Local information (Fontainebleau) - Fourth CEPR IMO Workshop
For download:
Local information document (includes comprehesive information on the venue, accommodation, directions and public transport options, conference dinner, important contact numbers and a campus map. Please read this carefully)
INSEAD Campus Map (also included in the local information document)
Bon appetit (INSEAD's guide to local bars and restaurants - more below)
Travelling to INSEAD (for speakers / discussants only)
Pre-arranged transfers have been booked for you if full travel details have been provided in advance. If yet to do so, please contact both Amanda Vincent-Rous (email) and Virginie Frisch (email) by Friday 18 September and indicate your arrival time / flight or train number / airport or station you are arriving at.
Travelling to INSEAD (for general participants only)
Please refer to the local information document on how to travel to INSEAD via public transport. Taxi is another quicker but more costly option. You can either pick up a taxi yourself from the rank or contact Virginie Frisch at INSEAD in advance to book a taxi when you arrive (please provide full flight / train details). All costs must be covered by the general participants themselves.
Taxi rates from Parisian airports / city centre / Gare du Nord:
|
Individual car |
Van |
Pick-up time/airport-station arrival |
|
|
ORLY |
98 |
140 |
Day: 9:00am to 6:30pm |
|
|
125 |
180 |
Night: 6:30pm to 9:00am |
|
Paris/Gare du Nord |
125 |
180 |
Day: 9:00am to 6:30pm |
|
|
145 |
235 |
Night: 6:30pm to 9:00am |
|
CDG |
135 |
179 |
Day: 9:00am to 6:30pm |
|
|
180 |
235 |
Night: 6:30pm to 9:00am |
Travelling from INSEAD on Friday 25 September (all participants)
Buses will leave the campus at around 5pm to take participants back to either Orly / Charles de Gaulle airport or Gare du Nord train station. Unless travelling by car, all participants are required to provide their travel information to both Amanda Vincent-Rous (email) and Virginie Frisch (email) by Friday 18 September (if not done so already). We need to know the airport / station you need the shuttle to.
Dinner options during the workshop
The conference dinner takes place on Thursday 24 September at the “Château de Bourron Marlotte”. All organisers, keynote speakers, programme presenters and discussants have automatically been booked a place at the dinner. The costs of the dinner are covered by the organisers.
General participants can also attend the dinner but places are limited. Please email Virginie Frisch at INSEAD by no later than Friday 18 September if you want to attend. General participants will need to cover the costs of the dinner themselves.
A bus will depart the conference venue at 6.30pm for dinner attendees.
Dietary requirements can be catered for if informed in advance (contact Amanda Vincent-Rous at CEPR).
Website: http://www.bourron.fr/
For those participants staying in Fontainebleau on the Wednesday and Friday nights, please refer to the 'Bon Appetit' document in the list of downloads above for a good list of recommended restaurants. The best picks are:
Bistrot 9
l’Axel (this one is probably the best table in the area but the most expensive also)
and Le Patton
All restaurants are within walking distance of INSEAD except Le Patton whwre a taxi can be booked by the Residence receptionist.
Reservation is highly recommended. We suggest that those who are interested in going out for dinner during these evenings to contact Virginie Frisch at INSEAD who will take care of the reservations. Dinner will be at participants’ expense.