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Accommodation Lyon is perfect for all events thanks to its ideal location, excellent hotels and purpose built Convention Centre. Together with the Convention Bureau, the city’s 2,000 year old history, fine architecture, excellent events infrastructure, world famous food and fine wines all contribute to the success of your events large or small. → 8th in the world rankings of the most innovative cities (Rank 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index 2011) → Rhône -Alpes : 9th place of the most attractive (Ernst & Young 2013) European regions → Tourism: 2nd French city for congresses and 4th for the « Travellers ‘ Choice Destinations» TA (2013) Global capacity: Up to 7,300 delegates →  9,543 businesses 3 and institutions →  4,800 start-ups in 1 2012 →  clusters (two with 5 global reach ): LyonBiopole, Axelera, Lyon Urban Truck & Bus, Imaginove Techtera ... → More than 15,000 rooms → 251 hotels Venues: → Convention Center → Eurexpo → Palais des sports → Double Mixte → Halle Tony Garnier → ParcExpo Lyon Convention Bureau Sébastien Bret [email protected] MINEFI MIN_11_0000_RdVFrance_P TONS RECOMMANDÉS (3)