Local knowledge
The ground floor of the Plaza Hotel is the main meeting place for the 600 delegates. Registration will start at 8am on Thursday, December 2, 2010. All the delegates will be welcomed to the IP Summit in the Mathilde Room of the Plaza Hotel.
The first plenary session will start at 9am with a keynote speech from the European Commissioner for Internal Markets and Services M. Michel Barnier. The plenary session will be held in the Theatre room of the Plaza Hotel where all the delegates can participate. The Theatre room will become a workshop room for the streams after the plenary session and in the afternoon.
The first plenary session will be followed by morning and afternoon workshops, which will cover a large variety of topics related to the vision for Europe’s IP. The workshops will be held in the Theatre, Adolphe Max, Estérel and Versailles conference rooms. Lunch will start at 1pm within the Gallery and Foyer rooms of the Plaza Hotel. The exhibition area will be reserved for the Gallery, Foyer and Theatre rooms. The Gala Reception will close the first day of the IP Summit workshops at 8pm.
The second day of the IP Summit will start with a plenary session in the Theatre room of the Plaza Hotel, and follow a similar structure to the opening day. The workshops will be held in Theatre, Adolphe Max, Estérel and Versailles conference rooms. The closing cocktail reception will be in the Foyer and Gallery of Plaza Hotel a 5pm.
