Conference Venue

Conference Site:     Escola Universitària del Maresme
 大会会址                   Passeig Callao, 8
                                    08301 Mataró
                                   Barcelona
  

From Barcelona Airport:  Three options as follows， 有三种办法

1. The best way: By Airbus then a Renfe train. 最佳路线，空港巴士转Renfe火车
From the arrival hall of Terminal T1, go through the second exit with automatic bell to go down the building. Take the Airbus  immediately outside. You can buy the ticket with the bus driver, price one way 5.9 euro. Destination: Plaza de Catalunya, the end of the bus line. From terminal T2, go out and look for Airbus stop. Do the same until Plaza de Catalunya.
After, go down the metro station in the Plaza de Catalunya, look for the sign of "Renfe" and buy a ticket to Mataró. It will be around 40 minutes. You will arrive Mataró. The hotel NH and  Hotel IBIS are 10 minutes walk from the station. See the 会议地图 map.
2. Take the metro from Airport and change to a train at Sants Estación or Plaza de Catalunya. Sants Estación is huge, it is not so recommended for international travelers.
3. Take a taxi directly to Mataró from the airport. It will cost around 60-70 euros. A taxi can sit 4 people.

Notes: please pay attention  before you board the right train. The same platform passes trains to other destinations. Look at the display screen carefully to make sure that the train is going to Mataró. There are two airbus lines, they have the same stops except A1 starts from Terminal T1 and will arrive Terminal T1 and A2 starts from T2 and will arrive T2. Please check your flight back and see which terminal it is to take the right Airbus. There is a free transit bus  between T1, T2. But the distance is long.
If you arrive at night you can
•    Take Airbus or taxi to Plaza Catalunya.
•    Take one of the night buses N80, N81,N82 below to Mataró
See details.

注意事项
上车：请上火车时特别注意不要上错车。同一 站台不同时间有开到别的地方的列车。一定要看清站台上显示屏幕的当次列车的目的地是 Mataró才好上车。不知道最好问人。
买火车票办法：可以在自动售票机上买，打目 的地名头一字母M后选择Mataro或在服务窗口买。
空港巴士：有两路，所有站点都一样。只是 A1 从T1出发，A2从T2出发。回程去机场时要搞清航班是在哪个候机楼，T1 还是T2以便决定乘哪路巴士。如果坐错，T1和T2之间也有免费接驳巴士，但两个候机楼之间有点远。

Hotel map and addresses:
Hotel NH Mataro:  Camí Ral, 648, 08302 Mataró, Barcelona, Tel. +34.93.7575522
Hotel IBIS:  Carrer de Tordera, 2, 08302 Mataró, Barcelona, (+34)937562300
Hotel Atenea: Passeig Marítim, 324, 08302 Mataró, Barcelona, Barcelona

Telephone contacts of the organization receiving team:
Mireia Pelaez: 618968167, Sheila Brillas:635623245
Laia Barranco:637223436, Mireia Servitje: 677234943

The ICTCHS2014  will be held in Barcelona

Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid.  It is the capital of the Catalonia, a charming city by the Mediterranean Sea. 
The  conference will be held in the Barcelona area with two days in the Barcelona Beach area - the Tecno Campus of Mataró  and one day inside the Barcelona city.
Barcelona is one of the world's leading tourist, economic, trade fair/exhibitions and cultural-sports centers. It has great influence in commerce, education, entertainment, media, fashion, science, and the arts.  It is one of the world's major global cities. It is the fourth economically powerful city by GDP in the European Union and 35th in the world. The city was ranked Europe's third and one of the world's most successful as a city brand.
Barcelona is famous for its professional football club Barça. The club has become a symbol of Catalan culture.

About Mataró, Barcelona

Mataró is 35 minutes by train from the Sants Station in the Barcelona city center.  It is a beautiful beach area right in front of the Mediterranean Sea. The conference will be held in the Tecno Campus of Mataró, Barcelona. It is by the sea side with modern conference facility. The conference hotels are right by the sea side with wonderful view of the Mediterranean Sea. The train station and the  conference hall are within very short walking distance. It is an idea location for our conference.

About the city center, Barcelona

The third day of the conference, all the participants will have a tour in the city organizedby the conference to visit some of the most famous points in the city.

There are many tourist attraction sites to visit in Barcelona. In the centre of the old city of Barcelona, many of the buildings date from medieval times, some from as far back as the Roman settlement of Barcelona. Especially remarkable sites are from the work of the famous architect Antoni Gaudí, which can be seen throughout the city. His best-known work is the immense but still unfinished church of the Sagrada Família, Park Güell, Casa Batlló etc.

For more information about tourism in Barcelona, you can refer to many websites such as: the website of the Barcelona tourism office,  from trip advisor.com, barcelona tourist guide etc.