> Architecture

The architect's secrets
The Bordeaux Conference Center is a building "in tune with its time", combining comfort, aesthetics, and a user-friendly atmosphere. The architect, Jean-Michel Wilmotte, designed the Center to be open to the outside world and conducive to work...Guided tour.

Light and user-friendly
Walking into the lobby, you feel the ambience created by the two architects, Jean-Michel Wilmotte and his Bordeaux colleague, Jean-Marie Mazières. Your first impression is of a vast, glass facade, flooding the interior with natural daylight, providing an immediate sense of comfort and creating a friendly atmosphere.

Natural light is a key theme as all the main rooms provide views to the outside. The sensation of light is accentuated by the clean lines of the space and white walls, creating a Zen atmosphere - there is even a bamboo garden to contemplate. Visitors are immediately struck by the way the environment induces them to work hard while feeling relaxed and open to new ideas.

Customized use of space
The Conference Center can adapt to any type of event: international conferences, symposiums, trade shows with hundreds of exhibitors, corporate conventions, sales presentations, and press conferences. The use of space is well-balanced, intelligent, and modular, with a divisible "Espace Pluriel", sliding partitions, movable seating, and variable-sized commission rooms to meet your every need.
Display an animated 3D model of the Congrès et Expositions de Bordeaux facilities.

Bordeaux Conference Center in figures
Espace Pluriel: 3,000 m² room which can be divided in two (1,000 and 2,000 m²)
Three auditoriums: 1,360, 355, and 196 seats
Commission rooms: 10 modular rooms (40 - 145 m²)
Reception area: 750 m2
And also: five offices for organizers (13-17 m²), press rooms, interpreting booths, and a bar with a panoramic view.

More about Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Jean-Michel Wilmotte has been an architect, designer, and urban planner since 1975. His team is currently working on approximately one hundred projects worldwide. Wilmotte's designs include: street furniture on the Champs-Elysées, the reorganization of the Collège de France, the Grand Louvre restaurant, the National Museum in Seoul, the Cartier boutique concept...
In Bordeaux, he is also responsible for the Salinières car park and the new layout of the Rue Sainte Catherine.

> New technologies

A well-connected conference Center!
Communication with the outside world is increasingly necessary during conferences and seminars.
The new Conference Center is equipped with the latest in information technology to meet every need.

Freedom
Wi-Fi equipped laptop owners having accounts with Orange Wi-Fi or another compatible operator will be able to connect to the Internet at any time, anywhere in the Conference Center.
Connection cards will also be on sale at the reception desk.
In addition, the Conference Center offers temporary local virtual networks, much appreciated by event organizers.

Effective communication tools.
Speakers will be able to use of all the technology to enhance their presentations. The conference rooms are equipped with sound and light control, videoconferencing systems, projection screens, and simultaneous interpreting booths.
The commission rooms are equipped with video projectors, sound and light control, and projection screens, all operated by PC/tablet Wi-Fi remote control.
Another new feature is the 'Active Board' - an interactive computer screen system. The entire building is cabled with fiber optics and fitted with one thousand computer outlets.

A total of 1.5 million euros have been invested in equipping the Conference Center with the latest high performance communication and meeting technology to ensure that every event is a success.

> Guided tour
The new Bordeaux Conference Center in pictures!