IWSOS 2013
7th International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems
Palma de Mallorca, 9-10th of May, 2013
7th International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems
Palma de Mallorca, 9-10th of May, 2013
The workshop will take place in the University of Balearic Islands Campus. The UIB Campus is located 7.5 km north of Palma downtown, in the middle of a scenic landscape, and quite close to the mountains in the "Serra de Tramuntana" range. Google Maps have a nice bird's-eye view of the campus.
Talks will take place at the Auditorium of the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building. The poster session will take in the same building in the hall next to the Auditorium of the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building. Cofee Breaks will be served on the garden next to the Auditorium and lunches will be served in the cafeteria of the same building.
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| Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos Building | Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos Auditorium. |
A partial map of the UIB campus is shown below. The location of the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building is marked as a blue pin in the map. The walking path from the UIB Metro station and from the Bus stop to the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building is shown at the map as a green solid line.
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The social dinner will take place in the Bens d'Avall Club de Mar Restaurant, located in Muelle Pelaires in the Paseo Maritimo of Palma.
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| Entrance to Club de Mar | View from Bens d'Avall restaurant's terrace |
A map of the location of the restaurant can be found at http://goo.gl/maps/1MyC8 (The restaurant location is the orange pin).
It is possible to go to the restaurant waking along the Paseo Maritimo in direction Pelaires/Porto Pi. From the center of Palma it is a pleasant, albeit long (about 3 Km, 45 minutes), walk on Palma maritime promenade.
One can also go to the restaurant by bus line 1, Airport-Palma-Port, (see route, schedule) and line 50, Touristic Bus, (see route and schedule, map). In the night line 41, "Bus de Nit", (see route, schedule) stops near the restaurant. Bus stops near the restaurant are indicated in the map http://goo.gl/maps/1MyC8.
The Bens d'Avall Club de Mar restaurant can also be reached by taxi.
Palma de Mallorca is very well connected with the rest of Spain and Europe (specially Germany, the UK, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia) with its "Son Sant Joan" international airport (airport code PMI), the only airport in the island of Mallorca. The airport is located 8 km east of Palma.
At the Airport take the Bus Line 1 to Plaza España (or Plaça d'Espanya; this is Palma's downtown). The stop is outside the Airport Arrivals' Hall. There is one bus every 12-15 minutes. Ticket price: 2.50 EUR. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). Line 1 bus route can be found here. Line 1 schedule can be found here. For more information on buses visit the EMT web page. A map with all the bus lines can be dowloaded from here.
Taxis can be found also outside the Arrivals Hall. Average price to Hotels: 25 EUR (plus supplements for luggage, night time and Sunday rides).
This is the recommended transportation between Palma downtown and the UIB campus where the workshop will take place. Take line M1 which starts in Plaza España (marked as Estació Intermodal in ticket machines) and ends in the UIB campus. Travel time is 13 min. Ticket price is 1.50 EUR. Tickets can be purchased at the ticker machines located in the station hall (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). Keep the ticket until the end, since it is needed to leave the station. When you exit the metro station you should walk to the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building as indicated by the green line in the map at the begining of this page. A map of the Metro lines can be found here. The Metro schedules can be downladed from here.
You can also take the bus line 19 (labelled as "Universitat") to go to the UIB campus (ticket price 1.50 EUR). Bus frequency is about one every 15 minutes. Trip time is about 30 minutes. Tickets can be purchased from the bus driver (bills larger than 20 EUR are not accepted). Bus line 19 route can be found here and the schedule can be downloaded from here. Once in the UIB campus you should go out at the bus stop signaled as Edifici Beatriu de Pinos and then walk to the Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos building (see map at the begining of this page). For information on buses visit the EMT web page. A map with all the bus lines can be dowloaded from here.
| Wifi access will be available to IWSOS 2013 participants through all the UIB campus provided by UIB's Centre de Tecnologies de la Informació. |  |
The average maximum and minimum temperatures in May in Mallorca are around 24 and 11 degrees Celsius respectively (74 and 52 degrees Fahrenheit respectively). For more detailed information visit, e.g. el tiempo
The official time on the Balearic Islands is the same as on Spanish mainland, CET: During autumn-winter, GMT/UTC+1; During the spring-summer, GMT/UTC+2, following the Daylight Saving Time convention of the European Union.
Here you can find information on the Tourist Information offices.
