Register your attendance.
Registration is free, and early registration is recommended to facilitate conference organization.
Virtual Attendance
The conferences will be streamed on X.Org's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/XOrgFoundation).
List of all the upcoming livestreams can be found on YouTube.
- Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gg4eSAP1uc4
- Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnqUMhF7_xQ
- Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK2Emqp9t0g
To participate in the discussion and Q&As join our Matrix Space: https://matrix.to/#/#xdc-2023:matrix.org.
Venue
The conference will happen in Palexco, a conference center at the city center of A Coruña, Spain.
Directions to get there:
- Muelle de Transatlánticos s/n, 15003, A Coruña, Spain.
Travel to A Coruña
Fly to A Coruña (recommended)
A Coruña Airport (LCG) is connected to Amsterdam/Schiphol , Barcelona, London/Gatwick, Paris/Orly and Madrid.
To get to the venue from A Coruña Airport:
- Taxi - 15 min - Airport taxi stand.
Fare: The cost is usually 15-20€.
Payment method: Cash or credit card (ask beforehand). - Bus - 20 min - Airport bus stop.
Use the Airport-City Center Bus line (Line 4051 Centro da cidade - Aeroporto.).
Stop at "Praza de Ourense" or "Porta Real". Any of them are close to Palexco.
Fare: 1.50€ (0.85€ with metropolitan card).
Payment method: Only cash, buy on the bus.
Schedules:- On working days, both from A Coruña and from the airport, buses run from 7:15 to 21.45 every half hour.
- On Saturdays they leave from A Coruña every hour from 7:30 to 22:30, and from the airport from 8:00 to 22:00 also every hour.
- On Sundays and bank-holidays they leave every hour, from A Coruña from 8:30 to 22:30, and from the airport from 9:00 to 22:00.
Fly to Santiago
Santiago Airport (SCQ) is connected to Madrid, Barcelona, Amsterdam/Schiphol, Basel/Mulhouse, Barcelona, Brussels, Dublin, Edinburg, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Milan/Bergamo, Paris and Zurich.
About 50km from to Coruña, it's a good option if you have a direct flight, but requires to go to A Coruña from there.
To get to the venue from Santiago Airport:
- Bus/Taxi + Train + Bus - 40 min (bus)/20 min (taxi) + 30 min (train) + 10 min (bus)
Bus from Santiago Airport to train station - Airport bus stop
Stop at Train Station ("Hórreo (estación)" "Estación de Tren/Ferrocarril").
Fare: 1€.
Payment method: Cash.
Schedules.Taxi from Santiago Airport to train station - Airport taxi stand.
Fare: Fixed fare 21€.
Payment method: Cash or credit card (ask beforehand).Train from Santiago to A Coruña
Fare: Depends on the schedule.
Payment method: Cash or credit card buying tickets at the train station. Or buy them in advance at renfe.com or thetrainline.com (Warning: On Sunday's afternoons/evenings or Monday's mornings the train can be full so booking in advance is recommended).Bus from Train Station to Palexco - Line 5 (direction "Durmideiras/Adormideras")
Pick the bus at "Estación Trens Glorieta" (bus stop number 119).
Stop at "Autoridade Portuaria".
Fare: 1.20€.
Payment method: Cash. - Taxi - 45 min
Direct taxi from Santiago Airport to A Coruña - Airport taxi stand.
Fare: Around 80€.
Payment method: Cash, credit card (ask beforehand), or book in advance at taxigalicia.com. - Direct bus - 60 min
Bus from Santiago Airport to A Coruña - Airport bus stop
Fare: 6.55€.
Payment method: Only cash, buy on the bus.
Schedules (quite limited).
Fly to Porto (Portugal)
Porto Airport (OPO) is connected to several big cities like: New York, Toronto, Montreal, Rio, Sao Paulo, Londo, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Paris.
To get to the venue from Porto Airport:
- Rent a car - 3 hours
Porto airpot is about 300km away from A Coruña. - Bus - 5 hours
Fare: 50€.
Payment method: Buy ticket online.
Train or Bus
Train and bus connections to A Coruña are available from all major cities in Spain.
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Train + Bus (10 min): Train tickets to get to A Coruña are available from Renfe or thetrainline.com.
Bus from Train Station to Palexco - Line 5 (direction "Durmideiras/Adormideras")
Pick the bus at "Estación Trens Glorieta" (bus stop number 119).
Stop at "Autoridade Portuaria".
Fare: 1,20€.
Payment method: Cash. -
Bus + Bus (10 min): Bus tickets to get to A Coruña are available from ALSA amongst other carriers.
Bus from Bus Station to Palexco - Line 1A (direction "Abente e Lago")
Pick the bus at "Cabaleiros, Estación Bus" (bus stop number 074).
Stop at "Autoridade Portuaria".
Fare: 1,20€.
Payment method: Cash.
Parking
Palexco has a public parking, it is open 24/7 and the price per hour is 1,91€ or 30,70€ for full day.
Accommodation
There are a bunch of nice hotels around the event venue (Palexco).
Options:
- Hotel Atlántico (Budget. 2 min walking)
- Hotel Double Tree by Hilton (First class. 8 min walking)
- Hotel Finisterre (First class. 10 min walking)
- Hotel Meliá María Pita (Budget. 12 min walking)
- Hotel Riazor (Budget. 12 min walking)
Notes
- Usual timetables. Lunch time: 13:00 - 15:30. Dinner time: 20:30 - 22:30. Note that you won't be able to find a restaurant open for lunch at 12:00 or for dinner at 18:00, neither at 19:00; thus you might want to start your day a bit "later" than usual. Main reason behind this is that A Coruña is in the same timezone than central Europe, and sunrise and sunset times are somehow shifted with regard to common standards in other parts of the world. Note, however, that during the 3 days of the conference, lunch will be available for free at the conference center.
- Language. The official languages in A Coruña are Galician and Spanish. Not everybody is able to understand or speak English (in the bus, taxi, hotel, etc). XDC2023 is run in English.
- Climate. A Coruña has a climate heavily moderated by the Atlantic Ocean. Average temperatures are around 10ºC (51ºF) in winter and 19ºC (66ºF) during summer. (See more info at Wikipedia).
Things To Do
- Tourism.
- XDC Social program. TBD
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