Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB): Meeting Location
Our 14th meeting will take place at Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) which is situated in the metropolitan area of Barcelona between Bellaterra and Sabadell in the town of Cerdanyola del Vallès, about 20 kilometers from downtown Barcelona.
The exact location is "Carrer de la Fortuna, 08193, Barcelona, Spain", and we are in the "Auditori de Filosofia i Lletres (UAB)".
You can find the routes to get to the UAB campus here in this website (https://www.uab.cat/web/means-of-transport-1345796335052.html).
There are two types of train to get to the UAB campus
1. Rodalies-RENFE:
To get from downtown Barcelona to the UAB campus by train, you can take the train in Sant Andreu Arenal Station (line R7) and you get the UAB campus in 20 minutes. Please, take into account the frequency is every 30 minutes. Once you get to Cerdanyola-Universitat train Station, there are buses at the exit of the train station, please take Bus Line 1 (blue color) to get to the conference venue (Facultat de Filosofia I Lletres).
2. Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat Catalana (FGC)
Wherever you are in Barcelona, you can take the Barcelona Metro (Subway) and connect ro the FGC train lines. An easy journey is going to Plaza Catalunya which connects Barcelona Metro (Line 1 or Line 3) with FGC (and also RENFE Rodalies).
Once you are at a station that connects to the FGC lines, transfer to the appropriate FGC line that goes towards the UAB campus (Universitat Autonoma Station). The light green (below) S2 line typically serve this route. The journey from Plaza de Catalunya to Universitat Autonoma takes approximately 40 minutes and it runs every 6-8 minutes during the day and 15 minutes in peak-off hours. You can consult the timetable here. Once you get to the FGC station at "Universitat Autonoma", the conference venue is a 5 minute walk away.
You can buy the tickets only for FGC (Billets FGC) from € 2.55 if you come from Barcelona downtown) or combined with Barcelona Metro (Billets Integrats). If you buy a booklet of 10 tickets it is much cheaper.
Location of the Registration Desk, Breaks, Lunches, Poster Sessions and the Auditorium:
Registration will take place outside the Faculty Arts & Humanities auditorium, an excellent facility for our conference. The registration desks will be open from 8:30 AM on during each conference day.
