Host
W3C gratefully acknowledges the ingenico, for hosting this workshop.
Thanks also to support from the European Union through the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2013-2015) under grant agreement n° 611327 - HTML5 Apps.
Sponsor
If you're interested in being a sponsor, please contact Bernard Gidon at bgidon@w3.org. For additional information, please visit the Sponsorship program.
Important dates
8 February 2014:
Deadline for expressions of
interest or position papers
for possible presentation
(via email)
1 March 2014:
Program and position papers posted on the workshop website
14 March 2014:
Deadline for registration
(statement of interest required,
no participation fee)
24-25 March 2014:
Workshop
Venue and Logistics
Location
The Workshop will take place in the Palais Brongniart, the former site of the Paris stock exchange.
Palais Brongniart
28, Place de la Bourse
75002 Paris
Tel: +33 (0)1 83 92 20 20
Metro:
Bourse (line
3), Gds Boulevards (line
8 and line
9)
Bus: line
n°20, 39, 48, 67, 74, 85 (stop Bourse)
Schedule
The workshop will run:
- Monday 24 March from 9:00 to 18:00
- Tuesday 25 March from 9:00 to 17:30
Wifi will be available in the meeting room
Lunches:
Lunches will be provided at Palais
Brongniart on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 March.
Social event:
Unless we get sponsors to organize a social event on Monday 24 March evening, it will be on the basis of a pay-our-own dinner. Further information will come soon.
Getting there
From Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport
To reach downtown Paris:
- By Taxi: Fares may vary from 50 to 80€ depending on the traffic (there may be a lot of traffic at rush hours) and the time of the day.
- By Bus:
Take the Roissybus
connecting Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport with Paris (Opéra).
Service frequency: 15-30 minutes, Fare: 10€, Journey time: 45 to 60 minutes.
From Opéra take the Metro line 3 and get off at the second stop: Bourse, Fare: 1,70€ - By Train
RER: take the RER
B Rail to Gare du Nord station. From Gare du Nord station
take the Metro
line 4 and
stop at Reaumur-Sebastopol station (4 stops). Then take the Metro
line 3 to Bourse station (2 stops).
RER B Service Frequency: 10 minutes, Fare: 11.20€ (RER B:9.50€), Journey time: approx. 55 minutes
More information on transport from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport
From Orly Airport
To reach downtown Paris:
- By Taxi: There may be a lot of traffic at rush hours. Fare may vary from 40 to 65€, but price may depend on the traffic and the time of the day.
- By Train:
take the OrlyVal
shuttle connecting the airport terminals with the RER B
train Antony Station. Then take the RER
B Rail going north to Gare du Nord station. From Gare du
Nord station take the Metro
line 4 and
stop at Reaumur-Sebastopol (4 stops). Then take the Metro
line 3 to Bourse (2 stops).
RER B Service Frequency: 10 minutes, Fare: 11.30€ (Rer+Orlyval), Journey time: approx 45 minutes - By Bus:
There are multiple bus services from Orly to different location in
Paris. See
details.
Here are two options: - Take the Orlybus
to Denfert-Rochereau
Service frequency: 15 to 20 minutes, Fares: 7.20€, Journey time: 30 minutes
From Denfert-Rochereau, take the Metro line 4 and stop at Reaumur Sebastopol (13 stops). Then take the Metro line 3 to Bourse (2 stops), Fare: 1,70€. - Take the Cars
Air France to Invalides
Service frequency: Every 20 minutes, Fares: Single: 12.50€/Return: 21€, Journey time: around 50 minutes
From Invalides, take the Metro line 8 and stop at Grands Boulevards (5 stops), Fare: 1,70€.
Then walk 500 meters to reach the Palais Brongniart.
Useful Transport information
- Public Transport in Paris:
The Metro Map and Metro Lines
The RER Rail lines
The Bus Map and Bus Lines
The Tramway Map - Taxi:
The two major taxi companies are Taxi G7 and Taxi Bleus
Note that parking is a challenge in Paris. You are better advised to use public transportation.
Hotel Recommendations
Suggestions for comfortable reasonably priced hotels convenient for the meeting venue:
Holiday
Inn Paris Opera - Grands Blvds
30-32 Boulevard Poissonnière
75009 Paris
France
Tel: (+33) 800 911 617
Fares from 150€ per night - Breakfast: 14€
5 minute walk
Mercure
Paris Opéra Cusset
95 Rue de Richelieu
75002 PARIS
France
Tel: (+33)8/25803939
Fax: (+33)1/42614820
H1614@accor.com
Fares from 150€ per night - Breakfast: 16€ or 8€ at the bar
5 minutes walk
Mercure
Paris Monty Opera
5 rue de Montyon
75009 Paris
France
Tel: (+33)1/47702610
Fax: (+33)1/42465510
Email: H0981@accor.com
Fares from 150€ per night - Breakfast: 17€
8 minutes walk
Hotel Peletier Haussmann
Opera
15, rue Le Peletier
75009 PARIS
France
Tel: 01 42 46 79 53
Fax: 01 48 24 12 01
Email: peletier.haussmann@wanadoo.fr
Fares from 100€ per night - Breakfast: 7€
9 minutes walk
Hôtel Icône
4, rue Amboise
75002 Paris
Tel.+33 1 42 97 56 26
reservation@hotelicone.com
Fares from 120€ per night only available on their website -
Breakfast: 12€
9 minutes walk
Contact
Questions?: team-payment-workshop-chairs@w3.org