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6^th Working Groups meeting and 4^th MC meeting of COST Action FA1403

Thessaloniki, Greece, September 19-20th, 2017

The 5th WG meeting will be hosted byhosted by Porto Palace Hotel Thessaloniki (Adress: 65, 26th Octovriou Str., Thessaloníki, 546 28).   Contact Persons: Antonia Kaltsatou (University of Thessaly, Greece) Christos Kontogiorgis (Democritus University of Thrace, Greece)

Welcome to Thessaloniki !

Schedule:

Tentative Agenda:

Practical information

VENUE :

Porto Palace Hotel, 65, 26th Octovriou Str., Thessaloníki, 546 28 Greece Tel: +302310504504

ACCOMMODATION :

Prices were negotiated for participants’ accommodation during the event. Please see the document:

POSITIVe PARTNERS: For additional information regarding the booking of the hotels and any other practical details, please contact directly the local organizers at Christos Kontogiorgis or Antonia Kaltsatou.

TRAVEL :

As regards to the planned flight schedule at Thessaloniki Airport International Airport 'Makedonia', travel connections available fit with the schedule of the COST meeting.
Direct flights to Thessaloniki Airport 'Makedonia' are held from London (STN and LGW airports), most airports of Germany, Cyprus, Turkey (name airports of interest that must be included)
While all other flights are held with response from the Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”

How to get there!

(Airport to Porto Palace Hotel – Porto Palace Hotel to Airport)
You can reach Porto Palace Hotel (Meeting place) from International Airport ‘Macedonia’ by bus or taxi:
1)Bus Nr. 78 to Thessaloniki runs every 45 minutes. Single fare: €2,00. Duration: 45 minutes.
From the airport arrivals, take bus No.:78: AIRPORT - INTERCITY BUS TERMINAL (VIA CITY CENTRE) to the terminal station T.S. K.T.E.L. ‘MACEDONIA’ (trip duration: 45-50min, trip cost: €2,00-single fare)
From the T.S. K.T.E.L. ‘MACEDONIA’ take bus No.: 31: KTEL – VOULGARI to the bus stop SPHAGEIA (that is the fifth stop) (trip duration: 5-8min, trip cost: €1,10-single fare)
From the bus stop it is a 3min walk to the Hotel Porto Palace.
On the way, back to the airport once again you will need to take bus Nr. 31 to the terminal station “KTEL MACEDONIA”, only this time you will need to take it from the other side of 28^th Oktovriou Str.
From “KTEL MACEDONIA” you will need once again to take the bus Nr. 78 to the International Airport.
Further information on the transportation from/to your hotel of choice as well as airport and Porto Palace Hotel are provided below.

2)Taxi fare from the airport to Porto Palace Hotel is approximately 15 - 20 euro.
Radiotaxi: +30 2310 - 550500, 214900, 546522, 551525, 866866, 525000
The distance between the International Airport of Thessaloniki and the Hotel is approximately 21 km and depending on the traffic it is a 40-min drive via A/D Thessalonikis Neon Moudanion/A25.
Please note that the taxi fare is double from midnight until 6.30 am

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ON PLACE:

Public transport in Thessaloniki is buses. You can check the connections at the website www.oasth.gr 
Pre-printed tickets can be purchased at OASTH ticket selling booths, at 1200 points of sale throughout the metropolitan area of Thessaloniki (newsagent’s and kiosks also sell tickets), or at ticket vending machines on-board buses.
Tickets issued by ticket machines on-board buses cost 0.10€ more than their nominal value. Validation of tickets immediately upon boarding is mandatory. In case one doesn’t have a ticket when boarding the bus, he/she must immediately issue one from the ticket vending machines onboard.
Attention! The ticket vending machines do not give change. Always try to insert the exact amount of coins corresponding to the fare price.
Your ticket can be:
REGULAR FARE – SINGLE TRIP TICKET, Valid ONLY for ONE (1) trip (cost: 1,00 euro)
TWO-TRIP 70-MINUTE TICKET, Valid for TWO (2) bus trips to/from any direction and any bus route within 70 minutes of validation (cost: 1,20 euro)

Please note that regular fare on bus Nr. 78 is 2.00 euro and is valid for one trip.

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