PARTICIPANT JOINING INSTRUCTIONS

27-28-29/11/2017 WASH & NUTRITION FORUM Felix Vigne IMAGEO ®

FRENCH RED CROSS - CROIX-ROUGE FRANÇAISE 98, RUE DIDOT 75014 - FRANCE WELCOME TO PARIS! ARRIVAL IN PARIS: TRANSPORT OPTIONS FROM THE MAIN We are very pleased to welcome you at the French Red Cross. Below you will find practical information about the Forum venues, transportation and other arrangements. AIRPORTS AND TRAIN STATIONS

WASH & NUTRITION FORUM FROM CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT Dates Taxi The WASH & NUTRITION FORUM will be held in Paris on 27th to 29th of November 2017. Taxis to and from Paris airports charge a flat rate fee instead of using their traditional The third day (29th) is dedicate to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red meter-system. Crescent Societies and the national Societies, in the form of a workshop. If you’re travelling from the Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport, you’ll pay €55 for a trip heading anywhere on the Left Bank* and €50 for anywhere on the Right Bank**. Venues Paris taxi drivers are able to charge for supplementary passengers once the number The Forum will be held at the French Red Cross Headquarter in central Paris. The French goes above four, which means a cost of €4 per extra passenger. Red Cross headquarter is located in a building that used to belong to the Broussais hospital in the 14th district of Paris, one of the 20 districts that divide Paris. Air France coach - bus The French Red Cross Office is located at: Air France Bus is a good option. The service is not door to door and you have to take a 98 rue Didot 75014 Paris taxi or the subway to join your hotel’s address or FRC’s office. Telephone : +33 1 44 43 11 00 The Air France buses services are dedicated to ALL passengers. Buses leave every 12 minutes from all terminals at Charles de Gaulle CDG airport or Orly to downtown Paris. Closest subway/tramway stop: Ligne 4 : CDG AIRPORT <=> PARIS GARE MONTPARNASSE Metro: Plaisance (line ) or Alésia (line ) via Gare de Lyon

Tram: Didot (line )

Bus: Hôpital Broussais - Saint Joseph (line ) Buy tickets at Air France coaches counters or from driver. €17 SINGLE TICKET

Rail The quickest & least expensive way from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport to Paris is by taking the RER B city train leaving from either CDG Terminal 2 or Roissypole (RER trains for CDG Terminal 1 and CDG Terminal 3).

Make sure you take the RER B line heading in the direction of Robinson, Antony or St- Rémy-les-Chevreuse and the train will stop in central Paris stations such as Gare du Nord. The RER B train line runs north-south through the centre of Paris, stopping at: - Gare du Nord, (the London to Paris Eurostar station), - then at Châtelet Les Halles the “super” exchange station with 4 metro lines and 3 RER lines available, - then Saint Michel - Notre-Dame, - Luxembourg, - Port Royal, - Denfert-Rochereau, - Cité Universitaire, where you can connect with Tramway Line - and continues south towards (requiring a transfer onto the OrlyVal metro at station Antony).

* Called “La Rive Gauche” in French. ** Called “La Rive Droite” in French. You can buy train tickets from one of the blue ticket machines (not the yellow machines, which sell TGV (High Speed Train) tickets only) or from a train station employee in a booth. RER tickets and passes. Purchasing a single one way ticket to Orly airport from any central Paris station (RER B + Orlyval) will be €12.05.

Tickets cost €10 one-way and the journey takes up to 50 minutes.

Trains run from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris between 04:50 and 23:50 Monday to Sunday. Trains run from Paris to Charles de Gaulle Airport between 04:53 and 00:15 Monday to PUBLIC TRANSPORTS IN PARIS Sunday. Do you want to make a single, one-way trip using any of the metro lines, the RER in Paris, the Île-de-France region’s bus lines (with the exception of Orlybus and Roissybus), the tramways, or the ? FROM ORLY AIRPORT

Taxi Taxis to and from Paris airports charge a flat rate fee instead of using their traditional meter-system. The t+ ticket allows you to travel using the metro, the RER in zone 1, the Île-de-France If you’re coming from Orly, it will be €30 for the Left Bank and €35 for the Right Bank. region’s bus lines (except Orlybus and Roissybus), the tramways, and the Montmartre funicular. Air France coach - bus Buses leave every 12 minutes from all terminals at Orly airport to downtown Paris. The Air France buses services are dedicated to ALL passengers.

Ligne 1 : ORLY AIRPORT <=> PARIS ÉTOILE / CHAMPS-ÉLYSÉES via Gare Montparnasse / Tour Eiffel / Trocadéro

Prices: Single ticket €1.90 €12 SINGLE TICKET Pack of 10 €14.90 Buy tickets at Air France coaches counters or from driver. On board bus tickets (Single tickets only) €2.00

Rail and Orlyval trains For further information in order to organize your itinerary, please go to https://www.ratp. Getting to Orly Airport (ORY) from Paris using the Orlyval train requires that you first get to fr/ (French version) or https://www.ratp.fr/en (site in English) Antony station along the RER B train line, then transferring to this dedicated rail line to Orly West (Ouest) and Orly South (Sud) terminals.

The RER B train line runs north south, bisecting Paris centrally, connecting both Paris airports Roissy-Charles de Gaulle to the north east and Paris-Orly directly south of the city. Common starting stations for this trip would include Gare du Nord, Chatelet Les Halles, St-Michel Notre Dame, Luxembourg, and Denfert-Rochereau, all located in central Paris and all very accessible by multiple Metro, RER and bus lines. Note that the RER B line (blue line on maps) stops at all of these stations along its route southbound towards Antony. The Orlyval train is ticketed specially requiring an additional fee on top of normal Metro/ 1 Les Citadines Porte de Versailles (94 rue Didot 75014 Paris) HOTEL SUGGESTIONS NEARBY €124.65 Single – breakfast and tourist/local tax included €136.30 Double – breakfast and tourist/local tax included Please be aware that the French Red Cross will not be able to book your accommodation Telephone: +33 1 53 90 38 00 for your stay in Paris. If you want to book a room, we would like to recommend some Email: [email protected] hotels near our office: Walking distance from FRC’s headquarter: 128m

2 Montparnasse Alésia (147 ter rue d’Alésia 75014 Paris) M €99.50 Single or double room – breakfast and tourist/local tax included 1 P M -D Telephone: +33 1 45 42 06 37 2 Email: [email protected] Walking distance from FRC’s headquarter: 633 m

3 IBIS Alésia (49 rue des Plantes 75014 Paris) Single room – breakfast and tourist/local tax included from 01/01 to 02/01 €102.65 1 Alésia M from 02/02 to 05/28 €106.65 3 from 05/29 to 07/06 €106.65 from 07/07 to 09/10 €90.65 from 09/11 to 10/ 19 €126.65 from 10/20 to 12/31 €106.65 T Telephone: +33 1 53 90 40 10 Email: [email protected] T Walking distance from FRC’s headquarter: 656 m

Terminus Orléans 4 4 (197 boulevard Brune 75014 Paris) M T 5 Single room – breakfast and tourist/local tax included P O from 01/01 to 03/31 and from 07/14 to 09/03 €86 from 04/01 to 07/13 and from 09/04 to 12/29 €90 6 Double room: from €104 to €108 – breakfast included

T Telephone: +33 1 45 39 71 44 Email: [email protected] Walking distance from FRC’s headquarter: 1.1 kms – 2 tram stops (Porte d’Orléans Station)

5 L’acropole (199 boulevard Brune 75014 Paris) Single room: Standard : €106.65 ; Comfort : €116.65 to €126.65 ; Double : €118.65 –breakfast and tourist/local tax included

More than €100 per night, breakfast included * Telephone: +33 1 45 39 64 17 Email: [email protected] Walking distance from FRC’s headquarter: 1.1 km – 2 tram stops (Porte d’Orléans Station) Between €80 to €100 per night, breakfast included * 6 Le B&B hôtel Paris-Malakoff(2 boulevard Charles de Gaulle 92240 Malakoff) Single room: €75.60 – breakfast and tourist/local tax included

Less than €80 per night, breakfast included * Telephone: +33 1 58 07 60 15 Email: [email protected] Walking distance from FRC’s headquarter: 1.1 km – 1 tram stop (Porte de Vanves Station) * Single room basis, excluding period of trade fairs and shows then 8 minutes’ walk UPON ARRIVAL ON MONDAY 27TH NOVEMBER 2017 Upon arrival, please tell reception that you are here to attend the WASH & NUTRITION FORUM. You will be asked to sign in as a visitor and wait in the reception area. Please note that the person with whom you will be in contact is: Jean-Marc LEBLANC WASH Advisor Email: [email protected]

The Forum will start at 8:30 a.m. so please make sure you allow the necessary time to sign in and be taken to the meeting room. Tea/coffee and light snacks will be provided in the meeting room.

VIGIPIRATE: SECURITY RULES As you know, France is facing the risk of terrorist attacks. Installed by the Paris city council to increase security against terrorism, the Vigipirate plan requires the participation of all citizens, in particular to report any abandoned luggage or package. Unidentified packages may be destroyed by the police. When the Vigipirate plan is announced, public litter containers are sealed, left-luggage services in stations and airports are unavailable, checks at the entrance of public buildings and tourist sites are reinforced, and cloakrooms and lockers in museums and monuments may be closed.

OTHER In case of emergency Police: 17 Fire department: 18 Medical emergency service: 15 European emergency number: 112 French Red Cross national emergency number: +33 6 33 61 81 65

CONTACT Should you have any questions or require further logistical assistance to attend this Forum, please feel free to contact:

Jean-Marc LEBLANC Email: [email protected] Phone: +33 1 44 43 12 72 Charles AUROUET Email: [email protected] Phone: +33 1 44 43 32 07 / +33 6 63 12 76 03 (for text message only)

We look forward to having you joining us in this Forum !