Practical information

Public Transportation

• The conference center can be reached by high-speed train (TGV) from Paris or from Lyon airports, as well as from Milan and Turin.
• Booking of taxis (from Modane train station to the conference center and back) will be coordinated by the Langevin conference center so that participants can share cabs; the bus line is indeed not working the week of the conference.

• To leave Modane on Friday (towards France), transports are schedulled from Modane at 12H05, 18H et 19H14. 
• The  trains at 18H and 19H14 allow to reach Chambéry, Lyon and Paris easily in the evening but it may be more difficult to reach other cities, in which case it may be a good idea to leave Modane at 12H05. 
• We planned to end the last lecture at 11H allowing people to leave the conference center and reach Modane before 12H; they will simply miss the conclusion session.
• On the other hand, for those who will stay the whole afternoon, we organize a session to conclude the week late morning and there will be free discussion sessions in the afternoon. Alternatively, you can go and wander in Aussois area.

Other practical questions:

• The school will start on monday morning may 19th. Participants are expected to arrive on sunday the 18th of may.
• The school will end on friday 23rd early afternoon: participants departure from the conference center will be on friday afternoon.
• Registration fees cover full housing and meals. (Registration fees for CNRS employees are directly covered by CNRS; CNRS employees do not pay registration fees.)
• Housing can be in single room or in shared double room, as chosen by the participants upon registration. 
• If you wish to come with partner (or children), please contact the organisors on that regard: children under 3 are hosted for free at Centre Langevin but your partner will have to pay the registration fees which cove the housing and meals. If your partner is coming only for part of t he week, it is possible not to use the school registration but to pay directly to the conference center for the number of days corresponding to the stay. In any case, you and your partner shuold fill the framaforms (see registration section) and let us know what are you plans.
• The conference center offers vegetarian and non-vegetarian options and can adapt to allergies but sadly cannot offer vegan options.
• A social event will be organised during the school.
• There will be a free afternoon during which we plan an excursion, weather permitting.