Accommodation
Barcelona is a big city offering many hotels in all price ranges.
UPC has special rates at a number of hotel chains.
In this link
you will find a list of these hotels and all the information you need to make a reservation, including the reservation form to benefit from the special rates.
Please note that on the page, the time to campus Nord refers to the university (hosting Blizzard Challenge 2013).
The distance from UPC to the city Center is around 25min. using public transportation.
The Residence Halls of the RESA group offer accommodation to students, postgraduates or educational staff. In addition to long-term stays they have rooms that can be booked for days or weeks. These are the residences which have available rooms for the WS time (checked at July 2013):
- Residencia de Investigadores, in the city center, close to the Workshop Venue (lively area).
- Residencia Torre Girona, for postgraduates or educational staff, very close to UPC and Blizzard Challenge Venue (5min. walk). It is a quiet area; around 30 min. to SSW8 Venue using the Metro (line 3).
- Campus del mar. This is close to the sea. Around 30 min. of nice walk to SSW8, (or using public transportation).
- La Ciutadella This is also in the city center --not in the most touristic places--, around 30 min walk to SSW8 venue, (public transportation can be used)
Latest news
JAM Music Session: Participate!
August 24th 2013
Invited speakers:
Three invited speakers have been included in the technical program:
- Saturday: Deep Learning in Speech Synthesis, Heiga Zen
- Sunday: Prosodic Patterns in Dialog, Nigel Wards
- Monday: Singing voice synthesis, Xavier Serra
August 23th 2013
Updated web
The web has been updated with the detailed program, and Practical information.August 23th 2013
Accepted Papers
The list of accepted papers has been published.July 1st 2013
Registration
The registration system is open. Early registration ends on July 10th.June 28th 2013