PACT'98 Information for Participants

For suggestions on finding low-cost plane tickets to Paris, please refer to the estimated cost of travel.

Registration and Hotel Reservation Procedure

The PACT'98 registration form | 1-page PS file | TEXT | HTML |

If you plan to attend a PACT '98 workshop, YOU MUST ALSO REGISTER FOR THAT WORKSHOP to reserve your seat, since seating is limited and will be available on a first come first served basis. Please refer to the PACT '98 Workshops to register for the workshop you wish to attend. There is no additional charge for workshop registration.

Please, fax/send the registration form to:

Wagonlit
Congrès conventions - PACT conference
16, rue Ballu
75009 Paris
Fax : +33 1 55 07 26 15
Credit cards: visa, mastercard, american express, eurocard

Conference venue ( Area map)

PACT will take place at ENST - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (a.k.a. Telecom Paris), 46, Rue Barrault 75013 Paris. ENST is located in the southern part of Paris, in the "Butte aux Cailles" (hill of quails) districts. "Butte aux Cailles" is one of the old districts and the third highest hill in Paris. The area has a ``village'' atmosphere with a pedestrian area and many pubs and restaurants. The Quarter is 15 minutes walk from China Town and 15 minutes by bus (line 21) from the Latin Quarter.

Conference Hotels | Other hotels with lower rate

Hotel Sofitel Hotel Saint Charles Hotel Timhotel
**** *** **
17, Boulevard Saint Jacques 6, Rue de l'Esperance 22, Rue Barrault
75014 - Paris 75013 - Paris 75013 - Paris
Single or double 900FF Single 480 FF
Double 600 FF		 Single or double 406 FF
Breakfast 105 FF Breakfast included Breakfast 49 FF
10 minutes walk to ENST 5 minutes walk to ENST 5 minutes walk to ENST

How to reach ENST from Paris airports

ENST is within ten minutes walk from the "CORVISART" metro station (on line 6). In Paris the metro and the suburban commuter (RER) are interconnected; you can travel from one system to the other with the same ticket. However, while any trip on the metro system costs one ticket, the price of the trip on the RER system depends on the distance covered. More about metro and bus transportation in Paris: http://www.ratp.fr/index.eng.html, and http://www.paris.org/Metro/

There are two international airports that serve Paris: Orly Airport (ORY), which is about 30 minutes south of Paris and Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), which is about 30 minutes northeast. Both airports are equivalent with regard to getting to and from the conference site, so this should not be a deciding factor in which airline to choose. Delta and American fly into ORY, United and Air France fly into CDG.

From Charles de Gaulle Airport:

Taxi from Charles de Gaulle to ENST is about 200-250 FF on the meter (there may be some small additional charge for luggage), add a 10% tip.

From Orly airport:

Take the ORLYBUS (about 40FF) towards ``DENFERT-ROCHEREAU'', get off at ``Rene Coty'' station. Then it's a 10 minutes walk to ENST.

Taxi from Orly Airport costs about 100-150 FF on the meter (there may be some small additional charge for luggage), add a 10% tip.

More information about Paris at:

http://www.paris.org/ and
http://travel.yahoo.com/Destinations/Europe/Countries/France//Cities/Paris/

Weather

Average temperature in Paris during the month of October is 12C/54F. Weather can be sunny as well as rainy ... Check for current weather conditions in Paris at: http://weather.yahoo.com/forecast/Paris_FR_f.html

For questions, please contact the local arrangements chair:

Isabelle Demeure
Groupe Architecture et Systemes - URA 820
ENST - Departement Informatique et Reseaux
46, rue Barrault
75634 Paris cedex 13, France
Tel : 33-1-45-81-72-86, Fax : 33-1-45-81-31-19
Email : demeure@inf.enst.fr
http://www.inf.enst.fr/~demeure/

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