Location
Karolos Papoulias Conference Center
The Karolos Papoulias Conference Center is an autonomous meeting and exhibition facility located within the Ioannina University Campus, approximately 7 km from the city center.
It served as the main venue for the 16th International Symposium on Applied Bioinorganic Chemistry held in Ioannina, Greece.
- Capacity: up to 850 participants
- Main Hall: 452-seat auditorium
- Ioannina University Campus, 7 km from city center
The Karolos Papoulias Conference Center sits within the broader landscape of the University of Ioannina campus, offering a self-contained environment for academic gatherings of substantial scale. Its position roughly seven kilometers outside the urban core gives the venue a quieter, more focused setting than a city-center hotel would provide, while remaining straightforwardly reachable from local transport routes and from the road network linking Ioannina to surrounding regions of Epirus in northwestern Greece.
For an applied bioinorganic chemistry symposium, the choice of such a campus-based facility resonates with the academic character of the meeting. Delegates arriving from university departments, research institutes, and industry laboratories tend to find the atmosphere familiar, and the surrounding grounds provide space for informal discussion between sessions on biological inorganic chemistry, coordination compounds, and biomaterials. The setting reinforces the sense of a working scientific gathering rather than a purely corporate event.
The center's principal auditorium supports a sizable plenary audience, allowing keynote lectures and high-attendance sessions to be held in a single room without parallel overflow. Smaller adjoining halls and meeting rooms typically accommodate parallel oral sessions, poster presentations, and committee meetings, which is useful for a multi-day international symposium that brings together established researchers, early-career scientists, and students presenting original work across the field.
Practical movement on site is generally uncomplicated. The conference halls, registration area, exhibition space, and catering points are arranged within a compact footprint, so participants can move between talks, poster viewing, and informal discussions without long walks. Ample lobby areas adjacent to the main auditorium also tend to host coffee breaks and sponsor displays, encouraging the kind of corridor conversation that often complements the formal scientific program.
Reaching the venue from central Ioannina is typically a short drive, and local buses and taxis connect the campus to the city at regular intervals. Many visiting delegates stay in Ioannina itself and travel to and from the center each day, which allows them to combine attendance at the symposium with evening exploration of the lakefront, old town, and the cultural landmarks that surround the broader region of northwestern Greece throughout the duration of the meeting.
Getting There
How to Reach the Congress Venue
During the symposium, scheduled bus services operated to and from the Conference Centre, connecting the venue with central Ioannina and the recommended hotels.
- Shuttle Scheduled bus services to and from the Conference Centre for registered participants.
- From Center The campus lies 7 km from the city center of Ioannina; allow time for transfer.
- By Car Follow signs to the University of Ioannina campus on the outskirts of the city.
- Planning a Stay See the Hotels page for recommended accommodation options.
Surroundings
Information About Ioannina
Ioannina, the capital of Epirus, sits beside Lake Pamvotida within a ring of mountains. The campus location keeps delegates close to outdoor landscapes while remaining within reach of the historic town center.
For broader visitor information about the city, see the City page.