Venue and Accommodation

The workshop and the meeting will be held at OTE Academy , a conference and training center in Maroussi (Amaroussion), a suburb in the north of metropolitan Athens.

Address:
OTE Academy
Pelika & Spartis 1, 15125 Marousi (Psalidi area)
Tel: +30 210 6114430 - Fax: +30 210 6114420

Transportation:
There will be a bus service for those staying at the President Hotel towards OTE Academy on Thursday morning and afternoon and on Friday morning.

Suggested hotel:
It is highly recommended that all participants arrange their accommodation at President Hotel.
The registration form can be downloaded from here.
The form must be filled in and returned directly to President Hotel not later than
the 5th of March, 2010.

President Hotel is located at 43, Kifissias Avenue in Athens. Pointers to the closest metro station are shown in the following map:

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Reaching President Hotel from Athens International Airport

By metro (option1)

President is accessible when arriving at the Airport with Metro Line 3: "Egaleo  - Athens International Airport"
The metro stations from Athens International Airport to Ampelokipi station (where you should get off to reach President Hotel) are:

•    Athens International Airport
•    Koropi
•    Peania- Kantza
•    Pallini
•    Doukissis Plakentias
•    Chalandri
•    Ethniki Amina
•    Katehaki
•    Panormou
•    Ambelokipi

The journey time from Athens International Airport to Ambelokipi is 20 minutes.
It's a ten-minute walk from “Ampelokipi Station” of metro (Alexandras Avenue) to President Hotel (see map).

More information about ticket fares, timetables and journeys, please visit the Athens Metro Operation Company website: www.amel.gr

By bus (option2)

Buses disembark passengers at the Departures Level and depart from the Arrivals Level, between Exits 4 and 5. The following public bus route serving exclusively the airport brings you to the President hotel:

X95 “Syntagma - Athens Airport (Express)”

The ticket can be purchased from the drivers of the airport buses, at all metro stations and at the blue or yellow ticket kiosks of the Athens Public Transportation Network.

At the Arrivals Level, take the X95 bus “Syntagma – Athens Airport (Express)”. The closest bus stop to President Hotel is “Pl. Ampelokipon” (Ampelokipi square). It takes 5 minutes to reach the hotel from this bus stop.

To reach Athens International Airport from President Hotel, take the X95 bus at “Karanika” bus stop, which is located at Michalakopoulou Avenue.

More information about ticket fares and bus destinations can be found at the Athens Urban Transport Organization website: www.oasa.gr

By taxi (option 3)

Taxis are available at the designated Taxi waiting area located at Exit 3 of Arrivals Level in AIA. Please note that coming to President hotel from the airport should cost around 25 Euro.

More information about taxi charges can be found at the Athens International Airport website: www.aia.gr

Reaching OTE Academy



OTE Academy is located at Pelika & Spartis 1, in the suburb of Maroussi in Athens. Pointers to the closest metro station are embedded in in the following map.



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More information about OTE Academy can be found at: www.oteacademy.gr

Reaching Athens International Airport from OTE Academy

Using the suburban rail (option1)

Athens International Airport is accessible when departing from OTE Academy through the suburban rail. It's a 7-minute walk from OTE Academy to “Neratziotisa”, the closest station (see map).

The tube map describing the metro and suburban lines, and the relevant destinations.
The journey time from OTE Academy to Athens International Airport is 25 minutes.

By taxi (option 2)

Going to AIA from OTE Academy should cost around 25 Euro.

Please inform the people at the registration desk well in advance if you need a taxi to go to the airport.

Using Public Transportation from President Hotel to OTE Academy

OTE Academy is accessible with public transportation, using the Athens metro and the Athens-Piraeus electric railway.
From President Hotel, take Metro Line 3 “Egaleo – Doukissis Plakentias” at Ampelokipi station (direction to Egaleo).
Change line at “Syntagma” metro station, and use line 2 “Aghios Dimitrios – Aghios Antonios” (destination to Aghios Antonios).
Change line at “Attiki” metro station, and take the Athens – Kiffissia electrical rail (line1, direction to Kifissia).

You should get off at “Neratziotisa” station, which is 10 minutes away (walking distance) from OTE Academy. 

To reach OTE Academy from President Hotel, it takes around 50 minutes.

Using Public Transportation from the center of Athens to OTE Academy

OTE Academy is accessible from the center of Athens via the Athens-Piraeus electric railway.
Take the Athens – Kiffissia electrical rail (line1, direction to Kifissia), at Omonoia station.
You should get off at “Neratziotisa” station, which is 10 minutes away (walking distance) from OTE Academy. 

To reach OTE Academy from the center of Athens, it takes around 30 minutes.