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The Local Organising Committee has frameworked a specific Social Programme for the congress participants.
These events will be wonderful opportunities for congress delegates, their spouses and exhibitors to cultivate personal friendships and establish new contacts.

Welcome Cocktail (included in the registration fee) 

Following the Exhibition Official Opening, a Welcome Cocktail will be offered to all registered attendees and spouses, on Wednesday, June 21st 2006 at 7:00 pm within the premises of the conference venue. Exhibitors are cordially invited to join in.

 

Official Congress DInner (optional)

SOLD OUT

Join up for an exceptional evening organized on Friday, June 23rd 2006 and hosted in the oustanding Hôtel des Invalides.
This very prestigious residential estate and historic monument was built by order of the Sunking Louis 14 to care for the war-wounded. This incredible building is very impressive by its size and its majesty and is still a military hospital but as well shelters museums.
A private visit of the imposing baroque “Eglise du Dôme” where is buried Napoléon 1er, has been specially organized for you. This will be followed by an exquisite dinner served in the elegant Salon d’Honneur from which you have a beautiful view.
If you wish to attend the Congress Dinner, please indicate it on the registration form and send the corresponding payment.
Limited number of seats.

If you wish to learn more on the INVALIDES,  please go their official web site : www.invalides.org (in French only)

 
FAREWELL DRINK (included in the registration fee)
The Organising Committee is very pleased to invite attendees, exhibitors and spouses to join up for a Farewell Drink which will be held on SATURDAY 24 June, 2006, 2:15 pm, at the Maison de la Chimie.
A special moment to say goodbye to old fellows and new friends !



 

 

 
 
The two optional tours described below are an excellent opportunity to discover some of Paris highlights.
To sign up for tours, please tick corresponding boxes on the registration form and send your payment.
• The two tours will be conducted in English.
• Transportation provided by metro.
• The organizers reserve the right to cancel tours with less than 10 participants.

Please note : tours V1 / V2 / V5 / V6 are no more scheduled.


THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2006
2:00 PM - 6:30 PM

V3 « Da VINCI Code »
Paris and the Louvre Museum are certainly the True heroes of the Dan Brown’s novel. You will see in real life the masterpieces exposed in the book such as the Mona Lisa or the Virgin with rocks; the patterns on the floor of the great Galery, the medallions of the Paris Meridian. With a panoramic drive through Paris, you will follow the steps of the characters; the Champs Elysées, the Tuileries garden, the Ritz hotel, St Sulpice Church and will end at the Louvre for the inside visit.

Price per person: 65 € - Meeting Point: Congress Venue. Transportation by metro

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2006
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

V4 Cruise on the river Seine & Eiffel Tower
After one hour cruise on the Seine, where we shall discover the monuments of Paris lined along the river, we shall go on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower. We are very proud of the Lady who was completed 100 years in 1989. Every night she puts on her dazzling lace dress and shines all over Paris with her 1,040 foot height and her 7,000 tons of iron.

Price per person: 50 € - Meeting Point: Congress Venue. Transportation by metro