The MPEG Swiss Meeting will take place from 28th April to 2nd May 2008 in the Technopark ARCHAMPS Euro-Switzerland, under coordination of SwissMedia.
SwissMedia – Swiss ICT and Multimedia Association is a non-profit organization developing and helping the entrepreneurship by offering marketing, communication and information tools for SME’s and start-ups companies. Conferences and meetings organization is part of the regular work of the association. SwissMedia is located in the SwissMedia-Center, ICT Technopark in Vevey/Switzerland.
The meetings will start at 9am on Saturday, April 26th and end on Friday, May 2nd in the evening.
| Location and venue All the meetings will be held at the Technopark Archamps Secretariat of the Conference will be insured by SwissMedia |
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Site D’ ARCHAMPS Euro-Switzerland (France)
Located next to the Swiss border in Haute-Savoie (France), the Site d’Archamps Technopole is a mere five minutes from Geneva.
This cross-border particularity constitutes a veritable plus for the development of companies setting up business on the Technopole.
The proximity to the international city of Geneva with its multinationals, international organisations, financial institutions as well as world-famous scientific institutions such as CERN, Geneva University and its teaching hospital, make the Site d’Archamps a highly original pole of economic and scientific development.
The first Euro-Swiss Technopole bids you welcome to an environment unparalleled in Rhône-Alpes, between the Alpine lakes of Annecy and Geneva and the peaks of Mont Blanc !
Transportation
Taxi service 24-hours for approximately 35.00 Euro. Transportation shuttle Hotel - Airport is possible - The rate is 30 Euro from 1 to 5 persons (maximum capacity of the vehicle) - Booking shall be made directly to the Hotel at least 48 hours prior arrival. 5 kilometers from car rental * 5 kilometer(s) from train access, 12 kilometers from Geneve Cornavin, train station * 10 kilometer(s) from Geneve Cointrin Airport * 12 kilometer(s) from Aerodrome D'Annemasse Airport * 12 kilometer(s) from Gare Routiere Annemasse, bus terminal.
Site D’ARCHAMPS Euro-Switzerland (France)
Located next to the Swiss border in Haute-Savoie (France), the Site d’Archamps Technopole is a mere five minutes from Geneva.
This cross-border particularity constitutes a veritable plus for the development of companies setting up business on the Technopole.
The proximity to the international city of Geneva with its multinationals, international organisations, financial institutions as well as world-famous scientific institutions such as CERN, Geneva University and its teaching hospital, make the Site d’Archamps a highly original pole of economic and scientific development.
The first Euro-Swiss Technopole bids you welcome to an environment unparalleled in Rhône-Alpes, between the Alpine lakes of Annecy and Geneva and the peaks of Mont Blanc !
Facilities
ARCHAMPS Technopark
Located next to the Swiss border in Haute-Savoie (France), the Site d’Archamps Technopole is a mere five minutes from Geneva. Practical because the Technopole’s dedicated A40 motorway exit (13.1), between Geneva and Annemasse, guarantees you the following access times :
- Geneva International Airport : 15 minutes,
- Annemasse : 10 minutes,
- Annecy : 30 minutes,
- Lyon : 90 minutes,
- Mont-Blanc tunnel : 75 minutes.
Meeting rooms and other facilities
For the MPEG Meeting, the following rooms will be available:
1 plenary meeting room for 200 sitting places
3 secondary rooms for 50 sitting places
8 commission rooms for 10-15-20-25 sitting places (2 each)
All rooms will be equiped with:
Multimedia projection equipment
Computer
Sound and micro equipment
Flipcharts
Wireless access to Internet
Other facilities:
Secretary and Helpdesk as well as business center
Internet coffee
Registration and fees per participant:
Registration includes:
7 days meetings and conferences
Coffee-breaks (twice a day)
WiFi free Internet access
Transportation from and to your hotel (twice a day)
Lunches, Dinners and Social Event can be organized optionally but are not included in the fees below.
Registration fees :
350 € - earlybird – until February 15th, 2008
400 € - after the above date (Feb 16th)
450 € - on site
Cancellation penalties
Before end of February 100 €
Before April 1st 30%
Before April 25th 50%
From and after April 25th no refunding
Registration on line:
All registrations have to be made on line here
Registration will start January 18th, 2008.
Hotel accommodation:
Rooms have been negotiated with hotels close to the venue in Archamps and some in Geneva.
The rates will vary between 80 € and 180 € including breakfast.
See details of hotel list
Reservations:
Hotel reservations can be made online in the same time as the registration.
All participants will have to pay directly the hotel bill at their hotel.
Deadline for hotel reservations: March 31st, 2008
After this deadline, attendees have to make their own and direct hotel reservation.
Location and how to get to Archamps:
By plane
http://www.seminaires-portesud-geneve.com/by_plain.phtml
By train
http://www.seminaires-portesud-geneve.com/by_train.phtml
By car
From Geneva: 15 minutes
http://www.seminaires-portesud-geneve.com/by_car.phtml
Website www.mpegswissmeeting.ch will be delivered and maintained by organizer SwissMedia
Conditions
Pre-payment of part of the total budget to be defined for reservation and initial organization
Visa for France (Schengen) and Switzerland – Invitation Letter
To attend the meeting, those participants how needs a VISA, you have to ask the VISA for Switzerland.
The organization will provide an Invitation Letter on demand. This letter will be send after registration and payment of the meeting fee by credit card.
The request form for Invitation Letter has to be fulfill, signed and send by postal mail to the Headoffice of the meeting.
Download the request form.