TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION. Lecture Series IST-134 on ADVANCED ALGORITHMS FOR EFFECTIVELY FUSING HARD AND SOFT INFORMATION

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1 North Atlantic Treaty Organization TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION for the Lecture Series IST-134 on ADVANCED ALGORITHMS FOR EFFECTIVELY FUSING HARD AND SOFT INFORMATION to be held at Salón de Actos, Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca University of Salamanca 15th-16th October 2015 Science & Technology Organization Collaboration Support Office BP Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex - France Tel: +33 (0) lectureseries@rta.nato.int

2 GENERAL INFORMATION PACKAGE 1. INTRODUCTION This package contains information to assist you with the planning of your visit. The event will be organized by the University of Salamanca and the Spanish Ministry of Defence. The Local Coordinator and Vice President of Research and Technology Transfer of the University of Salamanca, Dr. Juan Manuel Corchado, will be happy to assist you and supply any additional information you may require. He can be reached at: Dr. Juan Manuel Corchado Rodríguez Full Professor at Department of Computer Science Vice President of Research and Technology Transfer Head of BISITE Research Group ( University of Salamanca - School of Science Plaza de la Merced s/n, 37008, Salamanca, Spain Phone: Mobile: Fax: Mail: corchado@usal.es For your convenience the package is organized as follows: Attachments: 1. INTRODUCTION 2. THE MEETING SITE 3. ENROLMENT / REGISTRATION 4. ACCOMMODATION 5. TRANSPORTATION TO THE MEETING SITE 6. LOCAL POINTS OF CONTACT 7. USEFUL WEBSITES 1. Maps of Hotels in Salamanca 2. University of Salamanca and Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca photos 3. Hotel Booking Form Page 2

3 2. THE MEETING SITE a. Meeting venue The RTO Lecture Series IST-134 on Advanced Algorithms for Effectively Fusing Hard and Soft Information will be held at: University of Salamanca COLEGIO ARZOBISPO FONSECA Calle de Fonseca, Salamanca (Spain) Map: Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca in Google Maps: b. Coffee breaks Throughout the morning and afternoon, refreshment breaks will be served free of charge. c. Lunches Lunches will be served at the Hospedería Fonseca, from to They will include a starter followed by a main dish to choose among three options, with a cost of Euros (VAT included) d. Language All lectures, presentations and discussions will be held in English. e. Wi-Fi access There are two methods to connect to the University of Salamanca Wi-Fi. Users can choose one or the other depending on their needs or on their terminal features: USAL-Web is an open network without secure connections. Credentials (login and password) are given at the registration. It allows web navigation without having to configure anything on your laptop or PDA. EDUROAM is a network that requires authentication. Staff from other organizations, which are joined to EDUROAM project MovIRIS/EDUROAM, can access to this service at University of Salamanca by using their login and password. Page 3

4 3. ENROLMENT / REGISTRATION Attendees to the IST-134 Lecture Series must enroll before the start of the event. You can enroll on-line at (go to the Activities section of the Home Page and select Upcoming Events. Once there select Lecture Series on "Advanced Algorithms for Effectively Fusing Hard and Soft Information (IST /10/2015 to 16/10/2015 Spain). There are no conference fees for STO Lecture Series. Registration will start at 8:00 on Thursday morning, 15 th October in the Salón de la Cúpula of Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca. All meeting attendees will be provided with a badge and they are asked to wear it while attending the meetings. However, for security reasons, please remove your badge when leaving the meeting site. Take care of your badge and make sure that you bring it with you when going to meetings each day. 4. ACCOMMODATION The Organizing Committee has negotiated discounted rates for conference attendees: Hotel Single room Double room Conditions SILKEN RONA DALBA*** 78,00 72,00 Prices per night and room including breakfast and V.A.T. STUDENT HOUSING "COLEGIO CUENCA" We recommend making reservations before October 1 st. SILKEN RONA DALBA*** Plaza San Juan Bautista, Salamanca Phone: (+34) Residencia Colegio de Cuenca Campus Universitario Miguel de Unamuno Francisco Tomás y Valiente, s/n Salamanca Teléfono: Fax: ,00 45,00 Prices per night and room including V.A.T. Other recommended hotels in Salamanca ABBA FONSECA**** Plaza San Blas, 2, Salamanca Phone: (+34) ALAMEDA PALACE***** CPaseo de la Estación, 1, Salamanca Phone:(+34) Page 4

5 AC Palacio de San Esteban**** Arroyo de Santo Domingo, Salamanca Phone: (+34) DOÑA BRIGIDA GOLF & SPA RESORT**** (4 KM FROM THE CITY) Urbanización Vega de Salamanca, Av del Tormes, s/n, Villamayor, Salamanca Phone: (+34) EUROSTARS Las Claras **** Calle de la Marquesa de Almarza, s/n, Salamanca GRAN HOTEL CORONA SOL**** Victor Garcia De La Concha Salamanca Phone: (+34) HALL 88 APARTAHOTEL**** Calle Peña De Francia S/n Salamanca Phone: (+34) NH PALACIO CASTELLANOS**** San Pablo, 58-64, Salamanca Phone: (+34) NH PUERTA CATEDRAL**** Plaza Juan XXIII, 5, Salamanca Phone: (+34) ROOM MATE VEGA*** Plaza del Mercado, 16, Salamanca Phone: (+34) SAN POLO*** Arroyo de Santo Domingo, 2, Salamanca Phone: (+34) PETIT PALACE LAS TORRES*** Plaza Mayor, Salamanca Phone: (+34) Page 5

6 5. TRANSPORTATION TO THE MEETING SITE You can fly directly to Salamanca Airport. There are daily flights from Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca (with Air Europa and Air Nostrum). Another option is to fly to Valladolid Airport or Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas International Airport in Madrid, the closest airports to Salamanca: a. Madrid-Salamanca Should you land in Madrid at Barajas airport, there are three options to travel to Salamanca by public transport: 1. Traveling from Madrid airport to Salamanca by Bus You can take a direct bus to Salamanca at Terminal 1 of Madrid-Barajas Airport. The bus stop is situated in the bus parking at Terminal 1. Please, visit the link to check the timetable of these buses. Usually, they depart from Terminal 1 at the following times: 11:00 13:00 15:00 17:00 19:00 21:00 22:00 You must also buy the ticket previously through this same webpage (price 23,45 Euro, one-way ticket). You can download the ticket and print it. Once in Salamanca bus station, the best option is to take a Taxi to your Hotel. The taxi should cost around 4-8 euro. 2. Traveling from Madrid city center to Salamanca by Train You may take a Taxi or the Metro (underground) to go from the Airport to Chamartin Train Station (the departure station for the trains to Salamanca). The Airport is connected to the Metro network through the LINE 8. There are two metro stops in the Airport, one corresponding to Terminal 4 and the other corresponding to Terminals 1, 2 and 3. Please, have a look to the Madrid Underground Map to localize it (see northeast): From the airport, take the LINE 8 to Nuevos Ministerios station. In Nuevos Ministerios take the LINE 10 to Chamartin station (Fuencarral direction). Get down at Chamartin metro station and walk to the Train Station. If you go to Chamartin Station by Taxi, the trip may cost from 20 to 30 euros. You can find taxi ranks in any Terminal. The trains to Salamanca usually depart from Madrid at the following times: 08:30 11:14 13:44 15:30 17:08 20:06 21:13 21:50 Please, visit the following link to view the updated timetable of trains from Madrid to Salamanca: There is the possibility to purchase your ticket (19.30 euro) online. However, you will not be able to download the ticket if it is the first time that you use this system. In such a case, you still can pay the ticket online, note the reference number (or print the window) and get the ticket at the train station desk (you will be asked to show the same credit card you used to purchase the ticket online). However, your seat will only be booked up to 1 hour before the departure time. In the event that Page 6

7 you arrive at the desk after 1h before the departure time, there still might be the possibility to get it, depending on how busy is that train. Of course, you can also forget about buying online and get the ticket directly at the station. It takes 2 hours and 20 minutes to arrive to Salamanca. Once there, the best option is to get a taxi from Salamanca train station (called Vialia) to your hotel. The taxi should cost around 4-8 euro. 3. Traveling from Madrid city center to Salamanca by Bus Buses to Salamanca from Madrid city centre depart from Méndez Álvaro Bus Station. You can get there from the airport either by Taxi or by Metro (see paragraph 2). If you go by Metro. take the LINE 8 to Nuevos Ministerios station. In Nuevos Ministerios take the LINE 6 (called Circular Line ) to Méndez Álvaro station. After getting out of the Metro at Mendez Alvaro you will easily find Estación Sur bus station (ask someone if you cannot find it). There you will find many buses to Salamanca. The buses usually depart from Madrid at the following times: 07:00 - E 08:00 - E 08:30 - N 10:00 - E 11:00 - E 12:00 E 13:00 - E 13:30 N 15:00 E 15:30 N 16:00 E 16:30 - N 17:00 - E N 18:00 - E 19:00 E 20:00 - E 20:30 - N 21:00 - E 22:00 - E 22:30 - N E means express service, which takes 2 hours and a half; N means normal service, which takes 3 hours and 5 minutes and has one stop at Avila. The updated timetables can be checked at Tickets can be bought online also through this web page. Price is euros (normal service) or euros (express service) for a one-way ticket. Please download the ticket and print it in order to be able to access the bus. Of course, you can also buy a ticket at the station. Once in Salamanca bus station, the best option is to take a Taxi to your Hotel. The taxi should cost around 4-8 euro. b. Valladolid-Salamanca Salamanca is 115 Km southeast of Valladolid and there is a bus service from the airport to the city centre. Regular bus and train services are available from Valladolid (city centre) to Salamanca. Valladolid - Salamanca (Bus): Valladolid s airport, Villanubla, is situated 11 km away from Valladolid. The most convenient way to get to either the bus or the train station is by taxi. It is also possible to take a bus from the airport to the city centre (however, there are not many bus services available from the airport). Taxi: A run from the airport to the bus station costs around 15 Euros. Page 7

8 Bus: It is also possible to reach the Auto-Res bus station by a bus service running from the airport (Linecar). The timetable for these bus services can be found at: Once at the "Auto-res" station in Valladolid, buses run frequently to Salamanca. The cost is approximately Euros for a one-way ticket and Euros for a return ticket. More information about timetables and prices can be found at their website: Valladolid - Salamanca (Train): The most direct way to get to the train station is by taxi, which should cost around 15 Euros. The trip to the city center takes about 15 minutes. Up-to-date information about timetables and prices can be found at Page 8

9 6. LOCAL POINTS OF CONTACT Local Coordinator Prof. Juan Manuel CORCHADO University of Salamanca (ESP) Phone: STO National Coordinator Mr. José AGRELO SDGPLATIN (DGAM) Ministry of Defence Arturo Soria, USEFUL WEB SITES University and hotels University of Salamanca Hotels Transportation Madrid Barajas Airport website Valladolid Villanubla Airport website: Tourism Page 9

10 ATTACHMENT 1: Map of Hotels in Salamanca HALL 88 APARTAHOTEL GRAN HOTEL CORONA SOL HOTEL SILKEN RONA DALBA HOSPEDERÍA FONSECA (VENUE) ABBA FONSECA HOTEL HOSTAL PLAZA MAYOR MICROHOTEL PLACENTINOS LAS CLARAS HOTEL CASINO DEL TORMES HOTEL Google Maps: Page 10

11 ATTACHMENT 2: University of Salamanca and Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca photos Page 11

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13 ATTACHMENT 3: SALAMANCA, 15/16 OCTOBER 2015 ACCOMODATION FORM Surname(s)...Name... Personal Address...P.C... City/town...Province... Tel....Fax INVOICE DETAILS Institution name... Institution Address P.C... City/town...Province... Tel....Fax VAT number HOTEL DOUBLE ROOM SINGLE ROOM Conditions SILKEN RONA DALBA 78,00 euros 72,00 euros Prices per night and room including breakfast and V.A.T. Student housing Colegio Cuenca 38 euros 45 euros Prices per night and room including V.A.T. Number of rooms... Double room... Single room... Arrival date... Departure date... Number of nights... Total Expenditure for Accommodation in Euros... HOW TO PAY: *Bank transfer for CONGRESUAL S.L.L. payable to CAJA DUERO, Account Number: IBAN: ES *VISA or MasterCard Credit Cards (But for Electrón) Holder... Signature: Card Nº:.../.../.../... Closing Date:.../... Note: Your reservation will only be confirmed when you enclose your cheque or the transfer copy with it, and on condition that it was requested in writing beforehand. Hotel Cancellation in writing: - Until 30 days before your arrival, 45 euros for cancellation expenditures - Between 30 and 15 days before your arrival, 50% for cancellation expenditures. - There will be no refund if you cancel your reservation during the 15 previous days before your arrival. All your money will be refunded once the conference is over. We would like you to send us a copy of this form once it has been correctly fulfilled to CONGRESUAL SL.L. Camelias, 470, 37449, Galindo y Perahuy, Salamanca. Tel. (34) Fax. (34) francisco@congresual.com Internet: Page 13