Social Programme and Visits

Welcome Cocktail

A get-acquainted Welcome Cocktail with local dishes and wine is offered to all participants of the FEL conference and their accompanying persons. It takes place in the Main hall of the "Stazione Marittima".

Excursion to Aquileia, Grado and its surroundings

All participants of the FEL conference and Users Workshop are invited for a tour to Aquileia and Grado. Accompanying persons can join for a fee of € 25. Those who did not register for the tour can still do so at the registration desk on Monday and Tuesday. The excursion departs from the conference centre at 13:30 and returns to the same location at 19:00.

Aquileia was founded in 181 BC by the Romans and became an important trading centre and capital of Istria and the region. Today it is a small town with an impressive 11th century basilica and Roman ruins.

Grado used to function as harbour town for Aquileia (gradus = harbour). During the Hapsburg's rule Emperor Franz Joseph appointed the town as Imperial Thermal Place (25 July 1892) and it became one of the favourite resorts of the end-of-century society. Today Grado features some of the nicest beaches of the area as well an historic centre.

Conference Dinner

The conference dinner takes place at Starhotel Savoia Excelsior, opposite to the conference centre. All participants of the FEL conference and Users Workshop are invited. Accompanying persons can join for a fee of € 50. Those who did not register can still do so at the registration desk from Sunday to Tuesday.

Visit to the ELETTRA Laboratory

A tour the 3rd generation synchrotron light source ELETTRA, its storage-ring FEL EUFELE and the linac for the FERMI@ELETTRA project will be organized for all participants of the Conference and Users Workshop. Interested persons are kindly requested to register for the tour before Thursday 14:00. Buses leave from the conference centre at 14:00.