AAVIS-ICOPF-IPFDS

Joint Scientific Meeting 2008

Westin Excelsior Hotel, Venice Lido, Italy

October 2nd-4th 2008

PreConference Workshops Sep 30 - Oct 1

University of Padua, Italy

HOW TO REACH PADUA

The Conference Venue, hotel and University are all located close together in the centre of Padua.

Click here to look at an interactive map of Padua

The official Conference Hotel is the Best Western Hotel Biri. It is located in the centre of Padua close to the University and hospital and only a short distance from the railway station.

Click here to book accommodation with the Conference Organisers.

The following instructions explain how to reach Padua from various cities in Italy:

FROM VENICE

Marco Polo airport of Venice is the third busiest in Italy and linked with all major

European airports. If you cannot fly directly to Venice, look for a flight through some other convenient European airport. From the airport you can reach Padua, by bus, by train, or by using a door to door taxi service

Bus. From the airport you can take a regular bus going to Padua (get off at the very last

stop, which is the Bus Station). Take the blue buses of the SITA company (www.sitabus.it). The tickets can be purchased in the Arrivals Hall, they can also be bought on board (then they cost some more; in any case no more than 5 euros). The trip usually lasts one hour.

Timetable: From Marco Polo Airport, Venice to Padua

Monday to Friday : from 6:35 to 20:35: every 30 minutes / from 20:35 to 22:35: every hour

Saturday and Sunday from 6:35 to 22:35: every hour

From Padua to Marco Polo Airport

Monday to Friday 5:00, then from 5:25 to 19:25: every 30 minutes/

from 19:25 to 22:25: every hour

Saturday and Sunday : 5:00, then from 5:25 to 22:25: every hour;

from the Bus Station you can either walk to your final destination or take a taxi; there are not so many taxis at the Bus station, specially if you arrive late at night: the tel. number of the Taxi Company (Radio Taxi Co-op) is +39 049 6512333.

Train. To reach Padua by train you have first to take a bus from the Airport to Mestre Railway Station.

From the airport there are two bus services to Mestre Railway station:

· ATVO Fly Bus : every 20 minutes; fare: 2,50 euros

· ACTV n. 15 : every 25 minutes; fare: 1 euro

from the railway station all trains going to Bologna, Milan, Roma, Vicenza and Verona stop at Padua.

For timetables and detailed information browse the Italian Railways (Trenitalia) webpage. Tickets can be bought at the station and must be stamped (validated) using any of the yellow machines that are in the station.

You will get a fine if the ticket is not validated before getting on the train.

If you take an ES (Eurostar), IC (Inter-city) or IR (Inter-regional) train, Padova is the first stop after Mestre; if you take a R (regional) train, Padova is the first stop after "Ponte di Brenta".

Once in Padua's railway station you can either walk to your final destination or take a taxi (there usually are plenty of them just outside the station)

Shuttle (door to door service): you can choose one of these companies (book at least 24 hours before your arrival):

· Airservice

e-mail: airservice@taxipadova.it

[AT] taxipadova.it

tel: +39 049 8704425

fax: +39 049 8705050

fare: 27 euros/per person

fare: 47 euro/two persons

fare: 56 euro/three person

· Landomas

e-mail: info@landomas.cominfo@landomas.cominfo [AT] landomas.com

tel.: +39 049 8808505

fax: +39 049 8809553

fare: 25 euros/per person

From TREVISO Airport to PADUA

From Caneva airport you should take a bus of the SITA company to Padua (get off at the last stop which is the Bus Station). The trip usually lasts 1hr.

Schedule;

Monday to Saturday

5:28, 6:12, 6:32, 6:52, 7:12, 7:37

from 8:22 until 18:52 at the '22 and at the '52 of every hour.

from 18:52, 19:27, 20:02 and 20:27

Sunday

6:52, 8:02,

from 8:52 until 18:52, one every hour

19:27, 20:02

From PADUA to the TREVISO airport

Monday to Saturday

5:30, 6:00, 6:20, 6:40, 7:00, 7:30

from 9:10 to 19:10, one every 30 minutes

19:30, 19:50, 20:15

Sunday

7:00 then from 8:10 until 17:10, one every hour

17:40, 18:10, 19:10 and 20:15

FROM VERONA

From Valerio Catullo airport you can take a bus (one every 20 minutes) to Verona Railway Station and then take a train to Padua. Every train going to Venice or Trieste stops at Padua. If you take an ES (Eurostar), IC (Inter-city) or IR (Inter-regional) train, Padova is the first stop after

Vicenza; if you take a R (regional) train, Padova is the first stop after "Grisignano di Zocco".

Remember to stamp the ticket before getting on the train on any of the yellow machines inside the station. For timetables please browse the Italian Railways (Trenitalia) webpage. Once in Padua's railway station you can either walk to your final destination or take a taxi (there usually are plenty of them just outside the station).

FROM BOLOGNA

From Guglielmo Marconi airport you can take a bus service called Aerobus (every 15/20 minutes) to Bologna Railway Station and then take a train to Padua. Every train going to Venezia or Trieste stops at Padua. If you take and ES (Eurostar) train, Padua is the first stop after Rovigo;

if you take an IC (Intercity), Padua is the first stop after Monselice, if an R (Regional) train, Padua is the first stop after Terme Euganee.

Remember to stamp the ticket before getting on the train on any of the yellow machines inside the station. For timetables please browse the Italian Railways (Trenitalia). Once in Padua's Railway Station you can either walk to your final destination or take a taxi (there usually are plenty of them just outside the station).

FROM MILANO

From Malpensa Airport reach Milano Centrale Railway Station; it can be done by bus or by a combination of train and tube:

Bus: take the Malpensa Shuttle; it stops both at Terminal 1 and at Terminal 2, it takes approx 50

min. and it costs 4,50 euros.

Train/Tube

1. If you arrive at Terminal 2, go to Terminal 1 with the free shuttle bus (every 20 minutes,

24 hours/day).

2. Once in Terminal 1, take the Malpensa Express Train to Milano Cadorna Railway Station

(approx 40 min.).

3. Once in Milano Cadorna Railway Station, take the Tube (red/yellow or green lines) to

Milano Centrale railway station.

From Milano Centrale railway station, all trains going to Venice or Trieste stop at Padua. Browse the Italian Railways (Trenitalia) website for timetables and detailed indications.

From Milan, the typical ride time is 2 - 3 hours. Tickets can be bought in the station and must be stamped (validated) using any of the yellow machines that are in the station.

If you take an ES (Eurostar), IC (Intercity) or IR (Interregional) train, Padova is the first stop after Vicenza.

Once in Padua's railway station you can either walk to your final destination or take a taxi (there usually are plenty of them just outside the station).

If you have any problems with transport, registration or accommodation then contact the conference organisers direct

Email: info@defoe.it

Tel: +39 0523338391

AAVIS 2008 ASM September 30 - October 4, 2008