The event will take place at CERN.
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Accommodation
Please book your hotels and flights in due time (i.e. the sooner the better!). The conference will take place on the Meyrin site (next to the tramway 18 end station) so you might want look for accommodation in Switzerland (Geneva area) or in the nearby France (St Genis-Pouilly and nearby villages). In all cases we suggest to check the availability of public transport to reach the CERN site).
Reaching CERN
We provide some basic information on how to reach the conference site.
You can also visit the CERN main web site.
Entering the site
As a visitor you will enter through Entrance B (open 24/7). Please ensure that you have your visitor access badge which will be sent to you by email in the week before the event (and, if applicable, the CERN hostel booking). It is sufficient to have these documents available on your phone. You will need to show this and an identity document to security.
Once on the site, make your way to building 503 (Council Chamber).
At the entrance to the conference you will be able to pick up a hardcopy of the visitor badge.
Finding the conference room
The conference will take place in the "Council Chamber", 503/1-001, meaning building 503, 1st floor, Room number 1. Building 503 sometimes appears on maps as Building 64. You will find the room at coordinates 6° 13′ 53.37″ N, 006° 03′ 18.11″ E.
There is a mobile application to help you find your way around the site.
Directions
Enter the site through Entrance B
Take first left onto Route YUKAWA (you'll see Building 172 on your left). Please be careful with traffic, there are some pedestrian crossings (requiring you to overshoot slightly).
Take first right
Turn left to enter Building 108 (aka Building 48) under a covered walkway
After all the bikes, turn right into Building 1
At the end of Building 1, turn left into Building 52, you'll then pass the libary on your left
At the end of Building 52 (and before Building 53), turn right into Building 50, which is a bridge over the road
At the end of Building 50, turn left and proceed straight
“You have reached your destination”
Coffee breaks, Lunches and Social Events
Coffee with croissant will be served each morning in the area outside of the conference room, called the Mezzanine and Pas Perdus. Buffet-style lunch will be served in tha same area. The reception on Monday evening will take place in this areas, too.
If you timely registered to the guided tour to one of the CERN experimental facilities, and subject to the availability of the places (first come - first served), you will be notified prior to the event. The guided tours will take place on Monday and Tuesday at lunchtime as well as on Tuesday evening. You will also have an opportunity to visit the Science Gateway exhibition on Tuesday and Wedneday. There will be no organized groups to Science Gateway -- you access Science Gateway easily from the conference venue and can walk around on your own.
