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XDC2018 Social Events

Tuesday

Welcome party (sponsored by Igalia)

Traditionally, XDC conference has a welcome party during Tuesday evening and this year we will have it too. This year, the welcome party is sponsored by Igalia. There will be beverages and food for free for registered attendees. There will be a registration desk to provide badges to the attendees.

  • Where: Breen's Tavern, Praza de Maria Pita, 24, A Coruña.
  • When: Tuesday 25th September. From 19:30 to 23:00.
  • What to drink/eat: the tavern has a good offering of beverages (beer, wine, soft-drinks) and tapas.

There are food for different kind of diets including vegetarian and vegan ones. If you have any food allergy or dietary restriction, please contact as soon as possible the organization by email (xdc2018@gpul.org).

Wednesday

A Coruña Old Town Guided Walking Tour (sponsored by A Coruña's Tourism Office and Tranvías de La Coruña)

We are very proud of our city and we want to show it to the attendees of the conference. We have organized a 2-hours walking guided tour in the city center to discover the relevant monuments of the city. The event is sponsored by A Coruña's Tourism Office, so this activity is completely for free for registered attendees. There will be a bus waiting for us in front of the venue, to pick us to the city center to start the guided walking tour. This bus is provided by Tranvías de La Coruña, the city's public transport company, for free to registered attendees.

  • Where: a bus will wait for us in front of the venue to take us to the city center once we finish in the afternoon. As soon as we arrive to the city center, we will start the guided walking tour.
  • When: Wednesday 26th September. From 18:00 to 20:00.

Stand-up dinner (sponsored by Igalia)

As a complement to the guided tour, we have organized a stand-up dinner with nice views of the sea after the guided tour. The dinner is sponsored by Igalia, so this activity is completely for free for registered attendees.

  • Where: the dinner will be at Rectorado UDC, Rúa Maestranza, 9, A Coruña.
  • When: Wednesday 26th September. From 20:00 to 22:00.
  • What to drink/eat: there will be beverages (beer, wine, soft-drinks) and tapas.

There are food for different kind of diets including vegetarian and vegan ones. If you have any food allergy or dietary restriction, please contact as soon as possible the organization by email.

Saturday

Sightseeing activity in Santiago de Compostela

Traditionally, XDC conference organizes a sightseeing activity on Saturday for the attendees that stay that day. This year, the sightseeing activity will be in Santiago de Compostela. This activity is not sponsored and you need to pay by yourself. To simplify things, the organization will buy you train tickets to go to/come from Santiago de Compostela and book a guided tour in English to walk the city center. The price is 20 EUR (lunch is not included).

  • Where: meet at 9:30 in A Coruña's train station, Avenida del Ferrocarril, 15, A Coruña.
  • When: Saturday 29th. From 9:30 (meeting time at A Coruña's train station), we will be taking the train that departs at 10:00 and take the train back to A Coruña at 18:00 (train trip estimation: 30 minutes). If you want to return earlier the return train ticket can be changed at the train station, or if you prefer to stay in Santiago de Compostela, talk to the organization during the activity registration.
  • What to drink/eat: depending of the number of registered people, we would book a restaurant in Santiago if the number of people attending permits.
  • Cost: 20 EUR per person. We will buy you return train tickets and book a guided tour in the city center with that money. Lunch is not included. You pay to the organization at the registration desk.
  • Deadline to register: Thursday afternoon.

The plan would be: arrive to Santiago around 11:00, 2-hours guided tour, lunch, free time until we come back. The idea would be to arrive A Coruña around 18:30. Please contact the organization by email (xdc2018@gpul.org) or talk to us in the registration desk for more info.