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IETF 108 - Madrid, Spain, July 25 - 31, 2020
Meeting Venue
The IETF 108 Meeting Venue is the Meliá Castilla Hotel https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/spain/madrid/melia-castilla/index.htm.
The Meliá Castilla is very well located next to the Paseo de la Castellana, one of the key arteries of Madrid, walking distance to the Bernabéu Real Madrid football stadium and right in the middle of the culinary Golden Mile of Madrid.
It offers easy access to the airport, train stations, exhibition centres, museums and main touristic attractions.
If you're coming to the IETF with your family, the hotel offer special services for your kids and even allow small dogs (up to 8 Kg.).
Meliá Hotels is one of the top-10 worldwide hotel chains, offering their own Loyalty Program "Meliá Rewards" https://www.melia.com/en/meliarewards/elprograma/home.htm.
Airport Information
Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) is operated by AENA, being the bigger one in Spain, 5th in Europe and 14th in the world. It has 4 main terminals, which distribute the flights among different airline alliances.
The bigger and most modern terminal, the T4, concentrates all the flights from OneWorld?, and has a Satellite terminal (T4S), for all the non-Schengen flights.
The official AENA website with all the airport information is http://www.aena.es/en/madrid-barajas-airport/index.html.
An alternative non-official website is available at https://www.aeropuertomadrid-barajas.com/eng/.
IBERIA Airlines
Iberia Airlines is the preferred airline for IETF 108, offering discount on flights to Madrid.
Complete information is available at https://ietf.org/how/meetings/108/preferred-airline/.
Airport and Madrid Transportation
Depending on what terminal you're landing, there are several transport options to reach the venue
There are different bus lines, metro and train. Google maps offers very good information of all the choices.
Of course, you can take a taxi, or Uber. In those cases, it should not take more than 15 minutes, and around 20 Euros.
If you prefer public transport, Cuzco and Plaza de Castilla metro stations are at 5 and 10 minutes walking distance to the hotel, respectively.
The Public Transport Consortium web site offers all the relevant information https://www.crtm.es/?lang=en.
It offers maps and real-time apps/alerts at https://www.crtm.es/muevete-por-madrid.aspx?lang=en.
You can get the information of different tickets and fares at https://www.crtm.es/billetes-y-tarifas.aspx?lang=en.
Language
The official language of Spain is Spanish, together with other autonomic languages in some specific regions:
- Catalonian (in Catalonia and Balearic Islands)
- Valencian (in Valencia)
- Galician (Galicia)
- Basque (Basque Country and Navarra)
Self-tour - Not to miss while in Madrid
Museums
Getting Around (to and from the Meeting Venue)
Suggested Smart Phone Apps:
Exercise
Running Trails:
Hiking:
Events
ATMs & Money Conversion
Self-Service Laundry
Electrical Plug / Outlet
Electronics
Cellphones / Data
Miscellaneous Information
Supermarkets
Restaurants at the Meliá Hotel
The Meliá offers an impressive international breakfast buffet "Cervantes" https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/spain/madrid/melia-castilla/cervantes-international-breakfast-buffet.htm.
If you want to enjoy Spanish rice dishes, you should make sure to visit L'Albufera https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/spain/madrid/melia-castilla/albufera.htm.
"El Pelícano" offers international cuisine choices, while "Distrito 798" offers a sushi bar and two dining rooms offering carefully prepared and surprising cuisine, a fusion of Chifa, Nikkei and Mediterranean styles https://www.melia.com/en/hotels/spain/madrid/melia-castilla/restaurants.htm.
Dining outside the venue
- Taberna La Bola https://www.minube.net/place/taberna-la-bola--a23155
Bars and Tapas
Espresso, Coffee, and Tea
Wine
Spanish Ham
Spanish Olive Oil
Weather
Current weather conditions in Madrid https://www.wunderground.com/weather/es/madrid.
