Venue
The workshop will take place at the CNR facilities located in Via dei Taurini 19, 00185 Rome, Italy. The room is located on the ground floor, opposite the main entrance.
Accessing the venue
In order to avoid issues with accessing the venue, participants must pick up their name badge during registration at 14:00 on Monday. Please bring proof of ID with you, as it may be requested to enter the site.
Reaching the venue
The venue is located approximately 10–15 minutes on foot from the Termini station, which is Rome’s main station, and from which various public transport options can be accessed. These include trains, metros (Lines A and B), trams, and buses.
The Leonardo Express is a direct train connecting Rome’s main airport, Fiumicino (also referred to as Leonardo da Vinci International Airport), to the Termini station. The trip takes approximately 30 minutes, with trains departing every 15 minutes, and the cost is €14 each way. Tickets can be purchased online, or via the ticket offices or self-service machines at the stations.
Public transport is also available from Rome’s Ciampino (G. B. Pastine) airport.
Amenities + Accommodation
There is a plethora of restaurants, coffee shops, and accommodation options around Termini. If you choose to stay farther from the venue or the Termini station, we recommend looking at areas close to Metro stations. You may want to avoid relying on buses, as traffic can be unpredictable.
For reference, the Colosseum is a 20-minute walk from Termini. Public transport connections are also available.
Program highlights
The workshop will start at 14:00 on Monday, giving participants the option to travel to Rome on Monday morning. Please note that, depending on the number of requested oral presentations, the meeting may be reduced to 2 days (Monday, 19 October – Tuesday, 20 October). For this reason, the registration deadline will not be extended.
A group photo will be taken on the morning of Tuesday, 20 October, as indicated in the timetable.
Presentations
During registration, you will be asked whether you want to give an oral presentation. If you choose to present, please provide the title of your talk in the relevant field.
Participants attending online may present remotely.
Each presentation can last up to (roughly) 30 minutes. The exact duration will be defined after the registration closes. The presentations follow a casual workshop format, where active discussions are encouraged (allocating around 10 minutes for discussion).
Presentations will not be recorded, but slides will be shared after the workshop.
Note that during presentations, participants are expected to share their slides from their own computer. Information on how to connect online (and share slides) will be sent to all participants before the workshop. For an optimal presentation display, please use a 16:9 aspect ratio (widescreen) when preparing your slides.
Social dinner
The social dinner is scheduled for Monday, 19 October. Please indicate whether you want to attend the social dinner in the relevant field of the registration form. The time and location will be communicated once registration closes. Since no registration fee is collected for this workshop, participants are expected to cover the costs of the social dinner themselves. More information will be shared closer to the time.
Dietary requirements
Any dietary requirements must be stated in the relevant field of the registration form. Changes to dietary requirements may not be possible after the registration closes.
Weather
Average temperatures in October can vary from about 25 degrees during the day to about 12 degrees at night.