ISBI 2008

For the first time in the history of ISBI, the conference will take place outside the United States and this major event will take place in Paris! ISBI'08 will therefore be the occasion to travel to the old continent and discover the beauty of one of the world's most celebrated cities.

Hotel & Conference Center

The ISBI conference will take place at the Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center.

A special rate has been negociated with the Paris Marriott Rive-Gauche Hotel (same location as the conference center) at 176.5 Euros/night, including all taxes and one full breakfast. Please note that for technical reasons the reservation web site does not mention the breakfast being included, but it is actually. A special link for hotel room reservation with ISBI code rate is available from HERE . This special rate has been negociated for the whole week of May 12th to18th, so don't hesitate to lengthen your stay!

The hotel and Conference Centers were completly renovated in 2007, featuring all the luxurious amenities of the Marriott standard (and the red and gold carpet as well!). The conference facilities are the largest hotel event space in Paris and can accommodate up to 1,000 guests.

On the evening of Wednesday May 14th, after the tutorials, a Welcome Reception with wine tasting (See the Social Events Tag for more information).

Several famous locations are accessible via a direct subway or bus ride from the hotel:

the Latin Quarter (Saint-Germain-des-Près...),

the Montparnasse district (the tower, restaurants La closerie des Lilas and La coupole)

and the Eiffel tower...

Travel

Where is the ISBI'08 conference center located in Paris?
The hotel and conference center are located on the left bank of the Seine river, in the 14th arrondissement, near Place Denfert Rochereau which is directly connected with the 2 parisian airports (Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly) via the fast subway (RER) and the Orly Bus. A local map of the hotel & Conference center area (localized by the green arrow on the map), with nearby subway's stations is provided below:

How to reach the ISBI'08 conference center from Paris airports or train stations?

Additional maps and transportation informations can be found on the parisinfo.com website. In particular:

a map of the subway network
a map of the bus network
a map of the RER network
Where to buy tickets (subway, RER, ...) before arriving in Paris (if needed)
The RATP website: you can find everything about public transportations in Paris here!
Informations about taxis in Paris

Some advice and recommendations:

Vending machine of RER tickets (RER tickets for a trip starting or ending outside Paris intra-muros, are special tickets, different from regular subway tickets). This "unfriendly" machine above does NOT take credit cards that don't have an electronic chip (e.g. US credit cards or American Express cards), nor euro bills! When arriving at CDG airport, you can try to find the vending counter (with a "friendly" SNCF vendor behind it) or have some euro change in coins (~ 9 euros).
The subway network has many stairs up & down which is not suited for connections when traveling with big suitcases.
Orly bus tickets can be obtained from the bus driver. You must have ~ 7 euros in cash (have the exact change, no 10 Euros bills...).
Taxi prices to the Marriott hotel should be around: 20-40 euros from ORY (Orly airport), 45-60 euro from CDG (Charles De Gaulles airport) 20-30 euro from Gare du Nord. No tips expected like in the US...but expect trafic jams in the morning to reach Paris...

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