POWER 2026

Building on the remarkable success of the Power Electronics Workshop which has been organized for the
past 16 years, IMAPS-France is proud to announce the 16th edition of the Power Electronics and Packaging
Technical Workshop.
Organized in partnership with GREMAN (UMR 7347) Polytech-Tours, and sponsored by ST-
Microelectronics, CERTeM and Polytech Tours, this highly anticipated event will take in Tours, France, on
Thursday, November 26th, 2026.
Tours is an ideal location, situated in the scenic Loire Valley, famous for its magnificent riverside castles.
Please note that the entire event will be held in English.

TECHNICAL COMMITEE:

Daniel ALQUIER GREMAN Laboratory France Co-chairman
Laurent BARREAU ST Microelectronics-Tours France Chairman
Lars BOETTCHER FRAUNHOFER Institute Germany
Cyril BUTTAY AMPERE Laboratory France
Jean-Luc DIOT PRIVATE France
Franck DOSSEUL Vermon France Co-chairman
Guo-Quan LU VIRGINIA TECH USA
Alexandre SEIGNEURIN ST Microelectronics- Tours Franc

Access by car from the A10 motorway
In the Paris-Bordeaux direction,
Take the exit n ° 22 Saint-Avertin, then follow the direction of the 2 Lions.
In the Bordeaux-Paris direction,
Take the exit n ° 23, follow the direction Tours-Center then the 2 Lions direction

Access by train and tram or bus
You can either go to the Tours train station which is in the city center or to the Saint Pierre des Corps railway station which is on the outskirts and which has both rail shuttles to Tours and buses to different points of the city.

More info on the website of Fil Bleu.

Access to Polytech Tours by tram stop “Fac 2 Lions” or by bus by line 5 stop “Polytech”.

Accommodation

The conference will be held at the DEE department of the polytechnic School of Tours, located in the 2 Lions area (25min by bus from city center, 15 min by Tramway).

You can find here a selection of hotels from 1 to 4 stars, located downtown (close to the train station or to the old town area) or in the “2 lions” area. Hotels of companies (such as Ibis, Mercure ….) are also available both at Train station or in Chambray les Tours commercial zone (10 min by car).

– Hôtel Criden, 65 Boulevard Heurteloup (Train station)

Tel : +33 (0)2 47 20 81 14

Email: hotel@criden-tours.com

Website : http://www.criden-tours.com/uk/index.php

– Hôtel Ibis, 1 rue Maurice Genest (Train station)

Tel. : +33 (0)2 47 70 35 35

Website : http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/home/index.shtml

– Hôtel Mirabeau, 89 Bis bd Heurteloup (Old town)

Tel. : +33 (0)2 47 05 24 60

Email: hotelmirabeau@wanadoo.fr

Website : http://www.hotel-mirabeau.fr/chambres-angl.html

– Hôtel de Rosny, 19, rue Blaise Pascal (train station)