ACROSS Meeting Logistics CNR Headquarters, Roma, Italy 20-21 April 2017 1. General Information Location Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR) Registration Desk: Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, 00185 Roma Meeting Room: Room Bisogno, 1 st floor, via dei Ramni 19, 00185 Roma Google Maps: http://bit.ly/2onoft3 The meeting will be held at the headquarters of the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR, National Research Council), whose main entrance is in Piazzale Aldo Moro 7, Roma. On arrival, you have to register at the main entrance located in Piazzale Aldo Moro 7; then go to the secondary entrance in via dei Ramni 19 (see the map below), where the room Bisogno is on the first floor. Please plan to arrive some minutes early because from the main building it can take up to 15 minutes to register and reach the meeting room from the main building.
Local Contact Valeria Cardellini email: cardellini@ing.uniroma2.it phone: +39 06 7259 7388 (office) 2. How to Reach the CNR Headquarters Detailed instruction on how to reach the CNR headquarters can be found on the CNR web site (http://bit.ly/2opmojh). The fastest way to get there from Fiumicino airport is by Leonardo Express. This is a non-stop train service connecting Termini Station, Rome s train hub, with Fiumicino airport in only 32 minute. Trains depart every 15 minutes or every 30 minutes during certain times of the day. Service from Fiumicino Airport runs from 6.23 a.m. to 23.23 p.m, while back from Rome Termini starts at 5.35 a.m. with last train departing at 10.35 p.m. One-way ticket costs 14 per person. Tickets can be bought online from the Leonardo Express web site (http://bit.ly/29xfpv8). CNR headquarters are about 1.5 Km away from Termini Station (a 15-minutes walk following the itinerary indicated in the map below).
A less direct alternative to reach the meeting venue from Fiumicino airport is to take the regional train FM1 (direction Settebagni) and get off at Tiburtina station; there take bus line 71 (direction S. Silvestro, 6 stops) and get off at Via dei Marrucini (100 m away from the CNR headquarters). You can buy the train ticket to Tiburtina station from the TreniItalia web site (http://bit.ly/1k2cgo9). Select Regional and insert Fiumicino Aeroporto in the From field and Roma Tiburtina in the To field. It takes 48 minutes and one-way ticket costs 8 per person. From Ciampino airport, you can reach the Termini Station by bus (it takes 40 minutes with normal traffic) and then follow the itinerary shown in the above map. One-way ticket costs 5 per person. Terravision bus (http://bit.ly/1rxzjvh) SIT bus shuttle (http://bit.ly/2nzups8) Rome airport bus (http://bit.ly/2nlbw3u) If you arrive by car, please follow the directions on the CNR web site (http://bit.ly/2opmojh). Parking lots are not easily available in the area. Taxi fare from Fiumicino Airport to the city centre is 48, from Ciampino airport 35. Take the white official taxis only.
3. Public Transportation All local public transport is integrated in Rome. You have to purchase your tickets before you board any public transport in Rome. Tickets for both the bus system and metro can be purchased from tobacconists, bars, or vending machines at metro stations and major bus stops. On buses, trams and metro there is a flat fare, whether you go one stop or to the end of the line. On buses and trams your ticket is valid for 100 minutes allowing you to change buses using a single ticket. The BIT standard ticket is valid for one metro ride or 100 minutes on all buses and trams and costs 1.50. Information on tickets and passes is available on the ATAC web site (http://bit.ly/1wgwg0c). Besides Google Maps, you can plan your route for public transportation using the ATAC web site (http://bit.ly/2n19nnj). 4. Accommodation Some hotels and B&B at walking distance from the area of the meeting venue are: Hotels: Best Western Hotel Globus (4 stars), Viale Ippocrate 119, http://bit.ly/2n1xpp9 (less than 1 km) Hotel Napoleon (4 stars), Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II 105, http://bit.ly/2oxdoge (less than 2 km) Best Western Hotel President (3 stars), Via Emanuele Filiberto 173, http://bit.ly/2oxli9s (less than 2 km) Hotel Laurentia (3 stars), Largo Degli Osci 63, http://bit.ly/2nwqzzk (500 m) B&B: Easyrome Guest House, Via Milazzo 42, http://bit.ly/2n1fvlv (less than 1 km) Chroma Tessera, via dell Università 25, http://bit.ly/2nwvwfy (500 m) Stelle di San Lorenzo, Via dei Caudini 9, http://bit.ly/2ntvjjf (300 m) Rome Key Home, Viale dell'università 21, http://bit.ly/2opedmf (500 m) Domus Castrense, Viale dell'università 25, http://bit.ly/2n1m4p3 (500 m) You can also pick a hotel or a B&B close to a stop of either the line A or B/B1 of the metro, like the two B&B: Chroma Pente, via Appia Nuova 59, http://bit.ly/2nte5bb Ba.Home, Via Santa Croce in Gerusalemme 7, http://bit.ly/2oxbovo Be aware that during rush hours the trains can be very crowded.
5. Social Event A social dinner will take place on April 20. Logistic information will be provided during the meeting day; if anyone has special dietary requirements (i.e., food allergies or food intolerances), please let us know as soon as possible, by sending an email to Valeria Cardellini (cardellini@ing.uniroma2.it).