Universitat Politècnica de València, The Technical University of Valencia, is a young institution, having been in existence for more than 50 years. The first units of the Polytechnic, now nearly a hundred years old, were the Industrial Engineering Schools of Alcoy and Valencia. Later the School of Agriculture (1959) and Architecture (1966) were founded forming the nucleus of the Polytechnic Institute (1968). During the 1968-69 academic year the Civil Engineering and Industrial Engineering Schools were established. The Technical University of Valencia comprises 14 colleges and 10 research institutes.
New infrastructures have been developed for cultural activities with modern conference facilities and comfortable accommodation within walking distance. The University has auditoriums with excellent acoustics, state-of-the-art sound systems, show lighting and graphics, a choice of meeting rooms and congress halls, exhibition rooms, and more.
The university has great connections to many interesting and relevant landmarks and places in the city. There are many and regular bus connections to the city center (10-15 minutes frequency, around 20-25 minutes travel time), as well as connections to the city center via tram + metro system (10 min frequency, around 15 minutes travel time). In addition to that, the university is very close to the beach and sea (around 10 minutes by tram), having a privileged location in the city.
Conference rooms
The conference rooms and registration are located at “Centro de Formación Permanente”, building 6G.
The “Centro de Formación Permanente” building is close to Tarongers tram station (lines 4 and 6), as well as the bus stop for lines 93 and 98. More specifically, from the several entry points to the University, the building can be found between entry points 9 and 10. The following image shows a map of the University. An interactive version can be found on the following website.
The rooms for sessions are Aula 2.7, Aula 2.8, and Aula 2.10. The rooms will be marked with signs and posters to locate them more efficiently during the conference. In case that you have problems finding any of the rooms, you can ask at the registration desk. The plenary talks will be organized at the Nexus Conference Room (Salón de Actos).
Social event (walk tour)
IDEAL 2024 will organize a walking tour around the City of Arts and Sciences on 21th November 2024 at 19:00. The meeting point for the tour is the big roundabout close to Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofía. See the map below for more details. You can get there by bus: 40, 18, 99 (check Google Maps for pickup and drop-off locations). You can buy the ticket directly on the bus (cash, card, Google Pay, etc.).
Gala dinner
The gala dinner will take place at Contrapunto on 21th November 2024 at 20:30. Contrapunto is a restaurant at the heart of one of Valencia’s most emblematic landmarks: The City of Arts and Sciences. The restaurant is located at Palacio de las Artes Reina Sofia. See the map below for more details.