Conferences
ECTA Conference - 25-27 June 2020
Bordeaux, France
The ECTA Conference 2020 will take place from June 25th to 27th in Bordeaux, France, kindly organised by Symop. Located close to the atlantic and providing an excellent infrastructure Bordeaux is an ideal place for the event.
Accomodation
Hôtel Mercure Château Chartrons
Wonderful 4-Stars hotel located in the historical wine dealers district of Bordeaux!
Website: Hôtel Mercure Château Chartrons
Accommodation fees:
- Single room: 130.00 € / night incl. breakfast
- Double room and twin bed room: 140.00 € / night incl. breakfast
To arrange your hotel reservation please refer to the hotel booking form:
Please note: The deadline for hotel booking ends 25 February 2020!
Registration
The online registration for conference tickets is now open:
https://www.billetweb.fr/ecta-conference-25-27-june-2020
Conference Ticket: 756,- Euro
The conference ticket includes dinner on Thursday (boat trip on the river Garonne), the conference itself with coffee breaks and lunch, the gala dinner on Friday and the Saturday morning excursion including closing lunch and wine tasting. The Congress documents (programme, Congress bag, participant badge) are included in the Congress fee.
Accompanying Person Ticket: 240,- Euro
The ticket for the accompanying person includes dinner on Thursday (boat trip on the river Garonne), the partners programme and the gala dinner on Friday and the Saturday morning excursion including closing lunch and wine tasting. This ticket does NOT include the conference programme.
Programme
Thursday, 25th June
17:00 - 18:30 ECTA Presidents' meeting (special invitation)
19:30 Cruise Cocktail and Dinner - Boat Trip on the River Garonne
Friday, 26th June - ECTA Conference
09:00 - 12:00 Morning Session
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
14:00 - 17:15 Afternoon Session
19:30 Gala Dinner at the Great Hall of the Palais de la Bourse
Friday, 26th June - Partners Programme
10:00 - 12:00 Bordeaux Guided Tour
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 16:00 Free time, Shopping
16:00 - 17:30 Multi-Sensory Experience Workshop at the City of Wine Museum
Saturday, 27th June
9:00 - 12:00 Morning excursion - Trip to Saint-Emilion, Visit of Chateau Soutard and collaborative wine workshop
12:30 - 14:00 Cocktail-Lunch and Wine Tasting at Château de Ferrand
14:00 Close (Bus shuttle to hotel, airport or main station)
How to get to ECTA
By Plane
Bordeaux Airport (BOD) is only 20 minutes away from the conference venue/Hotel Hôtel Mercure Château Chartrons. You will find several rental car stations at the airport (https://www.bordeaux.aeroport.fr/en/stores-services/car-rental).
By Bus & Train
There are regular trains from Saint-Jean Bordeaux Main Station to Hôtel Mercure Château Chartrons.
It's a 15 minutes taxi ride from Saint-Jean Bordeaux Main Station to the Hotel.
Visa information
In order to help our participants for applying for visa, you will find most important information at the following. Please note that the congress organiser is not accountable for correctness and completeness.
EU nationals
EU nationals do not require a visa to enter France.
Non-EU nationals
Generally speaking, all other foreigners require a visa for stays in France. A visa is not required for visits of up to 90 days in a 180‑day period for nationals of those countries for which the European Community has abolished the visa requirement.
You will find an overview on visa requirements here.
Sponsoring
The European Cutting Tools Conference 2020 (ECTA) will be an ideal platform to promote your company's profile by sponsoring. We will offer you a unique opportunity with various sponsorship packages. More information will follow soon.
Downloads
All the presentations and documentations of the ECTA Conference 2020, as well as the photos taken at the event, will be made available for download after the event.
Tel.: (+49) 69 66 03 - 1467