Dear partners,

The meeting of COBECOS will be held in Brest, 27-29 february 2008. Here are some practical information for people who will attend this meeting : it will take place in the "B" Building of the faculty of Economics of the Brest University, located 12 rue de Kergoat (FK FL- 44 on the attached map), not very far from the town center.

Only one company (Air France) operates daily flights to/from Brest, with connecting flights in Paris, Lyon, or Nice (all information on http://www.airport.cci-brest.fr/en/). Flybe and Ryanair also operate between Brest and any UK cities. Train is 4 hours 1/2 from Paris Montparnasse.

From the airport, you can either take a shuttle to the centre of Brest (4.60 euros to "Liberté") or get a taxi (around 10 minutes to Place de la Liberté, 20 to 25 euros).

From the "Place de la Liberté" (FJ/FI - 47 on the map), it takes 5 to 10 minutes by bus to reach the University (20 minutes walking). Direct lines to/from Place de la Liberté to the University (stop "Kermenguy" on Avenue Le Gorgeu (FL -45 on the map) are lines 5/20/23.

Regarding accomodation, there are a lot of hotels in the center of Brest (Siam around Place de la Liberté). Here are hotels the University usually works with:

·  Hotel Océania (3-stars) rue de Siam (FI-47 on the map)

Rates: 90 euros / night including breakfast (when booking, please mention "AMURE-IFREMER")

http://www.oceaniahotels.com/en/oceania-hotels/fiche-hotel.php?h=18&sa=rh&st=v&sf=5

·  Hotel Continental (3-stars) Square de la Tour d'Auvergne (FI - 47 on the map)

Rates: 90 euros per night including breakfast (when booking, please mention "AMURE-IFREMER”)

http://www.oceaniahotels.com/en/oceania-hotels/fiche-hotel.php?h=8&sa=rh&st=v&sf=5

Less expensive hotels are:

·  Hotel de la Paix (3-stars) 32 rue Algesiras (FH - 47 on the map)

From 70 euros/night

http://www.hoteldelapaix-brest.com/

·  HOTEL DE LA RADE (2-stars) 6 rue de Siam (FH - 46)

From 45 euros/night http://hoteldelarade.com/

·  Citôtel de la gare (2-stars) 4 Bd Gambetta (FI - 48)

From 50 euros/night http://citotel.com/hotels/brest.htm