CGAMES 2005 Angoulême, France	7^th International Conference on Computer Games: Animation, Mobile, Educational & Serious Games 28-30^th November 2005 CNBDI at Magelis, Angoulême, France in conjunction with the 7^th International Forum for Animation Technolgies (FITA), 1-3 Dec. 2005
Home Aims and Scientific Programme Programme Committee Paper Submission and Deadlines Venue, Maps and Travel Fees and Registration Company Exhibitions Student Participation Best paper awards Social Programme Contacts Qasim Mehdi Norman Gough See also	Venue – the “World capital for Comic Strip Art” featuring the unique Museum of Comic Art Angoulême, SW France, is the site of an exciting new development for animation, games and multimedia. Angouleme is a historic town of over 100,000 people. It is located in the Cognac Region SE of the popular coastal holiday resort of La Rochelle and NE of the Bordeux Region. It overlooks the delightful the valley of the river Charente. The Ramparts date from IV century and extend into a 3km fortification. Saint Pierre Cathedrale, built during the XII century is romanesque and has an interior rich in art and history. The Great town hall where the sister of Francois I, Marguerite was born is a fortified castle with towers dating back to XII century. Saint Andre Church was re-build in early 1800s and mixes romanesque and baroque styles. Nearby Cognac is worth a visit – we will be going by coach to the Chateaux de Cognac on the conference trip. Be sure to book in advance. Magelis includes CNBDI – the Centre National de la Bande at de l’Image. It also houses: · The National Comics and Image Center · Atelier Musée du Papier - a working paper museum The conference location has an excellent restaurant with meal, dessert and coffee for 12€ Chocolaterie Letuffe is a chocolate factory located on the outskirts of Angoulême. Other things to see: Museums, Cognac Centres, Water-skiiing, Gothic town Hall, Museum of Arts, Archaeological Museum, History of Marguerite d'Angouleme etc. Tourist office in Angoulême is at 2 place Saint Perre. Phone: (+33) 05 45 95 16 84 Fax: (+33) 05 45 95 91 76 How to Get There Road: A10 Paris/Poitiers; N10 Bordeaux. 30 km from Bordeaux. Train (TGV) from Paris (Montparnasse) 2h 20 International airport at Bordeaux Merignac. Visitors from the UK are advised to fly to Bordeaux and take the fast TGV train (direction Paris) to Angoulême. There are cheap flights from London and Birmingham to Bordeaux. Buses serving surrounding areas. Europcar at Bordeaux www.europecar.fr : 1 hour drive to Angouleme. Hotels Most hotels will offer a reduced rate. All town hotels are within walking distance of the conference venue. When booking mention the conference at CNBDI. Mercure – Hotel de France *** 1 Place des Halles Centrales, 16000, Angouleme Tel: 05 45 95 47 95 Fax 05 45 92 02 70 Special Tarifs: Single €74 Double €74 Breakfast €11 + Tax ETAP Hotel* 179 avenue Gambetta, Angle rue de l’Eperon, 16000, Angouleme Tel 08 92 68 31 78 Fax 05 45 38 11 12 Special tariff room €36 Hotel du Palais** 4, rue Francis Louvel, 16000 Angouleme Special tariffs: Room 47€ Breakfast 5€ + tax Europeeen Hotel*** 1 Place Gerard Perot (l’Eperon) Tel 05 45 92 06 42 Fax 05 45 94 88 29 Special Tariff Room 57€ Breakfast 8.50€ See also: Citotel Europeen * * * 1 Place Perot L'EPERON, Angoulême 16000 Located in the city centre, near to all shops and pedestrianized street. Possibility of visiting the old town on foot, ramparts, cathedral, fine arts museum, town hall, National Comics.... Hotel D'orleans * * 133 Avenue Gambetta, Angoulême 16000 This four- storey hotel is located on rue Gambetta, one block from Angouleme's railway station, less than one kilometer from the museums and historic attractions of the old town Arcantis Hôtel Le Saint Antoine 31, rue Saint-Antoine, Angoulême 16000