Venue

The workshop will take place at Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA), in via Bonomea, 265, 34136 Trieste, Italy.

Tutorial: lectures and hands-on tutorials will be in ROOM 005 and 003 (ground floor)

User meeting: all the talks will be in ROOM 005 (ground floor). Thursday and Friday lunches and poster sessions will take place in the foyer of the Aula Magna, in the garden.

Below you can find some hint to plan your travel. Have a look also at this page for more detailed information.

How to reach Trieste

Trieste can be easily reached by plane. The closest airports are Trieste (approx 40 km), Venice (approx 150 km), and Treviso (approx 150 km).

Trieste airport is very close and is an easy solution. From Trieste airport you can book a cheap car transport to the center with Science Bus. Alternatively, you can take a bus to Trieste train station (number 51). The bus runs approximately every hour, tickets should be bought at the airport.

Alternatively, you might prefer to travel through Venice airport. This would be probably the best choice if you want to spend the weekend after the workshop in Venice. Notice that from Venice airport you should take a bus to Mestre train station, where you can get a train to Trieste.

Treviso might be a good choice if you travel from Europe using Ryanair.

Where to stay in Trieste

Speakers are scattered among two residences in the center (Residence del Mare and Residence Le Terrazze). If you are not giving a talk, then you should book and pay the hotel by yourself. You can try one of the two Residences, even though they are likely fully booked. We suggest to search with booking.com or similar services and to properly pick the location. Trieste is a small town, but it is hilly. We recommend you to find a place in the flat central part of the city, in between Piazza Unità and the train station, so that you can easily reach bus 38 in a ten minutes walk.

How to reach SISSA from Trieste center by bus

Tutorial days (22-24): SISSA can be reached from the city center by using bus 38 which leaves from Via Galatti (in front of Piazza Oberdan) and stops just opposite SISSA main entrance. Find the updated schedules for all the bus routes on Trieste Trasporti website (www.triestetrasporti.it). This utility allows you to check bus routes (linee) and to plan the journey (calcolo percorso). Tickets must be purchased beforehand at newsstands or tobacconists or tickets machines on Trieste streets and must be validated using the machines on the buses. There are single-run tickets, 10-run tickets or transit pass (biweekly, monthly, for the whole buses transport system). It's not possible to buy tickets on board. Notice that bus 38 is small and very crowded in the morning, so try to arrive at the bus stop in advance to be sure to be admitted in the bus. If you arrive around 8:10, you should be able to get the bus leaving at 8:20 (arriving in SISSA at 8:40).

Meeting days (25-27): On the first two days (25 and 26) we have organized a special transport from Piazza Oberdan to SISSA. Morning bus leaves at 8:30 from Piazza Oberdan, please be there 10 minutes in advance. You will see some people with a nice PLUMED T-shirt collecting participants: follow them! Notice that even with this special bus tickets must be purchased beforehand at newsstands or tobacconists or tickets machines on Trieste streets and must be validated using the machines on the buses. It's not possible to buy tickets on board. On the last day (27) there is no special bus. Anyway, normal 38 bus (see above) should be ok since there are very few people around in SISSA.