1) Venue
The workshop will take place in the University of Balearic Islands Campus.
The reception will take place on June, 5 at the Bonanza hotel.
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.
The reception will take place on June, 5 at the Bonanza hotel.
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.
2) Transportation
Airport to the hotel
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.- 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. You should get off at the "Plaça Espanya" stop.
To arrive at the Bonanza Hotel, take bus no. 3 from "Plaça Espanya". - Taxi: can be found also outside the Arrivals Hall. Average price to Hotels: 20 EUR (with supplements for luggage, night time and Sundays).
Hotel to campus
The conference bus will pick you up at the hotel and take you to the conference room in the morning. It will then get you back to the hotel in the afternoon. Here is the schedule:
Hotel-Campus | Campus-Hotel | |
06/06 | 08:15 | 17:00 |
07/06 | 08:30 | 17:00 |
08/06 | 08:30 | 17:30 |
09/06 | 08:30 | 15:00 |
Please, be aware that there is only one possibility to catch the bus. If you miss it, you should organize the transportation on your own.
3) Campus
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.
Google Maps have a nice bird's-eye view.
4) Weather
The average maximum and minimum temperatures in June in Mallorca are around 25 and 15 degrees Celsius, respectively.
The average monthly precipitation is around 60 liters per square meter.
For more information visit, e.g. Weather Online
The average monthly precipitation is around 60 liters per square meter.
For more information visit, e.g. Weather Online
5) Official Time
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.
6) Tourist Information Offices
Here you can find information on the Tourist Information offices.
USEFUL LINKS
The Balearics Islands search engine.
The official web of the Palma de Mallorca Town Council.
In this portal you can find all the maps you wish.
Mallorca Fact web page. All the information you need on Mallorca
The official tourism portal of the Balearic Islands. You can find all the information you need about the Balearic Islands.
In this portal you can find all the maps you wish.
Official web of the Consell de Mallorca.