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If you have any question on the meeting, please contact:  Hélène Mazo or Nicolas Moreau. 
  
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Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications  46, rue Barrault  75013 Paris 
Metro station: Corvisart (line 6)  Room: tbd 
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Latest News ! 
On January 23, 2008 (4pm), the preliminary meeting to General Assembly will take place at ELDA. 
55/57, rue Brillat-Savarin now 9, rue des Cordelières
  
75013 Paris 
Metro station: Cité Universitaire (RER B-line) 
(Participation: Only one responsible per institution should attend.) 
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| Agenda (draft as of Dec. 18, 2007) | 
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 Wednesday, January 23rd  
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 Preliminary Meeting to General Assembly (GA) of ECESS  
Project Coordinator: Siemens; Chairman: Harald Höge 
EU proposal for Network of Excellence (NoE) 
  
| 16:00-20:00 | 
Preliminary meeting (NoE discussion) | 
 
 
  
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 Thursday, January 24th 
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| 9:30 | 
General Assembly | 
 
| 13:00 | 
Lunch | 
 
| 14:00-16:00 | 
Meeting of College ‘Modules & Systems’ | 
 
| 16:00 | 
Coffee Break | 
 
| 16:15-19:00 | 
Meeting of College ‘Language Resources’ | 
 
| 20:00 | 
ECESS Dinner | 
 
 
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Friday, January 25th 
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| 9:30-11:30 | 
Meeting of College ‘Tools’ | 
 
| 13:00 | 
Lunch | 
 
 
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| Online Registration | 
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| How to get there? | 
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From Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport  
- Take the  RER-B line heading to Robinson/St-Rémy, stop at Denfert-Rochereau station,  then change to métro line 6 heading to Nation and get off at Corvisart station.
  (approx. 1 hr. - fee 8,20€ including métro trip). 
 
  
 From Orly (ORY) Airport 
  
- Take the Orlybus shuttle heading to Denfert-Rochereau station (line terminus),  then change to métro line 6 heading to Nation and get off at Corvisart station. 
  (approx. 35-50 min. - Orlybus fee 6,10€ plus métro fee 1,50€). 
 
  
For more information on flights to/from Paris, visit the Official Airline Guide web site. 
  
 
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Metro fee: 1,50€ one way 
 From Gare du Nord station  
- Take the  RER-B line heading to either Robinson/St-Rémy or Laplace, stop at Denfert-Rochereau station,  then change to métro line 6 heading to Nation and get off at Corvisart station. (approx. 30 min)
 
 
  
From Montparnasse station 
- Take the  métro line 6 heading to Nation and get off at Corvisart station. (approx. 20 min).
 
 
  
From Gare de Lyon station or St-Lazare station  
- Take the  métro line 14 heading to Olympiades, stop at Bercy,  then change to métro line 6 heading to Etoile and get off at Corvisart station. (approx. 30 min)
 
 
  
 From Austerlitz station or Gare de l'Est station 
- Take the  métro line 5  heading to Place d'Italie up to the terminus,  then change to métro line 6 heading to Etoile and get off at Corvisart station. 
  (~25 min. from Austerlitz or ~35 min. from Gare de l'Est). 
 
  
 
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 Hotel St Charles  6 rue de l'Espérance  75013 Paris  Tel : +33 (0)1 45 89 56 54 
Fax:+33 (0)1 42 56 24 33 
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20 rooms have been booked for 23 and 24 January 2008. 
A special ELDA rate will apply: 95€ for a single room, breakfast included. 
  
Rooms are secured for ECESS Meeting participants until 1st of January 2008. 
  
 
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 TIMHOTEL  rue Barrault  75013 Paris  Tel :+33 (0)1 45 80 67 67 
  
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5 minutes walking to/from the meeting place. 
Please visit the hotel web pages for the current room prices and other details. 
 
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 Hotel IBIS Tolbiac  177 rue de Tolbiac  75013 Paris  Tel : +33 (0)1 45 80 16 60 
Fax: +33 (0)1 45 80 95 80 
  
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Walking distance to/from the meeting place. 
Please visit the hotel web pages for the current room prices and other details. 
 
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 Hotel Verlaine  51 rue Bobillot  75013 Paris  Tel : +33 (0)1 45 89 56 14 
Fax: +33 (0)1 45 80 84 04 
  
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Walking distance to/from the meeting place. 
Please visit the hotel web pages for the current room prices and other details. 
 
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