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Venue and Other Useful Information

 

 

 

Conference Location

The conference was held in the
Hotel Silken Diagonal Barcelona,
Avenue Diagonal no. 205,
08018 Barcelona


Las Ramblas


Restaurant Can Cortada

University information

The Open University of Catalonia (UOC) is an innovative institution, created at the request of the Generalitat de Catalunya (Autonomous Regional Government of Catalonia). Emerging from the knowledge society, it has developed as an online, on-the-web University. The presence of the UOC in the world arena is consolidated through a strategy of alliances with universities and research institutions, representative of different countries, with which the university shares a similar vision and values.

You can find more information on the university website.

Conference Dinner venue

The conference dinner was held in the Restaurant Can Cortada, an 11th Century defence tower.

General information

Barcelona, second largest city in Spain, is the capital of Catalonia, one of 17 regions. The city dates back to 2BC, when a roman settlement was founded. A modern city, Barcelona proudly protects it’s spectacular Gothic centre.

You can find more information about the city on the Barcelona City website

Other useful links

Tourist information

http://www.aboutbarcelona.com/

http://www.barcelona.com/

 

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