Location

The conference will be held at the Escuela Politécnica Superior (EPS) in the Cantoblanco campus of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM).

Plennary sessions will take place in the "Assembly Hall" of EPS, located at the Joseph Fourier building ("Edificio C"). Other sessions will be held also in the same building.

How reach the venue

The address of EPS is the following:

   Escuela Politécnica Superior
   Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
   Campus de Cantoblanco
   Calle Francisco Tomás y Valiente, 11
   28049 Madrid
   GPS coordinates: (40° 32' 48", -3° 41' 29")
   GPS: (40.5467, -3.6914)

To download a map of the campus in PDF format, click here. Both EPS and the way to get there from the train station are remarked in red.

In addition, the following map shows the university campus and the route of about 10 minutes walk from "Cantoblanco Universidad" RENFE Cercanías train station to EPS, as also the route from the train station and the ICCST venue to the ICCST restaurant.

The Cantoblanco campus is located North of Madrid, on the "Carretera de Colmenar Viejo", Km 15, 28049, Madrid.

The following interactive map shows the route of about 20 minutes drive from Madrid-Barajas airport to UAM.

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How to reach the Campus from Madrid

To reach UAM on public transport from Madrid there are several alternatives:

Train (RENFE Cercanías - suburban rail)

The train station of UAM is called "Cantoblanco Universidad", and belongs to suburban rail line C-4, with destinations "Colmenar Viejo" or "Alcobendas / San Sebastian de los Reyes."

This line passes through the main train stations of Madrid: Chamartín (10 min.), Nuevos Ministerios (15 min.), Sol (20 min.) and Atocha (25 min.).

From the airport, you can go by Metro (subway) (line 8, stations "Aeropuerto T4" or "Aeropuerto T1-T2-T3") to "Nuevos Ministerios" station. This takes about 25 minutes.

Clicking here, you can access the train timetables.

Click here to download the map in PDF format

You may download a map of Madrid metro by clicking here.

Subway

The subway, called Metro Madrid is the best way to travel around Madrid, and some of them are connected with Cercanias trains.

To download a map of the subway click here, the subway stations remarked in red are connected with line C-4 of Cercanias.

Click here to obtain more information about Metro lines and timetables.

Bus

The most appropriate option to go by bus from Madrid to UAM is through line 714, leaving from the "Plaza Castilla" bus station.

The journey takes approximately 20 minutes.

Click here to access Madrid-UAM timetable, and here to access UAM-Madrid timetable.

The following map shows the route of about 5 minutes walk from the main bus station of UAM, which is in front of the Rectory building, to EPS.

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Click here to obtain more information about bus routes and timetables.

Taxi

There are taxi stops at the two main train stations (Atocha and Chamartín), Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport and the main bus stations. However, the following telephone numbers may be helpful:

• Radio Teléfono Taxi: 902 478 200
• Radio Taxi: 91 405 55 00 / 91 447 51 80
• Tele-Taxi: 91 371 21 31 / 91 371 37 11 / 902 50 11 30
• Tele-Taxis for disabled people (Eurotaxi): 91 547 86 00 / 91 547 82 00

From Madrid-Barajas airport to UAM, the price of the taxi journey should be around 30-35 Euros. From Plaza Castilla, it should be around 20 Euro.

Other information of interest

• The welcome Reception will take place on Monday October 23 at 19:30 in WeAre Chamartin Hotel, just over Chamartin station (both Cercanias and subway pass through).
• The guided visit will start on Wednesday October 25 at 18:30 in "Puerta del Sol", it is in Sol station (both Cercanias and subway pass through).
• The Banquet dinner and Flamenco show will take place on Wednesday October 25 at 20:30 in Casa Patas restaurant, it is allocated in Calle Cañizares, 10.
  The following interactive map shows the route of about 8 minutes walk from Sol Cercanias/subway train station to Casa Patas.

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• By the time the Flamenco show finish, the best way to go back is the subway, it is safe and open until 2:00 am. The nearest subway station is "Anton Martín" connected with Sol, Chamartin an Atocha stations.
  Another option could be to call a taxi, the prices are around 20-30 Euro for going to the most of the hotels.