Practical Information

Les Houches is a remote area in the French Alps. From the dining room, you will enjoy an incredible view of the massif du Mont-Blanc with snowy peaks. The venue and scenery is an ideal place for focused work while the site facilities and surrounding area provides many options to relax and connect socially. 

The meeting will be an in-person event. No remote connexion is foreseen.

Accommodations at Les Houches are very good (bedrooms with bathroom accommodated in a number of chalets cottages). Three meals in a common dining room are included in the accommodation fees each day of the workshop. The cost for meals and lodging is 600 EUR per person for the whole stay. There will be no registration fee.

Getting there:

The school is in the French Alps, Chamonix Valley. The address : Ecole de Physique des Houches, 149 Chemin de la Côte, F-74310 Les Houches, France, https://maps.app.goo.gl/D9HoezjrZVQP7ynR7

It can be reached by train or plane then by taxi or shuttle service. Participants must make their own travel arrangements. Detailed travel information to the school can be found [here].

Information on the site itself:

Les Houches is a village located in Chamonix valley, in the French Alps. Established in 1951, the Physics School is situated at 1150 m above sea level in natural surroundings, with breathtaking views on the Mont-Blanc mountain range. Les Houches Physics School is UMS 2002 run by Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA). The 5 School Partners are UGA, the Institut National Polytechnique (Grenoble-INP), the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), the Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), and the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (ENS Lyon). More information on the school site may be found [here].