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Venue, travel and accommodation

WOMEN AND ICTS THROUGH THE LIFECYCLE
AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
BARCELONA, 8th - 10th NOVEMBER 2010
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Venue

The conference venue is:

MediaTIC Building
C/ Roc Boronat, 117
08018 Barcelona

This map shows the location of the venue (marked 'A') and the two nearest metro stations Glòries (Line 1, Red) and Llacuna (Line 2, Yellow).


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Arrival at conference venue

From Barcelona centre

  • Metro Line 1 (red) to Glòries, or Line 4 (yellow) to Llacuna
    Line 1 runs to Glòries metro station. There is access via a lift to the street at the Gran Via exit.
    Line 4 runs to Llacuna station. Access to the street is via escalator or stairs only.

    This map shows the Barcelona metro network:
    http://www.barcelona-travelguide.com/images/practical/metroplan.jpg

  • Bus
    Bus numbers 7, 42, 56, and 141 run between the centre of Barcelona (in or near Plaça Catalunya) and Glòries metro station.

Travel tickets

You may find it useful to buy the T-10 Travelcard for your stay here. This covers 10 full journeys (including connections) taken by any means of public transport. The T-10 is priced according to the zones through which you travel (from 1 to 6 zones). Glòries station is in zone 1. The price of the T-10 ticket for one zone is € 7.85.

You can find further information here: http://www.tmb.cat/en_US/barcelona/moute/targetes/targetes.jsp

From the airport

  • Taxi
    Taxis from the airport are plentiful. The journey to Barcelona centre costs about € 30, and to the MediaTIC building about € 40.

  • Train
    RENFE trains on line R2 run every 30 minutes from Terminal 2 to the centre of Barcelona and stop at Sants, Passeig de Gràcia and El Clot-Aragó stations. If you arrive at Terminal 1, you can take a free connecting bus to Terminal 2. The journey time from the airport to the centre of Barcelona is about 30 minutes.
    T-10 tickets can be purchased at the railway station in Terminal 2, and are valid for use on the airport train.

  • Airport Bus
    The Aerobús runs every few minutes to Plaça Catalunya in the centre of Barcelona, and costs € 5 for a single journey. From Plaça Catalunya you can take the Metro (Line 1 – red) to Glòries station.

From other Spanish cities

  • Train
    AVE (high speed) trains from Madrid, Málaga and Seville arrive in Barcelona Sants station. RENFE trains from other parts of Spain also arrive in Sants station.
    You can find information about AVE services here, and about other RENFE services RENFE here.



Accommodation

If you book your hotel through the Hotelopia hotel reservation website, you will be entitled to a 5% discount on your room rate. Visit http://uoclavirtual.hotelopiaclub.com to do this.

If you prefer to book your hotel direct, here are some further hotel suggestions. However, booking directly through the hotel will not entitle you to the Hotelopia discount.

Hotels in Barcelona, close to the MediaTIC conference venue

Hotels in Barcelona, central area

Hotels in Barcelona, next to Sants railway station (Estació Sants)

Budget Hotels and Hostels, Barcelona Centre

Dinner, sightseeing and socialising

Sightseeing

Barcelona is one of the great historic and architectural gems of Spain. It combines Roman and medieval cities with unparalleled Modernist architecture from the early 20th century. If there is enough interest, we will organise an optional sightseeing tour on the evening of Monday 8 November. The cost of this will be about € 15.

Conference Dinner

We invite you to join us for an optional conference dinner on the evening of Tuesday 9 November. This will be at your own expense and will cost about € 20. If you would like to join us, please indicate this on the registration page of this website; this will help us with booking. Further information on the venue and how to get there will be posted here. Information will also be provided at the conference.

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