The conference will be held in Sofia, the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. Congress activities will take place at the Hotel COOP (http://www.coophotel.bg/en/about/), located in the centre of Sofia in immediate proximity to most cultural and historical sights in the capital city.
![finalconf_venue](http://optimise.dcs.aber.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/finalconf_venue.jpg)
Image Credits: Hotel COOP, Saint Nicholas church and Aleksander Nevskij Chatedral (Sofia, Bulgaria)
Information about how to travel to the conference venue can be found at the following link: Sofia_Info.