13–18 mai 2018
Les Houches
Fuseau horaire Europe/Paris

First Circular

Les Houches 2018 first circular

 

Dear 3rd SVOM Science Workshop participants,

 

The workshop is gently approaching and we would like to provide you with a few practical information.

 

Agenda:

The preliminary agenda of the workshop is available at

https://indico.in2p3.fr/event/16310/timetable/#20180514.detailed

Our event is protected with the access key: CHAMONIX2018 (CHAMONIX in capitals)

 

Location:

The workshop will be held at Les Houches School of Physics in the Chamonix-Mont Blanc area in the French alpine region of Haute Savoie. The school is located at 1150m altitude (bring warm clothes). The participants will be housed in individual rooms in chalets scattered on the School campus, all in walking distance from the main building where the meeting room is located.

Meals will be taken at the school: breakfast will be served between 7:45 and 8:45, lunch at 12:30, and dinner at 19:30.

 

Workshop Fee:

The workshop fee is of 425 Euro to be paid directly at the School upon arrival (cash or credit cards are accepted). It includes housing, meals and social activities.

 

Social activities:

Wednesday afternoon will be dedicated to social activities. Two options will be proposed: either a bus trip to Chamonix including a visit to the Alpine Museum (https://www.chamonix.com/musee-alpin,49-187321,en.html), or a mountain hike in the surroundings of Les Houches. In case you are interested in the hike, don't forget your hiking shoes.

 

Arrival/Departure:

The arrival at the School is foreseen on Sunday May 13th after 15:00 (the school is closed before), and the workshop will end on Friday. Participants will be asked to leave Friday after lunch. No stay on Friday night is possible.

 

The most convenient way to reach the School is to land at Geneva airport and to reserve a shuttle bus (https://www.chamonix.net/english/transport/shared-transfers) that will bring you to the School for about 40 Euro per leg. Regular buses are also available, but only twice per day and they will drop you off far from the School, at Les Houches train station. If you plan to arrive at les Houches train station, you can reach the School by taxi, but you need to book it in advance, using one of the companies below

 

Cham Taxi : (+33/0)6-07-26-36-62

Taxi Carrier : (+33/0)6-22-75-19-37

Taxi Plus : (+33/0)6-12-35-30-72

 

For non French speakers, you can ask the school to book a taxi for you at houches-secretariat@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr before Wednesday 9th of May at noon.

 

Pease note that on the 13th of May there is a planned strike of French trains.

 

Conference bus:

We plan to reserve a conference bus from the Geneva airport on Sunday afternoon, leaving around 14:00. The same is valid for Friday 18th: a bus will leave from the School heading to the Geneva airport at 13:30. If you are interested in the conference busses please send an e-mail to the organizers at

svom.workshop@gmail.com

 

Looking forward to see you in Les Houches

 

B. Cordier on behalf of the LOC.