Venue
The conference will take place at the University Pompeu Fabra (UPF) in downtown Barcelona (Spain).
Address: Carrer de Balmes, 132-134, L'Eixample, 08008 Barcelona. Location: map (in Chinese) and also map (in English).
The venue building is shown in the picture below.
Travel Information
Note of caution
Barcelona is a very touristic city and, as such, pickpockets are present. Please, be very cautious of your belongings when walking or traveling in the city. See, for example, these recommendations.
Airport in Barcelona
Barcelona can be reached from most of the major International airports. The airport is located 12 kilometers towards the south of the city. The airport in Barcelona has two terminals, T1 and T2. There is a bus connecting the two terminals as they are 4 km apart. T1 is where most international flights arrive. Please, consult the Barcelona airport terminals information for details.
Transportation
You can find a detailed guide here. A summary is given below.
The easiest way to go from the airport to Barcelona downtown is to take the Aerobus from the airport to Plaça Catalunya. The ride takes about 35 min, and costs about 7-8 EUR (one way). You can buy the tickets next to the bus stops (see here).
Other options are:
- Subway (L9), see: this link.
- Taxi (Journey time: 20-30 min, price: about 40 EUR)
- RENFE train to either Barcelona Sants or Passeig de Gracia stations (Journey time: 25', tickets: 4.10 euro or using the card "T10 (Zone 1)", see below). Note that the train station is based at terminal T2. Most probably, you will be arriving at terminal T1.
