Useful Information

Venue

The talks will take place at Aula Naranja in ICMAT. C/ Nicolás Cabrera, 13-15, Campus Cantoblanco UAM, 28049 Madrid.

The following map depicts the university campus, and how to get from the train station (on the left part of the map, number 4) to the institute (on the right side, number 1).

Lunch will be served at Plaza Mayor (item 3 in the map below), which is a 10 min walk from ICMAT. Lunch tickets will be given to conference participants on the first day at the registration desk.

For more information, please check https://www.icmat.es/facilities/howtoarrive

Accommodation

Accomodation should be arranged by the participants. We list below some options in Madrid city, but feel free to use your favourite online booking system.

Residencia de Estudiantes CSIC

This hotel is located within the CSIC headquarters (Spanish Research Council). There are two entrances (C/ Pinar 21 and C/ Serrano 113-117, which is the main entrance to the CSIC). Should you arrive after 22:00 you would have to call to the inter phone. The closest metro stations are Republica Argentina and Nuevos Ministerios.

There are several ways to go to the hotel from the airport (and vice-versa):

  • By taxi: the price for a taxi ride from the airport to the center is a flat rate of 30€.
  • By metro: there is a direct metro line (the 8th, pink one) from the airport to the station “Nuevos Ministerios”. From there, it is a 10 minute walk to the hotel. This option should cost around 5€.
  • By train: if you arrive to the Terminal 4 of the airport, you can also go to the Renfe station “Nuevos Ministerios” by the Renfe (local trains). This option costs 5,20€.
    Please note that this option is only available if you arrive to the Terminal 4 of the airport.


TRYP Hotel (Chamartín)

This hotel is located right next to the Chamartín Station, C/ Mauricio Ravel 10. This station is closer to the university than "Nuevos Ministerios", so the travel from this hotel to the institute should be around 45 minutes, including the train ride.

In this case, there are only 2 ways to go to the hotel from the airport (and vice-versa):

  • By taxi: the price for a taxi ride from the airport to the center is a flat rate of 30€.
  • By metro: from the airport, pick the 8th metro line (the pink one) up until “Nuevos Ministerios”. From there pick the metro line 10 (the dark blue one), direction Hospital Infanta Sofía. The 4th stop is Chamartín. This option should cost around 6.50€.