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PARTICIPANT JOINING INSTRUCTIONS 27-28-29//207 WASH & NUTRITION FORU Felix Vigne

1 PARTICIPANT JOINING INSTRUCTIONS //207 WASH & NUTRITION FORU Felix Vigne IAGEO FRENCH RED CROSS - CROIX-ROUGE FRANÇAISE 98, RUE DIDOT 7504 PARIS - FRANCE

WELCOE TO PARIS! We are very pleased to welcome you at the French Red Cross. Below you will find practical information about the Forum venues, transportation and other arrangements.

2 WELCOE TO PARIS! We are very pleased to welcome you at the French Red Cross. Below you will find practical information about the Forum venues, transportation and other arrangements. WASH & NUTRITION FORU Dates The WASH & NUTRITION FORU will be held in Paris on 27th to 29th of November 207. The third day (29th) is dedicate to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the national Societies, in the form of a workshop. Venues The Forum will be held at the French Red Cross Headquarter in central Paris. The French Red Cross headquarter is located in a building that used to belong to the Broussais hospital in the 4th district of Paris, one of the 20 districts that divide Paris. The French Red Cross Office is located at: 98 rue Didot 7504 Paris Telephone : Closest subway/tramway stop: etro: Plaisance (line ) or Alésia (line ) ARRIVAL IN PARIS: TRANSPORT OPTIONS FRO THE AIN AIRPORTS AND TRAIN STATIONS FRO CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT Taxi Taxis to and from Paris airports charge a flat rate fee instead of using their traditional meter-system. If you re travelling from the Charles de Gaulle (CDG) airport, you ll pay 55 for a trip heading anywhere on the Left Bank* and 50 for anywhere on the Right Bank**. Paris taxi drivers are able to charge for supplementary passengers once the number goes above four, which means a cost of 4 per extra passenger. Air France coach - bus Air France Bus is a good option. The service is not door to door and you have to take a taxi or the subway to join your hotel s address or FRC s office. The Air France buses services are dedicated to ALL passengers. Buses leave every 2 minutes from all terminals at Charles de Gaulle CDG airport or Orly to downtown Paris. Ligne 4 : CDG AIRPORT <=> PARIS GARE ONTPARNASSE via Gare de Lyon Tram: Didot (line ) Bus: Hôpital Broussais - Saint Joseph (line ) Buy tickets at Air France coaches counters or from driver. 7 SINGLE TICKET Rail The quickest & least expensive way from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport to Paris is by taking the RER B city train leaving from either CDG Terminal 2 or Roissypole (RER trains for CDG Terminal and CDG Terminal 3). ake sure you take the RER B line heading in the direction of Robinson, Antony or St- Rémy-les-Chevreuse and the train will stop in central Paris stations such as Gare du Nord. The RER B train line runs north-south through the centre of Paris, stopping at: - Gare du Nord, (the London to Paris Eurostar station), - then at Châtelet Les Halles the super exchange station with 4 metro lines and 3 RER lines available, - then Saint ichel - Notre-Dame, - Luxembourg, - Port Royal, - Denfert-Rochereau, - Cité Universitaire, where you can connect with Tramway Line - and continues south towards Orly Airport (requiring a transfer onto the OrlyVal metro at station Antony). * Called La Rive Gauche in French. ** Called La Rive Droite in French.

You can buy train tickets from one of the blue ticket machines (not the yellow machines, which sell TGV (High Speed Train) tickets only) or from a train station employee in a booth.

Trains run from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris between 04:50 and 23:50 onday to Sunday. Trains run from Paris to Charles de Gaulle Airport between 04:53 and 00:5 onday to Sunday.

3 You can buy train tickets from one of the blue ticket machines (not the yellow machines, which sell TGV (High Speed Train) tickets only) or from a train station employee in a booth. RER tickets and passes. Purchasing a single one way ticket to Orly airport from any central Paris station (RER B + Orlyval) will be Tickets cost 0 one-way and the journey takes up to 50 minutes. Trains run from Charles de Gaulle Airport to Paris between 04:50 and 23:50 onday to Sunday. Trains run from Paris to Charles de Gaulle Airport between 04:53 and 00:5 onday to Sunday. FRO ORLY AIRPORT Taxi Taxis to and from Paris airports charge a flat rate fee instead of using their traditional meter-system. If you re coming from Orly, it will be 30 for the Left Bank and 35 for the Right Bank. Air France coach - bus Buses leave every 2 minutes from all terminals at Orly airport to downtown Paris. The Air France buses services are dedicated to ALL passengers. PUBLIC TRANSPORTS IN PARIS Do you want to make a single, one-way trip using any of the metro lines, the RER in Paris, the Île-de-France region s bus lines (with the exception of Orlybus and Roissybus), the tramways, or the ontmartre funicular? The t+ ticket allows you to travel using the metro, the RER in zone, the Île-de-France region s bus lines (except Orlybus and Roissybus), the tramways, and the ontmartre funicular. Ligne : ORLY AIRPORT <=> PARIS ÉTOILE / CHAPS-ÉLYSÉES via Gare ontparnasse / Tour Eiffel / Trocadéro 2 SINGLE TICKET Buy tickets at Air France coaches counters or from driver. Rail and Orlyval trains Getting to Orly Airport (ORY) from Paris using the Orlyval train requires that you first get to Antony station along the RER B train line, then transferring to this dedicated rail line to Orly West (Ouest) and Orly South (Sud) terminals. Prices: Single ticket.90 Pack of On board bus tickets (Single tickets only) 2.00 For further information in order to organize your itinerary, please go to fr/ (French version) or (site in English) The RER B train line runs north south, bisecting Paris centrally, connecting both Paris airports Roissy-Charles de Gaulle to the north east and Paris-Orly directly south of the city. Common starting stations for this trip would include Gare du Nord, Chatelet Les Halles, St-ichel Notre Dame, Luxembourg, and Denfert-Rochereau, all located in central Paris and all very accessible by multiple etro, RER and bus lines. Note that the RER B line (blue line on maps) stops at all of these stations along its route southbound towards Antony. The Orlyval train is ticketed specially requiring an additional fee on top of normal etro/

4 HOTEL SUGGESTIONS NEARBY Please be aware that the French Red Cross will not be able to book your accommodation for your stay in Paris. If you want to book a room, we would like to recommend some hotels near our office: Les Citadines Porte de Versailles (94 rue Didot 7504 Paris) Single breakfast and tourist/local tax included Double breakfast and tourist/local tax included Telephone: didotmontparnasse@citadines.com Walking distance from FRC s headquarter: 28m Plaisance 2 outon-duvernet 2 ontparnasse Alésia (47 ter rue d Alésia 7504 Paris) Single or double room breakfast and tourist/local tax included Telephone: reservation@hotelmontparnassealesia.com Walking distance from FRC s headquarter: 633 m 3 Alésia 3 IBIS Alésia (49 rue des Plantes 7504 Paris) Single room breakfast and tourist/local tax included from 0/0 to 02/ from 02/02 to 05/ from 05/29 to 07/ from 07/07 to 09/ from 09/ to 0/ from 0/20 to 2/ T T Telephone: h0959@accor.com Walking distance from FRC s headquarter: 656 m 6 4 T 5 Porte d Orléans 4 Terminus Orléans (97 boulevard Brune 7504 Paris) Single room breakfast and tourist/local tax included from 0/0 to 03/3 and from 07/4 to 09/03 86 from 04/0 to 07/3 and from 09/04 to 2/29 90 Double room: from 04 to 08 breakfast included Telephone: htoparis@gmail.com Walking distance from FRC s headquarter:. kms 2 tram stops (Porte d Orléans Station) 5 L acropole (99 boulevard Brune 7504 Paris) Single room: Standard : ; Comfort : 6.65 to ; Double : 8.65 breakfast and tourist/local tax included ore than 00 per night, breakfast included * Between 80 to 00 per night, breakfast included * 6 Telephone: info@acropole-paris-hotel.com Walking distance from FRC s headquarter:. km 2 tram stops (Porte d Orléans Station) Le B&B hôtel Paris-alakoff (2 boulevard Charles de Gaulle alakoff) Single room: breakfast and tourist/local tax included Less than 80 per night, breakfast included * * Single room basis, excluding period of trade fairs and shows Telephone: bb_430@hotelbb.com Walking distance from FRC s headquarter:. km tram stop (Porte de Vanves Station) then 8 minutes walk

5 UPON ARRIVAL ON ONDAY 27TH NOVEBER 207 Upon arrival, please tell reception that you are here to attend the WASH & NUTRITION FORU. You will be asked to sign in as a visitor and wait in the reception area. Please note that the person with whom you will be in contact is: Jean-arc LEBLANC WASH Advisor jean-marc.leblanc@croix-rouge.fr The Forum will start at 8:30 a.m. so please make sure you allow the necessary time to sign in and be taken to the meeting room. Tea/coffee and light snacks will be provided in the meeting room. VIGIPIRATE: SECURITY RULES As you know, France is facing the risk of terrorist attacks. Installed by the Paris city council to increase security against terrorism, the Vigipirate plan requires the participation of all citizens, in particular to report any abandoned luggage or package. Unidentified packages may be destroyed by the police. When the Vigipirate plan is announced, public litter containers are sealed, left-luggage services in stations and airports are unavailable, checks at the entrance of public buildings and tourist sites are reinforced, and cloakrooms and lockers in museums and monuments may be closed. OTHER In case of emergency Police: 7 Fire department: 8 edical emergency service: 5 European emergency number: 2 French Red Cross national emergency number: CONTACT Should you have any questions or require further logistical assistance to attend this Forum, please feel free to contact: Jean-arc LEBLANC jean-marc.leblanc@croix-rouge.fr Phone: Charles AUROUET charles.aurouet@croix-rouge.fr Phone: / (for text message only) We look forward to having you joining us in this Forum!

GETTING TO ROUEN CAMPUS

GETTING TO ROUEN CAMPUS http://www.parisaeroport.fr/passagers/acces/paris-orly/transports-en-commun# FROM PARIS - CHARLES-DE-GAULLE AIRPORT By RoissyBus (http://www.parisaeroport.fr/en/passengers/services/book-a-service/transport-toand-from-the-airport)