The workshop will take place in the University of Balearic Islands Campus. The reception will take place on Monday at IFISC building, in the last floor. The lecture room will be the "Son Lledó" building Auditorium, and coffee breaks and meals will be served nearby. Please, click here for the location of Son Lledó and IFISC buildings in the UIB campus.
Transport from the city center to UIB Campus is made easier by the Metro line, departing from Plaça d'Espanya. Check further indications in 2. Transport/Metro.

Airport to the city

Palma de Mallorca is very well connected with the rest of Spain and Europe (specially Germany, the UK, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia) with its international "Son Sant Joan" airport (airport code PMI), the only airport in the island of Mallorca. The airport lies 8 kilometers east of Palma.
How to go from the airport to the city and back:
Bus: EMT Line 1 Bus, Harbour-Airport (The stop is outside the Arrivals' Hall and, on average, there is one bus every 12-15 minutes). Ticket price: 2 EUR.
For Hotel Palladium please get out at "Passeig Mallorca 38" and for Hotels Jaime III and Almudaina at "Passeig Mallorca 18". For "Palacio Avenida" and "Misión de San Miguel" and "Abelux" at Plaza Espanya
Line 21, departing also from the airport, does not go to Palma downtown, but rather to Arenal.
Taxi: can be found also outside the Arrivals Hall. Average price to Hotels: 20 EUR (with supplements for luggage, night time and Sundays).

Metro: city to workshop venue

This is the recommended transportation between Palma downtown (Plaça de Espanya) and the UIB Campus where the workshop will take place.
Travel time to "UIB" (last station of the ride) is 13 min. There are four services per hour, at 0, 15, 30, and 45 minutes every hour from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Ticket price is 0.90 EUR. Please, keep the ticket until the exit. A return ticket can also be purchased for 1.70 EUR.
After arriving to the UIB Metro station, you can either walk or take the circular free UIB bus, and get off at the first stop, "Son Lledó". The conference room is just opposite to the bus stop.

Bus service to the UIB

It is also possible to go to the University by bus, using buses 19 or 20. Check here for further information, but the Metro is really the recommended transportation to the Workshop venue. Map of all Routes

The UIB Campus is located 7.5 km from Palma downtown, in the middle of a scenic landscape, and quite close to the mountains in the "Serra de Tramuntana" range. A map can be found here.

Google Maps have a nice bird's-eye view.

The average maximum and minimum temperatures in April in Mallorca are around 20 and 10 degrees Celsius, respectively. The average monthly precipitation is around 60 liters per square meter. For more information visit, e.g. Weather Online

The official time on the Balearic Islands is the same as the time on the Spanish mainland: During autumn-winter, GMT+1; During the spring-summer, GMT+2, following the Daylight Saving Time convention of the European Union.

Here you can find information on the Tourist Information offices.