IGARSS 2018 Welcome kit
Welcome to Valencia!

Transport to Feria Valencia

Bienvenidos a Valencia! We warmly welcome you to ourMediterranean city and IGARSS 2018!

The conference bag will include a 10-travel metro ticket(bonometro) for Zone A. With this ticket each participant can
travel daily to the conference.

Conference Venue
Feria Valencia Convention & Exhibition Centre
Avda. de las Ferias, s/n
Valencia – 46035, Spain
Phone: (817) 392-6338
www.feriavalencia.com
Symposium Registration
IGARSS 2018 Registration will open on Sunday, July 22 at the Feria
Valencia Convention & Exhibition Centre and will continue
throughout the duration of the symposium.
Operating hours are:Sunday, July 22 08:30 – 18:30
Monday-Friday, July 23 – 27 08:00 – 18:30
Ice breaker– Come and see the setup of the IGARSS 2018 Falla! –Location: Feria de Valencia: Outside Terrace
Time: Sunday, July 22, 18:00 - 20:00
Cost: Included in registration

Metrovalencia (underground / subway + tram system)
The metrovalencia ticket can be bought at each metro/tram stop. A
single ticket costs €1.5 (+€1 for the rechargeable card). Once yourticket is validated, it allows you to switch between Metro and Tram,with a limited travel time of 90 min (in case of 1 or 2 zones).
The underground system consists of 4 zones (ABCD). The conference
venue, downtown stops and the stops at the sea side all are within
Zone A (see map). Timetables of all lines can be consulted atwww.metrovalencia.es, or through the Metrovalencia app.
Both tram Line 4 (stop “Fira València”, every hour) and the Metro Line
1 (stop “Les Carolines - Fira”, every 20 min) give access to the Feria(see map). L4 “Fira València” gives access to the main entrance. From
the L1 stop “Les Carolines - Fira” you walk 8 min to the main entrance
following Avinguda de l’Estació- Calle Canonigo Fenollera- Carrer
Senda de Polvorí, to enter the main entrance at the roundabout.
Bus EMT
Public bus L62 stops in front of the Feria (stop “Benimamet”).

Speakers’ preview room

Taxis

On the 3rd floor there will be a room to upload the presentations.
Opening hours:
Sunday, July 22 16:00 – 19:00
Monday-Friday, July 23 – 27 08:00 – 18:30

Taxis in Valencia may be ordered by phone, picked up atauthorized taxi stands or flagged down in the street. Taxis must
usually be paid in cash through some accept credit cards.

Radio Taxi: +34 963 703 333
Tele Taxi: +34 963 571 313
Conference buses
From Monday to Friday, a pick-up service will be provided at thefollowing points/hotels (see maps and time schedule attached):
ROUTE A: City of Science and Arts (ILUNION AQUA 4 & NH
LAS CIENCIAS HOTEL)ROUTE B: Turia river bank (HOTEL EXPO VALENCIA & NH
VALENCIA HOTEL)ROUTE C: Serranos Towers (downtown & SH PALACE HOTEL)ROUTE D: Cortes Valencianas Area (ILUNION 3 HOTEL,EUROSTAR GRAN VALENCIA HOTEL, MELIA VALENCIA
HOTEL, SOROLLA PALACE HOTEL) at 8 min walking distancefrom EMPALME Metro/Tram station.
Parking
All IGARSS participants will have free access to covered parking
facilities. Car entrance is shown in the map.

Food and drinks
Coffee/Tea Breaks
Morning and afternoon Coffee/Tea breaks will be served in theexhibition and poster area.
Lunch boxes can be bought at the conference (US $15, VAT
included). A cafeteria located on the 1st floor of the Convention
and Exhibition Centre will serve coffee, tea, pastries, soft drinks,
pizza and sandwiches. Further, two buffet restaurants in the Feria(shown on the map, outside the convention centre) will offer abuffet for lunch from Monday to Friday, rate per person: 22€, VATincluded. On Sunday July 22, lunch is included for the Tutorialparticipants.

Access to Feria Valencia by Metrovalencia L2 and L4

Parking and Feria restaurants

Metrovalencia Underground System (www.metrovalencia.es)

IGARSS

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Conference buses (Monday-Friday)
ROUTE A → City of Science and Arts
Meeting point 1st STOP –> in front of the Corte Ingles Mall, Carrer deMenorca, 106 (ILUNION AQUA 4 Hotel)

Meeting point 2nd STOP –> in front of the UMBRACLE, Av. Del Professor
Lopez Piñero (NH LAS CIENCIAS Hotel)

Bus with the congress´ LOGO

Bus with the congress´ LOGO

Pick up time:
MONDAY → 07:55hrs – the bus will leave at 08:00hrs (20 minutes ride toFeria)
TUES-FRI → 07:30hrs – the bus will leave at 07:35hrs (20 minutes ride toFeria)

Pick up time:
MONDAY → 08:05hrs – the bus will leave at 08:10hrs (20 minutes ride toFeria)
TUES-FRI → 07:40hrs – the bus will leave at 07:45hrs (20 minutes ride toFeria)
2 buses x54-seater - 1 Staff onsite
Both buses will do the same route.

Conference buses (Monday-Friday) - continued
ROUTE B → SERRANOS TOWERS
Meeting point 1st STOP –> next to the Serranos Towers (Carrer de laBlanqueria)

Meeting point 2nd STOP –> SH PALACE HOTEL
Bus with the congress´ LOGO

Bus with the congress´ LOGO

Pick up time:
MONDAY → 07:40hrs – the bus will leave at 07:50hrs (20 minutes ride toFeria)
TUES-FRI → 07:15hrs – the bus will leave at 07:20hrs (20 minutes ride toFeria)

Pick up time:
MONDAY → 08:00hrs – the bus will leave at 08:10hrs (20 minutes ride toFeria)
TUES-FRI → 07:30hrs – the bus will leave at 07:40hrs (20 minutes ride toFeria)
2 buses x54-seater - 1 Staff onsite
Both buses will do the same route.

Conference buses (Monday-Friday) - continued
ROUTE C → TURIA RIVER BANKROUTE D → Cortes Valencianas Area

Meeting point –> in front of the Corte Ingles Mall, Av. De Pius XII, (HotelExpo Valencia & NH Valencia Hotels)

Meeting point–> next to the SOROLLA PALACE HOTEL, behind the taxi
stop, Carrer del Camp del Turia(ILUNION 3 Hotel, Eurostar Gran Valencia Hotel, Melia Valencia Hotel,Sorolla Palace Hotel)

Bus with the congress´ LOGO

Bus with the congress´ LOGO

Pick up time:
MONDAY → 08:15hrs – the bus will leave at 08:25hrs (10 minutes ride toFeria)
TUES-FRI → 07:45hrs – the bus will leave at 07:55hrs (10 minutes ride toFeria)

Pick up time:
MONDAY → 08:10hrs – the bus will leave at 08:20hrs (5 minutes ride toFeria)
TUES-FRI → 07:40hrs – the bus will leave at 07:50hrs (5 minutes ride toFeria)

2 buses x54-seater - 1 Staff onsite
Both buses will do the same route.

2 buses x54-seater - 1 Staff onsite
Both buses will do the same route.

Conference buses (Monday-Friday) - continued! IMPORTANT NOTE ¡EMPALME TRAM STATION IS 8 MINUTES WALKFROM THE SOROLLA PALACE HOTEL
Metro lines 1 & 2 and Tram line 4 stop in EMPALME

Social and GRSS Events
DATE
Monday, July 23

ACTIVITY
Walking TourMEETING POINT

TIMING
09:00hrs at meeting point
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 1 09:30hrs activity starts
46002 Valencia

BOAT RIDESERRANOS TOWERS
Plaça dels Furs, s/n
46003 Valencia

INDUSTRY/
YOUNG
PROFESSIONALS/
WOMEN IN GRSSDINNER

Meeting point 1 →CITY HALL SQUARECITY HALL SQUARE

19:00hrs at meeting point
19:30hrs transfer to thePlaza del Ayuntamiento, 1 dinner
46002 Valencia
Meeting point 2 →HOTEL MELIA VALENCIA
Av. de Les CortsValencianes, 52, 46015
Valencia

Tuesday, July 24

Wednesday, July 25

18:30hrs at meeting point
19:00hrs bus departs /starting activity

TRANSFERNO
TRANSPORTATIONVenue´s address
CITY CENTERGUIDE AT DISPOSAL
BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSALALBUFERA LAGOON

BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSALRESTAURANT COSO DEL MAR
Paseo Neptuno, 12, 46011 Valencia

19:00hrs in the hotel lobby
19:30hrs transfer to thedinner

BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSAL

20:30hrs at the restaurant
21:00hrs dinner starts

NOTRANSPORTATIONLA BULERÍA RESTAURANT
Carrer del Bisbe Jaume Pérez, 2446006 Valencia

ALBUFERA LAGOONFLAMENCOSHOW ANDDINNER

La Bulería Restaurant

BOAT RIDESERRANOS TOWERS
Plaça dels Furs, s/n
46003 Valencia

09:00hrs at meeting point
09:30hrs activity starts

GUIDE AT DISPOSAL
BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSAL

LLADRÓ STUDIOS –THE CITY OF
PORCELAINSERRANOS TOWERS
Plaça dels Furs, s/n
46003 Valencia

14:30hrs at meeting point
15:00hrs activity starts

BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSAL

LLADROCtra. de Alboraya
46016 Tavernes Blanques, Valencia

FLAMENCOSHOW AND
DINNERLa Bulería Restaurant

20:30hrs at the restaurant
21:00hrs dinner starts

NOTRANSPORTATIONLA BULERÍA RESTAURANT
Carrer del Bisbe Jaume Pérez, 2446006 Valencia

09:30hrs at meeting point
10:00hrs activity starts

GUIDE AT DISPOSAL
BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSAL

LLADRÓ STUDIOS –THE CITY OF
PORCELAINSERRANOS TOWERS
Plaça dels Furs, s/n
46003 Valencia

LLADROCtra. de Alboraya
46016 Tavernes Blanques, Valencia

Social and GRSS Events - continued
Walking TourIGARSS WORLD
CUP & PAELLADINNER

Thursday, July 26

TECHNICALCOMMITTEE AND
CHAPTER CHAIR’S
DINNERLLADRÓ STUDIOS –THE CITY OF
PORCELAINIGARSS 2018
Award Banquet

CITY HALL SQUARE
18:30hrs at meeting point
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 1 19:00hrs activity starts
46002 Valencia
Main Entrance at FERIAVALENCIAAvinguda de les Fires,s/n, 46035 Valencia

FRYDA Restaurant

SERRANOS TOWERS
Plaça dels Furs, s/n
46003 Valencia

18:30 - 18:45hrs at meeting
point to load buses
19:30hrs match starts

NO
TRANSPORTATION

09:30hrs at meeting point
10:00hrs activity starts

GUIDE AT DISPOSAL
BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSAL

19:45hrs at meeting point
20:00hrs bus departs
Plaza del Ayuntamiento, 1 (2 coaches)
46002 Valencia
Meeting point 2 →GUIDE AT DISPOSAL
BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSAL

21:00hrs transfer to thecity center
19:30hrs at the restaurant
20:00hrs dinner starts

Meeting point 1 →CITY HALL SQUAREHOTEL MELIA VALENCIA
Av. de Les Corts
Valencianes, 52, 46015
ValenciaNO
TRANSPORTATION

19:45hrs at meeting point
20:00hrs bus departs(2 coaches)

BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSAL

BUS & GUIDEAT DISPOSAL

CITY CENTER

POLIDEPORTIVO BURJASSOT
Avenida Teodoro Llorente, s/n, 46100
Burjasot, Valencia

FRYDA
Avinguda de les Corts Valencianes,
58, 46035 Valencia
LLADRO
Ctra. de Alboraya
46016 Tavernes Blanques, Valencia
HEMISFERIC
Av. del Professor López Piñero, 3,46013 València