IPICS 2024 – Intensive Programme on Information and Communication Security

A PRACTICAL CYBERSECURITY AND EMERGENT TECHNOLOGIES CONTINUUM TRAINING EVENT
Co-organized by CSP and CybAlliance

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Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology (ISLA)

The conference will be held at the 7.000m2 modern building of the Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology (ISLA) in Vila Nova de Gaia in Northern Portugal, where the famous Port wine cellars are located across from Porto city.
Hence the Institute is located in the same infrastructure as the Gaia Residence and Hotel Holiday Inn Gaia Porto, all participants can access the conference via internal access.

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Accommodation at Gaia Residence

Located in Vila Nova de Gaia, at a 5-minute drive from the historic Porto centre, just 2 km from the Port Wine Cellars, this hotel offers soundproofed rooms, a sauna and wellness centre with various beauty treatments. Dom João II Metro Station is 700m away.

All rooms at Gaia Residence are air-conditioned and feature modern bedding. Each room has a TV, a well-lit work desk and an en suite bathroom. Free WiFi is available throughout the hotel.

The bar has a variety of beer and cocktails and also organizes regular live music shows. Friends Kitchen is located by the hotel lobby and offers local and organic Portuguese cuisine, as well as regional and international wines. For an invigorating experience, guests can try the Atlantis Circuit at Spa and Tea. A hydrotherapy pool with a different set of jets, sauna and Turkish bath is available with a special discount for our guests.

How to get

By Air

The Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro (Porto) is about 19 Km from the Hotel and its journey on the A41, A29, & A44 takes about 16 minutes by car, uber or taxi.
Follow the A41 / IC24 from Av. Do Aeroporto, Av. Mário Brito and R. Conselheiro Luís Magalhães / N13.
Continue onto A41/IC24. Head on A1 towards A44 to Gaia.
Exit in Devesas and continue onto Tv. José Fontana and R. José Fontana to R. Visc. das Devesas until you reach the Gaia Residence, Hotel Holiday Inn gaia Porto.

By Metro

From Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro, you can use the Airport Metro station to take the composition E (purpule line) onto Traindade Porto Metro Station. In the same station look for composition D (yellow line) to Vila Nova de Gaia. Metro departures are regular and take about 1h to reach Metro Station D. João II and take a 5 minute walk to R. Visconde das Devesas where you will see the Gaia Residence, Holiday Inn Gaia/Porto Hotel.

By Bus (from Porto Airport):

There are several operators (Get Bus, Flix Bus, ALSA) that service a direct route between Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) and Gaia. The journey takes less than an hour, and costs aprox. 6-9 EUR.
From Porto city center, you can get a direct bus to Gaia from the Bus Terminal at Campo 24 de Agosto (Terminal Rodoviário do Campo 24 de Agosto). Also, there are several operators that service this route, which takes also aprox. 1 hour at 6-10 EUR.

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