VENUE AND TRANSPORT

 

ESAC VIL-1, the 15m S-band antenna used as a robotic radiotelescope by European students through the CESAR programme
ESAC VIL-1

The meeting will take place at the European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC) in Villanueva de la Cañada, near Madrid.

There is public transport from Madrid to ESAC. More details on how to get to ESAC can be found here.

Please note that the public transport to ESAC is not very convenient. For this reason, we will provide a shuttle service between Madrid and ESAC as detailed below.

 

SHUTTLE BETWEEN MADRID AND ESAC

A bus will shuttle the attendees between Madrid and ESAC: 

DATE

TIME

PICK-UP POINT

DESTINATION

09/09/2024

MORNING

08:50

Moncloa

ESAC

AFTERNOON

19:00

ESAC

Moncloa

10/09/2024

MORNING

08:50

Moncloa

ESAC

AFTERNOON

17:30

ESAC

Moncloa

11/09/2024

MORNING 

08:50

Moncloa

ESAC

AFTERNOON

17:30

ESAC

Moncloa

12/09/2024

MORNING 

08:50

Moncloa

ESAC

AFTERNOON

17:30

ESAC

Moncloa

13/09/2024

MORNING 

08:50

Moncloa

ESAC

AFTERNOON

14:30

ESAC

Moncloa

The shuttle bus to ESAC will leave each day of the conference from Paseo de Moret, 2, Moncloa (next to Moncloa Station and opposite the Parque del Oeste) at 08:50 and return at 17:30  (except for Monday at 19:00 and Friday when the return will be at 14:30). Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/TKvX2aAcrTBpJVSB8. Please be there at 8:45 as the bus will not wait for late participants.

Paseo de Moret 2, Moncloa, 28008, Madrid, where the shuttle will be located
Bus pick-up point

 

MEETING ROOMS

The workshop will be held in the D001 and D002 rooms of the D Building (see map below):
 

Map of the building on the ESAC site
ESAC map

 

TAXI

If you wish to request a taxi, please do so by yourself. You will be able to find many taxis across Madrid, and several ridesharing apps are available.

LUNCH AT ESAC

Lunch will take place in the ESAC Canteen from 13:00 to 14:00; the daily menu can be found here. Participants will be responsible for covering their lunches.