PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Venue
Acquario Romano						
Piazza Manfredo Fanti, 47 
Rome (Italy)

http://www.casadellarchitettura.it/dove-siamo/

PS the morning session on Sept. 25th will take place at the Campidoglio (Rome Municipality). A coach transfer from and to hotels has been organised.
You can find all directions and a googlemap here: 
https://mapsengine.google.com/map/viewer?mid=zF9E3DfzMeSE.k5xkuLWWBbec

Accommodation 

The official conference hotels are: 

Hotel Ariston**** 
Via Filippo Turati, 16  00185 Rome
+39 06 446 5399

Hotel Morgana**** 
Via Filippo Turati, 33/37  00185 Rome
06 446 7230

The hotels and the venue are located in walking distance near Termini Station (central Rome station) and Piazza Vittorio Emanuele one of the monumental piazzas of Rome and one of the most lively and multicultural areas of the city.

Please contact the hotels only for urgent requests. Any information about your accommodation must be addressed to: conferenceroma2013@gmail.com
The cost of the hotel for any extra nights is 135 € (+ local tax) for a single room per night.

Trasportation:

How to get there:
We strongly recommend that you use the train to get to the hotel from Fiumicino Airport. It is direct, air conditioned, only first class and takes you over the Rome traffic to the central station in 25 minutes (departures from Fiumicino airport every 30 minutes). 
When you collect your baggage, follow the signs in the airport that will lead you to the Train station inside Fiumicino Airport. Ticket machines and Trenitalia counters will be available for you to buy tickets.
If you wish to take a taxi, please carefully follow the instructions below.

By Train: The train transfer from Fiumicino Airport is € 14 per person if you take the 'Leonardo Express' to Rome's Termini station.
Transfer from Ciampino Airport is available with direct connection of buses to Termini station. Another option is to take a local bus to Ciampino station and then take a local train to Termini Station. 
Information for trains: www.trenitalia.com
Bus: http://www.terravision.eu/italiano/rome_ciampino.html

By Taxi: in order to avoid any abuse, please only use official taxis that are located outside the terminals 1,2,3. They are white and have a clear code/number on their side with the logo of the Rome Municipality.
You only have to pay fixed taxi fares to/from Rome's airports. The fare to any destination in central Rome and vice versa (and to our hotels and conference venue) is 45€ (one taxi, including luggage) from Fiumicino Airport and 30€ from Ciampino Airport. If you have any doubt regarding the amount required by the taxi, ask the hotel reception to assist you before you pay. They will be able and pleased to check if the regular price has been charged. 

From Termini Station - Air Terminal, Main Train and Underground Station to the hotel.
Walk for 50 metres to your hotel exit on your left side (Via Giolitti). 

Currency:
Currency is Euros (€). You can exchange money at money transfers located in the surrounding areas near the hotels or at banks and airport/station desks. ATMs available at walking distance from the hotel.
Check the rates at: http://fxtop.com/

Weather:
You can check the weather forecast in Rome at this link:
http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/Roma

Electricity:
Electricity in Italy, as in the rest of Europe, comes out of the wall socket at 220 volts alternating at a 50 cycles per second. Power sockets:

Time Zone: 
Time zone in Italy CET, that is GMT +1 

Dinners and social

All restaurants for the official dinners are located at walking distance from the venue and conference hotel.

Monday 23rd September 8 pm
Ristorante Trattoria Nuova Stella 
Via Daniele Manin, 54, Roma 
+39 064875390

Tue. 24th September 8 pm
Ristorante TUDINI – Roberto’s
Via Cavour, 49 -51 Roma
+39 06-4743905, 06-4741978

Wed. 25th September 8 pm
Ristorante Le Terme Del Colosseo
Via del Cardello 13/A
+39 06 483616

Useful telephone numbers:

Francesco Fatiga: +39 348 91 16 704 (FR, IT)
Miryam Fuentes: +39 340 42 20 797 (ES, IT)
Salvatore Marra: +39 346 36 32 194 (EN, FR, IT)
Angelo Pagliara: +39 349 67 49 416 (FR, EN, IT)

Ambulance: 118
Police: 113

Taxis: you can order a taxi at the hotel desk, ask our staff at the registration desk or go to taxi stands. You can also order it by phone +39 066645; +39 06 5551; +39 063570  (please note that billing starts since the taxi is confirmed).