Prefer public transportation, bikes or walking if you want to come to the conference. Your day will be so much greener!
Orientation to come
Bike
Lyon has a great self-service bike system: Vélo'V. The nearer stations from CPE Lyon are stations 10084 - La Doua / Avenue des Arts (Avenue des Arts, Villeurbanne) and 10102 - DOUA / Gaston Berger (Avenue Gaston Berger, Villeurbanne).
Of course you can use your own bike to come to MiXiT. There are ground hoops to park your bike (but they are exposed to water)
Public transportation
See precise routes on the TCL network website (Tramway, Subway, Bus). The closest tramway station from CPE Lyon is La Doua Gaston-Berger on the lines T1 and T4:
Stop at La Doua Gaston-Berger, turn right on Rue Gaston Berger, pass the building "ASTREE" then take the first left, rue Victor Grignard: CPE is few meters away on your right (about 5 min walking from the tramway, the path will be indicated with signs).
Train
From the Part-Dieu station, take the tramway T1, in the direction of IUT - Feyssine, or tramway T4, in the direction La Doua G. Berger. Stop at La Doua Gaston-Berger (terminus of all the T4).
From Perrache station, take the A line of the subway, direction Vaulx-en-Velin la Soie, change at Charpennes station and take the tramway T1, direction IUT - Feyssine, or tramway T4, direction La Doua G. Berger. Stop at La Doua Gaston-Berger (terminus of all the T4).
Plane
From the Part-Dieu station, take the tramway T1, in the direction of IUT - Feyssine, or tramway T4, in the direction La Doua G. Berger. Stop at La Doua Gaston-Berger (terminus of all the T4).
Car
Set the following address in your GPS: Rue Victor Grignard Villeurbanne
Orientation in CPE
The conference take place in several parts of the building of CPE:
- Floor -1: amphitheatres and sponsor stands
- Floor 0: main access and check-in
- Floor 1: talk and workshop rooms, the relaxation area and the legendary "crepes" of Raph.
- Floor 2: speaker rooms (access via stairs)
- Floor 3: the mezzanine used for Mixteen(access via stairs)
Floor -1
Just in front of the entry you have downstairs, to access to the big amphitheatres (Lovelace and Hamilton). Just outside amphitheatres you will have the stand of our sponsors. Take a minute during the conference to see them. Without them this event could'nt exist
- A: DATAGALAXY
- B: SOGETI
- C: SOPRA STERIA
- D: HIPTEST
- E: EQUENS WORLDLINE
- F: SOGELINK
- G: ZENIKA
Floor 0
This level is the main access of the conference. The first day you will have to take your badge on check-in. On your left you have several tables where you can find Fred of the "Communauté du goût". Fred has only one aim in MiXiT. Help you to eat good foods.
Floor 1
After this space on the left you can continue to access to the different rooms used for the talks (Golsing, Eich) and the workshops (Turing, Nonaka, Dijskstra). On your way you have a little door to access to the inner courtyard. Don't hesitate to visit our rest room, if you want a zen moment during these two days of conference. In this outdoor space you can eat the fabulous "crêpes" made by Raph and his team.
Floor 2
This space is only for the speakers. Please let them to prepare quietly their talks.
Floor 3
This a particular space. Friday afernoon this place will be invaded by teens. They come to MiXiT to discover computer science. Everybody is the welcome and you can talk the MixTeen team to see how to transmit computer knowledge to children
