Venue

Venue

The conference will be held at Centrale Nantes, one of France’s leading engineering schools.

• about 20 minutes by car from Nantes Atlantique Airport;

• about 30 minutes by tram from Nantes train station (about 2 hours from central Paris, with hourly departures);

• about 20 minutes by tram from the city centre (the historic district around the Castle of the Dukes of Brittany, and the city of Jules Verne);

• about a 1-minute walk from the Centrale Nantes–Audencia tram stop (Line 2).

Social Activity and Social Dinner

Soon more!

How to reach the venue

• From Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE): Take the airport shuttle to Hôtel-Dieu, then tram line 2 towards Orvault Grand Val and get off at Centrale Nantes Audencia (about 50 minutes). Local transport: https://naolib.fr/en. Taxis are also available at the airport (about 20 minutes).

• From Nantes train station (about 2h from Paris Montparnasse): from the north exit of the station, tram line 1 towards François Mitterrand to Commerce, then tram line 2 towards Orvault Grand Val to Centrale Nantes Audencia (about 20–25 minutes). Local transport: https://naolib.fr/en.

• From Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG): Take the TGV from Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2 TGV to Nantes (about 3 hours): https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en. Then same tram connection as above (about 20–25 minutes).

Where to Stay

• We recommand staying at the Mercure Passage Pommeraye in the city centre (20–30 minutes by public transport).

• Otherwise Booking.com; there are options at every budget.

What to do

• Nantes city centre: https://www.levoyageanantes.fr/en/

• Les Machines de l'île: https://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/en/

• Trentemoult: https://www.levoyageanantes.fr/en/to-see/the-endless-journey/the-districts-of-nantes/trentemoult/

• Clisson and the Nantes vineyards: https://www.levignobledenantes-tourisme.com/en/

• Pornic and the Atlantic coast: https://en.pornic.com/?origine=switchLangue

Contact for Logistics

• Annie Flecher, Centrale Nantes: annie.flecher@ec-nantes.fr 

• Nathalie Melcion Fabre, CARGO cluster, Centrale Nantes — nathalie.melcion@ec-nantes.fr