Last minute news

Dear participants and attendees, this information may be of your interest:

A) ACCOMMODATION INSIDE THE CAMPUS:

The Conference Organization has pre-booked 20 rooms at the Erasmo II Residence Hall, located inside de Universidad Autónoma Campus.

A special rate of 54€ is offered for attendees and participants

The deadline to book the rooms is: October 15th.

The request to book a room must be sent to erasmo2@resa.es. Your identification as a conference attendant is important to get the discount.

Rooms are fitted with their own bathroom and kitchen, and the Residence Hall also offers cafeteria and restaurant services at very low prices.

B) GUIDED TOUR

The visit tour around Madrid de los Austrias is free, but we need to know how many people are coming in order to book the buses. After October the 26th we cannot assure there will be places left.

C) CONFERENCE DINNER

The Conference Dinner is going to take place at Restaurante la Favorita, a beautiful place in the center of Madrid. Waiters sing opera while they serve dinner.

The price is 50€ per person. It is very important to make the reservations before October the 26th, otherwise you may not be able to join afterwards.

If you are interested in coming to La Favorita, please register online in: http://www.uam.es/2clc

Conference Facilities on Campus

Free internet Access:

• Free WiFi network access for your laptop, notebook, PDA, Blackberry and other electronic devices with WiFi, is provided for the Conference days (11th, 12th and 13th of November 2009). All about in your Conference Pack.

Two meeting rooms available:

• Two rooms near the Conference rooms will be available in order for you to prepare or ultimate any details of your conference (four sockets in each room). Just write down your names in the timetable that will placed at the room door.

Some Tips if you are bringing your network or any Electrical Appliances to Spain:

Spanish plugs use 220-240 volts and the physical connection may be different from what you have at home. Read on for information related to electrical appliances that work in Spain.

Bringing Your Own Electrical Appliances to Spain...

1. from the UK & Ireland (*Also Cyprus, Malta, Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong) You will have no problems plugging in your electrical appliance in Spain except for the physical fact that it won't fit! You should bring or buy an adapter. A cheap adapter can be bought in advance (from Currys or Boots) or (even cheaper) in Spain in any hardware store.
2. from North & South America American appliances use 110V, however, many are adapted to work on both sides of the Atlantic.

Find out if your US appliance will work in Spain.

• If your appliance IS NOT compatible with the Spanish power supply you'll need an adapter which changes both the physical plug that goes into the wall socket and the voltage that your appliance needs.
• If your appliance IS compatible with the Spanish power supply all you need to do is change the physical plug so that it will fit in the wall in Spain.
• From Australia, New Zealand & South Africa: Same as for UK (though the adapter you need will be different).

From elsewhere in Europe: Most of Europe uses the same power supply as Spain and uses the same plugs too, so no adapter is required.

Sharing car and accommodation expenses

If you wish to share transport and accommodation expenses, please contact conference organization.

Links of interest

ICPLA (International Clinical Phonetics and Linguistics Association)

Master Europeo en Lingüística Clínica