GENERAL INFORMATION

Parking
Car parking is available on the basement level of the Convention center at participants' own expense. (Euro 2.60 per hour / Euro 25 per day.)
Additional car parking is also available at the Le Meridien Etoile Hotel opposite the Palais des Congrès.

Shuttle Service

Pick-up times from hotels to Palais des Congrès as follows:

Pick-up times from Palais des Congrès as follows:

Saturday, April 16
Departure from Palais des Congrès to Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral at 19:50.
There will be no return shuttle after the Organ Concert. Dates
Wednesday, April 13 - Sunday, April 17, 2005

Language
The official language of the Meeting is English. Simultaneous translation will not be provided.

Climate
The average April temperature in Paris ranges between 6°C-14°C (42F-57F)
Days are moderately cool and rainfall is a possibility.
For more information, please refer to the following website: www.meteofrance.com

Badges
All participants, accompanying persons and exhibitors are kindly requested to wear their badges throughout the meeting in order to be admitted to the lecture halls and other scheduled activities.

Registration Desk
The Registration Desk will be open as follows:

Hospitality Desk
The Hospitality Desk is situated adjacent to the on-site Registration Desk and will be open for tourist services and sale of tours during the meeting.

Banking and Exchange
The French monetary system is the EURO. Foreign currency may be changed at banks during normal banking hours, at hotels, at airports and in exchange offices. All major credit cards are acceptable in most hotels, restaurants and shops.

Certificate of Attendance
Certificates of attendance will be available for all participants at the registration desk from Friday, April 15.

Liability and Insurance
The organiser is not able to take any responsibility whatsoever for injury or damage involving persons and property during the meeting. Participants are advised to take out their own personal travel and health insurance for their trip.

Official Letter of Invitation
For official letter of invitation please click here
Please note that this invitation is meant only to assist participants to raise travel funds or to obtain a visa and is not a commitment on the part of the organisers to provide any financial support.

Visa Requirements
Participants are requested to check with the French consulate in their home country or with their travel agency for visa requirements. It is the responsibility of the participant to obtain a visa if required.

Food and Beverages
Business lunches and coffee/tea during breaks (as indicated in the program), are included in the registration fee.

Special Dietary Requirements
Participants requiring a special diet are requested to advise the Meeting Secretariat no later than March 31, 2005.

Airport Information

Airport Orly

Transport with the RER

• Transport from 6:00 am until 11:00 pm
• Every 4 to 8 minutes
• Time of transportation ( till 'Chatelet'): 35 minutes
• Departure: Orly sud: exit K Orly west: exit W - niveau departure
• Ticket-price (for metro and RER) 8,80 €

• Transport from 5:45 am until 11:15 pm
• Every 15 minutes (every 30 minutes after 9:00 pm)
• Time of transportation ( till 'Gare d'Austerlitz'): 35 minutes
• Departure: Orly sud: exit G Orly west: exit G - niveau arrival
• Ticket-price (for metro and RER) 3,20 €

Transport with bus

• Transport from 6:00 am until 11:30 pm
• Every 15 to 20 minutes
• Time of transportation ( till 'Denfert-Rochereau): 25 minutes
• Departure: Orly sud: exit H Orly west: exit J - niveau arrival
• Ticket-price, one way 5,70 €

Airport Roissy - Charles de Chaulle

Transport with the RER

• Transport from 4:56 am until 11:56 pm
• Every 4 to 15 minutes
• Time of transportation ( till 'Chatelet'): 30 minutes
• Ticket-price (for metro and RER) 8,80 €

Transport with the RER

• Transport from 6:00 am until 11:00 pm
• Every 15 minutes, (every 20 minutes after 7:00 pm)
• Time of transportation ( till 'Place de l'Opera'): 50 minutes
• Departure: Orly sud: exit H Orly west: exit J - niveau arrival
• Ticket-price, one way 8,20 €

Transportation in the City
Paris has a very efficient transportation system that services the entire city, which includes the Metro network as well as buses, trains and taxis.
Registered participants and registered accompanying persons will receive a public transportation pass for unlimited free travel in zones 1 - 3 within Paris and the inner suburbs, (covering La Defense), on metros, buses, RER trains and SNCF Ile-de France trains.
The pass will be valid from Wednesday, April 13 until Sunday, April 17, 2005 inclusive.
The transportation pass will not be automatically included in the delegate registration envelope – Participants wishing to use the public transportation pass are required to request and receive the pass at the pre-paid registration desk at the Palais des Congres from 08:00 on April 13, 2005.

Sponsorship and Exhibition Sales
Michael Foreman
Kenes International
Suite 77, 176 Finchley Road
London, NW3 6BT, UK
Tel: +44 208 953 4333
Fax: +44 208 953 6333
E-mail: mforeman@kenes.com

Organising Secretariat
Kenes International
17 rue du Cendrier, PO Box 1726
CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 908 0488
Fax: +41 22 732 2850
E-mail: easl2005@easl.ch