March 2019 BUX Annual meeting, Rouen
March 2019 BUX Annual Meeting, Rouen

Date and location
- March 18-20, 2019
- Start: Monday evening with informal dinner
- End: Wednesday evening with social event
- Location: Rouen, Normandy, France, hosted by CRIANN
CRIANN – Technopôle du Madrillet – 745, avenue de l’Université – 76800 Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray – France
The BUX meeting will take place in an amphitheater in the CORIA building just next to CRIANN:
CORIA – Site Universitaire du Madrillet – 675, avenue de l’Université – 76800 SAINT ETIENNE DU ROUVRAY
- Lunches will take place just outside the amphitheater

CRIANN datacenter

How to get there
Rouen can be accessed from Paris:
- by car, using highway A13 (toll) – about 1 hour 30 depending on traffic (can be very dense)
- by train, from Paris’ Gare Saint Lazare station – about 1 hour 30
CRIANN or CORIA can be accessed by Métro (tram) from Rouen’s train station. Take the blue line in direction of Technopôle, until the end of the line (about 30 minutes, then a 5 minute walk)

Recommended hotels
There are a few hotels close to CRIANN (<10 minutes walk). If you are coming by car, prefer those as parking will be easier.
- https://www.accorhotels.com/fr/hotel-0742-ibis-rouen-parc-des-expos-zenith/index.shtml
- https://www.accorhotels.com/fr/hotel-0432-novotel-rouen-sud/index.shtml
- https://www.campanile.com/fr/hotels/campanile-rouen-sud-zenith-parc-expo
If you prefer to have a hotel downtown (Rouen has a lovely medieval downtown) see the attached list >
Draft agenda
Monday, 18 March
Start | End | Activity | Details |
19:00 | 21:00 | informal dinner | – |
Tuesday, 19 March
Start | End | Activity | Details |
09:00 | 12:00 | Opening session | CORIA amphitheater |
12:00 | 13:00 | Lunch | Hall next to CORIA amphitheater |
13:00 | 14:00 | Travel to EDF datacenter | Private coach |
14:00 | 16:30 | Guided visit of EDF datacenter Attention: photo ID required to access the EDF site. | Two groups with guide |
16:30 | 17:30 | Travel back to CRIANN | Private coach |
17:30 | 19:00 | Free time | |
19:00 | 21:00 | Networking dinner | Sponsored by partner TBC |
Wednesday, 20 March
Start | End | Activity | Details |
09:00 | 12:00 | Morning session | CORIA amphitheater |
12:00 | 13:30 | Lunch | Hall next to CORIA amphitheater |
13:30 | 15:00 | Visit of CRIANN datacenter | |
15:00 | 15:30 | Afternoon Break | |
15:30 | 18:00 | Second afternoon Session | |
19:00 | 21:00 | Social event | Sponsored by Atos |