Practical Information

Everything you need to know for your visit to Athens

📋 Scientific Program

The 5th EPAN Meeting features two days of presentations, discussions, and networking opportunities focused on amyloid proteomics.

Day 1 (Friday, March 20th): Four scientific sessions covering technologies, diagnostics, difficult cases, and PTMs, followed by conference dinner.

Day 2 (Saturday, March 21st): Panel discussion and interactive sessions with all participants.

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💻 Online Participation

This meeting will also be available online via Zoom for registered remote participants.

Connection Details

The Zoom meeting link, ID, and passcode have been sent to all registered participants by email. Please check your inbox for the invitation.

Guidelines for Online Attendees

For Online Presenters

Recordings

Selected talks will be recorded and later shared on the EPAN website. Recording consent was collected during registration.

📍 Venue

Kostis Palamas Building
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Akadimias 48, Athens 106 79, Greece

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⚠️ Important Notice

Wednesday, March 25th is a national holiday in Greece (Independence Day).

You can expect stores to be closed and public events to happen in the center. Public transportation might be impaired. Please plan accordingly if you extend your stay.

✈️ Transportation from Athens Airport (ATH)

🚕 Taxi

Taxis from the airport to central Athens operate at a fixed fare:

Travel time: approximately 35–50 minutes, depending on traffic.

Note: Ask the driver about credit card payments before boarding (legally required but not always available). Some taxi drivers smoke in their cars – feel free to refuse if this bothers you.

🚇 Metro

Metro Line 3 (Blue Line) connects the airport directly to the city center.

  1. Take Line 3 from the airport
  2. Get off at Syntagma Station
  3. Switch to Line 2 (Red Line)
  4. Exit at Panepistimio Station – the closest metro station to the venue

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Travel time: approximately 40 minutes from the airport.

Ticket price: €10 – available at automated ticket machines or via contactless payment (NFC) using a bank card, phone, or smartwatch.

💡 Tip: 3-Day Tourist Ticket (€25)

Valid for 3 full 24-hour periods, offering unlimited travel on Metro, buses, trolleybuses, tram, electric railway, and suburban rail. Includes one trip to and one trip from the airport!

🏨 Accommodation

We recommend looking for hotels in smaller streets East of the venue, for instance around Solonos street, rather than directly on major avenues. Central areas (West of Stadiou avenue) can be noisy, especially at night.

Many hotels do not offer breakfast buffets but will deliver breakfast to your room (from a local bakery, at additional cost). We recommend checking Google Maps reviews for 'noise' and 'breakfast' keywords.

Recommended Hotels

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🍽️ Conference Dinner

Date: Friday, March 20th, 2026

Time: 20:00

Location: Rozalia Restaurant, Valtetsiou 58, Exarcheia, Athens

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🌤️ Weather & Packing Tips

Athens in March: Early spring weather with mild temperatures.

Recommended packing:

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