EGMO 2026 | PROGRAMME
Day 1
Thursday
12:00
Transfer to hotel upon arrival
Train station / Airport
14:40
Thales/TE visit Optional
Mérignac (on foot from airport)
15:00
Welcome of arrivals
Mercure
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
Day 2
Friday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:45
Treasure hunt departure
Mercure
10:00
Treasure hunt
City centre
13:30
Lunch
Angéliques Park
14:30
Return to hotel
15:00
Free time
Mercure
16:15
Transfer to ceremony
17:00
Opening ceremony
Congress Palace
18:45
Transfer to hotel
19:30
Dinner
Hotels
Day 3
Saturday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:45
Transfer to exam venue
9:00
Day 1 Exam
University
13:30
Teams lunch
University building A22 hall
14:45
Return
15:30
Activities
Mercure + Chartrons quay + Basin of Lights
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
Day 4
Sunday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:45
Transfer to exam venue
9:00
Day 2 Exam
University
13:30
Teams lunch
Hall
14:45
Return to activities
15:30
Activities
Mercure + Chartrons quay + Basin of Lights
18:15
JS dinner departure
TBD
Day 5
Monday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:45
Group 1 departure
Mercure
8:45
Group 2 departure
Mercure
9:00
Visit 1 start
Village of Saint-Émilion
10:00
Visit 2 start
Balestard château, Saint-Émilion
13:00
Excursion lunch
Château
14:00
Second part of visit
16:45
Group 1 return
Village (or château?)
17:45
Group 2 return
Village
19:00
Dinner
Mercure
19:00
Women & Science (speed dating)
Gentilhommes room
Day 6
Tuesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:45
Departure
Mercure
10:00
Excursion
Dune du Pilat
11:45
Departure from Arcachon
Dune
12:30
Lunch
Arcachon
14:45
Return from excursion
16:45
Departure for ceremony
17:30
Ceremony
Congress Palace
20:00
Gala dinner
Mercure
21:00
Concert
Mercure
21:30
Evening continuation
Day 7
Wednesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:00
Check-out
Hotels
7:00
Transfers for departure
10:00
Saft visit Optional
20 min on foot from hotel
12:30
Lunch for those present Optional
Mercure
Day 1
Thursday
12:00
Transfer to hotel upon arrival
Train station / Airport
14:40
Thales/TE visit Optional
Mérignac (on foot from airport)
15:00
Welcome of arrivals
Mercure
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
Day 2
Friday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:45
Treasure hunt departure
Mercure
10:00
Treasure hunt
City centre
13:30
Lunch
Angéliques Park
14:30
Return to hotel
15:00
Free time
Mercure
16:15
Transfer to ceremony
17:00
Opening ceremony
Congress Palace
18:45
Transfer to hotel
19:30
Dinner
Hotels
Day 3
Saturday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:45
Transfer to exam venue
13:30
Teams lunch
University building A22 hall
14:45
Return
15:30
Marking by TL/DL and coordinators
Hilton
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
Day 4
Sunday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:45
Transfer to exam venue
13:30
Teams lunch
Hall
14:45
Return to activities
15:30
Marking by TL/DL and coordinators
Mercure
19:00
Dinner
Mercure
Day 5
Monday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:00
Coordinations
Mercure
13:00
Coordination lunch
Mercure
14:00
Coordinations
Mercure
19:00
Dinner
Mercure
21:30
Jury meeting
Gentilhommes room
Day 6
Tuesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:45
Departure
Mercure
10:00
Excursion
Dune du Pilat
11:45
Departure from Arcachon
Dune
12:30
Lunch
Arcachon
14:45
Return from excursion
16:45
Departure for ceremony
17:30
Ceremony
Congress Palace
20:00
Gala dinner
Mercure
21:00
Concert
Mercure
21:30
Evening continuation
Day 7
Wednesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:00
Check-out
Hotels
7:00
Transfers for departure
10:00
Saft visit Optional
20 min on foot from hotel
12:30
Lunch for those present Optional
Mercure
Day 1
Thursday
12:00
Transfer to hotel upon arrival
Train station / Airport
14:40
Thales/TE visit Optional
Mérignac (on foot from airport)
15:00
Welcome of arrivals
Mercure
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
21:00
Meeting
Hilton
Day 2
Friday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
9:00
Problem set and translation meeting
Hilton
13:30
Jury lunch
Hilton
14:30
Translation meeting
Hilton
16:15
Transfer to ceremony
17:00
Opening ceremony
Congress Palace
18:45
Transfer to hotel
19:30
Dinner
Hotels
21:00
Meeting
Hilton
Day 3
Saturday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:15
Marking scheme premeeting Optional
Hilton
9:00
Q&A
Hilton
10:00
Marking schemes
Hilton
13:30
Jury lunch and activities
Bacchus workshop walk
15:30
Marking by TL/DL and coordinators
Hilton
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
Day 4
Sunday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:15
Marking scheme premeeting Optional
Hilton
9:00
Q&A
Hilton
10:00
Marking schemes
Hilton
13:30
Move out
Hilton
14:00
Jury lunch
Palatino
15:30
Marking by TL/DL and coordinators
Mercure
16:30
Return to hotel
Mercure + Seeko'o + Radisson Blu
19:00
Dinner
Mercure
Day 5
Monday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:00
Coordinations
Mercure
13:00
Coordination lunch
Mercure
14:00
Coordinations
Mercure
19:00
Dinner
Mercure
21:30
Jury meeting
Gentilhommes room
Day 6
Tuesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:45
Departure
Mercure
10:00
Excursion
Dune du Pilat
11:45
Departure from Arcachon
Dune
12:30
Lunch
Arcachon
14:45
Return from excursion
16:45
Departure for ceremony
17:30
Ceremony
Congress Palace
20:00
Gala dinner
Mercure
21:00
Concert
Mercure
21:30
Evening continuation
Day 7
Wednesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:00
Check-out
Hotels
7:00
Transfers for departure
10:00
Saft visit Optional
20 min on foot from hotel
12:30
Lunch for those present Optional
Mercure
Day 1
Thursday
12:00
Transfer to hotel upon arrival
Train station / Airport
14:40
Thales/TE visit Optional
Mérignac (on foot from airport)
15:00
Welcome of arrivals
Mercure
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
19:00
Briefing
Mercure
Day 2
Friday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:00
Treasure hunt briefing
Mercure
8:45
Treasure hunt departure
Mercure
10:00
Treasure hunt
City centre
13:30
Lunch
Angéliques Park
14:30
Return to hotel
15:00
Free time
Mercure
16:15
Transfer to ceremony
17:00
Opening ceremony
Congress Palace
18:45
Transfer to hotel
19:30
Dinner
Hotels
19:30
Briefing
Mercure
Day 3
Saturday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:45
Transfer to exam venue
13:30
Teams lunch
University building A22 hall
14:45
Return
15:30
Activities
Mercure + Chartrons quay + Basin of Lights
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
19:00
Briefing
Mercure
Day 4
Sunday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:45
Transfer to exam venue
13:30
Teams lunch
Hall
14:45
Return to activities
15:30
Activities
Mercure + Chartrons quay + Basin of Lights
18:15
JS dinner departure Optional
TBD
19:00
Dinner Optional
Mercure
19:00
Briefing
Mercure
Day 5
Monday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:45
Group 1 departure
Mercure
8:45
Group 2 departure
Mercure
9:00
Visit 1 start
Village of Saint-Émilion
10:00
Visit 2 start
Balestard château, Saint-Émilion
13:00
Excursion lunch
Château
14:00
Second part of visit
16:45
Group 1 return
Village (or château?)
17:45
Group 2 return
Village
19:00
Dinner
Mercure
19:00
Women & Science (speed dating) Optional
Gentilhommes room
20:00
Briefing
Mercure
Day 6
Tuesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:45
Departure
Mercure
10:00
Excursion
Dune du Pilat
11:45
Departure from Arcachon
Dune
12:30
Lunch
Arcachon
14:45
Return from excursion
16:45
Departure for ceremony
17:30
Ceremony
Congress Palace
20:00
Briefing
Mercure
20:00
Gala dinner
Mercure
21:00
Concert
Mercure
21:30
Evening continuation
Day 7
Wednesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:00
Check-out
Hotels
7:00
Transfers for departure
10:00
Saft visit Optional
20 min on foot from hotel
12:30
Lunch for those present
Mercure
13:00
Tidying up and debrief
Bacchus
Day 1
Thursday
12:00
Transfer to hotel upon arrival
Train station / Airport
14:40
Thales/TE visit Optional
Mérignac (on foot from airport)
15:00
Welcome of arrivals
Mercure
18:00
Meeting
Hilton
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
21:00
Work session on problems Optional
Hilton
Day 2
Friday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
9:00
Marking scheme meeting
Hilton
13:30
Jury lunch
Hilton
14:30
Marking scheme meeting
Hilton
15:00
Free time Optional
Mercure
16:15
Transfer to ceremony
17:00
Opening ceremony
Congress Palace
18:45
Transfer to hotel
19:30
Dinner
Hotels
21:00
Meeting
Hilton
Day 3
Saturday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:15
Marking scheme premeeting Optional
Hilton
10:00
Marking schemes
Hilton
13:30
Jury lunch and activities
Bacchus workshop walk
15:30
Marking by TL/DL and coordinators
Hilton
19:00
Dinner
Hotels
Day 4
Sunday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:15
Marking scheme premeeting Optional
Hilton
10:00
Marking schemes
Hilton
13:30
Move out
Hilton
14:00
Jury lunch
Palatino
15:30
Marking by TL/DL and coordinators
Mercure
16:30
Return to hotel
Mercure + Seeko'o + Radisson Blu
19:00
Dinner
Mercure
Day 5
Monday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:00
Coordinations
Mercure
13:00
Coordination lunch
Mercure
14:00
Coordinations
Mercure
19:00
Dinner
Mercure
21:30
Jury meeting
Gentilhommes room
Day 6
Tuesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
8:45
Departure
Mercure
10:00
Excursion
Dune du Pilat
11:45
Departure from Arcachon
Dune
12:30
Lunch
Arcachon
14:45
Return from excursion
16:45
Departure for ceremony
17:30
Ceremony
Congress Palace
20:00
Gala dinner
Mercure
21:00
Concert
Mercure
21:30
Evening continuation
Day 7
Wednesday
7:00
Breakfast
Hotels
7:00
Check-out
Hotels
7:00
Transfers for departure
10:00
Saft visit Optional
20 min on foot from hotel
12:30
Lunch for those present Optional
Mercure