Useful information

The working language will be English. All papers and communications will be in English.

International visitors requiring French or Schengen visa should apply in time and ask the IBF/07 secretariat for visa support letter if needed.

Nice Acropolis: 1, esplanade Kennedy 06000 Nice - France

The Acropolis Congress Centre is in the city centre (7km far from the airport). Acropolis is a high-tech modular entity offering 30 000 m2 of divisible space, 4 auditoria seating 250 to 2500 persons.The ICFRM-13 will use 2 auditoriums, several rooms for satellite meetings and a large (2500 m²) area for comfortable poster sessions and exhibitions. The Acropolis has full competence for assessment of set-up and management of technical needs of exhibitors.

A large number of various category hotels is available in Nice (157 hotels). Twelve are located at less than 5 min (walking distance) from the Congress Centre and 50 at less than 15 min. Twenty-five restaurants are available at less than 5 min (walking distance) from the Congress Centre (100 at less than 15 min).

A block of rooms has been reserved at Nice for IBF/07 attendees at discounted rates (from 53 € to 150 € per night, plus tax).

Reservations must be made by November 6th to receive this special rate. After November 2nd, rates and availability cannot be guaranteed.

To reserve your hotel, please click here or call the IBF/07 Housing Information Line (Voyages C. Mathez) at +33 4 93 82 68 82.

The standard registration fees are

• IBF/07 standard registration fee 299 € including taxes
• Visit to ITER site at Cadarache 30 € including taxes

The registration fee for IBF/07 includes admission for 1 person to 1)conferences, workshops and documentation, 2) exhibitor’s and poster space, 3) business meetings, 4) luncheons, coffee breaks, welcome reception.

All fees payable upon receipt of invoice; total prepayment required for admission.

Payment by:

• Check in euros, VAT included, made out to Mar-Tech & Finance, 66 rue Escudier, 92100 Boulogne Billancourt, France.
   
• Bank Transfer to HSBC, 103 Avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008 Paris, France
  Made out to Mar-Tech & Finance and noted "IBF/07" with the name(s) of the participant(s)
  IBAN: FR76 3005 6001 4801 4821 2685 506
  BIC: CCFRFPP
   

• Credit Card: Visa, MasterCard, Eurocard, American Express
  For payement by credit card, please download the special form by clicking here

All cancellations and modifications must be made in writing (letter, fax or e-mail) to Mar-Tech & Finance
Contact: info@ibf2007.org 

* Before November 5th, 2007 registration fees will be refunded less handling fee of 36 € including VAT
* From November 5th, 2007 no refund will be made

If unexpectedly you cannot attend, you may arrange to send a substitute at any time until Monday, 3 December 2007. Please be certain to inform us of any change in names of participants.

Nice is well known as "Capital of the French Riviera", Fifth largest city of France, covering 7,192 hectares with a population around 350,000 and an additional 1.5 million residents of nearby towns: the "Alpes Maritimes".

More than 7.5 km of beaches, 300 hectares of parks and gardens, 150 fountains and ornamental lakes, 19 museums and galleries, an opera house, three theatres, 27,000 firms, Sophia-Antipolis, universities…

The weather is nice…. Sheltered by the Alps and on the Mediterranean sea, Nice enjoys mild winters and temperate summers.

Nice has a total of 19 museums and galleries, 32 classified historical monuments and 300 ha of parks and gardens, woodland and green areas in addition to 150 ornamental lakes and fountains.

You will see the famous "Promenade" before entering into the heart of the city with its rich architectural and cultural heritage and its parks and gardens.