• The School of Engineering, Rovira i Virgili University of Tarragona, Av. Països Catalans 26, E-43007 Tarragona.
• Getting to Tarragona: Information is given below (see "Travel"). Bus and railway connections from Barcelona airport (90 km.away) are available.  Reus airport (8 km. away) is a smaller airport with several low-cost connections to other areas in Europe.
• Maps of Tarragona and the area of the School of Engineering. From Plaça Imperial Tarraco in downtown Tarragona, you can reach the School of Engineering by boarding northbound any of the following bus lines: no. 4, 14, 24 or 54.

• Tarragona is a Catalan city that was founded in 218 BC by the Roman  conqueror Scipio, and soon became the capital of the Roman province of Hispania Citerior (later called Tarraconense), covering most of the Iberian peninsula. The Roman emperor Cesar Augustus lived in the city from year 27 BC to 24 BC. Several monuments and buildings, as well as the ancient walls of the city, still remain from Roman times. The city has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage. Besides, Tarragona enjoys a central position in Costa Daurada, a turistic region with beaches and other facilities (the Port Aventura theme park).
• Tarragona is 10 km away from Reus. Reus is a commercial city, with several remarkable buildings from the Art Nouveau period (early 20th century). It is the birth town of Antoni Gaudí.
• Tarragona is 90 km away from Barcelona. Trains connect both cities every hour.

• By plane to Barcelona, and then by bus from Barcelona airport to Tarragona city center ("Ràpid Aeroport (Alsa)"). Alternatively, a suburban train can be taken from Barcelona airport to Barcelona Sants station; from there, regional trains to Tarragona depart every hour.
• By plane to Reus airport (if a connection is available with your home town) and then by bus or taxi to Tarragona (8 km. trip).

• Some convenient downtown hotels within 5 to 10 minutes by bus from the conference venue are (web links are given so that you can check rates and book):
  • Hotel Ciutat de Tarragona (4-star), comfortably located in Plaça Imperial Tarraco in downtown Tarragona, with direct bus connections to the School of Engineering (lines 4, 14, 24 and 54).
  • Hotel AC Tarragona (4-star), a new hotel located near Plaça Imperial Tarraco in downtown Tarragona, with direct bus connections to the School of Engineering (lines 4, 14, 24 and 54)
  • Hotel Imperial Tarraco (4-star), superbly built on an exalted place in the seafront and offering the best views of town and sea. Bus no. 24 northbound to the School of Engineering can be boarded near the hotel (ask the hotel reception for directions). Ten minutes walk to Plaça Imperial Tarraco.
  • Hotel Urbis (3-star), located at the heart of the city, near the market. Five minutes walk to Plaça Imperial Tarraco, where you can board buses no. 4, 14, 24 or 54 to the School of Engineering.
  • Hotel Plaça de la Font (1-star), located in the heart of Tarragona's Old Town. Bus no. 24 to the School of Engineering can be boarded near the hotel. Ten minutes walk to Plaça Imperial Tarraco.
    
• More hotels
• Reservations are to be made directly with the hotels.

Important Dates

Deadline for paper submission:
January 8, 2009

Extended deadline
January 18, 2009

Acceptance notifications:
February 20, 2009

Camera-ready paper submission:
March 9, 2009

Reduced registration fee until
March 18, 2009

AAECC-18 Symposium:
June 8, 2009