Facilities and Venue

November 2: Workshops and tutorials in Rennes at Irisa Laboratory

Note that a free shuttle is provided for ISSRE attendees - and accompanying persons - from Rennes/IRISA to Saint-Malo's hotels by Nov 2 (5 p.m).

November 3 to 5: Main conference in Saint-Malo at the Palais du Grand Large

RENNES: attendees have to book their hotel themselves. Please see our Useful lodging information [PDF]
SAINT-MALO, the "Palais du Grand Large" conference center has already booked hotels rooms with negotiated prices. The registration form includes the hotel accomodation choices. Registered attendees will receive a confirmation by email or fax giving the name and location of the hotel and prices. Hotels are very close to the conference (a 10 min walk) and mostly within the city's walls.

Please contact Myriam David with any questions.

Brittany is a large peninsula, bordered to the north by the English Channel and to the west and the south by the Atlantic Ocean. Hundreds of bays, inlets, and islands shelter the fishing boats that have sustained Bretons for millennia.

Rennes is the capital of Brittany and, together with Lannion and Saint-Malo, is part of what is known as the French "Telecom-Valley," since most of the major players of the country's telecommunications industry have a site in this region (e.g., Alcatel, France-Télécom, Thomson, Matra).

Saint-Malo is a corsair (a corsair is a kind of official "pirate," hired by the king) city located on the north coast of Brittany, close to the Mont Saint-Michel and to Rennes. Saint-Malo is often compared to a great vessel preparing to set out to sea, always searching renewal and adventures. Every street corner, every shore recalls the city's legendary past, along the innumerable walks and seafront promenades. More than two and a half million visitors come here every year from all over the world to appreciate this exceptional site and its special atmosphere. A great variety of nautical activities are to be found here. And so as not to do things by halves, Saint-Malo is well-known as an international sailing capital: the biggest transoceanic races in the world start from the corsair city.

Close to Saint-Malo, the Mont Saint-Michel is one of Brittany's best-known attractions. Surrounded by the most powerful tides in Europe, perched high on a rocky island, this medieval city and its abbey are a UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site.

Lodging

Saint-Malo

The Palais du Grand Large will have hotel rooms in Saint-Malo from different categories (one to four stars hotels), with attractive prices ranging from 40 to 130 euros (for a twin bedroom) and located close to the conference site (less than 10 min walk). More information about this will be available online in September.

The complete list of all accommodation possibilities is also available on request at the Tourist Office of Saint-Malo.

www.st-malo.com
Phone : +33 299 566 448
E-mail : office.du.tourisme.saint-malo@wanadoo.fr

Rennes

For people attending the workshops at IRISA in Rennes on November 2, a shuttle will drive them directly to Saint-Malo at the end of the day (departure at 5:45pm).

We highly recommend you to stay in Saint-Malo for the main conference from November 3 to 5. However, for people wishing to stay overnight in Rennes (one hour from Saint-Malo), or who will arrive on November 1st, hotels in Rennes can be found and booked here.

Directions

To Rennes

Shuttle transfer from Rennes to Saint-Malo on the first day evening (see registration fees)

Recommended way

From Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, take the TGV train (high speed link in 2h40) directly to Rennes city. You will then join Irisa by bus or taxi in 15 minutes.

Other ways

Plane

Connecting flights to Rennes Saint-Jacques airport from:

Paris Charles de Gaulle-Roissy airport
Paris Orly airport
Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport
Nice Côte d'Azur airport
Clermont-Ferrand airport (hub)

Train

Frequent daily direct connections to Rennes city by SNCF - TGV train from:

Paris Montparnasse (2 hours)
Paris Roissy CDG (2 hours 40)

Access from Rennes city to Irisa by bus (more).

Car

The A 11 motorway links Paris to Rennes, the capital of Brittany. You can get there in 2 hours 45 minutes
For more information and access to IRISA: map of "Campus universitaire de Beaulieu."

To Saint-Malo

Shuttle transfer from Rennes to Saint-Malo on the first day evening (see registration fees)

Recommended way

From Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, take the TGV train (high speed link in 2h40) directly to Rennes city. You can then get to Saint-Malo in 45 minutes by train (secondary rail network). The Palais du Grand Large is a short taxi ride away.

Other ways

Plane

The international Rennes/Saint-Jacques airport (45 minutes away by road) ensures flights to 70 European destinations. There are daily links to Paris (1 hour flight).
You can land at least 10 km from Saint-Malo at the local Dinard/Pleurtuit airport. There are direct links to London (Ryan Air), Jersey and Guernsey in less than half an hour.
There is shuttle transport from the airport to the railway station (centre of Saint-Malo).

Train

The SNCF has daily trains from Paris to Rennes (2 hours by high speed link). You can then get to Saint-Malo by the secondary rail network in 45 minutes.
The "Courriers Bretons" (coach service) also do trips from Rennes to Saint-Malo by coach.

Car

The A 11 motorway links Paris to Rennes, the capital of Brittany. You can get there in 2 hours 45 minutes. Then a further 45 minutes are enough to reach Saint-Malo by the R.N. 137 (dual-carriageway).

Boat

The Saint-Malo port has a terminal which can accommodate third generation car-ferries. Leaving England and the Channel Islands there are daily links with Portsmouth, Poole, Jersey, Guernsey, Sark and Weymouth.

Contact: Condor Ferries, Brittany Ferries and Emeraudes Lines.

ViaMichelin.com may also be useful in planning your trip.