Université François-Rabelais
3 rue des Tanneurs
BP 4103
37041 Tours Cedex 1 - France
Organisation

Symposium web-site:
http://joyce2008.univ-tours.fr

ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

Daniel FERRER  –  ITEM-CNRS)  –  daniel.ferrer@ens.fr
Sam SLOTE  –  Trinity College, Dublin  –  slotes@tcd.ie
André TOPIA  –  Université Sorbonne Nouvelle  –  andre.topia@orange.fr

HOST COMMITTEE

Claudine RAYNAUD  –  Université François-Rabelais, Tours  –  claudine.raynaud@univ-tours.fr
John PIER  –  Université François-Rabelais, Tours  –  john.pier@univ-tours.fr




1 Venue: international convention center VINCI
2 The city of Tours
3 Access
4 Accommodation
5 Meals and banquet



Venue: international convention center VINCI

The XXIst James Joyce Symposium will take place at the Vinci Convention Center located in the heart of the city. Hotels are within easy walking distance.

Website: www.vinci-conventions.fr



The city of Tours
 

With its rich history and well preserved heritage, Tours is a city of captivating charm.

Tours has kept its rich past while keeping an eye on the future.

TOURS , the original home of the French language and birthplace of the French "art de vivre", is a land of harmony and proportion. Today, Tours is a modern and lively city with a dynamic university, cultivating economic development, enjoying a wealth of cultural and athletic activities - a true European centre.

 

Official site of the City of Tours : www.tours.fr
Site of the Tourist Information Center : www.ligeris.com
Address Office de Tourisme de Tours, 78-82 rue Bernard Palissy BP 4201 37042 Tours cedex 1. Email: info@ ligeris.com







Access How to get to Tours ?

If you arrive in Paris by plane or by train, take the TGV ( high-speed train )from Gare Montparnasse to Tours Railway Station. A direct connection by TGV from Roissy Charles DE GAULLE Airport to Tours is also available.

Check the train timetable on http://www.voyages-sncf.com/

 

1

BY TRAIN

TGV TOURS - PARIS MONTPARNASSE

0H56

TGV TOURS - ROISSY CDG

1H35

TGV TOURS - LILLE (connections with London and Brussels )

2H30

TGV TOURS - BORDEAUX

2H16

TGV TOURS - LYON

3H00


Planned for 2007
TGV TOURS - STRASBOURG
then Frankfort , Munich , Zurich


4H30

BY CAR

Motorway A10 "L'Aquitaine"
PARIS - TOURS - BORDEAUX
(Northeast Europe to Spain and Portugal)

Motorway A85 to ANGERS then A11 to NANTES
Motorway A28 to LE MANS

 

Motorway A85 to VIERZON then A71 to CLERMONT-FERRAND

BY PLANE

Aéroport International de TOURS - VAL DE LOIRE (business airport)

 

Train

The TGV high speed train puts Tours only at 55 mns from the center of Paris with easy connections to the major airports (Roissy-Charles de Gaule, Orly ) and to the major European cities.
To get to Tours via the TGV (high speed train), see the Web site of the French Railroad company SNCF.
The station is opposite the Vinci Convention Center.
Tours has two Railway Stations: one opposite the Vinci and another one in St Pierre des Corps with continuous shuttle service between them. Shuttle time: 5 minutes.

Air

The Tours Val de France airport at the city gates offers scheduled flights seven days a week with the low-cost airline company Ryanair
Tours-London (1h20) see: www.tours.aeroport.fr
Bus between Tours City Centre and Tours Val de Loire Airport
"Alphacars" Price: 5 € / single ticket
Departure from Tours Bus Station: 2 hours before RYANAIR departure
Arrival at the Airport: 1.30 mins. Before London (Ryanair) flight
Departure from Tours Airport to Tours Bus Station: 20 mns. after (Ryanair) flight arriv




Accommodation

List of hotels in Tours

You will be booked at a hotel when you register.

However, a full list of the hotels in Tours is provided below if you prefer to make your own reservations. You may book via the Tourist Information Center : www.ligeris.com

Because there are several large events in Tours in mid-June, our agency can only reserve rooms until February 15 . Conference participants are advised to book early.





RE-NASCENT JOYCE

XXIst INTERNATIONAL
JAMES JOYCE SYMPOSIUM
JUNE 15-20, 2008