Introduction
3 tours (two industrial/cultural tours and 1 lab tour) are planned post conference, on Friday 11 July 2014. All tours are limited in capacity. The visits are in addition to the conference and require additional registration and payment. Organisers reserve the right to modify the program 30 days prior should registration be insufficient. The program of the three tours are detailed below.
Optional courses
INDUSTRIAL TOUR: Courses A and B
ALSTOM is a global leader in the world of power generation, power transmission and rail infrastructure and sets the benchmark for innovative and environmentally friendly technologies.
The industrial visits will take place either at ALSTOM Ornans (South FRANCHE COMTE) which is specialized in transportation or at ALSTOM Belfort (North FRANCHE COMTE) specialized in power generation.
ALSTOM Key figures :
Present in around 100 countries – Sales 2012/13: €20.3 billion – 93, 000 permanent employees (at 31 March 2013)
Course A South FRANCHE COMTE (all day) – limited to 30 persons – Participation fee : 70$ per attendee
| Course A | South FRANCHE COMTE (all day) – limited to 30 persons – Participation fee : 70$ per attendee |
| Departure | MERCURE Parc Micaud – ETD : 08:15 |
| Company | ALSTOM TRANSPORT – Ornans – 09:00 – 11:00 |
 | Alstom’s approach can be summarised in one word – “fluidity”. Alstom develops comprehensive and sustainable railway solutions tailored to the needs of rail operators, public authorities and passengers. From rolling stock to signalling, infrastructure, services and complete turnkey systems, Alstom offers the widest range of high-tech rail solutions. Alstom builds the fastest train and the highest capacity automated metro in the world. |
| Lunch | LA FINETTE – 12:00 – 13:50 |
 | The Finette, Franche-Comté specialty restaurant will make you discover the local products in a warm and friendly atmosphere. Tables around a barrel and oak shelves provide you a change of scenery, between mountains and vineyards. You can enjoy their famous Comté cheese fondue, their chicken with Vin Jaune and Morels (typical mushrooms), their Jura wines and other regional specialties |
| Wine degustation | DOMAINE DE LA PINTE – 14:00-16:00 |
 | The domaine de la Pinte consists of 34 hectares of vines planted on terroirs in Arbois and Pupillin, raised by the blue marl of the Lias which stretches from Arbois to Château Chalon, at an altitude of 400 metres. 34 ha of vines are divided as follows : 17 Savagnin, 6 Chardonnay, 7 Poulsard, 4 Trousseau and Pinot. They are wine producers, producing their wine from their own grapes to the labelled bottle. The vineyard has been organic since 1999 ans in 2009, they decided to convert to biodynamic techniques. |
| Back to Besançon | MERCURE Parc MICAUD – ETA : 17:15 |
| Course B | North FRANCHE COMTE (all day) – limited to 30 persons – Participation fee : 70$ per attendee |
| Departure | MERCURE Parc Micaud – ETD : 08:15 |
| Company | ALSTOM POWER – Belfort – 10:00 – 12:00 |
| Alstom has the industry’s most comprehensive portfolio of thermal technologies – coal, gas, oil and nuclear – and holds leading positions in turnkey power plants, power generation equipment and air quality control systems, and services for the installed base. The group also has the most comprehensive range of renewable power generation solutions today: hydro power, wind power, geothermal, biomass and solar. With ocean energies, Alstom has been the leading supplier in hydro power, the largest source of renewable energy on the planet |
| Lunch | Restaurant of the Museum – 12 :15-14 :00 |
 | The museum restaurant is located in the heart of the museum. It is in a typical beginning of the 19thcentury architecture (Eiffel tower style), all in wood and iron. You will be welcomed by the staff of the restaurant and be served a Franche Comté special menu, with Jura wines. |
| Museum visit | Musée de l’Aventure PEUGEOT – 14:00 – 16:00 |
 | The “Aventure Peugeot” museum is the principal witness of a two centuries industrial saga of the Lion’s brand. Located in Sochaux, it’s deliberately rooted in the historical place of the Peugeot’s brand production from 1810 until today. Some figures : 80.000 visitors per year – 6000m² of exhibition area Collection exhibited: 120 vehicles – 50 cycles and motorcycles – 500 items bearing the Lion logo (grinders, radios, sewing machines…) An audio guide machine will allow you to follow the visit with English explanations. |
| Back to Besançon | MERCURE Parc MICAUD – ETA : 17:15 |
| Course C | Lab Tour (half day) – limited to 32 persons – Participation fee : 35$ per attendee |
| Departure | MERCURE Parc Micaud – ETD : 08:15 |
| The LAB tour has been organized in 4 different groups of maximum 8 persons. | |
| Meeting point all people | ENSMM Entrance – 08:30 |
| Then dispatching of attendees in the groups and beginning of the visits | |
| Visits should end around 11:30 for all groups | |
| Lunch | ENSMM Mezzanine – 12:00 – 14:00 |
| Back to hotel | MERCURE Parc MICAUD – ETA : 14:15 |
General information about registration
The visits are in addition to the conference and require additional registration and payment.
the registration to the tours should be carried out while during the registration to the conference, i.e. on the papercept registration website.
Please kindly note that on-site registration will be still possible on Tuesday, 8th during the coffee break (10h30-10h45). Payment by cash (Euros) or credit card will be accepted.
Participation Fee (not included in the registration fee of AIM2014):
Course A and B: $70 per person all included
Course C: $35 per person all included
In case of insufficient attendance to the tours, the program could be modified or suppressed (in this case only, a payment back of the registration to the tour would be made).