The Palais de Congress is situated close to the Place de la Porte Maillot, and is well connected by trains, taxi and buses. The Palais de Congress can also be accessed through the highway system using the ring-road if you are planning to drive down. There are two driving routes to Palais de Congress and they are:
• The inner loop also known as the Périphérique Intérieur of the Paris ring road from where you need to take the Porte Maillot exit
• The outer loop or the Périphérique Extérieur of the Paris ring road from where you need to take the Porte des Ternes exit
If you are traveling by the metro then take the Line 1 and get down at the Porte Maillot-Palais des Congrès' station. Alternatively you can take the bus lines PC 1, 2, 3, 43, 73, 82, and 244. From the Charles De Gaulle airport, there are direct connections through shuttles.
The Amphitheater at Palais de Congress
The Palais de Congress has a fully functional amphitheater with a performance area of 26 x 8.60 meters, 11 lighting catwalks out of which 5 are fixed and 6 are moving. There is a front projection screen measuring 19.5 x 10 meters. Lighting at the amphitheater includes Avolites Diamond 4 console, JANDS Vista 2 console, 1000 conventional spotlights and a network of over 500 high-power graded circuits.
The Palais de Congress amphitheater also has an artists' foyer measuring 138 sq. m in space where people can have launch parties, receptions and even cocktail parties. There is also an orchestra pit spread over 122 sq. m.
The various areas within the Palais de Congress include:
• The Grand Amphitheater: 3723 seats
• Amphitheater Bleu: can be used for symposiums and product launches
• Amphitheater Bordeaux: can be used for symposiums and product launches
• Amphitheater Havane: can be used for symposiums and product launches
• Le Club: for board meetings and VIP cocktail Party
• Salles De Conferences: For conferences
• Salle Passy: For concourse
• Salle Maillot: For workshops
• Hall Passy/Paris/Neuilly/Ternes/Maillot/Bordeux and Havane