17th International Symposium on Long Range Sound Propagation

It is our pleasure to announce that the 17th International Symposium on Long Range Sound Propagation will be held in Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Lyon, France on June 12-13, 2018.

The symposia on Long Range Sound Propagation (LRSP) have a long history. The first symposium took place in 1981 at Diamondhead, MS USA. Since then, it has been held every two or three years between US and Europe. The proceedings of the previous symposia can be found on the webpage of the LRSP.

Presentations on all aspects of long range sound propagation are welcome including wave propagation, source modeling, signal detection and analysis, uncertainty quantification and instrumentation. Focuses will include ground and meteorological effects on signal propagation, acoustics for atmospheric sounding, wind noise, infrasound, sonic boom, numerical methods for long range sound propagation, acoustics in urban environment and acoustic monitoring of man-made and natural hazards.

The program of the LRSP XVII can be downloaded here. A slot of 25 minutes is allocated for each presentation. The talk should not exceed 20 min, allowing time for questions. The symposium will take place in Amphi 1, building W1 on the campus of Ecole Centrale de Lyon.

A preliminary version of the proceedings can be downloaded here.

Ecole Centrale de Lyon Directions to reach ECL Gala dinner Accomodation

Ecole Centrale de Lyon

Map 1 of the ECL campus
'Centre Acoustique', building KCA
Map 2 of the ECL campus

Address

Ecole Centrale de Lyon
36 avenue Guy de Collongue
69134 Ecully cedex, France

Directions to reach ECL

How to reach downtown Lyon and Ecole Centrale de Lyon (ECL) ?
ECL is located approximately 12 km from downtown Lyon, and can be reached in 30-40 minutes by public transport.

By plane. If you arrive in Lyon by plane, you will need to reach ECL from downtown Lyon. From Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport, take the Rhônexpress train and stop to Lyon Part-Dieu train station (terminus); less than 30 minutes, round trip ticket 25.90 €, you can purchase your ticket at a vending machine or online.
Alternatively, you can take a taxi from the airport to downtown Lyon, which will cost approximately 55 € (Taxi fares are more expensive at night and holidays, about 73 €). Taxis can be found in front of terminals 1 and 2.
By train. When arriving by the TGV (high speed train) from Paris, you can stop at Lyon Part-Dieu station (first stop) or sometimes at Lyon Perrache station (the second stop in Lyon after Lyon Part-Dieu station from Paris).

From Lyon downtown to ECL.
From Part-Dieu station, (Vivier Merle gate) take the line B, direction Gerland, and take the connection to line D (green) at Saxe-Gambetta, stop at "Gorge de Loup". Then take the bus No. 3 and stop at "Lyon Campus Ouest".
From Perrache train station, take the bus No. 55 (final stop: Lyon Campus Ouest (ECL), bus every 20 minutes).
Bus timetables are available on the TCL website.
Taxi to ECL. From Lyon downtown to ECL, the fare is about 25 € (Taxi fares are more expensive at night and holiday).

Another public transport map
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Tourist map of Lyon

Gala dinner

For the conference gala dinner, we will take a dinner cruise on the Saône river from the confluence to Ile Barbe. The dinner cruise will be held on the evening of Tuesday 12 June on the boat Ville de Lyon of LyonCityBoat.

The departure and arrival are at 2, Quai des Célestins - Lyon 2e, on the right bank of the Saône River, close to place Bellecour. You can get there from metro A or D, stop Bellecour, and 10 minutes-walk from place Bellecour. The boarding time is 7:30 PM and the returning time is 10:15 PM.

Accomodation

A selection of hotels in Lyon and Ecully is indicated below.

Campanile Ecully ** 42 avenue Guy de Collongue 69130 Ecully Tél. : +33 4 78 33 16 93 Fax : +33 4 78 33 35 80 Email : lyon.ecully AT campanile.fr
Campanile Lyon - Perrache ** 17 place Carnot 69002 Lyon Tél. : +33 4 78 37 48 47 Fax : +33 4 78 37 29 98 Email : lyon.perrache AT campanile.fr	Hôtel Le Lumière ** 26 rue Villon 69008 Lyon Tél. : +33 4 78 00 66 81 Fax : +33 4 78 00 08 43 Email : hotel-lumiere AT orange.fr
Hôtel du Simplon ** 11 rue Duhamel 69002 Lyon Tél: + 33 4 78 37 41 00 Fax + 33 4 78 37 12 72	Hôtel des Célestins ** 4 rue des Archers 69002 Lyon Tél. : + 33 4 72 56 08 98 Fax : + 33 4 72 56 08 65 E-mail: info AT hotelcelestins.com
Best Western Saint Antoine ******* 1 rue du Port du Temple 69002 Lyon Tél : +33 4 78 92 91 91 Fax: +33 4 78 92 47 37 Email : accueil AT hotel-saintantoine.fr	Hôtel des Artistes ******* 8 rue Gaspard - André Place des Célestins, 69002 Lyon Tél. : +33 4 78 42 04 88 Fax : + 33 4 78 42 93 76 Email : reservations AT hotel-des-artistes.fr
Hôtel Mercure Plaza République ******* 5 rue Stella 69002 Lyon Tél. : + 33 4 78 37 50 50 Fax : + 33 4 78 42 33 34 E-mail: H2951 AT accor.com	Novotel Lyon La Part Dieu ******* 47 Bld Marius Vivier Merle 69003 Lyon Tél. : +33 4 72 13 51 51 Fax : +33 4 72 13 51 99 E-mail H0735 AT accor.com
Radisson Blu Hotel Lyon ******* 129 Rue Servient 69003 Lyon Tél. : +33 4 78 63 55 00 Fax : +33 4 78 63 55 20 info.lyon AT radissonblu.com	Hôtel Le Royal Lyon ******* 20 Place Bellecour 69002 Lyon Tél. : + 33 4 78 37 57 31 Fax. : + 33 4 78 37 01 36 E-mail: h2952 AT accor.com