IBA Bordeaux Retreat

Friday 27th to Sunday 29th of October 2023

Programme & Paris-Bordeaux Train Organisation

Your programme for the week-end

Friday 27 October

  • Arrival at Bordeaux at maximum 1pm, ideally. Autonomous transfer to the Hotel InterContinental. Luggage storage or check-in for ready rooms. Free time until 2pm.

  • 2pm : Departure from the lobby of the Hotel for a guided tour of Bordeaux, split into groups with the guides.

  • Return to the Hotel at 5pm. Free time.

  • Exclusively for Technology Law Committee officers : Meeting 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the Salon Pomerol.

  • Cocktail Dinner at the Orangerie of the Hotel at 8.30pm.

Saturday 28 October

  • 8:30 - 9:30am Section Meeting & Group Photograph

  • 9:30 - 11:30am : Committee Meetings in the Salon Margaux.

  • 12am : Departure from the Hotel lobby by coach toward Saint-Émilion.

  • Arrival at Château Larmande around 1pm: lunch & visit.

  • Departure from Château Larmande at 4pm, heading for the Village of Saint-Émilion.

  • Arrival in Saint-Emilion at 4.30pm, tour of the village and its monuments.

  • Departure from Saint-Emilion at 6pm for the Hôtel, arriving at 7.00pm.

  • Free time until 8.30pm.

  • Dinner at 8:30 pm at Restaurant Le Carreau in Bordeaux, transfer on foot from and to the Hotel InterContinental.

Sunday 29 October

  • Free morning in Bordeaux.

  • Check-out of rooms and luggage storage.

  • Lunch at the Restaurant le Café du Port from 12.30pm > 2:30pm approximately. Autonomous transfer from and to the Hotel (on foot or by tramway).

  • Luggage pick-up at the Hotel and autonomous transfer to the Bordeaux train station for the return train to Paris.

Your Paris-Bordeaux train journey

Due to the variety of possible train times, and the early check-in (Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 October) for some participants at the Hôtel InterContinental, you are invited to book your own return train tickets from Paris to Bordeaux. 

The name of the Paris train station is Paris Montparnasse. The name of the Bordeaux train station is Bordeaux Saint-Jean.

To guide you, here are 2 websites distributing SNCF train tickets (French rail company). 

However, if you would prefer our team to book the tickets for you, with a €70 booking fee*, please click on the button below (including information gathering, advance payments ticket booking and dispatch, rebilling). 

Please note that the programme for Day 1 starts at 2pm and that we strongly recommend that you arrive at Bordeaux train station no later than 1pm. 
Also, for your return train, please note that lunch is scheduled for 12:30 and should finish around 2:30pm. Depending on the time of your ticket, you will need to bring your luggage to the Restaurant or collect it from the Hotel left luggage office.

For your information, "OUIGO" trains are SNCF low-cost trains, so there is no first class available. However, you can upgrade your journey with options at the time of purchase. “INOUI” trains are the SNCF's normal trains, with a comfortable second class and the option of first class.

IBA Bordeaux Retreat: important information about the cancellation policy of your package

Please find below the cancellation policy agreed with the organizing committee regarding your Retreat in Bordeaux, which will take place in October.

  • 30 days before the event: 100% of the total package is due

  • 60 days before the event: 80% of the total package is due

  • 120 days before the event: 50% of the total package is due

These conditions are based on the non-refundable deposits paid to the various service providers (hotel, activities, restaurants) that have enabled us to offer you this negotiated package deal.

Please note that if we can save you cancellation costs by finding a replacement person to take your place, we will do so wherever possible.