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CONFERENCE
VENUE
The conference will take place at the
Computer Science Department of the University of Chile in Santiago: av.
Blanco Encalada 2120, 3rd floor (tercer piso). It is located 1
km. south of O’Higgins Avenue (main street) in downtown Santiago. If you
search for that address in MapCity (www.Mapcity.cl) you will get the
picture included below. The large green area is O’Higgins Park (Parque
O’Higgins), which is also the name of the closest subway station. We have
also indicated with a red circle the subway stations that you can use to
reach the Computer Science Department.
If you use the Metro (subway), you
can either get out at Toesca or Parque O’Higgins stations (Line 2). From
there, you can reach the conference site after a 5-10 minutes walk. From Parque O’Higgins station there is a
passage through the park. If you take a taxi, you can ask the driver to
leave you at “Blanco Encalada y Beauchef”.
Using
the Subway
The Santiago Metro might be the
best public transport option if the place you want to reach is located near
to one of its stations. Even if not, it might be convenient to move first
to the nearest station to your destination first and then take a taxi.
Currently, there are five lines (numbered 1, 2, 4a, 4b, and 5; there is
no line 3 yet). In most cases, you will use only lines 1 and 2, since
most of the interesting spots in Santiago and also the conference venue
are located near the stations of these two lines.
In order to pay for the Metro you
have two options: you can buy a ticket for a single trip or buy a “BIP”
card, which can be recharged with money and used for several trips. There
is no difference in the price using one or another paying method, but if
you want to use the BIP card you have to buy it first for 1000 pesos (US$
2) and then charge it with money for traveling. The BIP card is required
if you plan to use the buses, since it is the only way to pay for them.
Moreover, with the BIP card you do not pay again to continue your trip
started with the Metro and changing to a bus or vice-versa within 90
minutes.
The price of one trip does not
depend on the length of the trip, but there is a difference in the price
depending on the hour of the day. The peak hours are from 7:00 to 9:00
and from 18:00 to 20:00.
The Metro network: for reaching
the conference venue get off at Toesca or Parque O´Higgins station on
Line 2 (orange line).
Taking a Taxi
Taxis are relatively cheap in
Santiago compared with most North American and European countries. There
is a fixed charge of 200 pesos and then a fare of 120 or 150 pesos
(depending on the taxi) for every 200 hundred meters. The same amount is
charged for every minute the vehicle is not moving during the trip (for
example, waiting for a green traffic light).
Other useful tips
The official language in Chile is
Spanish, but most people in the street do not speak English.
Electricity is 220V 50 Hz. Time
zone is Greenwich -4.
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