SOCIAL
EVENTS
Disneyland
Paris, New York Convention Centre
Sunday, 20 June 18:30-20:30
ICC 2004 Welcome Reception will take place at the New York Convention
Centre. The Convention Centre forms one wing of the Art Deco
Hotel New York and overlooks lake Disney : a perfect place to
be enchanted by its luxury and unique atmosphere.
(The Opening Reception is open to all ICC 2004 attendees and
presenters, their registered guests and invited guests of the
IEEE Communications Society).
IEEE
COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY AWARDS LUNCHEON |
Disneyland
Paris, Times Square
Monday, 21 June 12:45 -14:15
Join the IEEE Communications Society in honouring the accomplishments
of your colleagues. Awards Luncheon tickets are included with
Full Member and Full Non-Member ICC 2004 registrations. Tickets
can be purchased for conference guests and attendees with other
types of ICC 2004 registrations. Please purchase tickets in
advance with your ICC 2004 registration. Tickets will be available
on-site as long as space is still available.
Dinner
on the Seine
Monday, 21 June 20:00-23:30
Appreciate the French art of living during a dinner on the River
Seine. This tour will give you the opportunity to discover Paris
the City of Lights, its history and all the brilliantly
illuminated monuments.
Buses will leave Disneyland (departure around 18:30) to the
boat and will return to Disneyland (departure around 23:30)
(The Monday evening social event has limited space available
and will be sold on a first come first served basis.)
ICC
2004 CONFERENCE BANQUET |
Salons de Musique in the Pavillons
de Bercy
Tuesday, 22 June 20:00- 23:30
The Pavillons deBercy gather three worlds on the
same spot: Music Lounges (Salons de Musique),
Itinerant Arts Museum (Musée des Arts Forains)
and Venetian Lounges (Salons Vénitiens).
The ICC 2004 is pleased to invite you on the Tuesday evening
to the « Salons de Musique » in one of Paris
most original heritage zones, including a Baroque Opera with
Mechanical Music.
Since the 19th century, concert, cinema and dance organs,
as well as pneumatic pianos, have chimed out all sorts of
music, from classical and jazz to variety and French popular
music. Early 20th century mechanical music pieces and a contemporary
carillon are connected together in an exhibition orchestrating
decorative features of music-hall, opera and theatre. Wax
personalities from the Musée Grévin such as
Debussy, Massenet, La Goulue and Toulouse-Lautrec
are the lucky spectators of this unusual world whose surprising
sonorities still resonate around our memories and sensitivities.
They are also the guardians of games involving luck, strength,
skill and chance, open to the guests.
Buses will leave Disneyland (departure around 18:30) to the
Pavillons de Bercy and will return to Disneyland
(departure around 23:30).
Banquet tickets are included with Full Member and Full Non-Member
ICC 2004 registrations. Tickets can be purchased for conference
guests and attendees with other types of ICC 2004 registrations.
Please purchase tickets in advance with your ICC 2004 registration.
Tickets will be available on-site as long as space is still
available.
POST
CONFERENCE TOURS
EIFFEL
TOWER DINNER AND MOULIN ROUGE SHOW |
Departure : 18.00 on Wednesday, 23 June; Thursday, 24 June;
Friday, 25 June
Duration : 5 hours approximately
Fee : 139 Euros
In decor reminiscent of an airship, you will dine out at the
Altitude 95 restaurant on the 1st floor of the Eiffel Tower
before attending Féerie, the new Moulin Rouge Show,
in the temple of the French Cancan, more than 100 years
old. A glass of champagne per person is included.
Monets
Home Country-style lunch Versailles Castle
Departure : 8.45 on Friday, 18 and 25 June ; Sunday,
27 June
Duration : 9 hours approximately
Fee : 108 Euros
Brunch
at the Carrouges Castle Guided visit of the Abbey
Free time
Departure : 8.30 on Friday, 18 and 25 June ; Saturday,
19 and 26 June
Duration : 13 hours approximately
Fee : 142 Euros
Drive through Normandy to Mont Saint-Michel. Surrounded by
dangerous moving sands, linked to the mainland by a dike,
this Marvel of the Occident is unique in the world. After
the brunch at the Carrouges Castle, guided visit of the Abbey
built on a rocky islet, and which was principally a major
cultural and pilgrimage centre during the middle ages. You
could admire the ramparted Gothic monastery superposed over
the centuries, and in particular, the remarkable cloister
and refectory. Free time to climb up the famed steep-sided
narrow streets.
Blois
Cheverny - Chambord
Departure : 7.15 Saturday, 19 and 26 June
Duration : 12 hours approximately
Fee : 140 Euros
This excursion will give you an idea of château life
and the pomp of royal lifestyle since the Renaissance.
Blois: the Royal Castle of Blois gathers around the same courtyard
four wings built in four different periods and styles, giving
a real panorama of French architecture.
Cheverny: it is the most beautifully furnished Château
of the Loire. You will be stunned by its genuine charm and
magnificent decor.
Chambord: it is the largest of the Château of the Loire,
built in grandiose style by François 1st to accommodate
his hunting parties. You will walk up to the terraces with
the famous double revolution staircase attributed to Leonardo
da Vinci.
Lunch in a restaurant typical of the Tours regio
Departure
and return of the tours at Eurodisney hotels from a minimum
number of 15 participants.
In case of a lower number of participants, departure and return
of the tours at: ParisVision Agency, 214, rue de Rivoli, 75001
PARIS.
Metro station on line n°1 : Tuileries
ACCOMPANYING
PERSONS PROGRAM
Tour
of Paris Seine Cruise Eiffel Tower
Departure : 9.00, 12.00, 15.00 everyday
Duration : 5 hours approximately
Fee : 40 Euros
This excursion will enable you to discover Paris from three
different viewpoints :
During a one hour and half city coach tour, you will discover
Paris, its history and its major landmarks: Opera square,
Concorde Square, Champs-Elysées, Arch of Triumph, Trocadero
Square, Invalides, Bastille Square, Notre-dame de Paris Cathedral,
Luxembourg Gardens.
This coach tour will be followed by a boat cruise down the
Seine, taking you back through 2000 years of Paris history.
The excursion ends with an elevator ride to the 2nd floor
of the Eiffel Tower which gives you a wonderful panoramic
view.
This excursion ends at the Eiffel Tower.
Tour
of Paris Notre-Dame Cathedral Visit of Montmartre
Visit of the Grevin Museum
Departure : 08.00 on Wednesday and Sunday
Duration : 7.30 hours approximately
Fee : 119 Euros
The excursion begins by a sightseeing tour of the main city
monuments. The minibus chauffeur-guide then drops you off
in front of Notre-Dame Cathedral for you to visit the monument
on your own. Then, direction to Montmartre for lunch (included)
at the Place du Tertre, followed by the visit of the very
lively artist quarter. Mid-afternoon: visit of the Grévin
Museum: fascinating scenes convey the spirit of the old and
modern days in Paris. 300 wax figures for unforgettable encounters,
photos and memories.
Royal
Apartments Hall of Mirrors Queens Apartments
(no queuing !)
Departure : 09.00, 14.00 everyday (except Monday)
Duration : 4 hours approximately
8 Fee : 56 Euros
All through the excursion, your guide-interpreter will bring
back to life the Palace of Versailles where, from 1682, Louis
XIV, the « Sun King », officially installed the
court and government of the Kingdom. In particular, you will
discover the Great Royal Apartments, the Hall of Mirrors and
the Queens Apartments. Free time at the end of the excursion
to stroll through the French gardens surrounded by sculptures
made from 1661 by teams of sculpeter initially supervised
by Charles Le Brun, the Kings leading painter.
GUIDED
VISIT OF THE LOUVRE MUSEUM |
The
Louvre Carrousel Guided tour of the Museum (no queuing
!)
Departure : 09.15 on Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
Duration : 2 hours approximately
Fee : 29 Euros
Having discovered the shopping arcade of the Louvre Carrousel,
you enter the museum where your guided visit is focused on
3 worldwide famous works: « the Venus de Milo »,
« the Winged Victory » and « the Mona Lisa
» painted by Leonardo da Vinci at the beginning of the
16th century. End of the excursion at the Louvre. You may
use your ticket all day to visit on your own the remaining
halls of the biggest museum in the world.
This excursion ends at the Louvre
Departure
and return of the tours (except when specially expressed) at:
ParisVision Agency, 214, rue de Rivoli, 75001 PARIS.
Metro station on line n°1 : Tuileries
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