Two Venues:
- The CSIC has the Casa de la Ciència for Wednesday & Friday (in the heart of the old town of Valencia.
- The IFIC insitute, in Paterna, for the Tuesday & Thursday meeting. (~30-40minutes distance of the city centre by public transport).
Recommendation for hosting: stay in walking distance of CSIC Casa de la Ciència View in Google MAPS and check the Accomodation page
The CSIC has the Casa de la Ciència is in the heart of the old town of Valencia which is also the headquarters of its Delegation in the Valencian Community. Its main objectives are: to improve the visibility and social projection of CSIC in the Valencian Community; to bring the scientific and technical activities of CSIC centers closer to society; to provide an additional infrastructure to CSIC centers located in the Valencian Community; and to strengthen links with public and private entities to further boost the Valencian Innovation System.
It is located in one of the most singular and recognizable part of the city: "la Plaza de la Virgen" where the Cathedral is located.
The Institute of Corpuscular Physics (IFIC) is a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council and the University of Valencia dedicated to research in Nuclear, Particle, and Astroparticle Physics and its applications in Medical Physics as well as in other fields of Science and Technology.
Itinerary from Casa de la Ciencia to IFIC
Itinerary from "Casa de la Ciencia" to IFIC. The best way is by tram, L4 from Pont de Fusta Station.
1) cross the bridge over the old river (10 minutes walk north from the Cathedral).
2) take the tram direction "Mas del Rosari" or "LL Larga Terramelar" and stop in "À punt". The IFIC entrance is 5 minutes walk north of that stop.
3) Entry to the complex of buildings called "Parc Cientific" via the "Parc Cientific UV- EDIFICI DE CAPÇALERA" entry.
4) In reception you should tell that you are going to the "ECAL-p LUXE workshop" and give my name. You may get a guest card.
5) You should walk the long corridor and find signs for the meeting or my office (B.1.6 at IFIC building). B=basement
Rector Peset Residence is at 6min walk of Casa de la Ciencia.
Itinerary from Rector Peset to Casa de la Ciencia
Attention, some of the photographs in GMaps do not belong to this building but to the "Mercado Central". The Rector Peset Façade looks like this.
