Venue


The congress will take place mainly at the Leioa Campus of the University of the Basque Country, where the Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología (ZTF-FCT) [College of Science and Technology] of the University of the Basque Country will host the majority of the program and the Garai Canteen will provide the meals of the congress. However, Monday morning as well as the open-to-the-public science popularization activity will take place at the Bizkaia Aretoa, in Bilbao. Other activities, such as the social banquet, will take place outside the university. More details regarding them will be given throughout 2024.

Bizkaia Aretoa
(Monday & Wednesday Morning) Website of the BA

Situated in the center of Bilbao (Abandoibarra Etorbidea 3), the Bizkaia Aretoa is the most emblematic building of the University of the Basque Country regarding the organization of social, cultural, academic and scientific events, either ßorganized by the university itself or external entities. Because of this, Monday morning, the congress will begin at the Bizkaia Aretoa. Afterwards, the congress will move for Monday afternoon and the rest of the days to the Leioa Campus, with the exception of Wednesday when the congress will take place at the Bizkaia Aretoa again.

Bizkaia Aretoa desde el exterior

Building of the Bizkaia Aretoa
seen from outside

© UPV/EHU

Auditorio Mitxelena del Bizkaia Aretoa durante una charla de Marta Macho

Mitxelena Auditorium of the Bizkaia Aretoa
during a talk of Marta Macho Stadler

© Cátedra de Cultura Científica de la UPV/EHU

All the activities of the congress will take place in the ground floor of the Bizkaia Aretoa: registration and the coffee break will take place at reception, while the opening, the plenary talks and round table of Monday and Wednesday morning will take place at the Mitxelena Auditorium, which is easily accessible from the reception of the building. After the last morning plenary talk on Monday, the congress will move by bus to the Leioa Campus for continuing there the rest of the congress.


Leioa Campus
(Main Venue)Campus Map

Situated in the surroundings of Bilbao, the Leioa Campus is the insignia campus of the University of the Basque Country regarding arts and sciences. Inside this, it will the Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología [College of Science and Technology] the one hosting the congress in its majority, with the only excepcitons of Monday morning and Wednesday. For facilitating the attendance of the participants and not saturating public transit, we will offer a bus service (of which we give the information at the end of this page). For arriving on your own to the campus, consult the page about public transit in Bilbao or, in case a car was used to travel to the conference, use this to travel back and forth to the campus.

Plano del Campus de Leioa de la UPV/EHU

Airview of the Leioa Campus of the University of the Basque Country

Picture by Josué Tonelli-Cueto (CC BY-SA 4.0)

In the Leioa campus map below, we can see the Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología (ZTF-FCT) [College of Science and Technology] of the University of the Basque Country colored in cyan, the Great Hall of the UPV/EHU colored in magenta and the parking spaces for the general public in yellow—with a black ‘P’ over them. One can easily walk between all these points and the campus is adapted for those people with reduced mobility.

Plano del Campus de Leioa de la UPV/EHU

Map of the Leioa Campus of the University of the Basque Country

© UPV/EHU

Pushing the buttons below, you can download the two Leioa campus maps: the simplified one shown on this page (in high resolution) and the detailed official map with all the legends.


Great Hall of the UPV/EHU
(Plenary Talks, Round Tables & Posters)

The plenary talks and the rounf tables (excepth Monday and Wednesday morning) with take place at the Great Hall of the University of the Basque Country. Additionally, in tis foyer, the posters, lunches and the coffee breaks of Tuesday, Thursday and Friday morning will take place.

Great Hall of the UPV/EHU during a certificate ceremony of the ZTF-FCT

Great Hall of the UPV/EHU during a ceremony of the ZTF-FCT

©2015 UPV/EHU & Mitxi

Great Hall of the UPV/EHU during a certificate ceremony of the ZTF-FCT

Great Hall of the UPV/EHU during a ceremony of the ZTF-FCT

©2015 UPV/EHU & Mitxi


College of Science and Technology (ZTF-FCT) College Website

Located in a central position inside the Leioa campus, the Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología (ZTF-FCT) [College of Science and Technology] of the University of the Basque Country will be the primary hosting place of the congress, where all parallel sessions will take place.

Note: Although the official translation of “Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología” is “Faculty of Science and Technology”, we use the translation “College of Science and Technology” since this is better to refer to the university building/institution. The words “facultad” and “faculty” are false friends—the Spanish word usually refers to a university building/institution, while the English word refers exclusively to the body of academicians in that building/institution.

Paraninfo [Auditorium]

The paraninfo [auditorium] of the ZTF-FCT will host some of the congress' events, such as the postdocotral session of the RMT of Work.

Auditorium of ZTF-FCT during Zabalduz Eguna in 2015

Paraninfo during Zabalduz Eguna (2015)

© ZTF-FCT

Auditorium of ZTF-FCT during Zabalduz Eguna in 2015

Paraninfo during Zabalduz Eguna (2015)

© ZTF-FCT

Grand Salle
(Afternoon Coffee Breaks)

The Grand Salle of the ZTF-FCT will host the afternoon coffee breaks.

Grand Salle of the ZTF-FCT during the IV Jornadas de Investigación ine 2014

Grand Salle
during the IV Jornadas de Investigación (2014)

© ZTF-FCT

Grand Salle of the ZTF-FCT during Zabalduz Eguna in 2015

Grand Salle during Zabalduz Eguna (2015)

© ZTF-FCT

Rooms
(Parallel Sessions)

The ZTF-FCT has 56 rooms for teaching. All of these rooms count with a computer, a projector and a blackboard. The parallel sessions will take place in these rooms. The parallel sessions will be in those classrooms.

Map of the ZTF-FCT

The map of the ZTF-FCT will be available on January 10th.


Transport to the Leioa Campus
(Bus Service)

For not saturating public transit and facilitating attendance to participants, we will provide a bus service between the city of Bilbao and the Leioa campus of the University of the Basque Country. However, those who want to go on their own to the campus can use public transit. For finding information about the possible option, check the page about the public transit in Bilbao.

We will add the information relative to the bus service later when there are a few moths left for the conference.