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The fifth DELPH-IN Summit will be held between July 20 - 24, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain.

Location

The meeting will take place at the Universitat de Barcelona (http://www.ub.edu), Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585, 08007 Barcelona (http://www.ub.edu/mapes/pu1.htm), at "Sala de Professors" (5th Floor) and room 3.5 (3rd floor), both equipped with wireless internet access, of the "Edifici Carner" (Entrance from Aribau, 2).

Dinner

Thursday evening around 9:00~9:30pm at "Saramero" (Pg. Joan de Borbó, 78 – Metro "Barceloneta")

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Aims of the Meeting

The purposes of this meeting are to:

  • update each other on recent developments and current activities;
  • discuss more what we actually expect from DELPH-IN (and each other);
  • create the opportunity for contentful exchange on computational grammar research in the DELPH-IN spirit.

Registration

Please register on the ParticipantsGroup page by adding the times when you plan to arrive and depart. Note that this is a closed summit, you need to be on the ParticipantsGroup page to edit it. There will be no fee this year.

Schedule

The schedule for the meeting is currently under preparation, with incremental updates posted on the BarcelonaSchedule page, as more information becomes available. Note that the meeting is split into two components, two-and-a-half days of plenary, followed by a half-day excursion, followed by two more days of more informal meetings and opportunity for small-group activities.

Accommodation

There are plenty of hotels close to the Universitat de Barcelona. The following ones offer special rates if you make your reservation before July-7th.

single room double room
Hotel Catalonia Ramblas 4* c./ Pelayo, 28 107.-€ 123,05.-€
Hotel Catalonia Duques de Bergara 4* c./ Bergara, 11 99.-€ 115.-€
Hotel Catalonia Port 3* c./ Ample, 1 90.-€ 107.-€
Hotel Catalonia Avinyo 3* c./ Avinyo, 16 90.-€ 107.-€
Hotel Catalonia Albinoni 3* c./ Portal de l’Angel, 17 90.-€ 107.-€
Hotel Catalonia Aragón 3* c./ Aragón 569 65,97.-€ 85.-€

Above rates are per room and night, including breakfast, wifi and 7 % VAT.

To make your reservation at one of these hotels please send an email to congresos.incentivos2@hoteles-catalonia.es with subject "delph-in 2009" and saying "I will be participating in DELPH-IN 2009 and would like to make a reservation for a hotel room." They should then email you back and ask your reservation request.

We also recommend the "Investigadors" Residence, c./ Hospital 64 (http://www.resa.es/eng/residencias/investigadors/)

Info on transportation

For transport in Barcelona Airport visit http://www.barcelona-airport.com/eng/transport_eng.htm.

For all info you might need about public transportation in Barcelona visit http://www.tmb.cat/en_US/home.jsp.

Previous and Future Meetings

Contact

If you have any questions or comments regarding local organization, please email MontserratMarimon (montserrat.marimon@ub.edu):

Montserrat Marimon <montserrat.marimon@ub.edu>
Universitat de Barcelona
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes 585, 08007-Barcelona
Tel: +34 93 403 46 95
Fax: +34 93 318 98 22

Local Organizers

  • Montserrat Marimon (Universitat de Barcelona)
  • Núria Bel (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)