Social events
Cocktail
The cocktail will take place on Monday, December 11th at 06:15 pm in the Cassini room of the Observatoire de Paris.
The room is located on the second floor of the Observatory building.
This room was created for observations of the Sun's positions by the Cassini, a famous dynasty of French astronomers.
Banquet
The dinner will take place on Wednesday, December 13th at 07:30 pm.
We propose a dinner-cruise on the Seine river with Compagnie des Bateaux Mouches. The landing is at 11:30 pm.
The Bateaux-Mouches pier is located close to the Pont de l'Alma on the Port de la Conférence.
Free parking for the duration of the cruise. Enter via Pont de l’Alma and mention the private reception at “Le Jean-Bruel”.
Ways to come from Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris to the boat landing
- Metro line 9 (Pont de Sèvres <=> Mairie de Montreuil): station Pont de l’Alma [A]
Take the metro line 6 at station Denfert-Rochereau (=> Charles de Gaulle - Etoile) [11 stops] to station Trocadéro.
Take the metro line 9 at station Trocadéro (=> Pont-de-Sèvres) [2 stops] to station Alma-Marceau.
Travel Time: 40 mins.
- Metro line 1 (La Défense <=> Château de Vincennes): station Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]
Take the metro line 4 at station Denfert-Rochereau (=> Porte de Clignancourt) [10 stops] to station Châtelet.
Take the metro line 1 at station Châtelet (=> La Défense) [6 stops] to station Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Travel Time: 40 mins.
- Metro line 13 (Châtillon-Montrouge <=> Saint-Denis université): station Champs Elysées-Clémenceau [E]
Take the metro line 4 at station Denfert-Rochereau (=> Porte de Clignancourt) [3 stops] to station Montparnasse-Bienvenüe.
Take the metro line 13 at station Montparnasse-Bienvenüe (=> La Défense) [5 stops] to station Champs-Elysées - Clémenceau.
Travel Time: 30 mins.
- Bus 83 (go) (Porte d’Ivry => Friedland - Haussmann): station Palais de la découverte [C1]
Go through Avenue Denfert Rochereau to the bus stop Observatoire - Port-Royal.
Take the bus line 83 (=> Friedland - Haussmann) [14 stops] to Palais de la découverte.
- Bus 83 (return) (Friedland - Haussmann => Porte d’Ivry): station Grand Palais [C2]
Go through Avenue Winston Chruchill to the bus stop Grand Palais.
Take the bus line 83 (=> Porte d’Ivry) [14 stops] to Observatoire - Port-Royal.