VENUE & TRANSPORT

The meeting will take place at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villanueva de la Cañada near Madrid.

There is no public transport to ESAC. The closet bus-stop is 2.5 kms from the entrance. We will provide a shuttle service between Madrid and ESAC.

SHUTTLE BETWEEN MADRID AND ESAC

A bus will shuttle the attendees between Madrid and ESAC:

  • Hotel Moncloa Exe to ESAC: At 8:00 on Tuesday Nov 28, and 8:30 the rest of the week
  • ESAC to Hotel Moncloa Exe: At 17:45 every day except on Wednesday for the cocktail dinner 

Hotel Moncloa Exe

Calle Arcipreste de Hita, 10,

28015 Madrid

Details are as follows:

  • Tuesday 28th - 08:00 Departure from Hotel Moncloa EXE, Madrid to ESAC
  • Tuesday 28th - 17:45 Departure from ESAC to Hotel Moncloa EXE, Madrid
     
  • Wednesday 29th - 08:30 Departure from Hotel Moncloa EXE, Madrid to ESAC
  • Wednesday 29th - 19:30 Departure from ESAC to Hotel Moncloa EXE, Madrid
     
  • Thursday 30th - 08:30 Departure from Hotel Moncloa EXE, Madrid to ESAC
  • Thursday 30th - 17:45 Departure from ESAC to Hotel Moncloa EXE, Madrid
     
  • Friday 1st - 08:30 Departure from Hotel Moncloa EXE, Madrid to ESAC
  • Friday 1st - 17:45 Departure from ESAC to Airport Madrid, T4 and T2

Lunch at esac

Unless you plan to bring your own food, we strongly recommend that you get your lunch tickets at the same time that you pay your registration fee. The cost is 9 euros for a complete meal with a first course, main dish, dessert, bread and drink. You will pay at the canteen each day. Four tickets for the midday meals from Tuesday to Friday amounts to 36 euros. 

Workshop cocktail DINNER

You are invited to a cocktail dinner on Wednesday night in the large entrance hall of the building where the workshop will be. There will be plenty to eat and drink. The bus to Madrid will leave ESAC after the cocktail.