Event date and time: October 14 (12:30) - October 15 (17:00), 2024

Event location: Ecole Normale Superieure Lyon, Descartes Campus, France

Event address: 15 parvis René Descartes, 69342 Lyon, France

Participation fee: Free of charge

Maximum capacity: 150 participants

Agenda: It can be found here.

BESTPRAC meetings continue to be an open and inclusive space for sharing best practices among the RMAs, also aiming at providing guidance to the most relevant topics identified by our community. We are preparing a combination of plenary sessions and parallel sessions, whereas one parallel session will be dedicated exclusively to financial topics, while the other will cover non-financial topics in grant writing and project management.

Registration

The part of the meeting will run in parallel sessions:

   - Working group 1: General (Administration/Management & Legal)

   - Working Group 2: Finance 

When registering, kindly select one of two options you wish to participate in.

Practical information

Participation is free of charge. Participants do not have to be EARMA members in order to participate. 

If you register and would like to cancel your participation you may do so until September 16, 2024 for free by contacting us at earma@earma.org. If the participant cancels after the cancellation deadline OR no-shows to the event, the participant is at risk of being blocked from registering for and attending future similar opportunities. 

Participants are in charge of organising and paying for their own costs of travel and accommodation.

Accommodation 

The local organisers shared different recommended options to stay in Lyon. The prices are approximate. 

To stay close to the meeting venue, options are Novotel Lyon Gerland Musée des Confluences (€140), The Ruck Hotel (€150), Appart Hotel Q7 Lodge (€100), Appart'City Confort Lyon Gerland (€120), and Appart Hotel Residhome Lyon Gerland (€120). 

To stay in the Confluence district, options are Ibis budget Lyon Confluence (€70), Ibis Lyon Gerland Musée des Confluences (€95), Novotel Lyon Confluence (€140), Mob Hotel (€100).

To stay in the City Center, options are Hotel de Bretagne (€85), Hotel de Paris (€100), Hôtel de l’Abbaye (€215), and Intercontinental Lyon - Hotel Dieu (€300).

To stay in the Old Town, options are Cour des Loges Lyon (€270), Phenix Hotel (€180), and Globe & Cecil (€200). 

To stay in Part-Dieu (train station & business district), options are Hôtel Première Classe Lyon Centre - Gare Part Dieu (€85), Hôtel ibis Budget Lyon Centre - Gare Part-Dieu (€90), and Mama Shelter (€120). 

To stay in youth hostels in the city center, options are Away Youth Hostel (<€40 per person), and SLO Living Hostel (€28 per person).

Travel Information

Event participants are kindly invited to consider using sustainable transportation options if possible. The train is a green alternative that provides a pleasant travel experience. Train travel is particularly practical from cities such as those listed below, all offering convenient connections to Lyon. You can find routes for the mentioned locations, as well as other destinations, and book your tickets here.  

• - Paris: 1 hour 50 minutes.
• - Geneva: 1 hour 50 minutes.
• - Brussels: 3 hours 45 minutes.
• - Zurich: 4 hours 30 minutes.
• - London: 5 hours.
• - Luxembourg: 5 hours.
• - Amsterdam: 5 hours.
• - Barcelona: 6 hours.
• - Cologne: 7 hours.

Logistical information

More information about the city of Lyon can be found here, and information about the transportation can be found here. For easier navigating at the campus, useful information can be found here. 

Any queries?

Don't hesitate to email earma@earma.org.

Local organisers

Emilie Sablon and Sarah Levin, Project engineering Unit, ENS Lyon.
Hakim Ferria, Project engineering Unit, INSAVALOR Lyon.