Practical information

Traveling to Grenoble:

TRAIN: It is easy to get the Grenoble by train from Paris, Paris Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) Airport,  Lyon, etc. 

Ticket booking: www.sncf-connect.com/app/en-en/home/search/od 

FLYING: The best airport is Lyon Saint Exupery (LYS), because it has shuttle buses to Grenoble every hour almost 24 hours per day. The shuttle bus takes 1 hour and arrives at Grenoble bus station (just next to Grenoble train station): https://www.flixbus.fr/voyages-car/grenoble-aeroport-de-lyon-saint-exupery 

Avoid Grenoble Airport (GNB) !!  It is a 40min drive from Grenoble with no access by public transport (and a taxi would be very expensive). 

Hotels: We believe that all hotels in downtown Grenoble are safe and clean. The conference venue is in the middle of the university campus (see below), so there are few hotels within walking distance. In contrast, there are many hotels near the train-station or near Place Victor Hugo (hyper-centre of Grenoble), both have direct access to the worshop venue via the tram B. 

• Check hotel reviews and prices on your favourite websites.

Some hotels close to Tram B that we have used in the past (although some have since changed ownership):

• Some basic options: Greet Hotel Grenoble Centre Gare, Hotel Gloria, Campanile Grenoble Centre Gare, Maison Barbillon Hotel 
• Some slightly fancier options: Hotel d'Angleterre, Hotel de l'Europe, Grand Hotel Grenoble 

However, these are not particular recommendations (please check online reviews for up-to-date info), other hotels in similar locations are of similar quality. 

Finding the workshop venue: The workshop will take place in the main amphitheatre of the MaCI building (Maison de la Création et de l'Innovation), which is the centre of the campus of the Université Grenoble Alpes in the suburb of Grenoble called "Saint-Martin-d'Hères".  

An online map is here: www.openstreetmap.org/way/591246822 

From Grenoble downtown or Grenoble train station, the Tram B gets you to the workshop venue about 20min;

1. Take the Tram B in the direction of "GIERES Plaine des Sports" 
2. Get off at the  tram stop "Gabriel Fauré - MUSE". 
3. The venue (Maison de la Création et de l'Innovation) is just next to the tram stop.