Social Program

Friday, August 25^th

The ECM-19 Opening Ceremony will take place in the "Palais des Congrès" at 18^h30. It will begin with some welcoming remarks and the presentation of the First European Crystallography Association Prize and lecture. This ceremony will be followed by a welcome reception to meet with other attendees.
 

Monday, August 28^th full day tours

Monday 28^th August is the excursion day of the Meeting. Full day tour are proposed (see selection below). All excursions require at least 40 passengers. The price includes traveling in a luxury coach, the services of an English guide, admission to the sights and lunch (drinks not included). The round trip distance is between brackets.
All excursions will start from the "Faculté des Sciences" campus at 8 a.m.
Buses will bring participants from the hotels to the campus (see hotel billboard for more details). Return: directly to the hotels or dormitories around 8 pm.

Moselle river cruise : (200km)
   price per person : 450FF
   travel by bus to Sierck-les Bains.
   cruise on Moselle river to Remich (Luxemburg).
http://republicain-lorrain.fr/tourisme/3_frontieres/sierck.htm

Verdun, the world peace capital : (260km)

   price per person : 360FF
   visit of the town, the underground citadel and Notre Dame Cathedral.
   visit of the Fort de Vaux, the Fleury Memorial, the Douaumont Ossuary, Douaumont Fort and Trench of Bayonets.
http://www.verdunfrance.com
Mémorial 14-18 : 1914-1918 World War Verdun memorial ( in French)
Verdun's Tourism information center
First world war Museum
La ligne Maginot: a virtual tour through a fort
http://www.ifrance.com/fermont/

Riquewihr in Alsace : (300km)

   price per person : 360FF
   visit of Riquewihr, a typical Alsatian village.
   visit of the Haut Koningsbourg castle.
   visit of a wine cellar.
http://www.nt.ac-strasbourg.fr/etablissement/sites_etab/chatohk/chateau/index.htm
http://www.alsanet.com/alsace_hotels/tourisme/villages/orvoriqu/index_top.htm

Strasbourg in Alsace: (300km)

   price per person : 360FF
   visit of the European Parliament.
   visit of the Cathedral.
   stroll in the old Strasbourg.
http://www.strasbourg.com

Hiking in the Vosges Mountains:

   price per person : 200FF
   10 persons max per group.
   hiking in the Vosges Mountains (5-6 hours walk with a total level differences of 700m) .
   lunch in a local farmhouse-country inn (ferme-auberge).
http://www.tourisme-hautes-vosges.fr/
People attending the Vosges mountain excursions should bring good walking shoes, a hat and sun glasses, a sweater and a waterproof cloth. Hiking will last about 5 to 6 hours so we highly recommended that you should take a light snack, a bottle of water and a ruck-sack.

Tuesday, August 29^th : classical music concert

The concert will start at 9 p.m. in the beautiful Salle Poirel (see map #1) and will end around 11.30 p.m. Bus services back to the hotels will be available as usual from "Place Carrière".

In order to be able to enter Salle Poirel, you must imperatively have a ticket which will be given at the conference reception desk in exchange for the voucher you have in your conference package. This ticket is compulsory to enter Salle Poirel (800 seats only!).

Wednesday, August 30^th

Wednesday evening is reserved for the banquet of the Meeting.
Buses will leave from the university dormitories and from the hotels around 7.30 p.m. (more details will be available at the conference reception desk) to drive us to Lunéville (about 30 km East of Nancy).
A cocktail will be served in the gardens of Lunéville castle called "les Bosquets", if weather permits, and will be followed by the dinner in Salle Erckmann.
Return buses will run from midnight to 2 a.m.

To let us know how many people will be attending the banquet, you must exchange your banquet voucher available in your conference package no later than Sunday evening at the conference reception desk. This ticket is necessary to enter the bus to Lunéville and to attend the banquet.

Thursday, August 31st : closing ceremony

The closing ceremony will be held at the "Faculté des Sciences" around noon. The "Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre" and "Oxford Cryosystems" prizes will be offered to the laureates during this closing ceremony.

 

Walking tour
A free walking visit of the city (Nancy "Art Nouveau" houses and monuments) will take place on Saturday August 26^th for all accompanying persons.
departure at 3.00 pm
meeting point: Place Stanislas, in front of the "Office du tourisme".

Excursion
All excursions require at least 40 passengers. The price includes traveling in a luxury coach, the services of an English guide, admission to the sights and lunch (drinks not included). The round trip distance is between brackets.

Nancy Museums: Sunday, August 27^th.

   duration : half a day
   price per person :150FF (lunch not included)
   visit of the musée de l'école de Nancy (Museum of the Nancy Art Nouveau School).
   visit of the musée des Beaux Arts (Arts Museum).
Arts Museum
"Art Nouveau" museum

Metz : (120km), Sunday, August 27^th.

   duration : half a day
   price per person : 250FF (lunch not included)
   visit of the town.
   visit of the historical museum.
http://www.mairie-metz.fr:8080/METZ/Accueil_Rayonnante.html

Reims : (480km), Tuesday, August 29^th.

   duration : one day
   price per person : 360FF
   visit of Notre Dame Cathedral.
   visit of Tau Palace Museum (treasure of the Cathedral).
   visit of a Champagne cellar.
http://www.tourisme.fr/reims/

Epinal and Gerardmer : (220km), Wednesday, August 30^th.

   duration : one day
   price per person : 360FF
   visit of the Museum of the famous Epinal prints.
   lunch at the lakeside in Gerardmer.
   stroll around the lake.
http://www.gerardmer.net/Sommaire.htm
http://www.ville-epinal.fr/tourisme/tourisme.htm
http://www.ville-epinal.fr/tourisme/imagerie.htm

Baccarat and Gerardmer : (220km) ), Wednesday, August 30^th.

   duration : one day
   price per person : 360FF
   visit of the Crystalware Museum in Baccarat and shopping.
   lunch at the lakeside in Gerardmer.
   stroll around the lake.
http://www.en-lorraine.com/trads/
http://www.gerardmer.net/Sommaire.htm
 

Nancy's Tourism information center (French, English, German)
Conseil régional de Lorraine: culture, tourism, economy (French, English, German)
"En passant par la Lorraine" : traditions, economie, culture, …( in French)