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THE
CITY:
Lille is a dynamic Eurometropolitan area of more than 1, 200,000
inhabitants, the cultural and economic crossroads for Northern
and Southern Europe, situated only 1 hour from Paris, 2 hours from
London and 35 minutes from Brussels all by TGV high-speed train.
Welcome to Lille, the capital of the North of France, the warm, bustling
city of art, culture, and business.
A passion for the arts? Welcome to a city with an opera, theatre, music
and danse: More than 500 productions all year round.
A passion for history and architecture? Welcome to a city that
sparkles and soars with a flamboyant architecture - outstanding modernism,
joyous Flemish baroque, and dazzling classicism. The Palais des
Beaux Arts houses France's 2nd national art collection after the
Louvre. The Museum of Natural History and Geology combines
displays of mammals and birds with exhibits of geology and ethnology.
The Musée de l'Hospice Comtesse is a remarkable collection
of furniture faience, Dutch and Flemish paintings and musical instruments.
The Musée des Cannoniers is a museum that chronicles
Lille's military history in a dazzling display of uniforms, maps, and
arms.
Welcome to France's fourth largest economy, the birthplace of world famous
companies, the pioneer in mass distribution and mail order sales, the
host of major corporations, the third ranking financial city in France.
Welcome to a major university city and a key research pole in health,
communications, and production technology.
Welcome to a city that sparkles with recreational activities, and a festive
night life.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS. Rooms at several hotels will be available,
prices ranging from EUR 56.00 to EUR 150.00. Hotels are located in the
center of Lille flush beside the tourist area. Nearby there are many shops,
restaurants, museums, etc. Full information about hotel accommodations
will be sent to all those persons whose paper has been accepted.
PUBLICATIONS. Refereed Proceedings will be published for the conference. Instructions will be sent to all authors of accepted papers. The deadline for the Proceedings is July 6, 2003. ISINI is also launching a journal called FRONTIERS IN FINANCE AND ECONOMICS Editor-in-Chief: Edgar Ortiz, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico. The best 10-15 papers presented at the congress will be invited to submit their works to the journal.
To take advantage of your stay in Lille during the ISINI conference, we suggest that you visit the Lille Tourism web site at:
You can also use this site to reserve your hotel.
The Hotel Ibis is located two minutes from the train station and 5 minutes from the ESC Business School, the conference site. The price of the room (for 1 or 2 persons) for the conference participants is 56 euros. Reservations can be made only by telephone or fax.
Hôtel IBIS
Avenue Charles Saint Venant
59000 LILLE
Tél : 00 33 3 28 36 30 40
Fax : 00 33 3 28 36 30 99
The Hôtel LES CITADINES is located right next to the ESC Business School. The price for conference participants is 71 euros per night for a studio and 86 euros per night for an apartment. When CHECKING OUT, indicate that you are a conference participant.
LES CITADINES
Avenue Willy Brandt
59777 EURALILLE
Tél : 00 33 1 41 05 79 05
Fax : 00 33 1 41 05 78 87
Email : resa@citadines.com
Internet : www.citadines.com
The hôtel CROWNE PLAZA, is located 5 minutes away from the ESC Business School. Rooms are 120 euros per night for conference participants.
HOTEL CROWNE PLAZA
335, Boulevard de Leeds
59000 LILLE
Tél : 00 33 3 20 42 46 46
Fax : 00 33 3 20 40 13 14
The hôtel CARLTON, is a 10 minute walk from the ESC Business School. Rooms for conference participants are 199 euros per night.
HOTEL CARLTON
3, rue de Paris
59000 LILLE
Tél : 00 33 3 20 13 33 13
Fax : 00 33 3 20 51 48 17
The Lille Tourist Office can supply supplementary information on hotels and other useful information about Lille itself.
Office de Tourisme de Lille
Palais Rihour
Place Rihour BP 205
59002 Lille Cedex
Tél : 00 33 3 59 57 94 00
Fax : 00 33 3 28 82 67 07
Internet : www.lilletourisme.com