by a very good subway. An interactive map can be found here. Tickets can be bought in the station with cash or card, and each ticket costs about 2 euros (10 tickets cost 12 euros).

If arriving by plane
  • Aéroport Charles de Gaulle (Roissy)
    Subway/RER (easiest): The RER B will easily take you to the station Luxembourg, which is very close to the workshop venue and all the hotels. In the airport, follow the signs "Paris by train" to reach the RER B. A single ticket costs about 9 euros (tickets are easy to buy in the airport), the journey lasts about 45 minutes, there are trains every 10 minutes between 5am and 12pm. Be careful for the return: all the trains don't go to the airport, a list of the stations in which the train will stop is available on the platform (look up!).
    Taxi: Many taxis are available at the airport, all day long. Taxis are officially marked by a sign on the roof (saying "TAXI"). The journey between the airport and the workshop venue costs between 40 and 60 euros (you might be charged for supplementary passengers or luggage), and lasts between 30 minutes and one hour.
  • Aéroport Orly
    Bus (easiest): The "OrlyBus" will take you to the subway/RER station "Denfert-Rochereau" (on RER B, at 3 stops of the station Luxembourg, which is very close to the workshop venue and all the hotels). A single ticket costs about 7 euros (tickets can be bought in the bus with cash, or in the airport by card), the journey lasts about 30 minutes, there are buses every 10 minutes between 6am and 12pm.
    Taxi: Many taxis are available at the airport, all day long. Taxis are officially marked by a sign on the roof (saying "TAXI"). The journey between the airport and the workshop venue costs between 25 and 40 euros (you might be charged for supplementary passengers or luggage), and lasts between 20 and 45 minutes.

  • If arriving by train
  • Gare du Nord
    The RER B will easily take you to the station Luxembourg, which is very close to the workshop venue and all the hotels. A single ticket costs about 2 euros (tickets are easy to buy in the station), the journey lasts about 15 minutes, there are trains every 5 minutes between 5am and 12pm.
  • Gare de l'Est
    The RER B stops at Gare du Nord (see above), which is within a walkable distance of Gare de l'Est (and well signposted). Otherwise, the subway line 4 will take you to Chatelet where you can catch the subway lines stopping around the hotels/conference venue (7, 10) such as the RER B.
  • Website of the Equipe Audition