Venue and Other Useful Information

Conference location

The conference was held at:
Ecole de Management de Normandie
9 rue Claude Bloch - 14052 Caen Cedex
FRANCE

See the Googlemap here or by typing ECRM 2011, Caen into Google Maps.

University information

Over the last 25 years, the Chambers of Commerce of Caen and Le Havre have combined their efforts to set up a joint structure in Higher Education for the benefit of their respective towns and regions.  Today, this effort has given birth to the Ecole de Management de Normandie, a unified and strengthened business school ready to meet both the national and international needs of firms.

The Ecole de Management de Normandie (Normandy Business School), whose origins date back to 1871, strives to be a business school of choice that provides pre-experience and continuing education in a quality, student-centred learning environment.  Its generalist and specialised programs are designed to create a close match between the demands of regional and national corporate stakeholders and the individual aspirations of both students and faculty in order to educate responsible global citizens.

To achieve these goals, the School applies a teaching approach based on action learning and meaningful mentoring relationship with faculty, professionals and supporting communities. Academic input, underpinned by mission-relevant research, validates a portfolio of programmes designed to meet national and international quality standards.  Every year, more than 1,400 students study business. The School also has alumni in excess of 8,000.

You can find more information on the University website. You can download a map for the Caen campus here.

Conference dinner venue

The conference dinner was held in the Café Mancel, situated inside Caen Castle. The castle, one of the largest in Western Europe, was built in 1060 by William the Conqueror and includes two museums within the grounds.

General information

A welcome from the Tourist Office of the city of William the Conqueror. Heirs to the Vikings, the Norman dukes reached out as far as the Kingdom of Sicily firmly establishing themselves as powerful rulers. From the year 1050 onwards, it was one of their most famous representatives, William the Conqueror, who was to change Caen's destiny forever.

From the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, Caen expanded in times of Peace, building its urban image ; private Italian-style mansions, Saint-Sauveur square and the convent buildings of the two abbeys. In the wake of the poet, François de Malherbe, the city boasted an intense intellectual railroad and canal linking Caen to the sea in 1857.

On June 6th 1944, Caen set its mark on the world stage with the Normandy Landings. From its ashes, the city grew to prove the values of peace, solidarity and human rights, so well reflected today in Caen Memorial Museum.

Visit http://www.tourisme.caen.fr/anglais/index.asp# for further information.

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