Location of the Events

The conference takes place in the Stazione Marittima:

The centre is located directly on the waterfront in the centre of Trieste and a 15 minutes or 1.1 km (0.7 miles) walk South West of the railway station.

The floor plan of the conference centre is shown below. The main entrance hall on the first floor hosts the welcome cocktail, the poster sessions, the industrial exhibition, and serves for the coffee breaks. Oral sessions take place in the main lecture hall "Saturnia" or in the lecture hall "Oceania C". Computers for e-mail and paper modifications are located on the second floor on the Gallery.

Message board, tourist information, etc.

The Registration Desk also serves as message board for participants of the conference and for tourist and travel information. The Registration Desk is open on Sunday August 29 from 17:00 until 20:00, on Monday to Thursday from 8:00 to 18:00, and Friday from 8:00 to 12:30.

Paper Acceptance Desk

The Paper Acceptance Desk is located at the rear-end of the conference centre. It serves to accept the papers and for aid to speakers with electronic presentations. The Paper Acceptance Desk will be open on Sunday August 29 from 17:00 to 19:00, on Monday to Thursday from 8:00 to 18:00 and on Friday from 8:00 to 12:30.

Computer Connections

WiFi network with automatic DHCP will be available throughout the conference centre. Computers with fixed network connection for e-mail and paper modifications are located on the 2nd floor on the Gallery. This area also has spare tables for use with personal laptops and a limited amount of wired network access points for laptops without wireless network.

Computer facilities are available throughout the conference from Sunday to Friday.

Conference Dinner

The conference dinner takes place on Wednesday September 1 from 20:30 to 23:00 in the Starhotel Savoia Excelsior, opposite to the conference centre.