ERCOFTAC Spring Festival 2018, 26th - 27th April 2018, Thessaloniki, Greece

Date: 26/04/2018 - 27/04/2018

Location: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Spring Festival 2018

Organiser: Greece Pilot Centre 

Coordinators: Maria Founti, Ananias Tomboulides

ERCOFTAC Member: Ananias Tomboulides, Maria Founti 

ERCOFTAC Spring Festival 2018 is held on the 26th - 27th April 2018 in Thessaloniki, Greece and is hosted by Greece Pilot Centre at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki at the “Research Dissemination Centre”. 

The full address of the venue is as below:

AUTH Research Committee
Research Dissemination Center
KEDEA BUILDING
Aristotle University Campus
3rd Septemvriou str.
54636 Thessaloniki
GREECE

The Research Dissemination Centre is a characteristic red building easy to notice, please click here to see the picture. The main website of the Centre is: http://kedea.rc.auth.gr; Please click here for a Google Maps link.

Programme: 

Thursday, 26th April 2018 - Greece Pilot Centre: SCIENTIFIC Meetings, Conference Hall III, 1 floor
Friday, 27th April 2018 - ERCOFTAC Committee Meetings, Meeting room II at mezzanine floor

The detailed programme is available here 

Travel to Thessaloniki: 

Thessaloniki Airport - International Airport "Makedonia": www.thessalonikiairport.com
Traveling by taxi from the airport to the University should cost approx. 20 Euros. 
Traveling by bus from the airport to the city - bus no. 78. More information on routes at: http://oasth.gr/ More travel information: https://thessaloniki.travel/
The route from the airport to the Centre available here

Accommodation: 

Hotels options within walking distance from the Research Dissemination Centre:
- Makedonia Palace Hotel: http://makedoniapalace.com/ (five star, 10 min walk to meeting place, Google Maps link here)
- ABC Hotel: http://www.hotelabc.gr/en/ (city centre, 5 min walk to meeting place, you can check the following Google Maps link here)

Hotels not within walking distance, City centre:
- Electra Palace Hotel: http://electrahotels.gr/en/thessaloniki/electra-palace-thessaloniki/
- Daios Hotelhttp://www.daioshotels.com/
- City Hotel: http://www.cityhotel.gr/
- Excelsior Hotel: http://www.excelsiorhotel.gr/#!welcome
- Egnatia Palace hotel: http://www.egnatia-hotel.gr/PALACE/portal.php?action=homepage&language=GR

Locations of the main hotels in close vicinity to the University in relation to the location of the Research Dissemination Centre can be find here  

All ERCOFTAC members are invited to take part in this event likewise any of your colleagues and students who might be interested in the meetings. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.