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.
To participate in the discussion and Q&As join our Matrix Space (TBD).
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.
- 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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