Maia, Portugal

ICDVRAT & ArtAbilitation main sessions (Mon-Wed) with be held in the Forum Maia (below, left and centre), followed by a Special Session on Music (Thursday) held at Casa da Música, Porto (below, right). The presentation and panel session will be extended to allow special access for delegates to an open reheasal of the Orquestra Nacional do Porto who are preparing for a unique "sense-substitution" concert to be held on World Music Day. For more details on this and Casa da Música, see menu links to music on the left.

Maia and Porto are co-located and have an efficient local transport network. There is no need for delegates to change accomodation. Both venues can be located on the Porto Metro Map.

Forum Maia is at the top of Zone C5 in the Porto Metro Map and can also be found on this Google Map of Forum Maia. The venue is the building to the bottom right of the Metro station.

Casa da Música is at the top of Zone C1 in the Porto Metro Map and can also be found on this Google Map of Casa da Música. The conference venue is irregular shaped building to the bottom left by the roundabout (US = rotary).

Forum Maia

Casa da Musica