Marseille is the historic capital of the Mediterranean Basin and has become France's second largest public research centre of science with more than 3,000 researchers working in 300 laboratories.
The Marseille convention Centre, located in the very heart of the City (
Parc Chanot), is at the crossroad of 3 speedways for Spain, Italy and Northern Europe, directly connected to the St-Charles railway station by metro and 30 minutes from the Marseille-Provence International Airport (shuttles every 20 minutes).