Bordeaux Access & Venue

Official XXIst International Pigment Cell Conference website - 21-24 Sept 2011, Bordeaux - France | updated: September 11 2011

The CEB Convention Center

The IPCC will take place at the new Bordeaux Convention Centre. This beautiful building, combining quality and modern facilities, is ideally situated next to the ring road, close to the city centre and just 10 minutes from Bordeaux-Mérignac International Airport.

The Convention Centre provides top-level facilities in a superbly designed architectural complex reflected in the waters of the Lac de Bordeaux.

→ CEB | Palais des Congrès de Bordeaux [in French]

→ Prepare your venue: consult the CEB | Palais des Congrès de Bordeaux map

General Information

Bordeaux (in Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called Bordelais.

The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, with a population of 1,010,000, is the seventh largest metropolitan area in France. The city is among the world's major wine industry centres. Bordeaux wine has been produced in the region since the eighth century. The historic part of the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century.

Localization map

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Air access

Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport

20 mn from the city centre and convention centre.
Easy connection from Paris and major European airports.

→ Aéroport de Bordeaux | Official website : travel, deals…

AIRFRANCE KLM GLOBAL MEETINGS

• → DIRECT LINK TO AIRFRANCE KLM GLOBAL MEETINGS

  
  

  Event: IPCC 2011
  Event ID: 11199AF
  Valid for travel from 15/09/2011 to 30/09/2011
  Event location: Bordeaux, France

  Discounts are applied to a wide range of airfares on all Air France and KLM flights worldwide, if passengers are travelling on the following classes of travel: Espace Affaires [Business] and Economique [Coach].10% rebate is applied on published non-restrictive public fares.

  A reduction of -5% is granted on restrictive-discounted fares.

  Use the website of this event or visit www.airfranceklm-globalmeetings.com to:

  • access the preferential fares granted for this event,
  • make your online reservation,
  • issue your electronic ticket (not available in certain countries),
  • select your seat, and print your boarding card (subject to conditions).

  If you buy your ticket via Air France and KLM Global Meetings website, your electronic ticket will carry a special mention which justifies the application of the preferential fares. Should you prefer to process your reservations and ticket-purchase directly with an Air France and KLM sales outlet, you must keep this current document which serves to justify the application of the preferential airfares

  Keep the document to justify the special fares with you as you may be asked for it at any point of your journey.

  To locate your nearest Air France and KLM sales point, visit: www.airfrance.com.

  You will need to quote the reference given above which is registered in Air France and KLM data under: GGAIRAFEVENTNEGO

  Frequent flyer / loyalty programs of Air France and KLM partner airlines are credited with "miles" when Air France or KLM flights are used.

Taxis

The Conference recommends you BORDEAUX TAXIS : +33 5 56 31 61 07

List of taxi rates*:

• Taxis from the airport to the Conference Center (Palais des Congrès): around € 35 / € 40
• Taxis from the airport to the city center: around € 30 / € 35
• Taxis from the train station to the Conference Center (Palais des Congrès): around € 30 / € 35 (*depending on traffic conditions)

TGV | high-speed train

8 km to the convention centre by tram
Paris (TGV) 2h58 - 25 trains / day.

• You can also reach Bordeaux by train from Paris-Roissy Charles de Gaulle and from Paris-Montparnasse.
  A 20% discount ticket can be offered on request to CSO: ipcc2011@congres-seminaires.com (20% off the full fare 1st or 2nd class).
  
  Booking starts 90 days before the iPCC2011 Conference.

→ Voyages-SNCF | Official website : travel, deals…

Tram Shuttles

A free shuttle service to join the City center will be provided by the Conference organization from the Tram terminus to the Conference Center (Palais des Congrès) about 1.5 km.

This shuttle service is free for all delegates.

Tram

- Line C direction Bordeaux « Les Aubiers » ; stop : Station Bordeaux « Les Aubiers »

→ Click here to view the line C on Google Maps

Shuttles

Itinerary : Tram station "Les Aubiers" / Conference Center / Tram station "Les Aubiers"

Prepare your MEETING: download BUS shuttles schedules for your smartphone!

Urban transportation

TramBusCub (abbr.: TBC in french) is the city transportation system.
Download maps & schedules (tram + bus) on their website:

→ Official TramBusCUB website | Wikipedia maps

Bordeaux Tourism

→ Official website

→ Registration page

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