Practical information

University of Extremadura, Spain

The workshop will be held in Badajoz. Badajoz is located in Extremadura, in the southwest of Spain, near the Portuguese border, at 220 km from Lisbon, 400 km from Madrid and 215 km from Seville.

Coming to Badajoz

The local airport is located 20 minutes by car from the city center. An alternative way to arrive in Badajoz is by bus from Madrid and Lisbon (see here) and from Seville (see here).

Our recommendation to organise your trip is to fly to Badajoz via Madrid or Barcelona arriving Sunday, 7th April, and leaving Friday, 12th April (evening). Another option is to fly to Lisbon, we will provide a shuttle bus service from/to the airport. The shuttle bus will leave Lisbon airport between 16:00 and 18:00 (local time) on Sunday, April 7, and will leave Badajoz early in the morning on Saturday, April 13. Attendants will receive detailed information by email.

Accommodation

We suggest the following accommodation within a walking distance to the conference room:

Hotel AC Badajoz:
- Single room : 75€ (including breakfast).
- Double room: 85€ (including breakfast).
- Cancellation policy: free of charge until 72 hours before your arrival date.

You can make your reservation directly with the hotel by writing an email at reception(dot)badajoz(at)acmarriott(dot)com. Please, indicate the promo code IWBPA24 in the subject of your email. Promotional prices are guaranteed until March, 7 2023.

Venue

The conference will be held at the Aula Magna (Juan Remón Camacho building) of Faculty of Sciences, in Badajoz. The conference room can be reached from AC Hotel Badajoz on foot (20-25 minutes) or by bus with lines 3 or 18.

On Wednesday, April 10, conference location will change to Cáceres. Sessions on Wednesday will be held at Instituto de Español como Lengua Extranjera. The Organising Committee will provide transportation to get there. Attendants will find detailed information about the time and place for the pick-up and drop-off in the conference bag.

Meals

Conference lunches in Badajoz will be held at a private restaurant next to the University Canteen of the Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, in Badajoz.

Conference lunch in Cáceres will be held at the restaurant Tapería José Márquez, in Cáceres.

Conference (gala) dinner will be held at the restaurant Mirador del Guadiana, at the Gran Casino Extremadura Hotel in Badajoz.

Information about Badajoz and Extremadura

The historical-artistic heritage of Extremadura is enormous and diverse, including the overwhelming presence of the Roman culture (Mérida, declared World Heritage City in 1993, was founded in the year 25 b.C. and it became the capital of the Hispanic Lusitania Province) and the monumental city of Cáceres, declared World Heritage in 1986.

In addition, Extremadura is recognized nowadays in Spain as an ecological region over all, and the inhabitants of Extremadura are aware of the fact that we are conserving probably the widest, interesting and unique group of nature spaces in old Europe.

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