BOQUSE 2013 conference will be hosted by Inria Bordeaux - Sud-Ouest Research Centre (Talence Campus). Information on how to reach the center are available on this page. We supply you with a bus/tram card named Tickarte. Thanks to this card, you may take buses and trams when and where you want during the time of the conference. Caution: you must validate your card each time you get on a bus or a tram. Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France. The Bordeaux metropolitan area has a population of 1,105,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called Bordelais. Bordeaux is the world's major wine industry capital. It is home to the world's main wine fair, Vinexpo, while the wine economy in the metro area moves 14.5 billion euros each year. Bordeaux wine has been produced in the region since the 8th century. The historic part of the city is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "an outstanding urban and architectural ensemble" of the 18th century.