Venue

The conference will take place at Scuola Normale Superiore (Palazzo della Carovana), Pisa, Italy. All talks will be held in the Sala Azzurra (first floor). Coffee breaks and lunches will be served in the adjacent room. The poster session will take place in the cloister (ground floor).

Address

Palazzo della Carovana
Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7
56126 Pisa PI, Italy
Tel: (+39) 0552673300

Getting to Pisa

By air:
  • The Airport of Pisa (Galileo Galilei International Airport, PSA) is near the city center, and it is served by major airlines with flights from Milan, Rome, London, Paris and many other Italian, European and international cities.
  • The Florence Airport (Firenze-Peretola Airport, FLR) is the next closest airport to the city of Pisa; it also has numerous connection to Italian, European and international cities. It is linked to the central train station (Santa Maria Novella) of Florence by shuttle buses and by train to Pisa. These trains leave approximately every twenty minutes. It takes about an hour to travel from Florence to Pisa.
  • Other international airports that may be convenient are those of Rome (FCO) and Milan (MXP).

Getting to the Scuola Normale Superiore

  • By bus: Scuola Normale can be reached from the Pisa Airport using city buses (Compagnia Toscana Trasporti): take the LAM rossa (red) bus, which directly connects the airport with the city centre. The “via Fermi” stop is the nearest to Scuola Normale.
  • By train: The main station is “Pisa Centrale”, located in the city centre about 1 km from the Scuola Normale. Pisa is connected with all main European cities by train through Florence, Turin, Genoa or Rome (Trenitalia).
  • By taxi: You can also take a taxi (CoTaPi); the trip from the airport to the Scuola Normale costs about €10. Tel.: (+39)050541600.

Accommodation

Unfortunately, we are not able to assist participants attending at their own expenses in the process of booking their accommodation in Pisa. However, we recommend choosing from the list given below. Please mention that you are attending the School at the Scuola Normale Superiore at the time of booking.