MOVEP'26 will take place in Nancy, a university town in the North-East of France with about 50,000 students for about 300,000 inhabitants of the metropolitan area. The conference is organized by Inria, the French research institute for computer science and applied mathematics. Inria has nine research centers in France, including the Inria research center at University of Lorraine which hosts LORIA, the research laboratory for computer science in Nancy, whose other parent organizations are the University of Lorraine and CNRS.
School location
MOVEP'26 will take place at the Inria research center at University of Lorraine, located on the scientific campus of University of Lorraine (see Google Maps). It will be organized as an in-person event.
Traveling to Nancy
Nancy is located roughly 300km east of Paris, 130km west of Strasbourg, and 100km south of Luxembourg. The closest international airports are located in Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Orly) and in Luxembourg.
Nancy is reached in 1.5 hours by high-speed train TGV from Paris (Gare de l’Est). There are also direct train connections to Strasbourg, Luxembourg, Dijon, and Lyon. Besides the Nancy train station, the TGV Lorraine train station is connected to Nancy by a shuttle service. It has direct TGV service to Charles de Gaulle airport, Strasbourg, Lille, Rennes, and Bordeaux.
Reaching the school location
From Nancy train station, the Inria center can be reached using the buses T1 (stop Vélodrome-Callot) or T3 (stop Grande Corvée). Participants should present themselves at the front desk and show a photo ID.
For information on public transportation in Nancy, please consult Reseau Stan. Tickets are available at vending machines, kiosks or from the bus driver (single tickets only).
Nancy also has a system of short-term bike rentals called Velostan.