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Conference
Location
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The conference will be held in the
Hotel Silken Diagonal
Barcelona,
Avenue Diagonal no. 205,
08018 Barcelona
Click the hotel name to visit the website.
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Las Ramblas
La Plaça de les Glòries
Arc de Triomf Barcelona
Restaurant Can Cortada
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University
information
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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.
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Conference
Accommodation
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Accommodation is available at the venue hotel, the Hotel
Silken Diagonal Barcelona. To reserve accommodation at the conference rates,
see the registration page.
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Conference
Dinner venue
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The conference dinner will be held in the Restaurant
Can Cortada, which is in an 11th Century defence tower. You
can find more information about the restaurant by clicking on the name. You
can book additional dinner guests when you register.
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General information
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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
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Getting
to
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Airport
Barcelona
International Airport is 12Km outside the city and has regular flights
from several airlines. There is a regular Aerobus connection into Barcelona costing
around €3-7. There are also trains, around €4-5.
By Car
You can find information about getting to Barcelona by car here
Internal public
transport
Barcelona has a good public transport
network with buses, metro and trains all operating around the city and
further afield. You can find more details here.
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Taxi
costs
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From the Airport to Central Barcelona,
expect to pay around €30. within the city itself, taxis are fairly
cheap and operate meters.
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Climate
in conference month
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Average temperature in October is 18oC
You can
see a five day forecast here
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Currency
and exchange rates
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Click here for up to date currency exchange rates
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Time zone
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UTC/GMT
+2
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Dialling
codes
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Click here
to find the International Dialling Code
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Other
useful links
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Tourist information
http://www.aboutbarcelona.com/
http://www.barcelona.com/
Airport parking and airport
hotels - car parking at Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Manchester and all major
UK airports
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