Date et lieu / Time and place
Workshops and plenary sessions will be held from July 1 to 4, 2025 at INP-ENSEEIHT, 2, rue Charles Camichel, Toulouse.
The morning plenary sessions will be held in the B00 amphitheater in the B building (see map of INP-ENSEEIHT below) while some of the afternoon sessions will be held in buildings A (room A002) and C (rooms C002, C101, C102 C103).
The coffee breaks and welcome evening on Tuesday 1st of July will take place in the student bar.
Please allow time for security checks at the entrance to the conference site.
The INP-N7 is subject to Vigipirate regulations, which impose strict access controls at the entrance to the establishment, including possible searches.
These controls may result in some waiting time. We therefore recommend that participants arrive early, particularly in the morning and after the lunch break.
Participants are strongly advised to arrive at the entrance at least 25 minutes before the start of the presentations.
Access to the conference with suitcases or bulky bags will not be permitted.
In order to facilitate entry checks, luggage will not be allowed on the INP-N7 premises. Furthermore, the INP-N7 and the SF2A cannot be held responsible for the safekeeping of your personal belongings.
We therefore invite all participants to leave their luggage at their hotel on the day of arrival or departure, or to use a left-luggage service. Several lockers are available in the city centre and near the station.
Plan / Map
Accès / Access
By train or bus
The Matabiau train station is a 15-minute walk away from the conference venue.
By car
It’s difficult to get around by car and park in Toulouse, but there are several paying parking lots close to the conference venue (Carnot, St Aubin, St George, Jean-Jaures…), or close to outlying metro stations (Ramonville, Balma-Gramont, Jolimont, Basso-Cambo). If you take the metro from one of these parking lots, the cost of parking is included in the price of the metro ticket (remember to keep the ticket when you leave).
By plane
Toulouse is well served by Toulouse-Blagnac airport, located around 10 km north-west of the centre of Toulouse. There are several options for getting into town from the airport by public transport. The quickest and easiest way is to take the shuttle bus from the airport to Matabiau station, which costs €9. Get off at the Jean-Jaures stop and walk to INP-ENSEEIHT. Taxi fares to Toulouse from the airport are €26, €37 or €47 depending on the zone (2, 3 or 4) (the hypercentre is mainly in zone 3 – €37).
On foot or by bike
The city of Toulouse has numerous vélôToulouse stations (see map). You’ll need to create an account create an account to use this service.
Whether on foot or by bike, be careful of cars, as Toulouse’s streets can be narrow.
Getting around in/out of Toulouse
Generally speaking, the local transport company is Tisseo or https://velotoulouse.tisseo.fr/ for bicycles, and allows you to get around Toulouse and its suburbs. Tickets are readily available, and you can pay directly by credit card.
The conference venue is in the city center, with the Matabiau train station nearby, as well as numerous hotels and restaurants.
Evènements / Events
Registration fees include access to the various events, although registration is necessary for logistical reasons.
Welcome evening
The event will take place around ENSEEIHT students bar on Tuesday 1 July, after the workshops from 6.30pm. Various foodtrucks will be on hand.
Awards cocktail
This evening will take place in the Salle des Colonnes at the Hotel-Dieu on Thursday, July 3 from 7.30 pm. Wear your conference tag.
Cocktail service from 8 to 11 pm.
If you have any allergies, please let us know by email (loc2025@sf2a.eu).
Walking from St Cyprien metro station to Salle des Colonnes:
Acces to the cocktail rooms is through the C gate of the Garonne building:
Public event at Cité de l’Espace (in French)
Conference by Clément Baruteau and Florian Debras.
Deep Sky movie screening in IMAX deconstructed by Olivier Berné.
Wednesday, July 2, 7 pm
More information (in french) here
Registration required here
Access: https://en.cite-espace.com/
THIS EVENT IS FULL: if you are registered but will not come, please cancel your ticket on eventbrite so we can make it available for somebody else.
Prize of the best cup
In an effort to reduce waste, we invite you to bring your own cup for tea/coffee breaks. If you wish, you can have a photo of your cup taken by a member of the SOC upon arrival, and thus participate in the prize for the best cup!
Hébergement / Accomodation
We recommend accommodation in the city center. There are many options at walking distance from INP-ENSEEIHT.
Restaurants & bars
You’ll find plenty of bars and restaurants close to INP-ENSEIHT and throughout the city center.
The INP-N7 campus has a CROUS restaurant that offers to serve lunch each day to 20 participants of the SF2A Conference. This provides a quick and reasonably priced lunch option. The price is the subsidized rate for teachers and students, and €10.50 for others. The CROUS restaurant is located near the Student Bar. Due to the limited number of available seats, access to the restaurant must be reserved in advance at the conference welcome desk.
Tourisme / Tourism
Activities suggested in Toulouse:
- Eat Cassoulet if you dare,
- Walk along the Garonne river,
- Enjoy an aperitif on Place du Capitole
- Visit Basilique St Sernin and Couvent des Jacobins
- Buy some Stade Toulousain merchandizing.
- Visit Cité de l’Espace
- If you stay longer, go to the Pyrénées mountains and visit the Pic du Midi observatory
For more, check the tourist office website : https://www.toulouse-tourisme.com/en/
Contact
Do you have a question ?
– For questions concerning logistics, Toulouse, the venue, please contact the LOC at this address: loc2025 at sf2a.eu
– For questions concerning the program, the registration, fees or billing, please contact the SOC at this address: soc_2025 at sf2a.eu