Interplay of p-Block and Organometallic Chemistry
IpBOC-23
that will be held in Murcia (Spain) on March 12-15, 2023.
Registration: The registration web site can now be accessed at the “Casiopea” platform used by the University of Murcia (usually abbreviated as UM or UMU):
https://casiopea.um.es/cursospe/interplayof.f.
You will have to deal with a first welcoming page in Spanish. In the box at the right side, you will see the three options (you don’t need anything else):
Matrícula… abierta (= registration … open)
Consulte su solicitud (= check your application)
Secretaría Virtual (= Virtual Secretary)
After clicking at any of them (start by doing the registration process at the first option) Spanish & British flags are shown, to select the language. From this point all consecutive web pages should have a translation into English. Hopefully you can manage to get up to the end. For payment, among other options the use of a credit (or debit) bank card is offered. Please inform me if you face any problem.
Registration fees: 270 €, to be paid following the indications in the online registration process through Casiopea). Lunch and dinner for both Monday and Tuesday are included, as well as visits to wineries on Tuesday.
Accommodation and venue: Hotel Rincón de Pepe which is well situated downtown very close to the cathedral square. Accommodation fees are roughly 225 € (breakfast and taxes included) for the three-night period. Please send an e-mail to universidaddemurcia@viajeseci.es, with the subject “Hotel booking for the IpBOC symposium” and indicate the days you want to reserve (and number of people, in case). You will receive back details for payment and a link for proceeding online. Unfortunately, you will be directed to a only Spanish web page for payment, where you have to choose the fourth option (“Tarjeta de crédito o débito” = Credit or debit bank card).
Schedule:
* Sunday 12th, mixer at 7 pm (indications will be given at the hotel reception).
* Monday 13th, scientific session with oral presentations taking place at the hotel. Symposium dinner.
* Tuesday 14th, excursion and sightseeing. Visit to two wineries. Second symposium dinner.
* Wednesday 15th, optional visit to Cartagena (see below).
Detailed program for Monday (25 minutes talks + 5 minutes discussion):
Abstract submission (extended) deadline: February 20th 2023. Please use this template file and send the abstracts to me (artuesp@um.es).
Leisure: Visiting the Roman city of Cartagena (50 km away) on Wednesday 15th. There will be a touristic guided tour (in English) from 09:30 to 12:00h. Thereafter we will visit the military Arsenal and the submarines base, also with a guided tour (in English) from 12:00 to 14:00h. Lunch in a restaurant located close to a lighthouse at the mouth of the harbour.
How to get to Murcia:
Option 1: Flying to Madrid International Airport and connecting to Alicante Airport. There are three flights at 07:25, 12:00 and 15:55h, taking 1h 10 minutes. Then public transport to Murcia bus station, 75 km away (5 connections a day; first at 11:15h; last at 20:45h; cost 5.54 €; alternatively, you can take a taxi for ca. 70-90 €).
Option 2: Flying to Madrid International Airport and connecting to Madrid-Chamartín train station (roughly 10 minutes by taxi, 20-25€). There are three direct trains to Murcia train station (departures 9:15, 14:25 and 19:30h; arriving at 12:12, 17:50 and 22:18h); then taxi to the hotel.
Option 3: Flying to Murcia International Airport from, e.g., London-Gatwick (LGW), Birmingham International (BHX), Manchester (MAN), Dublin (DUB), and then public transport to Murcia bus station, 25 km away (precise details will be given shortly, as they are changing and are not available at the moment), or taxi (ca. 35 €) to the hotel.
Option 4: Flying to Valencia Airport, then taking subway Line 5 (34 minutes) to Valencia train station. There are several train options to Murcia train station (taking between 3.5-4.5 hours, most of them with one change at Alicante; cost 18-23€). This information will be updated soon.