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Conference Venue
The EurOMA 2014 conference will take place in the largest university in Sicily, the University of Palermo.
Locations of University of Palermo's Campus, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo.
Most of the activities (parallel sessions, coffee and meal breaks, other EurOMA activities, Doctoral Seminar, YSW) will be located at the Complesso Didattico which is a new teaching/conference building within the University of Palermo’s Campus of Viale delle Scienze. The building has a total capacity of about 2300 people, with 12 large lecture rooms (160 seats ), 5 conference rooms (60 seats), 2 small conference rooms (35 seats), 1 computer room which can also be used as an Internet point.
The Complesso Didattico is an ideal location, with its 19 rooms, in which to host parallel sessions during the conference. The General Annual Meeting will be held in the Aula Magna (600 seats) of the Faculty of Engineering near the Complesso Didattico.
How to reach the Conference Venue
There are different options to get to the Conference Venue
EurOMA shuttle bus (highly recommended)
Transport will be provided for delegates from some designed pick up places, which are strategic points close to most of the hotels, and will drop delegates off directly at the Conference Venue site. Return transport will be provided from the Conference Venue back to those points. The departure schedule from each points will be published soon in this website. EurOMA shuttle bus tickets can by bought directly during the registration process.
Fares:
- EurOMA Shuttle Bus 3 days (June, 22-24): 35 €
- EurOMA Shuttle Bus 5 days (June, 20-24): 50 €
Public Transportation
Public buses (the local public transportation company is AMAT - www.amat.it) are also available and they do also stop in the following points, which are close to the main hotels:
- From Piazza Castelnuovo/Politeama by Bus line #104
- From Piazza Verdi/Teatro Massimo by Bus line #104
- From Piazza Marina by Bus line #105
Delegates should get off from the bus at the “Piazza Indipendenza” stop. From Piazza Indipendenza to the Conference Venue there is a 15 minutes walking distance. Please consider that public transportation in Palermo is not very timely, so consider possible delays when waiting for the bus. Bus tickets cost 1,40 € each and last 90 minutes from obliteration. Tickets can be bought at every “Tabacchi” shop in Palermo.
Taxi
There are usually an adequate number of taxis in operations in the city center at any given time. However, it is not easy to hail a taxi from the street but from specific taxi stations (two of them are located just in (Piazza Castelnuovo/Politeama, Piazza Verdi/Teatro Massimo).
Useful Taxi Numbers
“Radio Taxi Trinacria” (Tel. +39 091 6878, www.radiotaxitrinacria.it)
“Autoradio Taxi” (Tel. +39 091 513311, www.autoradiotaxi.it).
By Walking
Delegates can also enjoy a nice walk from their hotels to the conference venue. Please consider the following walking distances from three strategic points that are close to all hotels:
Piazza Castelnuovo/Politeama - Walking distance: about 40 minutes
Piazza Verdi/Teatro Massimo - Walking distance: about 30 minutes
Piazza Marina - Walking distance: about 30 minutes
How to reach Palermo
The International Airport “Falcone and Borsellino” of Punta Raisi is located at 32 km of distance from the city and is connected to Palermo by Prestia e Comandè bus company , by Trenitalia railways or by Taxi.
Another International Airport is the "Vincenzo Florio" of Birgi, Trapani, located at 115 km to Palermo, connect by Salemi bus company.
From Falcone and Borsellino airport to Palermo and vice versa by Bus:
Bus Company: Prestia e Comandè bus
Timetable:
- from the Airport from 6.30 to 24.00 - every half hour
Ticket price: € 6,30
From Falcone and Borsellino airport to Palermo and vice versa by Train:
Railway Company: Trenitalia
Timetable:
- from the Airport from 7.30 to 22.00 - every half hour
Ticket price: € 5,80
From Falcone and Borsellino airport to Palermo and vice versa by Taxi:
Timetable:
Ticket price: € 35,00/45,00
From Vincenzo Florio airport to Palermo and vice versa by Bus:
Bus Company: Salemi Bus
Timetable:
- from the Airport from 6.20 to 24.40
Ticket price: € 12,00
USEFUL LINKS
Airport Falcone and Borsellino
Prestia e Comandé (Bus Company)
Trenitalia (Railway)*
Airport Vincenzo Florio
Salemi (bus Company)
*Fill the Form with "From: Punta Raisi" and "To: Palermo"
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