Conference location

Institut des Sciences de l'Entreprise et du Management - ISEM
Espace Richter - Bât. B- Rue Vendémiaire
CS 19519
34960 MONTPELLIER Cedex 2

Institute website

Click here for the conference GoogleMap or type ECIME 2007 Montpellier into Google Maps.

Conference accommodation

The conference hotel is the Suitehotel Montpellier Antigone. You can visit the hotel website by clicking on the name. Please note that in order to book at the conference rates, you must book via the registration page. .

Conference dinner venue

The conference dinner was held in the restaurant of a local vineyard.

General information

Montpellier is the capital of the French province of the Languedoc-Roussillon area. Populated by around, 230 000 inhabitants, the city is located on Lez, near the Mediterranean littoral.  A tourist city, Montpellier features the Atger museum, the Fabre museum and the oldest botanical garden of France.

You can find more information on the Tourist Centre website and via the links below.

Getting to

By plane:

The international airport Montpellier-Méditerrannée is located about 7 km from the city centre. There are several daily connections with Paris (flying time 1 hour) and regular direct flights from most French and European cities. A Shuttle bus operates from the airport to the city centre: 15 minutes journey, cost:  around €5.

By Car:

Montpellier is connected to Paris, Lyon and Barcelona via Autoroute A9, allowing very easy access from main European countries. Please note that the historical centre of Montpellier is a pedestrian area.

By train:
The train station “gare St Roch” is located in the city centre and is connected to main public transportation. Montpellier is on TGV (high speed train) line Paris-Lyon - Perpignan - Barcelona and is connected to several cities in France and Europe.

SCNF (French only) has more details.

Taxi costs

From the airport to the city centre, about €25

Climate in conference month

A Mediterranean climate, temperatures in September average 25oC by day and 17oC by night. For current weather and a five day forecast click here

Currency and exchange rates

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Time zone

Central European Time: GMT+1

Dialling codes

Click here to find the International Dialling Code

Other useful links

Tourist information website for city

Seasonal events happening around that time.

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