Social Events and Tours
Welcome Reception
Saturday 25 June 2011
Palais des Congrès – Exhibition area
Following the Opening Session, a Welcome Reception will be offered to all attendees, on Saturday 25 June, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm within the premises of the Palais des Congrès in the exhibition area.
Do not miss this get together party. Delegates, spouses and exhibitors are most welcome.
Included in the registration fees
Congress Dinner
Tuesday 28 June 2011
The Congress Dinner will be held on a private boat on the Seine River
A wonderful way to enjoy the capital in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere while admiring its monuments and bridges at night time: come and join in for a dinner cruise on the river Seine!
While tasting refined French cuisine on board and smoothly navigating on the river, you will have magnificent views over Paris and its historical landmarks.
The Dinner Cruise will be an excellent opportunity for delegates to renew old acquaintances or establish new friendships.
Price per Person (VAT included):
85€ for delegates
95€ for additional tickets (accompanying persons, exhibitors)
Limited number of participants. Please book in advance!
Accompanying Persons’ Programme
A specific optional tours programme has been tailor-made for regularly registered participants and accompanying persons.
These visits will be an excellent opportunity to discover some of the most outstanding artistic and historic highlights of Paris and its surroundings.
The tours programme and conditions are indicated below. To sign up for tours, please tick the corresponding boxes on the hardcopy or online registration form and send your payment.
- All tours will be conducted in English.
- The organisers reserve the right to cancel tours with less than 15 participants.
- Half day tours without coach transportation include metro tickets
| Sunday 26 June 2011 | Monday 27 June 2011 | Tuesday 28 June 2011 |
| V1 Walking tour of the Marais district |
V3 Cooking School: Le Cordon Bleu |
V1bis Walking tour of the Marais district |
| V2 Paris city tour |
V4 Walking tour of Montmartre followed by a wine tasting |
V5 Versailles Palace |
V1-V1 bis – Walking tour of Le Marais district
Stroll in the Marais district and discover its recently renovated superb 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries "hôtels particuliers" (private mansions). Stay a while in the heart of the Marais, at the "place des vosges", with its remarkable arcades, where Victor Hugo lived..
Price per person: 29 € including VAT (based on 25 persons minimum)
V1-Sunday, June 26, 2011- Departure by metro 10:00 am - Return 1:00 pm
V1 bis -Tuesday, June 28, 2011- Departure by metro 10:00 am - Return 1:00 pm
V2 – Paris City Tour
Departure by coach for a sight-seeing tour of Paris:
The Arc de Triomphe, Chaillot Palace, the Eiffel Tower, The Military Academy and the Invalides, the immense Place de la Concorde, the Louvre Museum, the Opera House and the famous Champs Elysées are the most marvelous monuments that one can admire.
Price per person: 45 € including VAT (based on 25 persons minimum)
V2 - Sunday, June 26, 2011- Departure by coach 02:00 pm - Return 06:00 pm
V3 – Cooking School: Le Cordon bleu
French cooking is world famous. Above and beyond personal talents, many schools perpetuate the art of French cooking as the ECOLE CORDON BLEU one. A Chef prepares all the different courses of a menu and answers your questions. The full list of ingredients for the various recipes is provided at the end of the demonstration, at last, you can taste the different dishes.
Price per person: 90 € including VAT (based on 25 persons minimum)
V3 - Monday June 27, 2011- Departure by metro 8:30 am - Return 12:00 pm
V4 – Walking tour of Montmartre followed by a wine tasting
“Montmartre” is one of the most astonishing areas of Paris having retained its village charm at the heart of the capital, with its numerous paved alley ways, distinctive stairways and rich cultural heritage bearing witness to 2000 years of history.
Famous all over the world for its basilica, its ‘place du tertre’, its artists and its stunning views across Paris, Montmartre has many sites of interest (see the montmartre guide book). With four museums, a ‘dotto’ train, numerous galleries, theatres and cabarets such as the ‘Moulin Rouge’, the ‘lapin agile’ or ‘chez ma Cousine’, the creative, bohemian and party spirit which characterizes this area has been easily kept alive, together with all its charm and history. Montmartre is a magical name conjuring up images of a marvellous artist village topped by the basilica of the Sacré-coeur, a place where so many famous painters, poets and singers have left their mark: Picasso, Renoir, Toulouse-Lautrec, Utrillo, Van Gogh…
We suggest you discovering the privileged site of the vineyards of Montmartre, opened exceptionally for you, as well as the museum of Montmartre for a conducted tour. This visit will be followed by a tasting of the wine “Le clos Montmartre” in the magnificent gardens of the hotel Demarne, closed to the public and adjacent to the Museum of Montmartre.
Price per person: 52 € including VAT (based on 25 persons minimum)
V4 - Monday , June 27, 2011- Departure by metro 02:00 pm - Return 06:00 pm
V5 – Versailles Palace
At the time of Louis XIV, Versailles was not just the capital of France, for it was also a town which was a great deal larger than it is today. The royal family and the Court resided here along with numerous traders and artisans, and it was during the period that the center of France revolved around its Sun King. It is for this reason that the château is so immense as it was necessary to provide accommodation for everyone, welcome them, support them and feed them. The visit to the Royal Apartments retraces these sumptuous period in the history of France. The Hall of Mirrors, famous for the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, was used for larger receptions during which Louis XIV would want to impress his guest. The visit of the château will end a visit to Marie-Antoinette’s private apartments.
Price per person: 70 € including VAT (based on 25 persons minimum)
V5 - Tuesday, June 28, 2011-Departure by coach 02:00 pm – Return 06:00 pm