The conference will take place in Brest (at the very west part of Brittany) at the campus of the Université de Bretagne Occidentale. The campus is situated near downtown.
The Conference takes place in two lectures halls (Amphi F, Amphi G) that are located in the A building of the university (see plan http://www.univ-brest.fr/Information/Carte/plSciences.html).
From the city center ("Place de la liberte"), take the bus (line 5, to "Hopital de la cavale Blanche"), get out at the fifth stop ("Bouguen"), cross the avenue, walk left along the avenue for few meters before entering the university building. Then just follow the ESUG logo till the registration desk.
You can see interactive maps of the bus network at: http://www.bibus.fr/plans_reseau.aspx. Here is a link to the entrance view on google maps: http://maps.google.fr/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=48.399933,-4.498114&daddr=&hl=fr&geocode=&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=18&sll=48.399908,-4.498113&sspn=0.001856,0.004823&ie=UTF8&t=k&z=18 The full adress is Université de Bretagne Occidentale, 6 avenue le Gorgeu.
Brest is linked to the whole of Europe by the Brest-Bretagne international airport. It is less than one hour from Paris (10 flights per day), and only one hour from London. Other direct-flight destinations include Nantes, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulon, Birmingham, Exeter and Southampton.
Airport-campus transportation
The journey by taxi from the airport to the campus takes about 30 minutes.
A shuttle service links Brest Bretagne airport and Brest downtown several times a day. It stops at Saint Luc, Place de la Liberté, close to the tourist office and the railway station. The journey takes around 15 minutes. Tickets can be purchased on the bus. The cost is less than 5 euros.
To come to the university campus by bus takes about 10 minutes. Note that you have to purchase another ticket on the bus. From the city center ("Place de la liberte"), take the bus (line 5, to "Hopital de la cavale Blanche"), get out at the fifth stop ("Bouguen"), cross the avenue, walk left along the avenue for few meters before entering the university building. Then just follow the ESUG logo till the registration desk.
You can choose to go by rail, there are 8 high-speed trains (TGV) each day from Paris-Montparnasse station. You can buy your ticket on-line at the SNCF-TGV website.
Station-campus transportation
Taxis are available just outside the railway station.
If you prefer to take the bus, walk along the covered pedestrian pathway in front of you, just outside the station and turn right at the very end. Walk along Avenue Georges Clémenceau for about 5 minutes up to the Place de la Liberté where you must look for the number 5 bus. Then, To come to the university campus by bus takes about 10 minutes. Take the bus (line 5, to "Hopital de la cavale Blanche"), get out at the fifth stop ("Bouguen"), cross the avenue, walk left along the avenue for few meters before entering the university building. Then just follow the ESUG logo till the registration desk.