CCRCC2019 EUROPEAN UNION AGENCY FOR RAILWAYS Conference location The conference will take place at the:

Cité des Congrès, 1 Esplanade des Rives Créatives de l'Escaut, 59410 Anzin, France

https://citecongresvalenciennes.com/fr

Travelling to Valenciennes By train The Valenciennes railway station offers connections with other regional destinations, for further information you can visit https://www.ter.sncf.com/hauts-de-france

In case you want to do your complete journey by train, we recommend to reach Paris or Brussels trains stations and from there get to Lille with a High Speed train. As indicated above, Lille is connected with regional transport to Valenciennes.

For more information on international traffic please visit the following websites operators:

 https://www.b-europe.com/EN  https://en.oui.sncf/en

Or the one of your train operator. By flight Valenciennes does not have a commercial airport but you can get here by flying to:

 Paris – Charles de Gaulle  Brussels - Zaventem  Other possible solutions involve flying to Brussels – Charleroi, Lille or Paris – Beauvais.

 Use the train connection Paris Charles de Gaulle airport to Valenciennes. Travelling time ranges from 2h 30 min to 3h 30 min. Direct solutions are available, in case you have a connection in Lille please include a 15 minutes buffer to walk from Lille Europe to Lille Flandres.  You can check the train schedules and purchase your ticket online following this link https://www.oui.sncf

 Take a train from Brussels airport to Brussels midi. Travelling time is about 25 minutes. You can buy your ticket in the airport station or online. Additional information is available at https://www.belgiantrain.be/en  In Brussels Midi Station take a train to Lille Europe. In Lille, you will need to walk for 15 minutes to change to Lille Flandres railway station.  In Lille Flandres you can take one of the trains that travels to Valenciennes. You can check train schedules and purchase your ticket online following this link https://www.ter.sncf.com/hauts-de-france

By car

 Get on E19 and follow it for almost 90 Km

 Follow E19 to D50 in Vicq, France. Take exit 25 from A2

 Continue on D50 to your destination in Anzin

WARNING : Due to road works in Mons, the journey time can be very different depending on the time.

 Get on A1 for about 130 Km

 Keep right at the fork to continue on A2/E19, follow signs for Cambrai/Valenciennes/Bruxelles/Liège

 Follow the A2 for about 57 Km

 Take the exit onto A23

 After 2,2 Km Take exit Valenciennes-Nord toward Valenciennes-Nord

 Continue on D649 to your destination in Anzin

In both cases, if you want to set your destination in Google Maps you can scan the QR Code below. Set your destination at the conference premises

How to get to the Conference Venue: from Valenciennes Railway Station to Cité des Congrès Valenciennes

When you arrive in Valenciennes Railway Station, go to the tram stop “Gare de Valenciennes”. Take the tram T2 direction Le Boulon, After three stops, get out of the tram in Centre de Congrès and walk for 5 minutes to Cité des Congrès, Valenciennes.

You can have the itinerary set in Google Maps by scanning the QR Code below.

Accommodation Participants are advised to arrange their hotel room reservations directly as soon as possible, by telephone or the internet. Please find below accommodation offering preferential rates to CCRCC 2019 participants in the city of Valenciennes. These fees apply for reservations made before 3 September 2019. Hotels in Valenciennes

 Royal Hainaut Spa & Resort : https://www.royalhainaut.com Contact email: [email protected]

 Mercure: http://www.mercure.com/fr/hotel-8576-hotel-mercure-valenciennes- centre/index.shtml Contact email: [email protected]

 Le Grand Hôtel : http://www.grand-hotel-de-valenciennes.fr/ Contact email: [email protected]

 Ibis Baudouin : http://www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-6549-ibis-valenciennes/index.shtml Contact email: [email protected]

 Résidhome du Théâtre : http://www.residhome.com/residence-hoteliere-aparthotel- valenciennes-229.html Contact email: [email protected]

 Hôtel Notre-Dame : www.hotel-valenciennes-notredame.com Contact email: [email protected]

 Hôtel In Situ : https://www.insitu-hotel.com/valenciennes/ Contact email: [email protected]

DISCLAIMER: Accommodation is NOT included in the registration fee, the hotels listed above are just an indication to facilitate your travel organization. Other solutions are possible using commercial booking websites or following this link.

Your stay in Valenciennes Valenciennes is a city of around 50.000 in the North of France. The metropolitan area records a population of 399,677. Valenciennes was destroyed in the Second World War. Nevertheless, some heritage escaped the devastation. Monuments include the town hall in Place d’Armes, Notre-Dame du Saint-Cordon, la Maison Espagnole, which hosts the tourist office, The Dodenne (Tower from the Medieval Age) and The "Beffroi", a large, pin-like monument 45 metres (148 feet) in height.

You can find useful tourist information about Valenciennes following this link. https://www.tourismevalenciennes.fr/en/

Travel visa arrangements Participants are responsible for obtaining appropriate entry visas to France, if required by French Authorities. Please visit the website of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/

If you need an official invitation for visa purposes, please contact the CCRCC2019 Organisation Team, [email protected]. We remain at your disposal for further assistance