Sophia Antipolis February, 26-27 2009

Thursday 26 February, 2009

• 9h-9h30 Registration and coffee
• 9h30-9h45 Welcome and presentation of Mines ParisTech by the representative of the director
• 9h45-10h Objectives of the meeting
• 10h-10h30 Report on the UIC meeting in Bucharest and about the plenary
• 10h30-11h Coffee break
• 11h-12h30 Preparation of the next two years plan for the UIC:
  • What are we going to deliver to the Ministerial?
  • What can be shown at the next Plenary?
  • Objectives and action plan for the mid-term accomplishment

• 12h30-14h15 Lunch

• 14h15-15h00 Presentation of the AIP call and ADC AIP Scenario Presentation on Energy (Lionel Ménard)
• 15h00-15h30 Teleconference presentation: ADC AIP Scenario Presentation on Disasters (Stuart Frye)
• 15h30-16h00 Teleconference presentation: ADC AIP Scenario Presentation on Air Quality (David McCabe)
• 16h00-16h30 Coffee break
• 16h30-17h15 Report and Activities in US-09-01

• 17h30-18h30 Ice Breaker

Friday 27 February 2009

• 9h-10h Work plan discussion
• 10h-10h45 UIC/CBC CFP for participation
• 10h45-11h Coffee break
• 11h-11h45 User assessment of the portals with the IOC
• 11h45-12h30 SBA reports

• 12h30-14h Lunch

• 14h-15h30 Preparation of the 11^th UIC meeting in Stresa
• 15h30-16h Relook to the objectives of the meeting
• 16h-16h15 Concluding remarks

All the presentations are available here

Travel Information:

The nearest international airport is Nice (NCE).

From the airport to Sophia, we recommend that you take a taxi, which takes about 20 minutes, for about 50€.

Bus transportation, N° 230 “Nice Sophia Express” (around 30 minutes drive, stop to “Place Sophie Lafitte”") is also available during the week, but less convenient in the week-end.

Rental car:  Car rental companies are available at the airport web site here.

You can download the “How to reach Ecole des Mines in Sophia Antipolis” PDF document both in French and English.

Links to Touristic and Weather Information:

• Beyond the French Riviera
• Local Weather Forecast

Hotels:

Here is a list of recommended hotels:

Tariffs negotiated for Ecole des Mines de Paris.
When making the reservation don’t forget to mention it.

Map and Plans

Map of Sophia Antipolis

Map of Mines-ParisTech buildings

Organizers:

Thierry Ranchin:  thierry.ranchin@mines-paristech.ensmp.fr

Lionel Menard:  lionel.menard@mines-paristech.ensmp.fr

The creation of the scientific park is due to the private grouping, with a non lucrative goal, acting in liaison with the Alpes Maritimes department.

The park has developed at a continuous manner for more than 30 years

Today there are more than 1 260 corporate names, and around 25 911 jobs.
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Mines-ParisTech

A school at the heart of major economic issues

The School was founded in 1783 at a time when the exploitation and transformation of raw materials accounted for the major part of the development of economic activity in European countries. Mining engineering was the sphere which offered the best opportunities for scientific endeavour. Since then, Mines Paris has pursued its vocation in investing in new fields of endeavour, at the forefront of science and technology and new developments in industry and the services. Therefore, apart from sectors where its expertise has long been acknowledged, whether in mining industries, the earth sciences or materials sciences, the School has developed very considerable potential in applied mathematics, process engineering, biotechnologies, energy studies and economics and the social sciences.

Four sites

The School has been established in the Latin Quarter of Paris since 1816, in the former Hôtel de Vendôme (today, 60 Boulevard Saint-Michel), on the edge of the Luxembourg Gardens. The extraordinary development of its research laboratories made it necessary to extend its facilities to Évry, in 1967, to Fontainebleau, in 1969, and subsequently to Sophia Antipolis, near Nice, in 1976.
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The Center for Energy and Processes (CEP) in Sophia Antipolis

The Center for Energy and Processes (CEP), which was set up in 1976 is run by Didier MAYER. It is one of the most important research centers at the Ecole des Mines de Paris (EMP). It currently has a staff of around 160, as well as 100 students, spread over three locations: Paris, Fontainebleau and Sophia Antipolis.

The CEP conducts research in a range of domains useful in studying the transformation of matter and energy, in order to study complex energy systems. This diversity is a key factor in enabling the centre to carry out its double mission of training, and making the most recent technological developments widely known. Each of the Center’s three sites conducts research in the following three main areas: (1) Energy, processes and the environment (including transport), (2) Energy infrastructures, (3) Nanomaterials and energy. A number of approaches are put into practice, including methodological and experimental studies and modelling, technological innovations, and general studies on energy and the environment.
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