It's not always about who you'll meet or what you'll learn. Sometimes
it's just about where you're going to eat or which hotel has the best pool.




CONFERENCE LOCATION
Symposium/ITxpo 2005 will take place 22 - 25 May 2005, at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya (Catalonia Palace of Congresses), located at Av. Diagonal 661-671 in Barcelona, Spain.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
Gartner has negotiated special rates with specific hotels in Barcelona. Gartner have negotiated special rates with the official hotels for Symposium/ITxpo in Barcelona. If you have not already done so, we advise you to make your hotel booking as soon as possible. Please revisit your conference booking using the link sent to you in your registration confirmation email and make your hotel booking online.

View the latest hotel information, click here.

For further information please contact the Symposium/ITxpo Registration Office at:

Phone: +44 (0) 1252 776373
email: gartnerhotels@delegate.com




BOOKINGS
Once registered, for help with booking travel to Barcelona you can contact Genesis Business Travel. For information and prices on flights to Barcelona email your requests for information to gartner@genesistravel.co.uk or alternatively contact them on +44 (0) 1444 476100.

TRANSPORTATION
Transfers will be provided in between the Official Gartner Hotels and the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya on each day of the conference.

COMPANION PROGRAMME
Gartner are offering a Companion Programme in Barcelona at a cost of €250 excluding tax. The package includes:
  • Attendance at drinks receptions (Monday & Tuesday evenings)
  • Attendance at Special Event on Tuesday evening
  • Lunch each day Monday - Wednesday at the Palau des Congressos
  • Companion Bag & Gift
  • Local information

    A special companion ticket will be available for the special event to be held on Tuesday 24th May 2005. You will be able to purchase this ticket onsite at the registration desk at a cost of €80 excluding tax.

    For more information or to book your Companion Programme contact the Symposium/ITxpo Registration Office at +44 (0) 1252 776373 or alternatively book at the Registration Desk onsite.



    • Barcelona is a vibrant city with an excellent reputation in the western Mediterranean for its architecture, shopping, nightlife and history.

    For more than 2 thousand years Barcelona has been a major port with a wealth of Medieval and Roman building in the Gothic Quarter to the Eixample area you will find a presence of architects such as Antoni Gaudi and Puig I Cadafalch.

    If you want to shop Barcelona is perfect. La Rambla is one of the best places to visit, with a mixture of traditional Catalan and international shops; you will find everything from clothes to furnishings.

    Evenings in Barcelona are as busy as in the day, with clubs and bars that stay open until late. Barcelona has a wide range of restaurants offering traditional Catalan food to international cuisine. The Olympic Marina and the Port Vell in the old dockyard, are two of the main meeting places, which offer a wide variety of bars etc on the waterfront.

    The city was a wonderful range of museums, galleries and other places of interest, such as the 13th century Cathedral, Museu Picasso and the Fundació Miró. The modernist Palau de le Musica Catalana and the L'Auditori offer both classical and contemporary concerts. The Grand Teatre del Liceu is one of the renowned Opera houses in Europe.










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