Venue & Logistics
Conference Venue
COSADE 2024 will take place at the Centre Microélectronique de Provence (CMP) a research center of Mines Saint-Etienne.
Centre Microélectronique de Provence
Mines Saint-Etienne
880, route de Mimet
F-13541 Gardanne
France
Phone: +33 (0)4 42 61 66 00
GPS: 43°26’44” N / 5°28’47” E
It is located in the south of France between the cities of Aix-en-Provence and Marseille.
It is recommended to book a hotel in Aix-en-Provence. A bus service will be available between Aix-en-Provence and the conference location on April 9th and 10th, both in the morning and evening.
Travel & Access
Visa Information
Information on Visa for France can be found here.
Letters from conference organization
International registrants should be particularly aware and careful about visa requirements, and should plan travel well in advance. Please send your request for a letter in support of a visa application to dutertre [at] emse [dot] fr. Use the subject line "COSADE 2024 Visa" and include your name, and mailing address. Also make sure to indicate which embassy/consulate you are applying to. Authors of accepted papers/posters/etc. should also include the title.
Support letters for non-authors
Due to the high volume of fraudulent visa requests in recent years, a request for a letter in support of a visa application from non-authors must be accompanied by
- A statement of interest, motivating the requestor’s interest in the conference topic, as well as
- A brief resume, demonstrating a corresponding professional/academic background in related areas
Please contact us first with the above information before registering.
Public Transportation
A Cosade’24 bus service will be available between Aix-en-Provence and the conference location on April 9th and 10th, both in the morning and evening.
Public transport buses and TER (express regional train) run between Aix-en-Provence (central rail station) or Marseille (Gare Saint-Charles) and Gardanne rail station. The conference location can be reached from Gardanne rail station on foot (a 25-minute walk).
Hotels - Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence is a tourist city with a large number of good quality hotels.
- Hôtel Rotonde, 15 Av. des Belges, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, Phone: +33 (0)4 42 26 29 88
- Appart’Hôtel Odalys City L’Atrium, 15 Cr Gambetta, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, Phone: +33(0)4 42 99 16 00.
- Hôtel le Mozart, 49 Cr Gambetta, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, Phone : +33 (0)4 42 21 62 86
Aix-en-Provence, France
Aix-en-Provence or simply Aix (Occitan: Ais de Provença), is a city and commune in southern France, about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille. A former capital of Provence, it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois.
A spa town since ancient times, Aix-en-Provence boasts a rich cultural heritage (architecture, Granet Museum, lyric art festival, Grand Théâtre de Provence, etc.) and is a major tourist attraction and a key cultural centre around the Mediterranean in France. A city of water, it was nicknamed the "City of a Hundred Fountains" or even "The Copenhagen of the South" by the french writer Marcel Pagnol.
We are looking forward to your visit in Aix-en-Provence during COSADE 2024.