This event series provides an informal and interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of current advances on the physical and chemical properties of lanthanide- and actinide-based alloys and compounds. The conference has a broad scope, spanning topics from fundamental to applied research, including:

• inorganic and organometallic chemistry

• materials and nanomaterials

• strongly correlated systems, superconductivity, and quantum criticality

• theory and band structure

• actinide production and handling

• safety of the nuclear fuel cycle

• nuclear safeguards and security

• radiation protection

• environment contamination, remediation, and decommissioning

Information and programme

Accommodation

The conference and accommodation are both at Village-club Les Balcons du lac d’Annecy, at 1487 Route de Cessenaz, 74320 Sevrier, France. Check-in from 17:00 to 20:00, with exceptional early check-in on Tuesday 18th, and check-out is until 10:00.

Meals

All meals from lunch on Tuesday 18th March to breakfast on Saturday 22nd March are included in the registration fee and provided by the Hotel. The meals are buffets, with the exception of a cocktail dinner on Tuesday 18th March, and the ‘Gourmet’ conference dinner on Friday 21st March.

Breakfast: 7:30 to 9:30

Lunch: 12:30 to 13:30

Dinner: 19:30 to 20:30

Transfer from 15th School on the Physics and Chemistry of the Actinides, Grenoble

A free bus will be available, departing from the visitor car park outside the entrance of the EPN Campus in Grenoble. We ask that you arrive at 9:15 if you wish to take this bus. It will depart at 9:30 on Tuesday 18th, stopping at Annecy station at 11:00, before heading to Village-club Les Balcons du lac d’Annecy.

Transfer from Annecy Station to Village-club Les Balcons du lac d’Annecy (conference location)

The bus from Grenoble will be stopping at Annecy Station at 11.00am on Tuesday 18th March to transfer attendees from town centre to the hotel.

Should you wish to make your own way to the hotel from Annecy centre, there are plenty of taxi services running from the town centre, and the ‘ZAC pres vignobles, Cessenaz’ bus stop on the 15 line is 20 mins walk from the hotel (see sibra.fr).

Transfer from Village-club Les Balcons du lac d’Annecy to Annecy centre and EPN Campus, Grenoble

A free bus will be available, departing from the conference hotel at 10:00 on Saturday 22nd, stopping at Annecy station at 10:15, before heading to EPN Campus, Grenoble. Please meet at 9.45 in the hotel car park for this bus.

Presentation guide

Oral presentations should be 15 minutes long, with an additional 5 minutes allocated for questions. Slides should be in either ppt or pdf format. Please send your presentation slides to contact@jda2025.com at least one session before your talk. Poster presentations should be printed in A0 portrait format.

Excursion

The excursion to les Gorges du Fier will take place on the afternoon of Thursday 20th March. Should you wish to modify your participation in the excursion, please inform the organisers at registration.

Conference programme

The Journées des Actinides conference will be held at Village-club Les Balcons du lac d’Annecy

Address

Les Balcons du lac d'Annecy

1487 Route de Cessenaz

74320 Sevrier

France

Excursion: Visit to les Gorges du Fier

Travel to Hotel

The Conference location is approximately 15-20 mins drive from Annecy centre and is easy to reach by taxi. Some shuttles between Annecy centre and the hotel will be organised for the conference attendees. Please inform the organisers of your arrival time in Annecy to allow us to coordinate transport to the hotel where possible.

Transfer between the SPCA in Grenoble and the conference hotel will be provided for the attendees of the SPCA.

Travel to Annecy

Annecy is easily reachable by train, bus, and air. Transfer between the SPCA in Grenoble and the conference hotel will be provided for the attendees of the SPCA.

Travel to Annecy by air

Geneva airport

There is a direct bus (blablacar bus) form Geneva airport, as well as train routes with transfers.

Lyon airport

There is a direct bus (Flixbus) form Lyon airport, as well as train routes with transfers.

Travel to Annecy by train

There are direct trains from:

Paris

Lyon

Chambery

Valence