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Torre Agbar. © Grupo Agbar / Grupo Agbar |
The congress will be hosted in Barcelona, the capital of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia in Spain. Barcelona is important for its finance, commerce, media, art, culture and international trade. Barcelona is located on the Mediterranean coast and it is the city of Gaudí and other important artists and influences. The city offers history and innovation where the visitor can see Sagrada Familia and Agbar Tower under the same skyline.
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Conference location
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| Font Màgica de Montjuïc. © Turisme de Barcelona / Espai d’Imatge |
Casa Milà “La Pedrera”, A. Gaudí. © Turisme de Barcelona / L. Bertran |
The 9th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children will take place at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF). UPF is a public university created by the Catalan government in 1990 with the vocation for excellence, renewal and the modernisation of the university system of Catalonia.
UPF has several campus and buildings in different places of Barcelona. IDC 2010 will take place at the new Communication-Poblenou Campus, in the heart of new 22@ district, the whole south-eastern quadrant of the city, where the most innovative companies co-exist with research, training and tech transfer centers.
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POMPEU FABRA UNIVERSITY
Communication campus - Poblenou
Roc Boronat, 138
08018 Barcelona
Spain
» Campus de la Comunicació-Poblenou
IDC 2010 is organized with the cooperation of the Audiovisual University Institute of UPF (IUA), Department of Information and Communication Technologies of UPF (DTIC) and Department of Communication of UPF (DECOM).
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Accomodation
Getting here


La Rambla. © Turisme de Barcelona. / J. Trullàs
Park Güell, A. Gaudí. © Turisme de Barcelona / J. Trullàs
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POMPEU FABRA UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATION-POBLENOU CAMPUS
Postal address: Roc Boronat, 138. 08018 Barcelona
How to arrive at Communication-Poblenou campus
Subway: L1 - Glòries
Bus: 7, 92, 192, N7
Tram: T4 - Ca l'Aranyó
From the airport to the city centre
The best alternative to get to the citiy centre is the AEROBUS. You can take the AEROBUS in front of the Terminal A, Terminal B and Terminal C. Travel with AEROBUS until the last stop in Plaça de Catalunya, and take the subway L1 to Glòries. If you desire, you can check other possibilites just clicking here.
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View of Barcelona from Tibidabo.
© Turisme de Barcelona / Espai d’Imatge
Carrer del Bisbe.
© Turisme de Barcelona / Espai d’Imatge
Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar.
© Turisme de Barcelona / Espai d’Imatge
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| La Rambla. © Turisme de Barcelona. / J. Trullàs | Park Güell, A. Gaudí. © Turisme de Barcelona / J. Trullàs |
Ver General map en un mapa más grande
POMPEU FABRA UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATION-POBLENOU CAMPUS
Postal address: Roc Boronat, 138. 08018 Barcelona
How to arrive at Communication-Poblenou campus
Subway: L1 - Glòries
Bus: 7, 92, 192, N7
Tram: T4 - Ca l'Aranyó
From the airport to the city centre
The best alternative to get to the citiy centre is the AEROBUS. You can take the AEROBUS in front of the Terminal A, Terminal B and Terminal C. Travel with AEROBUS until the last stop in Plaça de Catalunya, and take the subway L1 to Glòries. If you desire, you can check other possibilites just clicking here.
» Barcelona Tourism
» Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
» Aeroport del Prat
» Aerobus
» Train service from the airport
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| View of Barcelona from Tibidabo. © Turisme de Barcelona / Espai d’Imatge |
Carrer del Bisbe. © Turisme de Barcelona / Espai d’Imatge |
Basílica de Santa Maria del Mar. © Turisme de Barcelona / Espai d’Imatge |















