Workgroup: venue, lodging and travel

• Expected overall attendance (Drupalcon Paris, 1200 guesstimated from attendance Szeged and expected attendance DC)
• Expected size of group, special needs?,
• Determine meeting dates. Avoid other company, industry events or holidays
• Create an outline for each session or activity, this includes expected attendance
• Consider air and ground transportation links
• Consider other relevant events in the city which could affect availability for accommodation eg Rugby games

Possible venues

Paris Marriott Rive Gauche Hotel & Conference Center
www.parismarriottrivegauche.com
17 , Boulevard Saint Jacques
Paris, 75014 France
Phone: 33 1 4078 7980

• Paris' largest integrated hotel & conference center; hosts up to 1,000 guests theatre-style
• Marriott hotel in Paris with business center, high-speed Internet and plug-in connectivity panels
• 50 modular conference and banqueting rooms fully equipped and completely flexible
• 4500 m2 total meeting space.
• 0.2 km to nearest métro
• 2km nearest train station
• Close to sites of interest eg Eiffel tower etc
• Various hotels in the vicinity 1 to 4 star

CAP 15 International center of Businesses and Congress
www.cap15.com/convention-seminar-room-paris.html
1 à 13 Quai de Grenelle 75015 Paris -
Tél : 01.44.37.42.00

• 17 individual rooms for 50 up to 1000 guests, with multiple registration and cloak-room areas.
• All rooms are fully air-conditionned and technically equipped
• WiFi, no wires Internet access (Wireless Fidelity), is available throughout CAP 15.
• Individual room-equipment
• Centralised audio
• Reinforced soundproofing between each room
• Wired table-microphone and lectern
• Minimum 3m x 2m screen
• One translation booth, overlooking room, with possible extension to three others.
• Métro close by
• Located close to novotel
• Very close to Eiffel tower and other tourist sites

Hotel Concorde Lafayette I HAVE JUST CONTACTED AND IT IS TOO SMALL
http://www.concorde-lafayette.com/en/meeting/meetings.aspx