This year's conference location, Versailles, is situated in the center of France, close to Paris at the 'Palais de Congres' (www.viparis.com).

The City
Versailles, a city renowned for its Chateau¡, the Palace of Versailles, was the de facto capital of the kingdom of France for over a century, from 1682 to 1789. The palace of Versailles was built by Louis XIII and came to fame under the so called Sun King Louis the XIV, who enlarged the castle and moved the court and the government permanently in Versailles. With the reign of Louis XV around 100 years later, Versailles grew even further. During that time Versailles was the capital of the most powerful kingdom in Europe, and the whole of Europe admired the new architecture and design trends coming from Versailles.

Today Versailles is a wealthy suburb of Paris and remains an important administrative and judicial center.

Transportation
The city can be reached by car and train, the closest airports are the international airports of Paris (Orly & Charles de Gaulle) which can be reached via the Metro (www.ratp.fr), train (paristrain.wordpress.com) or an Airport Taxi service such as: (paris.taxi-airport-transfers.com).

The Venue
The venue of this year's conference is full of character and located in the square of the Chateau de Versailles, in the city center of Versailles, right across the famous castle. It offers a big exhibition space, several prestigious auditoriums and meeting rooms for our keynote and technical sessions.

Hotels in Versailles
There are several hotels located in the vicinity of the congress center. Please click here for a list of hotels close to the conference center.

Rooms are limited. Please book your hotel room directly with the hotel of your choice or via www.hrs.de.

See directions to the venue here