Centre de congrès in Lyon, France

The conference will be held at the Centre de Congrès in the beautiful city of Lyon, France, ideally located in the heart of Europe.

With flights, TGV (high speed train) connections and access to Europe’s large motorway network all found here, it couldn’t be easier to come to Lyon. At 25 km from the city centre, Lyon’s Saint Exupéry airport offers flights to over a 100 different destinations in France and abroad. There are two train stations in the Lyon city centre (Part-Dieu and Perrache) and a third one at the Lyon Saint Exupéry airport.

Satobus shuttles provide regular services (every 20 or 30 min) between the airport and the Perrache and Part Dieu train stations (the journey takes 30 to 50 min). Beginning 2010, the new Leslys tramway line will link the Part-Dieu station to the Saint-Exupery Airport in 25 minutes with departures every 15 minutes during rush hours.

It only takes 2 hours to reach the centre of Lyon from central Paris (Gare de Lyon) by TGV (high speed train) with as many as 23 trains per day. Lyon can be reached by TGV also from the Charles de Gaulle Airport of Paris (TGV station near Terminal 2) - again, it takes only 2 hours and there are 13 trains per day. Please consult www.voyages-sncf.com for details.

Thanks to the city’s monuments and to the different eras that they represent, Lyon has officially been classified as a UNESCO world heritage site. Beyond the Roman and religious legacy, Lyon’s regions are designed by magnificent monuments. Throughout the centuries, numerous renowned architects have embellished the city, including Soufflot, Mansart, Tony Garnier, Bossan, Delfante, Nouvel, Calatrava, Botta, Buren, Piano…

Lyon also has more than 20 museums to visit: ranging from the Gallo-Roman civilization to the adventures of the silk and textile trade, the original cinematography inventions or the endless tales of the Resistance period... and much more.

In Lyon, gastronomy is considered an art and this "savoir-faire" is largely due to women & the Mères Lyonnaises (mothers from Lyon). Today the Lyon’s chefs carry the torch of the city’s cuisine ensuring the high quality of its dishes all around the world. The new-generation of budding chefs work to keep this extraordinary culinary reputation alive by lending new flavours to their dishes.