Organizing Secretariat:
COGEST M. & C. srl
vicolo S. Silvestro, 6 - 37122 Verona, Italy
e-mail: cogest@tin.it
tel. +39.045.597940
fax +39.045.597265
Workshop Venue:
Dipartimento Scientifico e Tecnologico
Università degli Studi di Verona
Strada Le Grazie,15
37134 Verona - Italy
Registration Fees
(in EURO)
:
| | Before Oct. 7 | From Oct. 8 |
| Participants | 285 | 350 |
| Students | 220 | 285 |
The workshop registration fee (VAT 20% included) covers:
- admittance to all sessions
- proceedings
- coffee breaks and lunches during the conference
- get-together party on December 6
- concert on December 7
- conference dinner on December 8
How to register for the workshop
To participate in the meeting, you are kindly requested to fill in the
registration form (downloadable in three formats: html,ps and
for Microsoft Word97)
and send it back to the Organizing Secretariat COGEST M. & C.
together with the payment of the fee. The Organizing Secretariat will send you an official
receipt for the payment and further information.
Hotel Accomodation
Several rooms have been reserved for the conference delegates in the city centre at the following
rates° (breakfast and VAT included) valid until OCTOBER 7, 2000.
All the prices in the table below are in EURO.
| Hotel category | single room | double room | double as single room |
| **** | 90 | 140 | 116 |
| *** | 80 | 120 | 95 |
° These are the maximum rates per category
The number of single rooms is limited. Therefore, once they are all booked, double as single
rooms will be assigned.
A shuttle service connecting the hotels with the conference venue will be provided to all
participants who book their accommodation through COGEST.
How to make hotel reservation
To book your hotel room, you are kindly requested to send the hotel accommodation form
(downloadable in three formats: html, ps and
for Microsoft Word97)
duly filled in to the Organizing Secretariat COGEST M. & C. together with the hotel deposit,
corresponding to the cost of one-night stay in the chosen kind of accommodation plus EUR 12.91
as booking fee. Accounts are to be settled directly with the hotel upon departure.
At the end of your stay, the hotel will issue the invoice for your hotel expenses including the
deposit paid in advance, while COGEST will issue the invoice for the booking fee.
How to pay
No registration or request for hotel accommodation will be accepted without the payment of the corresponding fees.
You can choose to pay by:
- non-transferable bank cheque headed to COGEST M. & C.
- Money order in favour of COGEST M. & C. on the current account n. 3244/1, CARIPLO BANK, address: Corso Porta Palio, Verona (Italy), ABI code: 6070, CAB code: 11700, specifying the name of the sender.
Please, enclose copy of the bank accountant showing the effected transaction.
- Credit card (Mastercard, Visa, Cartasì, Eurocard).
Payment should be remitted in EURO.
Bank, currency and transfer charges are the responsibility of the payee.
Please ensure the organizer is paid the full amount due, and state the name(s)
of the participant(s) clearly on all payments.
Cancellations and reimbursements
Cancellations must be made in writing to the Organizing Secretariat.
Before 30 October 2000: 80% of the one-night deposit + EUR 12.91 will be refunded.
Before 15 November 2000: 50% of the one-night deposit + EUR 12.91 will be refunded.
From 15 November 2000: no reimbursement is foreseen.
All the registration fee, except for EUR 25.83, will be refunded for any cancellation made in any date before the Conference.
Refunds will be processed after the conference.
Call for exhibitors
Exhibitors are warmly invited to take part in the meeting: special fees for them!
| Exibitors' fees
(in EURO)
|
| Companies | 1055 |
| Publishers/Editors and Educational Institutions | 527 |
The Exhibitors' fees include:
- registration fee for 1 participant;
- exhibitor area (mt. 2 x 1) (Bigger areas available upon request).
For further information on different forms of contribution, please do not
hesitate to contact the Organizing Secretariat COGEST M. & C. (cogest@tin.it)
Official language
The official language of the conference is English.
Badges
A badge with the delegate's name will be handed over at the secretariat
desk. You are kindly requested to wear it during the conference sessions.
Certificate of attendance
At the end of the workshop a certificate of attendance will be available.
Weather
The weather in Verona in December is usually cold (0-10 degrees C).
Banks
Banks are open from Monday to Friday from 8.30 till 13.00 and from
14.30 till 16.00.
How to reach Verona
Located in a good geographic position, Verona is easy to reach:
by airplane:
- Verona "Valerio Catullo" Airport, 11 km far from the city.
The airport is well connected by daily flights with the main European and Italian cities.
A public shuttle service is provided by A.P.T. buses leaving from the Airport to the Railway
Station "Verona Porta Nuova"; the trip is about 25 minutes long; a bus ticket costs 7.000 lit.
Taxi run, about 30.000 lit.
- If you arrive at Venezia-Tessera "Marco Polo" Airport, you can take the city bus from
the Airport to Venezia Mestre Railway Station (20-minute journey). From "Venezia Mestre" Railway
Station there are frequent train connections with Verona (one hour and a half trip) by IC trains.
- If you arrive at Milano Malpensa Airport, there is a shuttle service to
"Milano Centrale" Railway Station; the service is provided also during the night in concomitance
with the main flights. The trip is 50 minutes long. From "Milano Centrale" Railway Station there
are frequent train connections with Verona (one hour and a half trip) by IC trains.
by car:motorway A4 (Milano-Venezia) and A22 (Brennero-Modena);
exit: Verona Sud (3 km far from the city centre).
by train: "Verona Porta Nuova" Railway Station (1,5 km far from the city centre).
