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

 

Travel and site access information

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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 :

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 (e.g. passport, ID card but NO driving licence) to enter.

You will be given:
* a visitor badge at the site entrance 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. This badge will also allow you to access the facility for the practicals;
* a workshop badge either on Monday during the Wine and Cheese reception or on Tuesday morning.

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

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Accommodation & catering information

Accommodation 

We will organise accommodation, provided that the request for accommodation arrangement is made through the registration form. The accommodation expenses will be taken in charge by the organisers.

 

Meals

A Wine and Cheese reception is organised at 6pm on Monday 20th at the ESRF chalet.

Lunches will be taken on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd in the EMBL/ILL hall and on Thursday 23rd in the LOB cafeteria (see map). Dinner on Tuesday will be held at the Bouillon A restaurant with transportation by tram. The workshop dinner on Wednesday is organised in the 02 restaurant at La Bastille with transportation by tram and cablecar.

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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

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