Practical Information

As the event is approaching we would like to give you practical information about your arrival on the EPN campus site and the workshop:

How to reach the Grenoble EPN campus
Click here to view a map to access the EPN campus.

Site entrance
Please do not forget to bring an ID card (e.g. valid passport, valid national identity card). A driver's license is not accepted. A site entrance badge will be given to you at the entrance.

Arrival and registration will start from 08:45 on Wednesday 24th May in the ESRF Visitor Centre.

Meals
The workshop dinner for registered participants will take place on Tuesday 23rd May at 19:30, at Restaurant L'Escalier, 6 Pl. de Lavalette, 38000 Grenoble.
A buffet lunch will be provided on-site on Wednesday 24th May.

The information given below will help you in organising your visit and stay in Grenoble during the workshop.

• Travel and site access

• WiFi

Travel and site access information

The European Photon and Neutron (EPN) Science Campus is located in Grenoble in South East France, about 3 hours by high-speed train from Paris, 2 hours by bus from Geneva, and 1 hour by high-speed train from Lyon.

How to reach Grenoble and the EPN site

Arriving by train, by plane, by car, by local public transport: click here for complete information.

Tram line "B" :

- serves downtown Grenoble, including the bus and railway station. It allows easy access (even at night) from downtown Grenoble to the ESRF.

- its terminus - 'Oxford' - is situated just 350 metres from the site entrance.

Airports

Airports closest to Grenoble are :

• Grenoble Isere Airport
• Lyon - Saint-Exupéry Airport
• Geneva - Cointrin Airport

Site Access and Badges

Access to EPN Campus site (map)

The site is a restricted area and you will be asked to report in at the site entrance on arrival. You will need to produce proof of identification (ONLY passport or ID card) to enter.

You will be given two badges:
* At the site entrance: a visitor badge which is your site access badge. You will be asked to present it at the site entrance each time you wish to enter on site during the period of the event.
* At the registration desk: a workshop badge to access the workshop.

Please wear theses badges on site over the whole period of the event.

Wifi connection on EPN Campus

You have created an account in the ESRF User Portal:
https://smis.esrf.fr

To connect to the ESRF WiFi (EPN Visitors) please note that:
* your login is: your e-mail address (the one registered in your ESRF user account)
* your password is: the one used to access your User Account in lower cases