The meeting will be held in Marseille-Luminy campus on 7 April-10 April 2015. The meeting is co-sponsored by the MISTRALS project, MIO, CNRS, IFREMER, OT Med Labex, Region PACA and Aix Marseille University.

The general objectives of the MERMEX workshop is to strengthen the links and knowledge exchange, to prepare next MERMEX actions, future organization at national and foreign levels as well as to foster collaborations within the MERMEX community. It will be the opportunity to assess the achievements of the program, both in terms of data collected and scientific studies, against the original objectives of the project. Running over 4 days, the program will mainly consists of plenary sessions with solicited talks from WP leaders, associated MERMEX projects oral and poster sessions. Main results of WP research will be presented by WP leaders and specific sub-projects leaders of each WP. Global synthesis of MERMEX as well as future organization for 2015-2020 will be presented by MERMEX PIs. MERMEX sister projects as well as associated projects (Envimed, LABEX, AMIDEX) will be presented by respective PIs. Trans conclusion between different MISTRALS projec  will be presented.

Running over 4 days, the program will mainly consists of plenary sessions with solicited talks from WP leaders, associated MERMEX projects oral and poster sessions. Main results of WP research will be presented by WP leaders and specific sub-projects leaders of each WP. Global synthesis of MERMEX as well as future organization for 2015-2020 will be presented by MERMEX PIs. MERMEX sister projects as well as associated projects (Envimed, LABEX, AMIDEX) will be presented by respective PIs. Trans conclusion between different MISTRALS projec  will be presented.

To reach the MIO:

 From the Marseille-Provence Airport

 From the Saint Charles railway station

Three solutions :

 Take a taxi to reach the Luminy campus site

 User public transportation :

• • Take the metro from Saint Charles station till "Rond Point du Prado" (line 2, direction "Sainte Marguerite. Dromel")
  • Take bus 21, till the terminus (Luminy)
    (Buses circulate every 10 minutes between 5h15 and 20h30 weekdays, are very rare on sunday and inexistant during evenings)
    Approximate journey length: 40 minutes

 By car (car rental) :

• • Use the “Cours Lieutaud” street on about 2 km
  • Take right “Boulevard Baille”
  • At the round-about (Place Castellane) turn left on “Avenue du Prado”
  • Continuetraight till the Mazargues obelisque (Road signs from the Obelisque).
  • Continue straight to the Luminy Campus (6.3 km)

 With public transportation from the city center

 By car

Arrival from A7 highway (North), Berre/Marignane section :

• • Take the A55 highway (autoroute du Littoral) - Direction Vieux-Port, La Joliette
  • Take the Vieux-Port tunnel, then at the exit, use the toll tunnel (Prado-Carénage) - direction Aubagne-Toulon
  • At the tunnel exit (use exit number 2), take the street "rue de Pologne" (200m), reach the Rabateau boulevard (keep the right lane of the plateform), and follow to the "Rond point du Prado" roundabout.
  • Use "avenue Michelet" (located on your left) till the Mazargues obelisque (Road sign from the Obelisque).
  • Continue straight to the Luminy campus

 Arrival from the A50 highway (East) :

• • At the highway end, take the direction of Mazargues. At the roundabout, take back the A50, and use exit number 2 to reach boulevard Rabatau by the "rue de Pologne" street (keep the right lane of the plateform), and follow to the "Rond point du Prado" roundabout..
  • Use "avenue Michelet" (located on your left) till the Mazargues obelisque (Road sign from the Obelisque).
  • Continue straight to the Luminy campus

Additional Information:

Xavier Durrieu de Madron (CEFREM),
Cécile Guieu (LOV),
Ivane Pairaud (IFREMER),
O. Radakovitch (CEREGE),
Richard Sempéré (M I O),

A. Casanova (M I O),
F. Carlotti (M I O),
Xavier Durrieu de Madron (CEFREM),
I. Guedin (M I O),
Cécile Guieu (LOV),
Ivane Pairaud (IFREMER),
D. Poirot (M I O),
O. Radakovitch (CEREGE),
Richard Sempéré (M I O),
F. Van Wambeke (M I O).

The MERMEX workshop will take place in the new M I O Mediterranée building in Aix Marseille University, Luminy campus; France.