Venue and travel

Conference venue : Amphitheater A, Building 2A, Campus de Beaulieu


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The conference will be held in France at the University of Rennes on the Campus of Beaulieu at 4 km of the city center.





How to come?



• By air
Scheduled direct flights to Ireland, England, Paris, Bordeaux, Nice, Lyon, Toulouse, Marseille, Montpellier, etc.
Rennes Saint-Jacques airport is situated south-west of Rennes, about 10 minutes from the city center.
Reception and information telephone:
+33 (0)2 99 29 60 00 or 36 54 (€0.34 per minute from a landline).
Bookings http://www.airfrance.fr and travel agencies.
For flights to Manchester, Exeter and Belfast: http://fr.flybe.com
For flights to Southampton and Dublin: http://www.aerlingus.com

• By road
Rennes is the gateway to Brittany. It is very easy to access thanks to a well-developed road network (free dual carriageway to Nantes, Brest, Lorient or Saint-Brieuc, motorway to Paris).

• By train
Rennes has a high-speed train station. There are 18 daily links to paris (2 hours, shortly 1½ hours).
Bookings:
+33 (0)8 92 35 35 35 from 7am to 10pm daily
http://www.sncf.com

• By sea
Rennes is served by Brittany Ferries from Portsmouth to Plymouth
http://www.brittany-ferries.fr


More information

Rennes is a true student and academic city (about 60000 students!).
There are many opportunities to discover local culture, history, and
diverse activities!

Tourist office in Rennes: what to see / accomodation / Eating out /
what to do / practical info/ etc. :
http://www.tourisme-rennes.com/en/home.aspx

"History and Youth in Rennes, Brittany" (article published in the New York Times - 17 nov 2011) :
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/travel/in-rennes-away-from-the-crowds.html?pagewanted=all

the wikipedia page upon the city of Rennes :
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rennes


Guide for foreign visitors

general information about Rennes :
http://www.mapsofworld.com/cities/france/rennes/

coming to Rennes by train (railway station):
http://www.sncf.com/en_EN/flash/

coming to Rennes by plane (Rennes St Jacques airport):
http://www.rennes.aeroport.fr/en/

coming to the scientific campus of Beaulieu (university of Rennes 1):
http://www.univ-rennes1.fr/digitalAssets/202/202175_PlanA42010.pdf
http://osur.univ-rennes1.fr/page.php?17

moving into Rennes :
http://www.star.fr/:
See the summer schedules of bus lines #4 and 6