Social Program

The Symposium program includes an informal Welcoming Reception, a Technical Excursion and a Gala Dinner. These social events are included in the symposium fees of all participants and accompanying persons, excepting those registered as Students. They may purchase tickets for each separate event at the registration desk.
The Reception for the opening of the Mamoru Kawaguchi exhibition is open to all participants and accompanying persons.

Welcoming Reception and Buffet Dinner (Monday, September 28)

The reception and dinner will take place on Monday evening at 20.30 under the concrete shell roof of the Restaurante Submarino (L’Oceanografic, Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias). The concept of this emblematic building of the Aquarium of Valencia was developed by Félix Candela stemming from his famous roof in Xoximilco (Mexico). The structural design was carried on by A. Domingo, C. Lázaro and P. Serna after the death of Candela. The roof was built in 2001 keeping the spirit of Candelas works while using up-to-date techniques and materials.
There will be a shuttle service from the venue to the Restaurant and back to the main hotels (Silken and Barceló). The estimated departure from the University will be at 20:00 (exact departure time will be indicated on site).

Reception for the opening of the Exhibition (Tuesday, September 29)

This event is open to all Symposium participants and accompanying persons. It will take place in the Rectorado building and adjacent spaces, near the exhibition room, on Tuesday evening at 20.00, after the Session Tu.5.A. Drinks and appetizers will be served. A bus shuttle to the hotels Silken and Barceló will be provided. Time will be announced on site.

Technical Excursion (Wednesday, September 30)

We will depart from the hotels (Silken and Barceló) at 7:30 a.m. and travel to Xàtiva (estimated arrival time 9:00). There, we will visit the Bullring Arena and the historical city centre during the morning. The excursion will proceed to Gandía (1 hour trip) where we will have lunch around 13:30. In the afternoon we will visit Torroja’s Church of San Nicolás, and then return to Valencia (estimated arrival time, 17:30).
A brunch box will be provided upon arrival in Xàtiva. Lunch will be served at Restaurante San Marcos in Gandía.

Xàtiva Bullring

It was designed by the Valencian architect Demetrio Ribes as a masonry construction with precast concrete elements for the grandstand, and built in the decade 1910-20, remaining unfinished. It has been recently enlarged and covered with a roof. The structural design has been carried on by Kawaguchi & Engineers and CMD. The fixed roof has been erected using a variant of the Pantadome System with no temporary supports. A movable roof and also some finishing parts are pending.

Church of San Nicolás in Gandía

It was designed by Gonzalo Echegara (architect) and Eduardo Torroja in 1959 and was finished in 1962. The building is composed by the temple and the adjacent cloister. The nave of the temple is formed by two folded plates (post-tensioned concrete) stiffened by exterior ribs resting on the front and rear walls. This structural solution permits impressive longitudinal openings for natural lighting and accessing the cloister.

Gala Dinner (Thursday, October 1)

It will take place on Thursday evening at 20.30 in the Cartuja de Ara Christi at El Puig, near Valencia. Dinner will be served in the cloister of this fortified monastery. It was built in the XVII c. and was inhabited until 1835 by monks belonging to the Carthusian Order.
The 2009 Tsuboi Awards will be conferred during the dinner. Folk music and dances will be also provided.
The departure of the shuttle buses from the hotels is estimated at 20:00. The exact time will be conveniently announced. The duration of the trip is about 30 min.

Submarine Restaurant	Cartuja Ara Christi