====== Venue ====== [[http://www.ogrs2009.org/lib/exe/fetch.php?id=fr%3Avenue%3Ahome&cache=cache&media=venue:plan_acces_ogrs.pdf|{{ :fr:venue:venir_en.png |Téléchargez le plan d'accès}}]] **ORGS 2009 Symposium will be held at the Ecole Centrale de Nantes, in the City of Nantes, one of the most famous cities in France for its quality of life and environment.** **The Ecole Centrale de Nantes is one of the leading French "Grandes Ecoles", reputed for its international academic excellence. The "Ecoles Centrale" Group links Centrale Lille, Centrale Lyon, Centrale Marseille, Centrale Nantes, Centrale Paris and Centrale Pekin. With more than 1,800 graduates each year, and nearly 2,000 researchers, the size of "Ecoles Centrale" Group is comparable to that of other leading European and American Universities. ** **Nantes is the sixth largest city in France**. Discover the effervescence of its city centre. The preserved character of its districts, its urban planning projects, natural areas which dot the urban landscape. When you explore Nantes Métropole and its 24 communes you marry a city and its waterways, created by its rivers, the link between North and South, Brittany and Vendée, the Loire and the ocean. |{{:venue:passage-pommeraye.jpg|}}|//The passage Pommeraye//|| |{{:fr:venue:siteogrstourlu.jpg| }}|//The Tour "Lu", industrial patrimony of Nantes, now plays host to a unique cultural site.//|| |{{:fr:venue:siteogrschateauducsbretagne.jpg|}}|//The Castle of the dukes of Brittany, with its city history museum//|| |{{:venue:cathedrale-nantes.jpg|}}|//Cathedral of Nantes//|| |{{:venue:ogrs2009elephant.jpg|}}|//Giant elephant of the Isle of Nantes Machines//|| |{{:venue:musee-jules-verne-butte-sainte-anne.jpg| }}| //Jules Verne Museum//||