The conference dinner will be a dinner cruise on the Seine river on board of a "bâteau-mouche". During the 2h30 cruise, the boat will glide from the Tour Eiffel to the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand, passing close to such famous Parisian monuments as Notre Dame, Musée d'Orsay and Le Louvre, etc...

More information about the dinner cruise.

Boarding will occur at the "Port de la Bourdonnais", close to the Tour Eiffel.
Access map

The boarding place can be reached (in 30 to 45 minutes) from the conference venue using the RER C (stop at "Champs de Mars" station) or the metro (line 14 direction "Saint Lazare", change at "Bercy" station, then line 6 direction "Charles de Gaulle-Etoile", stop at "Bir-Hakeim" station). See the RATP website for more information.

The boat will board from 7:30 pm, depart at 8.30 pm and return to the quay at 11:30. 7.30 pm, departure of the boat will be at 8.30 pm, return to the quay will be at 11.30 pm. RER and metro run until about 1.00 am, so there will be no problem for meeting attendees to return to their hotels by public transportation after the conference dinner.