Talks will take place at the Amphitheater 3 in Villa Arson in Nice which is an renown international Art school (see here the official website). The Villa is located at the following address: 20 avenue Stephen Liégeard, 06105 Nice.

The best option is to take tram n. 1 from Gare Thiers or from Place Massena, direction Henri Sappia, and get out at Le Ray stop. To get to the tram stop Gare Thiers, simply turn left the train station and walk to Gare Thiers tram stop.
Once you get off at the Le Ray stop follow the directions (signs) for 'Villa Arson' along the streets Paul Mellarède and Joseph d'Arbaud.
This link shows you the 8 minutes walking route from Le Ray tram stop to the conference venue in Google Maps (the first part of the walk is a bit steep).

The Nice airport is connected to all major European cities by daily flights, and even to New York, Canada and numerous destinations in North Africa and the Middle East. There are also many flights per day between Paris and Nice. Here are some useful links:
  - Nice airport web page
  - Main destinations
  - List of companies
  - Busses and shuttles to and from the airport
Most companies use Terminal 1 (the older of the two). Terminal 2 is mainly used by Air France (and its partners) and Easyjet. To get to the city center or to go to the conference site, the best option is to take tram line 2 directly from the airport terminal towards 'Port Lympia' and change at the 'Jean Médecin' stop and then take line 1 towards 'Henri Sappia'. Then follow the instructions above to reach the conference venue. The round trip to the airport by tramway costs 10 Euros. Outside the airport, the tram ticket costs 1.7 Euros and can be purchased at the machines present at each stop. So you can have a stroll, exit the airport and reach the Tramway Line 2 stop 'Parc Phoenix' by a stroll of 15 minutes and by a ticket at that stop for 1.7 Euros.

A free shuttle connects Terminal 1 and 2 in both directions.

The train station is located in the city center and offers numerous connections by taxi, bus and tram. Nice - Paris: 5h36 by TGV, Nice - Marseille 2h35 (TGV or TER), Nice - Monaco Monte Carlo 0h18.

More details here.

The A8 motorway connects Nice with the west (Cannes, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence) and with Italy to the east. The closest exit to the Valrose campus is number 54.

As a general rule, any hotel close to the Tramway line 1, or close to the stop Valrose Université can be a good alternative. Here are some possibilities for hotels:

5 stars
Boscolo Nice Hôtel & Spa

4 stars
Hôtel Mercure Nice Centre Notre-Dame
Best Western Plus Hôtel Massena Nice
Hôtel Nice Riviera

3 stars
Best Western Hôtel Lakmi Nice
Best Western Alba Hôtel
Hôtel Saint Georges

2 stars
Hôtel Lépante
Hôtel Trocadero