YAGN 2017
Young Astronomers on Galactic Nuclei
A rendezvous of Ph.D. students and postdocs working
on supermassive black holes and active galactic nuclei
Welcome to YAGN17 - CEFCA, October 23-25
Young Astronomers on Galactic Nuclei (YAGN) is an annual series of informal meetings of Ph.D. students and postdocs working on supermassive black holes and active galactic nuclei in general, with the aim of promoting exchanges of ideas and new collaborations amongst young scientists.
YAGN15 was held at the Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca (Italy) on October 29-30, 2015.
YAGN16 was held at the Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (France) on November 17-18, 2016.
The third event of the series, YAGN17, will be held at the Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (Spain) on October 23-25, 2017.
SOC: Silvia Bonoli (Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón), Pedro R. Capelo (Universität Zürich), and Massimo Dotti (Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca)
YAGN17 Programme
YAGN17 scientific programme can be found here (Last update: 2017/10/20 17:25).
YAGN17 Venue
YAGN17 Accommodation
Hotel Information
We have reached an agreement with a few hotels which are both conveniently located in the city centre and close to CEFCA headquarters. The recommended hotels (below) have wi-fi. Please, contact the hotels and make reservations yourself.
1. GRAN HOTEL BOTÁNICOS****
- Double room – single use: 75 € /night
- Double room: 85 €/night
- Included: Breakfast, IVA/TAX
- Use Ref. – Encuentro científico CEFCA
- (0034) 978 623 957 | www.granhotelbotanicos.com | info@granhotelbotanicos.com
- In order to make the reservation, full name, contact mobile phone, e-mail address, credit card number and credit card expiration date will be required.
- Cancellation policy: free of charge 48H before the arrival date.
2. HOTEL TORICO PLAZA***
- Double room – single use: 55 € /night
- Double room: 60 €/night
- Triple room: 80 €/night
- Included: Breakfast, IVA/TAX
- Use Ref. – Encuentro científico CEFCA
- (0034) 978 608 655 | www.hoteltoricoplaza.com | reservas@bacohoteles.com
- In order to make the reservation, full name, contact mobile phone, e-mail address, credit card number and credit card expiration date will be required.
- Cancellation policy: free of charge 24H before the arrival date.
3. HOTEL MUDAYYAN***
- Double room – single use: 45 € /night
- Double room: 55 €/night
- Included: IVA/TAX
With breakfast
- Double room – single use: 50 € /night
- Double room: 65 €/night
- Included: Breakfast, IVA/TAX
- Use Ref. – Encuentro científico CEFCA
- (0034) 978 623 042 | www.elmudayyan.com | info@elmudayyan.com
- In order to make the reservation, full name, contact mobile phone, e-mail address, credit card number and credit card expiration date will be required.
- Cancellation policy: free of charge 48H before the arrival date
Of course, many other possibilities exist for your accomodation in Teruel. Please check the Teruel Versión Original website, and do not hesitate to contact us if you need any further assistance.
YAGN17 Transportation & Travel Information
Teruel is located as a central point between important cities such as Madrid (300 km), Barcelona (409 km), Valencia (140 km) or Zaragoza (180 km).
By Road
North: From Zaragoza you must converge to the Mudéjar A-23 highway, take the Center exit of Teruel.
Center: The most common road is Madrid-Zaragoza, that takes to the Mudéjar A-23 highway. Take the Center exit of Teruel.
East: From Valencia/Levant (east of Spain) you must converge to the Mudéjar A-23 highway and take the South exit of Teruel.
By train
The journey between Madrid and Teruel can be made by train. From the AVE station Madrid-Puerta de Atocha there are over 20 trains to Zaragoza destination diary. There you can take one of the trains which reach to Teruel from there. You can search for the schedules and reservations in the official website of Renfe.
General information to the customer 902 320 320
Shopping Online Information 902 109 420
Customer Service www.renfe.com/empresa/atencion_cliente.html
By Bus
Teruel bus station (website) | Ronda de Ambeles, s/n 44001 Teruel (España) | Tel. 978 610 789 | 24h Information: 671 304 178
Zaragoza-Teruel. Company: TEZASA | Tel. +34 978 601 014 / +34 976 276 179 | www.grupo-jimenez.com | Ticket office: from 07:00am to 02:00pm.; from 04:00pm. to 07:30pm.
Madrid-Teruel. Company: SAMAR | Tel. +34 978 603 450 / +34 914 684 839 | www.samar.es | Ticket office: from 7:00am. to 2:00pm.; from 4:00pm. to 7:30pm
Barcelona-Teruel. Company: HIFE | 24 h Information Tel.: +34 902 119 814 | www.hife.es | Ticket office: In the self-sale stand in front of ticket office number 7 or in the bus. Hours of opening: 24 hours in the self-sale stand or through website www.hife.es.
By Plane
The nearest to Teruel international airports are:
- Madrid-Barajas.
- Barcelona-El Prat.
- Valencia.
Car rental:
In Madrid-Barajas:
- In T1 Terminal -Floor 0, and in T4 Terminal -Floor -1 you can find an office of each one of this companies:
- AVIS (www.avis.es). Reservations Phone Number: 902 180 854
- EUROPCAR (www.europcar.es). Reservations Phone Number: 902 105 055
- HERTZ (www.hertz.es). General information and bookings telephone number: 902 402 405
- NATIONAL ATESA (www.atesa.es). General information and bookings telephone number: 902 100 101
- SIXT (www.sixt.es). General information and bookings telephone number: 902 491 616
In Madrid-Atocha train station:
- AVIS. Tel. 915 300 168
- EUROPCAR. Tel. 915 300 169
YAGN17 Registration
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