The final meeting of the Planes Complementarios de Astropartículas y Física de Partículas will take place at the Palacio de la Magdalena in Santander. It will begin with an inaugural session, including institutional interventions, before moving on to the technical programme. The agenda foresees dedicated sessions where the participating research teams will present their main achievements, ranging from detector development and large-scale infrastructures to data analysis and computing advances.
Beyond the scientific presentations, the meeting is designed as a forum to highlight the added value of coordinated action among Spanish universities, and research centres. It will provide an opportunity to reflect on the impact of the programme, the synergies created across different institutions, and the lessons learned during its execution. The event will also look ahead, exploring possible continuations and future collaborative initiatives that can build on the foundations laid by the Planes Complementarios.
The Venue
The Palacio de la Magdalena is a palace located in Santander (Cantabria), Spain. It was built in 1911, financed by popular subscription, and given to the Spanish Royal Family for use as a summer residence. The royal family used the palace as a base for numerous recreational and sporting activities, and the king sometimes also held governmental meetings on the property. The annual trips ended with the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic in 1931, when it became the venue for the summer courses of the Menéndez Pelayo International University until the present day, interrupted only by the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. In 1977, Santander City Council recovered the palace and the peninsula. It is the most visited place in the city of Santander and continues to be used as a conference and meeting room to this day.
How to reach Santander
Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport has a total of 26 destinations, served by 7 airlines with direct flies from Ireland, UK, France, Belgium, Italy, Austria and Romania. You can also reach Santander by train or bus from the main Spanish cities; there are also ferry boats from England arriving to Santander harbour. As a second option, and sometimes more suitable, you may also consider to reach Santander via Bilbao airport, with more than 28 operating airlines connecting all the major European hubs. There is about one-hour drive between Bilbao's airport and Santander city, following the scenic Cantabrian coastline.
Scientific Organizing Committee
| Antxon Alberdi Odrizola | IAA (CSIC) |
| José Enrique García | IFIC (CSIC-UV) |
| Enrique Martínez | IFCA (CSIC-UC) |
| Alicia Sintes Olives | UIB |
| Ramon Miquel (Chair) | IFAE |
Local Organizing Committee
| Francesca Scarcella | IFCA(CSIC-UC) |
| Patxi Casas | IFCA (CSIC-UC) |
| Airam Marcos Caballero | IFCA (CSIC-UC) |
| Guillermo Martínez Somonte | IFCA (CSIC-UC) |
| Pablo Martínez Ruíz del Arbol | IFCA (CSIC-UC) |
| Cristian Quintana | IFCA (CSIC-UC) |
| Antonio Gómez | IFCA (CSIC-UC) |
| Iván Vila Álvarez (Chair) | IFCA (CSIC-UC) |
Previous workshops
The first meeting of the Planes Complementarios AstroHEP
