• Conference Venue
• Hotel Information
• Map
• Transportation
• About Paris

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Location

& travel

Paris. The name alone summons images of fascinating museums, romantic cafés, and grand palaces. Paris is all of that, but much more. LiveLinkUp Paris 2003 promises to infuse this fabulous city with Great Minds from organizations around the world. While we've scheduled the conference so you can expand your Great Mind, we hope you'll also take the time to visit the sights.

Conference Venue

LiveLinkUp Paris 2003 will be held at the world-class CNIT - Paris La Défense!

CNIT - Paris La Défense
2, place de La Défense
92053 Paris La Défense Cédex
Phone: +33 (0) 1 46 92 15 15
Fax: +33 (0) 1 46 92 28 18
E-mail: cnitexpos@cnit.fr
Web site: www.parisexpo.fr/pexpo/controleur/liens/sites/home?siteCode=CNIT

As one of the largest business districts in the world, Paris La Défense is a major destination for business tourism in Europe. Every day, through the variety and number of its events, it enhances the role Paris plays on the world stage.

CNIT - Paris La Défense has:

• the largest self-supporting vault in the world
• three amphitheatres
• 43,000 m2, including 29,000 m2 of modular spaces
• 36 meetings rooms and 4 halls
• Europe's biggest shopping centre with nearly 3,000 hotel rooms, 600 shops and services and over 100 restaurants
• a daily influx of 160,000 office staff with 2 million tourists visits annually, La Défense stands on Paris's historic east-west axis.

For more information, including directions, where to stay, what to see, and where to eat, please visit www.parisexpo.fr/pexpo/controleur/liens/sites/home?siteCode=CNIT.

Hotel Information

While you attend LiveLinkUp Paris 2003, rest comfortably in one of the following accommodations conveniently located by CNIT - Paris La Défense. Please contact each hotel directly with a valid credit card number to make your reservation.

Sofitel Paris La Défense Grande Arche

The Sofitel Paris La Défense Grande Arche is located in the heart of the new European business district of La Défense. It is next to the CNIT convention center, and 15 minutes from the Champs-Elysées/Arc de Triomphe and Eiffel Tower.

Access:

• In the city centre.
• Railway station: RER (A) Grande Arche.
• Underground station : Chateau Vincennes-La-Defense-L1.

Sofitel Paris La Défense Centre

The Sofitel Paris La Défense Centre is also located in the heart of one of the largest international business districts nearby CNIT and Palais des Congrès. It is a few minutes from Place de l'Etoile and the Champs-Elysees, easy access to Paris downtown.

Access:

• In the city centre.
• Underground station : Esplanade de la Defense.

Hilton Paris La Défense

Please note: To reserve a room at the Hilton Paris La Défense, please complete and return this registration form by fax before May 1, 2003. Fax : +33 (0) 1 46 92 10 28

This newly renovated hotel is located in the center of Paris' business area. The CNIT convention center is adjacent to the Hotel. Paris center and the Champs Elysees are 5 minutes away by metro.

Access:

• From Paris city center: follow signs toward Porte Maillot convention center.
• Turn towards La Defense. Follow signs for La Défense 6 and then follow the directions for CNIT and the Hilton.

Novotel La Defense

Overlooking the Seine and Paris, at the entrance to La Defense business district, the Novotel La Defense is just a short stroll from the CNIT, the Big Arch and the Champs-Elysees. The hotel is located 1 km from La Defense and 3 km from Paris.

Access:

• From the Boulevard Circulaire (ring road), exit Défense 1.
• Metro: station Esplanade La Défense, line 1.

Mercure La Defense

The Mercure La Defense is located 1km from the CNIT and approximately 5km from the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.

Access:

• In the city centre.
• Underground station : La Defense - Metro Ligne 1/La Defense - RER A.
• Shuttles Avenue de la Division LeClerc.

Map

Click here to view a map.

Transportation

The CNIT is centrally located and a transportation hub.

The Metro, RER, train, 20 bus routes and the Val de Seine tram service. All forms of public transport converge beneath the pedestrian mall of La Défense, a stone's throw from CNIT and Coeur Défense.

For those coming by car, there are 25,000 parking spaces, including 4,000 in the immediate vicinity. Two motor ways have direct exits to La Défense. And there are taxi ranks and shuttles running from some of the hotels.

Centrally located, La Défense is just 10 min from the Champs-Elysées, 30 min from Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport and 40 min from Orly airport.

By Air

Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport

Located 23 kilometres (14 miles) north-east of Paris, it is the city's largest airport and was one of the first airports in Europe to have an integrated train system serving it. The RER rapid TGV train service reaches central Paris in approximately 45 minutes.

For more information about airport ground transportation at Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport, please visit paris-cdg.com.

Orly Airport

In addition to handling the bulk of French domestic flights and much charter traffic it is still used by more than 30 airlines with medium and long haul schedules.

Located south of the city, it has good public transport links but getting there by car involves sampling the joys of the notorious Paris "peripherique"—always a test of nerve. Drivers would be advised to avoid peak time journeys if possible.

If you do drive to the airport there is plenty of parking. Catch a train if you can—Orly has its own rail station and is connected to both RER Lines B and C which take you to the heart of the city.

For more information about Orly Airport, please visit www.airwise.com/airports/europe/ORY/ORY_01.html.

By Train

Paris has six major train stations, please visit www.paris.org/Gares/. If you are traveling by train, be sure you know at which station your train arrives or departs.

For more information about train transportation, please visit http://www.paris.org/Metro/, www.ratp.fr/ or contact your local transportation or railway office.

By Car

For maps and directional information, please visit www.paris.org/Addresses/TourOff/ or the CNIT Web site.

About Paris

Paris, the capital and largest city of France, is located in the north-central part of France on the Seine River. Founded as a fishing village on the Île de la Cité, Paris (then called Lutetia) was captured and fortified by the Romans in 52 B.C. Clovis I made it the capital of his kingdom after A.D. 486, and Hugh Capet established it as the capital of France after his accession to the throne in 987.

Through the succeeding centuries, Paris grew rapidly as a commercial, cultural, and industrial center. The population today is approximately 2,152,329 people.

There is so much to do in Paris that it will be difficult to choose. Some recommendations are to:

• Visit the Flea Market of Paris.
• Watch the Sunset from the Eiffel Tower.
• Shop Haute Couture in St-Germain-des-Prés.
• Sample French cuisine in one of the many cafes.
• Visit the Musée d'Orsay, Île de la Cité, the Conciergerie, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Ste-Chapelle, and the Musée du Louvre.
• Plus much more...

For more information about Paris, please visit the Paris Tourism Web site.

To find out all Paris has to offer, visit Paris Tourism Web site.

Questions about the conference? See the Important Information page or e-mail us at livelinkup-paris@opentext.com. 

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