Location of the conference

The conference will be held at the Campus de Beaulieu of the University of Rennes, situated in the eastern part of Rennes. The lectures will take place at the Mathematical Institute (IRMAR, Building 22), in the conference room Henri Lebesgue. Lunches will be taken in Building 27, close to the conference room.

Here are some links to a map of Rennes and a campus map. On the map below, the Mathematical Institute is Building 22. You can also visualize the underground station "Metro Beaulieu Université" on the North, and the bus stop "Bus arrêt Les Préales" on the South-West (served from city center by lines C4 and C6).

 

You will have access to internet via Eduroam, or via the local network with codes provided by the organizers.

Registration fees

The fees are 75 euros for Ph.D students or Postdoc and 200 euros for senior researchers. Registrations close on June 9.

Getting to IRMAR from the city center

 

The IRMAR Institute is located in the north-east of the city within the Beaulieu campus.

From the city center, you can reach the university by bus (15 min), by the underground line B (15 min) or by walk (40 min). You can buy tickets directly in the bus or in the underground stations.

Getting to Rennes

By plane

Rennes has its own (small) airport. Rennes airport operates flights to over 70 destinations but mostly with domestic flights (some low cost to/from the UK and Ireland).

From Rennes airport, you can easily reach the city center or the university:

• by bus: number C6, from the bus stop "Saint-Jacques de la Lande Aéroport", direction "Cesson-Sévigné". Stop at "République" for the city center, or at "Les Préales" for the university.
• by taxi: the airport is about 20 minutes from the conference site and the city center.

By train

It is also possible, and may be more convenient, to take a flight with final destination Paris airport and then take a train (TGV) from Paris to Rennes (French national railway company website for booking tickets). From Charles de Gaulle Airport rail station to Rennes, there are between 4 and 6 trains a day (direct, 3h to reach Rennes). From Paris Montparnasse railway station (Paris) to Rennes, a train every 30 minutes (direct, 1h30 to reach Rennes).

 

Tourism in Rennes

Rennes is a vibrant university city and is the administrative capital of the region of Brittany.

Here are some useful links:

Tourism in Rennes

Tourism in Brittany

 

Hotels

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