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Young, modern and dynamic, Toulouse tingles your spine with a Latin heat that inspires both its temperature and architecture. Toulouse is the 4^th largest French city, in the heart of southwestern France. The town is ideally located halfway between the Pyrénées Mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Toulouse is traversed by the Garonne River and the charming Canal du Midi.

The city seduces by its small sinuous streets and diverse medieval to modern monuments, as the City Hall and its Donjon (XVI^th), or the numerous noble townhouses (XVI^th-XIX^th). Toulouse is a cosmopolitan and enthusiastic town, mixing historical heritage and modern lifestyle.

Toulouse has one of the most intense cultural calendars sustained by one of the best symphonic orchestra of France, a variety of music festivals and theaters, and a large variety of museums. Gastronomic specialties include the famous ‘saucisse de Toulouse’, the ‘Cassoulet’, the ‘garbure’ and the delicate ‘foie gras’.

Toulouse is also well known for its rugby union club, its professional football team and the top-level handball and volleyball teams. The university is the third largest in France, one of the oldest in Europe. Major fields are Aeronautics, Electronics and Electrotechnics, Agronomy, and Earth and Planetary sciences.

 The meeting will take place in the city center, at the "Espace Duranti"- Osète Room (rue du Lieutenant Colonel Pélissier), close to the historial buildings.

Climate: The Toulouse region has pleasant warm climate at the beginning of the summer (~ 20-25°C).