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Congress venue

The Congress Sciences and Football will be held from March 1 to 4, 2016 in the University of Valenciennes and Hainaut-Cambrésis (Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France), Campus Mont-Houy, (south area of Valenciennes,).

The Congress site is situated 10 min by tram from the center of Valenciennes.

The Congress site is situated 10 min by tram from the center of Valenciennes.
From the center of Valenciennes to the conference site : University of Valenciennes - Mont Houy Campus


Travel


By car 

From Paris (205 km)
Take the A2 Paris/Brussels motorway towards Brussels.
Leave at exit 21A to Mont Houy-University.

From Brussels (114 km)
Take the Ring R0 to the motorway E19 – A2 towards Mons (Bergen) and Paris.
Leave at exit 21A to Mont Houy-University.

From Lille (52 km)
Take the A23 motorway. 
Leave at exit 21A to Mont Houy-University.
Details of your route can be obtained by www.viamichelin.co.uk (link is external)

By train

From Paris
- Direct TGV trains from Paris - Gare du Nord station to Valenciennes
or
- TGV train to Lille-Europe station or Lille-Flandres station and then TER train from Lille-Flandres station to Valenciennes.
Railway stations Lille-Europe and Lille-Flandres are at short distance from each other (approx. 500 m).

From Brussels
Trains from the railway stations Brussels National airport or Brussels Midi to Lille and then TER train from Lille-Flandres station to Valenciennes.
The detailed schedules can be consulted on the web site of the SNCF (French National Railway Company -http://en.voyages-sncf.com/en/ (link is external) ).

By air 

Lille – Lesquin Airport
45km from Valenciennes
Car hire available
Shuttle service to the Lille TGV station 
www.lille.aeroport.fr

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
181km from Valenciennes
Car hire available
TGV train from the airport railway station to Lille Europe station
www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/en/homepage

Paris Orly Airport
220km from Valenciennes
Car hire available
Shuttle service to Paris
www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/en/homepage

Brussel Airport
115km from Valenciennes
Car hire available
www.brusselsairport.be/en/

Brussels South Charleroi Airport
82 Km from Valenciennes
http://www.charleroi-airport.com/en/brussels-south-charleroi-airport/index.html


Accommodation

Hotels partners

Campus Residence

Jules Mousseron Campus Residence : €23.17 / night (Option: Breakfast: €2.60)
Five minutes walk from the University of Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis
Campus Residence : "Résidence Jules Mousseron"
Rue du Chemin vert
59300 AULNOY LEZ VALENCIENNES
Contacts – reservation
residence.mousseron [at] crous-lille.fr
Phone: +33 3 27 14 22 / Fax: +33 3 27 28 14 15


Visa information

Ministère des Affaires étrangèresForeign nationals wishing to come to France to participate in the Congress of Football Sciences must be able to present to the regulatory proof of the purpose of their stay. In some cases, a visa is required. It must be requested prior to departure from the France consular services.
We invite you to visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

 

To obtain an official letter of invitation or participation, please complete this form.
NB: This invitation concerns exclusively future Congress registrants and never spouses or children.


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