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Spontaneous Workshop XI
1 - 6 May 2017 Cargèse

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Location

The Institut d'Etudes Scientifiques de Cargèse (IESC) is placed on the seashore of Corsica (also named the island of beauty). It is located 50 km north of Ajaccio and 2 km south of Cargèse, which is a pleasant village with considerable charm and of historic interest. It contains most of the services you may require, such as a car rental agency, garages, post office, bank (with ATM machine), restaurants, shops, pharmacy and medical facilities, except for a travel agency and local public transportation. The institute can be reached within a 20 minute walk from the village, it might be wise to wear comfortable walking shoes and to have a flashlight to make the walk easier by night. If you wish to make some tourism around, be advised that not all business accept payment by credit card. Hence, it is recommended to come with your cash, travellers cheques or/and French cheque book

Additional tourist informations on Cargèse and nearby

Visit-Corsica
Corsica Territorial Community
Cargese • Ajaccio • Piana
Scuba diving

Trip to Corsica

The best way to go to Cargèse is to reach Ajaccio first, either by plane or by boat from the French/Italian coast. High speed boats NGV are available from Toulon, Nice and Livorno. It is strongly recommend have your return travel arrangements already booked.

Plane with Air France, Aircorsica; see also other Airlines for low costs and traveling agencies (eDreams, … )
Boat (from Marseille, Toulon, Nice) : SNCM, CNM La Méridionale, Corsica-Sardinia Ferries
Boat (from Savona, Livorno, Piombino or Genova - Porto Torres/Sardinia) : Moby lines, Corsica-Sardinia Ferries, aferry

Transports in Corsica

Bus and Train | Service Ajaccio - Cargèse twice daily, except Sundays (Call Ajaccio central station tel: +33 (0)4 95 51 55 45).
Taxi (fare : day, night) — The Institute can book a taxi for you.
Car rental at low rates is also possible through the Institute.
By car from Ajaccio, follow direction "Calvi par la côte" (or alternatively "Calvi").

Arrival/Departure

Participants are expected to arrive at IESC by their own means on Sunday afternoon (after 6:00 pm) and to leave their accomodation not later than Saturday morning (before 9:00 am). In view of organizing a bus transport by IESC, it is suggested to arrive at Ajaccio Airport before 5:40 pm and to leave at around 10:30 am; further information will be provided later on this possibility. On the other hand, by informing us of your arrival time sufficiently in advance, we can organize means of transportation (taxi or minibus) in view of sharing transportation costs.

Sunday 30 April 2017 : ARRIVAL

15:30 Information on lodging at the front desk of the Institute
17:40 Conferece Bus from Ajaccio airport to IESC — Coach parking (left exit in the main hall).
19:20 Conferece Bus from Ajaccio airport to IESC — Coach parking (left exit in the main hall).

Saturday 6 Mayl 2017 : DEPARTURE

Conference Bus to Ajaccio Airport : 9:00 place Saint Jean — 9:05 on the road, in front of the access to the residence Roc & Mare — 9:15 IESC.

Accommodation & Meals

WARNING : Any stay apart from the dates of the workshop will not be managed by the Institute.

Do not book your accommodation by yourself, it will be chosen (for all participants) by IESC in accordance with your choices (that are specified in the registration form). These are managed by IESC (located either at the institute or in apartments in the village) or in specific hotels. Lunch is taken at the institute and dinners in restaurants in the village or in the place of residence. Participants with dietary constraints will introduce themself to kitchen staff at the beginning of stay. The apartments are fully furnished (kitchen utensils, household linen) and allow more independence. Participants (in particular those with special diets) can easily cook the dishes they want by sourcing in the village shops.

Registration

Please, complete your registration form as soon as possible ( deadline : 9 April 2017 ).
If your registration is accepted you will receive a confirmation email message.

Registration fees :
Your contribution to the costs involved in using the services of the institute amounts to 240 €uros (all taxes included).

If you have any questions, please contact (preferably by e-mail) : Zurab Berezhiani or Roland Triay

Letters submitted by regular post should be addressed to :
R. Triay (SW11), Centre de Physique Théorique - CNRS, Luminy Case 907, F 3288 Marseille Cedex 9, France

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