About Compiègne
Compiègne is a commune (city) of Compiègne arrondissement, which is a part of Oise department, Picardie (Picardy) region,
and it is located along the Oise River. Compiègne arrondissement is around 1, 275 sq. kilometres, together with 173, 000 in population.
Since the origins of monarchy, Compiègne has been a royal and imperial residence. The chateau was the Autumn residence of Emperor Napoleon III.
The Compiègne forest is the place where armistices for both World Wars were signed.
Compiègne University of Technology
UTC (Universite de Technologie de Compiègne) was set up in 1972, and is the second largest state institution in Picardy
for scientific and vocational training. Its aims are the promotion and development of technology in teaching and research.
The UTC, together with the Universite de Technologie de Belfort Montbeliard and the Universite de Technologie de Troyes,
makes up the network of Technology Universities.
Despite of teaching and research, UTC has also built up a good relationship between academics and commercials.
The Industrial Relations Service of UTC is the natural interface between between industry, education and research,
offering knowledge and know-how in a large range of fields. Individually treated collaborations concern research or consulting contracts,
technology watch, student internships, continuing education, and scientific or technological information.
In research, each field of competence is based on research themes defined by the Scientific Council of the University. UTC is currently concern:
- Mechanical engineering (technology of materials, acoustical systems, mechanical and automatic systems, industrial design, quality, etc)
- Computer science (system analysis and control, artificial intelligence, etc)
- Chemical and energetics engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Biotechnology
- Agri-food engineering
- Biomedical engineering
- Urban systems engineering
- Knowledge systems design and ICT
Heudiasyc Laboratory
Laboratory French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) Heuristique et Diagnostic des Systemes Complexes (HEUDIASYC)
in UTC was created in 1980 and since 1981 has been an associate laboratory of the French CNRS scientific research body,
under whose auspices it now enjoys the status of a joint (CNRS-UTC) research laboratory.
Heudiasyc's guiding principle is to bring together research in control, signal, image and computer science with an emphasis on human factors.
The objective is to develop ways of representing, analysing and controlling technical systems which impact on and are constrained by
the economic, social and human spheres.
For more information about the UTC and Heudiasyc, please visit:
And the following links provide the information about Compiègne, Oise and Picardy:
Information on how to reach UTC are sum up in the files:
1) By air
The closest airport to UTC is Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle international airport
(named also Roissy-CDG or Paris-CDG or Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle). From there
you can get a taxi (see for example
http://www.transportscarel.com/services.html
or taxi bleus Taxi bleus : 01 49 36 10 10). The travel takes around 40 minutes.
From the airport you can reach Compiègne by train, using first the train shuttle
RER B from Roissy-CDG to Paris Gare-du-Nord station and then from Paris-Gare-du-Nord
station a train bound for Compiègne or bound for Saint-Quentin, which stops
at Compiègne. The fares are 7.75 EUROS for the RER B and 11,90 EUROS for the
train. You can find a train time-table on this site
(Train Time Table (PDF format)).
From Compiègne railway station to the Conference site
take the Bus Nº 5 (Compiègne public buses are free of charge) and stop at
the G. Denielou bus stop, or take a Taxi in front the railway station.
If you land at the Orly airport, take the Orlyval Metro to station Anthony,
then take RER B to Paris-Gare-du-Nord station. From Paris-Gare-du-Nord station
take an train bound for Compiègne or bound for for Saint-Quentin, which stops
at Compiègne. The fares are 11,90 EUROS for the train. You can find a train
time-table on this site (Train Time Table
(PDF format)). From Compiègne railway station to the Conference site take
the Bus Nº 5 (Compiègne public buses are free of charge) and stop at the
G. Denielou bus stop, or take a Taxi in front the railway station. From the
Orly airport you can also take a taxi (see for example
http://www.transportscarel.com/services.html
or taxi bleus Taxi bleus : 01 49 36 10 10). The travel takes around 1 hour and
half.
2) By train
Take a train from Paris-Gare-du-Nord station bound for for Compiègne or bound
for Saint-Quentin, which stops at Compiègne. The fares are 11,90 EUROS. You can
find a train time-table on this site (Train Time Table (PDF format)).
From Compiègne railway station to the Conference site take the Bus Nº 5
(Compiègne public buses are free of charge) and stop at the G. Denielou bus
stop, or take a Taxi in front the railway station.
3) By car
From Paris, take the toll-way A1 (Direction Lille) and exit at Exit Nº9
(Compiègne Sud).
For more information, please visit UTC home (http://www.utc.fr/)
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