2014 Barcelona Meeting Logistics

Dates

October 13-15, 2014 We are planning to meet for 3 full days.

Agenda

• 2014 Barcelona GOC Meeting Agenda

Meeting Info

Venue

CRG, Barcelona

PRBB (Charles Darwin Room) Calle Dr. Aiguader, 88 08003, Barcelona Spain

Website: http://pasteur.crg.es/portal/page/portal/Internet/

Registration

Please use this form to register : Registration Form

Registered participants as of Sept 3

• Attrill Helen Louise FlyBase
• Balakrishnan Rama Stanford University
• Berardini Tanya TAIR
• Blake Judith Jackson Laboratory
• Carbon Seth BBOP (LBL)
• Cherry Mike Stanford University
• D'Eustachio Peter NYU School of Medicine
• Feuermann Marc SIB- Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
• Fey Petra Northwestern University (H4 Barcelona Hotel; arrive BCN 12th@12:45pm; depart BCN 16th@ 5pm)
• Gaudet Pascale SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
• Hill David The Jackson Laboratory
• Huala Eva Phoenix Bioinformatics
• Huntley Rachael EMBL-EBI (H4-Barcelona Hotel; arrive Barc. 12th@2pm; depart Barc. 15th@10pm)
• Li Donghui TAIR
• Lomax Jane EMBL-EBI
• Lovering Ruth University College London (H4-Barcelona Hotel; arrive Barc. 12th@2:20pm; depart Barc. 16th@12:50pm)
• Mi Huaiyu USC
• Muller Hans-Michael Caltech
• Mungall Chris LBNL
• Munoz-Torres Monica Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
• O'Donovan Claire EMBL-EBI (H4-Barcelona Hotel; arrive Barc. 12th@2pm; depart Barc. 15th@10pm)
• Osumi-Sutherland David Jon EBI
• Petri Victoria Medical College of Wisconsin/HMGC/RGD
• Roncaglia Paola EMBL-EBI (H4-Barcelona Hotel; arrive Barc. 12th@2:50pm; depart Barc. 16th@10:40am)
• Sawford Tony EMBL-EBI (H4-Barcelona Hotel; arrive Barc. 12th@2pm; depart Barc. 15th@10pm)
• Shimoyama Mary Rat Genome Database
• Sternberg Paul California Institute of Technology
• Tweedie Susan University of Cambridge
• Van Auken Kimberly Caltech (H4-Barcelona Hotel; arrive Barc. 11th@7:10pm; depart Barc. 16th@10:45am)
• Wood Valerie University of Cambridge
• Zahn Monique SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics

Traveling to Barcelona and the CRG

Getting to Barcelona http://wikitravel.org/en/Barcelona#Get_in

Metro Ciutadella/Vila Olímpica station

Lodging

Recommended option

We have reserved a block of rooms at the [H4-Barcelona Hotel | http://www.hotel4barcelona.com/es/ ] under "GO Meeting Group" Please fill the hotel reservation form and email it grupos.hotel4barcelona@besthotels.es or fax it at +34 933 293 724 [1]

• Rate per Night:
  • Single : 95.00 Euro / night (10% taxes included), Breakfast buffet included
  • Double / Twin : 105.00 Euro / night (10% taxes included), Breakfast buffet included

Please note: this rate is guaranteed until July 16th only. After this day the rate could be increased & availability is not guaranteed.

Other hotel options

• *OPTION 2. Hotel H10 Marina Barcelona*

http://www.hotelh10marinabarcelona.com/

• • SINGLE 115 €
  • DOUBLE 135 €

• • Buffet breakfast with more than 150 products included in the price.
  • Local tourist tax not included = 1,21€ per person/night
  • 10% VAT included

• *OPTION 3. W-Barcelona*

http://www.w-barcelona.es/

• •  SINGLE 295 €
  •  DOUBLE 320 €

• • Breakfast included
  • Local tourist tax not included = 2,48€ per person/night
  • Local VAT not included (approx. 10%)

• *OPTION 4. Residencia Campus del Mar (*residence for students*)*

http://www.resa.es/Residencias/Campus-del-Mar/ubicacion

• •  SINGLE 68 €
  •  DOUBLE 98 €

• • Breakfast included
  • All the rooms have private bathroom and kitchen
  • 10% VAT included

• *OPTION 5. Hotel H10 Port Vell****s

 www.hotelh10portvell.com  SINGLE 125 €  DOUBLE 145 €

• • Breakfast included.
  • Local tourist tax not included = 1,21€ per person/night
  • VAT included

Conference Dinner

Arenal Restaurant http://www.arenalrestaurant.com/ (5 minutes walk from venue) Menu prices per person:

• 40,70€ (VAT included) with alcoholic drinks.
• 38,50€ (VAT included) without alcoholic drinks.

Remote Attendees

Doug Howe, ZFIN, 2nd & 3rd days only

Sabrina Toro, ZFIN

Local Information

Restaurants

• RESTAURANT BESTIAL 0,3 Km from venue

http://www.eltenedor.es/restaurante/bestial/1506

• RESTAURANT PEZ VELA 3 Km from venue

http://www.eltenedor.es/restaurante/pez-vela/11409

• BAR CASA TOMAS (best "dobles mixtas" = French fries with a 'ali oli' sauce and red spicy sauce)

Major de Sarria 49

• LA PARADETA (restaurant serving fish and sea food)

C/Riego 27 (Sants neighborhood)

• PLA DE LA GARSA (restaurant serving local cheese and cured meat)

Assaonadors 13

• LA VINATERIA DEL CALL

Sant Domünec del Call 9 (In Gothic neighborhood)

• MADRID-BARCELONA (typical dishes; near Plaza Catalunya)

Arago 282

• BOADAS (mythic cocktail near Plaza Catalunya)

c/Tallers 1

• CAELUM (desserts moade in Spanish monasteries for coffee/tea time)

c/De la Palla 8

Weather

Average high in October: 23 C / 72 F Average low: 15 C / 60 F