Conference venue
CMMR 2013 is hosted by the
Laboratoire de Mécanique et d'Acoustique of Marseille.
The oral sessions, poster sessions and some demo sessions will be held in the Joseph Aiguier
CNRS Campus.
Location
Conference venue address:
Laboratoire de Mécanique et d’Acoustique (Laboratory of Mechanics and Acoustics)
31 chemin Joseph-Aiguier 13009 Marseille
The Groupe des Laboratoires de Marseille is located in the 9
th district of
Marseille.
Access
From Marseille-Marignane airport
Take the
shuttle bus that will drive you to Saint-Charles Railway Station (Gare Saint Charles) (from 6:10 am to 10:50 pm; departure every 20 minutes). Duration of the trip is roughly 25 minutes (can be longer in case of heavy traffic at rush hours).
From Saint-Charles railway station
Take subway line #2 towards “Sainte Marguerite / Dromel” and go either to
Rond-point du Prado or to the end of the line:
Sainte Marguerite - Dromel.
From subway stations
- Rond-point du Prado : take bus #21 to station
Michelet Bonneaude.
- Sainte Marguerite - Dromel : take bus #48 to station
AIGUIER C.N.R.S.
Parking
Visitor parking is available on the Campus.
Access map
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The Marseille Metro and Bus Network
Marseille has two metro (underground/subway) lines. M1, the blue line, runs roughly east to west and back in a broad loop.
M2, the red line, runs roughly north to south.
Both have stops at the main train station,
Marseille Saint Charles, and they also intersect further south at Castellane.
They are criss-crossed by a network of over 30 bus routes and two tram lines.
Click
here for a list of maps of the Marseille metro, bus and tram network.
The system is clean, cheap, regular and fully integrated, and the good news for summer visitors is that it is all air-conditioned.
Announcements in the metro are now made in English as well as in French.
Since April 2013, the metro service has been extended.
Trains now run until 1.00am all through the week and some bus and tram routes run until midnight-1.00am.
Click
here for a list of Marseille's night buses and trams with timetables and
here for a map of Marseille's night transport network.
The RTM (La Régie des Transports de Marseille, or Marseille Transport Authority) offers a bewildering range of tickets and tarifs.
Full details are available on the
RTM website (in French only).
There follows a summary of the best ones for visitors.

A
single-journey ticket (
ticket solo) can be bought on board the buses, and from machines at metro and tramway stops or from an accredited vendor.
As with most urban transport systems, the tickets are cheaper if you buy them beforehand, either in a metro station or accredited outlet, than if you get them as you board the bus.
One
ticket solo allows unlimited travel for one hour, with the restriction of one metro journey. There is also a two-journey ticket which offers the same rate per trip.

The
Carte 10 Voyages is slightly cheaper: it offers ten journeys and the same card can be used by several people travelling together.

Also good value are the
one-day and
three-day passes allowing unlimited travel on the RTM network.

A
City Pass aimed at tourists offers an all-in package including free entry to 15 museums, a
boat trip to the
Château d'If,
a trip to
Notre-Dame de la Garde on the
Petit Train and unlimited travel on the metro, buses and tramways.
It is valid for one or two days. Book the Marseille
City pass online
here.
(Information taken from the website Marseille - Provence)
Good to know
Internet Access
During the conference, an access to the wireless campus network will be available to the delegates.
This network covers the whole campus area.
The wifi code will be included in your registration pack.
Staff and students of French education and research institutions can use their
eduroam access.
France Phone code
The international phone code for France is +33.
Weather
Meteo a Marseille Provence (MRS)
Current weather in Marseille.
Marseille has a Mediterranean climate, a more detailed climate description can be found
here.
Time
Daylight saving time is used in France. During CMMR 2013, Marseille will be in "summer time", or UTC+1.
The current time in France can be found at
World Time Server.
Money
The currency is Euro (EUR, €). See for example
Yahoo's Currency Converter to check out the exchange rates.
Major credit cards are accepted in most shops, restaurants, and hotels.
Cash can be withdrawn with credit cards from ATM machines.
Electrical Plug/Outlet and Voltage Information

Socket type: Europlug, 50 Hz, 220 - 240 V.