4 Project Committee Meeting

4th Project Committee Meeting Genoa, Italy June 17 – 19, 2015

AGENDA

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Contents

Contents 1

1 Day 1, Wednesday 17 June 2015 2

2 Day 2, Thursday 18 June 2015 4

3 Day 3, Friday 19 June 2015 5

4 Groups per WP 7

5 CNR Conference Facilities 9

6 About Genoa and Site Visit 10

7 How to get to Genoa and to the Venue 12

8 Suggested Accommodation 18

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1 Day 1, Wednesday 17 June 2015

CNR Office in Genoa, Torre di Francia, via de marini 6, 16149 Genova. 11th floor Meeting Room: Sala Colombo Time schedule: 09:00 – 18.00

Time Item Partner Part 1: Welcome and Introduction Plenary (Moderation by Giorgio Saio and Zoran Vojinovic) 09:00 – Introduction GISIG 09:10 Giorgio Saio (GISIG, Host Partner) 09:10– Welcome address on behalf of host Genoa case study ?? GISIG 09:20 Agenda , Aims and objectives of the meeting 09:20 – Introduction of the attendees/People and organisations UNESCO-IHE 09:35 Zoran Vojinovic, PEARL Coordinator 09:35 – Overview of the project, overall progress UNESCO-IHE 10:00 Zoran Vojinovic, PEARL Coordinator

Part 2: Case Studies Presentations - Progress to date Plenary (Moderation by UNESCO-IHE)

10:00 – Germany, the Elbe Estuary TUHH 10:15

10:15 – France, Les Boucholeurs UNSA 10:30

10:30 - Coffee Break All 10:45

10:45 – Italy, Genoa GISIG 11:00

11:00 – Spain, Marbella CETaqua 11:15

11:15 – Greece, Rethymno, Crete NTUA 11:30

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11:30 – Greve, Denmark DHI 11:45

11:45 – Caribbean, St. Lucia DHI 12:00

12:00 – International CS (St Maarteen, Caribbean ) UNESCO-IHE 12:15

12:15 – International CS (Taiwan) NTOU / 12:30 NCKU

12:30 – Lunch break All 13:30

Part 3: WP Sessions Plenary (Moderation by UNESCO-IHE, NTUA and TUHH)

13:30 – Parallel work groups KCL/UNU 15:30 WP 1, WP2 and WP7

15:30 – Coffee break ICL, U-IHE, 15:45 DHI

15:45 – Parallel work groups All 17:45 WP 3, WP4

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2 Day 2, Thursday 18 June 2015

CNR Office in Genoa, Torre di Francia, via de marini 6, 16149 Genova. 11th floor Meeting Room: Sala Colombo Time schedule: 09:00 – 18.00

Time Item Partner

Part 3: WP Sessions Plenary (Moderation by UNESCO-IHE, NTUA and TUHH) 9:00 – Parallel work groups All 11:00 WP 5 and WP6 Part 4: Specific Sessions Plenary (Moderation by UNESCO-IHE, TUHH and NTUA) 11:00 – Coffee break 11:15 Platforms and Demo's Christophe Coulet AEE group CRISMA prototype Demo (30 min) 11:15 – George Knowledge Base Questionnaire Demo 20 Min All 12:30 Young Researchers Session ( ) Alternatively Session on Deliverables (Submitted and Upcoming) 12:30 - Lunch break All 14:00

Part 5: Field Visit, study Area of Genoa All

14:00 - Visit to the municipality of Genoa, areas affected by previous All 17:30 events and points of interest 20:00 - Social Dinner Voluntary 22:00

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3 Day 3, Friday 19 June 2015

CNR Office in Genoa, Torre di Francia, via de marini 6, 16149 Genova. 11th floor Meeting Room: Sala Colombo Time schedule: 09:00 – 17.00

Time Item Partner Part 6: Work Package Presentations: Outcomes & Action Plan / Reports from group work Plenary (Moderation by UNESCO-IHE) 09:00 – Work Package 1 KCL 09:30 Dr. Mark Pelling 09:30– Work Package 2 ICL 10:00 Prof. Christopher Pain 10:00 – Work Package 3 UNESCO-IHE 10:30 Dr. Zoran Vojinovic 10:30 – Coffee break 10:45

10:45 – Work Package 4 DHI 11:15 Dr. Ole Mark 11:15 – Work Package 5 NTUA 11:45 Dr. Christos Makropoulos 11:45 – Work Package 6 TUHH 12:15 Angelika Gruhn 12:15 – Work Package 7 WMO 12:45 Giacomo Teruggi 12:45 – Lunch break 13:00 – 14:30 14:00

14:00 – Work Package 8 UNESCO-IHE 14:30 Dr. Zoran Vojinovic Final discussions, wrap up and the next steps, AOB

14:30 – First Review / Reporting (Period) Reports (Six monthly Report) UNESCO-IHE 15:00 Dr. Zoran Vojinovic, PEARL Coordinator Skype Ben Stuijfzand (Financial Reporting)

15:00 - Departure / Coffee break 15:15

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Part 7: Executive Board Meeting

(Moderation by UNESCO-IHE)

15:15 – Executive Board Meeting WP leaders 16:30 WP leaders

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4 Groups per WP

Once we have the final confirmation of who is attending the meeting, the groups will be distributed. More information will be provided at Genoa.

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5 CNR Conference Facilities

The next PCM will be held in Genoa, Italy. The hosting partner on this occasion is GISIG. The venue of the meeting will be at the regional CNR facilities (CNR stands for National Council for Research). You can find more information in the following link.

http://servente.ge.cnr.it/inglese/index.php

Contact at GISIG

For individual or more detailed information and support, do not hesitate to contact Alessandra Marchese ([email protected]) or the GISIG secretariat (Martina Lograsso – [email protected]) or call at the GISIG offices +39 010 835 55 88.

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6 About Genoa and Site Visit

Genoa is one of the oldest cities of art in Italy. Its main features include the Piazza de Ferrari where the Opera and the Palace of the Doges are. There is also a house where Christopher Columbus is believed to have been born. One part of the old city, the Strada Nuova or the Via Garibaldi, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2006. This district was designed in the mid-16th century to accommodate Mannerist palaces of the city's most eminent families, including Palazzo Rosso, Palazzo Bianco, Palazzo Grimaldi and Palazzo Reale. The famous art college, Musei di Strada Nuova and the Palazzo del Principe are also located on this street. Genoa hotel, Genoa holidays. Other landmarks of the city include St. Lawrence Cathedral (Cattedrale di San Lorenzo), the Old Harbor (Porto Antico), transformed into a mall by architect Renzo Piano, and the famous cemetery of Staglieno, renowned for its monuments and statues. The Museo d'Arte Orientale has one of the largest collections of Oriental art in Europe. Other than the old city sights, Genoa also has the second largest aquarium in the world which is located in the above-mentioned old harbor. The port of Genoa also contains an ancient lighthouse, called La Lanterna (i.e., "the lantern"). It is the oldest working lighthouse in the world, one of the five tallest ones, and the tallest brick one and it is Genoa's landmark. http://www.visitgenoa.it/en/homepage

Public transportation will probably be your best bet within the city. The bus network is operated by AMT and services the whole city until 1 AM at night. Be sure to check routes and timetables you need because the system can be somewhat confusing, e.g. some routes only travel at certain times and are replaced by other similar ones with different numbers at those times. There is also an underground line connecting the Brignole train station with the northwestern neighborhood of Rivarolo, serving the main square, piazza De Ferrari, the historical center, the Porto Antico touristic area, the Stazione Principe main train station and the ferry terminal at Dinegro along the route. There are also a number of public elevators and cable railways connecting the center with the neighborhoods on the surrounding hills. The upper stations of the Ascensore di Castelletto elevator and of the Funicolare del righi railway offer an astonishing view of the city. Trenitalia suburban and regional trains travel in east-west direction along the coast connecting all the coastal neighborhoods/suburbs with the city center. This is the most convenient means of transportation if you plan to see some peripheral districts or towns along the coastline. AMT tickets and passes are valid on Trenitalia trains within the city limits (Voltri and Nervi); single tickets only allow one train ride, and you will need to validate them again at the yellow punching machines at the stations - check for the correct validating space with the name "Trenitalia" on the back side of the ticket. If you are traveling outside the city limits to visit some outer towns, you will have to buy a ticket at a Trenitalia counter or machine. It is advisable to buy return tickets right away because there are usually no ticket counters at minor stations and chances are good that the ticket machines there won't work, turning buying a ticket (or discussing with the conductor on the return train) into a hassle. The historic center of Genoa is serviced by bus only around some important squares and streets (Piazza Acquaverde for Stazione di Piazza Principe, Piazza della Nunziata, Largo Zecca, Piazza Corvetto, Piazza Caricamento). Its caruggi alleys are so narrow that no vehicular traffic is physically possible, and they have to be visited on foot - distances are definitely not huge anyway. AMT also operates a public boat service called Navebus connecting the Porto Antico to Pegli. It is a great and cheap way to have a look at the city from the sea; once in Pegli, you can pay a visit to the Villa Pallavicini public park.

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Private boat services start from the Porto Antico and travel along the coast to Camogli, San Fruttuoso, Portofino, Chiavari and the Cinqueterre.

Recent Flooding

The field trip to the Bisagno River and the areas damaged by the recent flood will be held on Thursday 18th in the afternoon.

The plan is to leave after lunch (14.00) and going by train from the Via di Francia Station to Brignole Station. Train is scheduled at 14:21. Trip by train takes 15 minutes. The field trip will last around two hours.

More detailed information and material will be given directly during the meeting.

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7 How to get to Genoa and to the Venue

From “Cristoforo Colombo” Genova Airport to Genova City Center

VOLABUS

VOLABUS is the AMT shuttle bus service departing from Cristoforo Colombo airport to Brignole and Principe Train Stations, crossing the city centre.

In 30 minutes you can get the arrival terminal or the city centre by a coach fully equipped with any comfort and a big luggage van. VOLABUS is a direct daily, comfortable service running 7 days a week, stopping at few pick up points (to airport only pick up, from airport only drop off).

The ticket costs 6.00 Euro for a trip on Volabus plus a 60 minutes journey on the AMT network (buses, metro, public elevators and funicolar railways) in the same day.

TIMETABLE BRIGNOLE RAILWAY STATION- AIRPORT TERMINAL 05.20 - 05.50 - 06.30 - 07.10 - 08.10 - 09.10 - 09.55 - 10.50 - 11.10 - 11.40 - 12.25 - 12.50 - 13.15 - 14.00 - 14.45 - 15.30 - 16.20 - 17.10 - 17.35 - 18.15 - 19.00 - 19.55 - 20.40 - 21.15 - 22.10

AIRPORT TERMINAL- BRIGNOLE RAILWAY STATION 06.00 - 06.30 - 07.15 - 08.15 - 09.00 - 10.05 - 10.45 - 11.35 - 12.05 - 12.30 - 13.15 - 13.40 - 14.00 - 14.45 - 15.30 - 16.25 - 17.25 - 18.10 - 18.45 - 19.20 - 19.55 - 20.35 - 21.35- 22.10 - 23.30

Tickets are available:  on board the coach  in the airport at AMT automated ticket machine and at the Airport Local Tourist Promotion Board  at AMT ticket offices: Via D'Annunzio 8R (city centre), Via Avio 9R (Sampierdarena), Via Bobbio 250R (Marassi), monday to friday from 8.15 am to 3.45 pm  at AMT automatic points (Principe and Brignole railway stations)  at some authorized retail near bus stops and bus terminals  near the Genoa Tourist Information Offices in Caricamento Square (near Acquario) and Garibaldi Street (in front of city hall)  On line www.amt.genova.it

For people that have booked a room at the Hotel Astoria, we suggest to stop at Brignole Station. For people hosted in all the other suggested hotels, the most comfortable stop is “De Ferrari/Centro Città”.

TAXI Taxi are available outside the arrival concourse or calling the Radio Taxi service at the telephone number: +39 010 5966 (web site http://www.5966.it/)

A taxi trip from the Genova Airport to the city center is around 25 Euro.

From “Cristoforo Colombo” Genova Airport to the place of the meeting (CNR, Via De Marini 6)

The most comfortable solution for reaching the meeting place at CNR directly from the airport is the TAXI (see above). Otherwise, you can take the VOLABUS at the airport and stop at Pacinotti/Fiumara. Then, take the BUS NUMBER 3 (Direction Principe FS) and stop at Francia 1/WTC, which is the bus stop closest to the CNR.

FROM RAIL STATIONS TO CNR, Via De Marini 6 (place of the meeting)

From Principe Rail Station (Principe FS) – 20 minutes Outside the Piazza Principe Rail station (Piazza Acquaverde) take the BUS N. 20 (Direction Vittorio Veneto) and stop at FRANCIA 3. Then, reach on walking (300m) the CNR building.

From Brignole Rail Station (Brignole FS) – 30 minutes From the Brignole rail station, take the METRO up to Principe (Direction BRIN). Then, reach the bus stop FANTI D’ITALIA (1 minute walking) and take the BUS NUMBER 7. Or alternatively, walk up to the bus station DORIA/METRO PRINCIPE and take the bus N. 20. For both the solutions, stop at FRANCIA 3 and walk for around 300m up to the CNR building.

CNR building in front of the FRANCIA 3 BUS stop

FROM THE HOTELS (GENOVA CITY CENTER) TO THE CNR – 30 minutes Take the BUS NUMBER 20 at the stop V. ROMA/P.ZA CORVETTO, direction Vittorio Veneto. Stop at FRANCIA 3 / STAZ FS. The bus trip takes around 20 minutes.

FROM THE CNR TO THE HOTELS (GENOVA CITY CENTER) – 40 minutes From the CNR take the tunnel in the picture and walk up to Via Cantore. From there, take the bus N. 20 (direction Foce/Rimassa) and stop at FONTANE MAROSE or DE FERRARI/METRO

Alternatively, you can take the BUS N. 3 (Direction Stazione Principe) at the bus stop FRANCIA1/WTC (outside the CNR), stop at DINEGRO, and then take the METRO direction Brignole up to DE FERRARI.

Frequency of Bus N. 3 is around one each 15 minutes, depending also on the traffic. Frequency of Metro is one each 8 minutes.

In red the METRO line and related stops

TICKETS (VALID FOR BUS, METRO AND SUBURBAN TRAINS)

This is the ordinary ticket for bus and metro. The duration is 100 minutes from its validation. The cost is 1,50€. We suggest to buy this ticket if your trips in the day are limited to two (to CNR and from CNR to the hotel). If you need to take also a train (suburban line), you have to buy a similar ticket but with the cost of 1,60€ (AMT / Trenitalia ticket). For the field trip to the Bisagno River you have to buy one ticket at 1,60€ valid also for the trains.

This is the daily ticket, valid for the day you validate it. The cost is 4,50 €

This is the carnet of 5 daily tickets. The cost is 18 €. As is common in Italy, tickets are not sold on board (except at night or on Sundays, then at an increased price); you need to buy your ticket before boarding the bus at a newspaper kiosk or a tobacconist's or an underground station, and validate it at a punching machine once you have boarded the bus. For trains, purchase a ticket from a machine at any underground station, and validate it at a punching machine before boarding. Single tickets cost 1,50 € and are valid for 100 minutes after validation for an unlimited number of travels in any direction.

8 Suggested Accommodation

City Hotel Genova BRISTOL PALACE HOTEL **** Single standard 119, incl. breakfast Via XX Settembre, 35 Double standard (single use) 129, incl. breakfast 16121, Genova, Italy Tel. +39 010 592541 Email:[email protected] Web site www.hotelbristolpalace.it/en/hotel-4-stars- Genoa-Italy/hotel-bristol-genoa Double standard 139, incl. breakfast

Genova NH Hotel Plaza **** Single standard NA Via Martin Piaggio, 11, Double standard 16122, Genova (single use) 115, incl. breakfast Tel: +39 010 83161 Email: [email protected] Web site www.nh-hotels.it/hotel/nh-genova-plaza Double standard 125, incl. breakfast

Genova BEST WESTERN Hotel Metropoli *** Single standard From the web site P.zza Fontane Marose Double standard www.hotelmetropoli.it, select 16123, Genova (single use) the Arrival and the Departure dates in the box on the left. Tel: +39 010 2468888 Email: [email protected] When you are asked for “Hai Web site un Codice Azienda o un www.hotelmetropoli.it Codice Promozionale?”, insert the code: PEARL.

This will give you a discount of 10% on the best tarif of the day.

Discount available for reservations made before Double standard the 15th of June

Genova BEST WESTERN City Hotel See on the web site the Genova **** Single standard best tariff of the day Via S. Sebastiano 6 16123 – Genova Tel: +39 010 584707 Double standard See on the web site the (single use) best tariff of the day Email: [email protected] Web site www.bwcityhotel-ge.it See on the web site the Double standard best tariff of the day

Genova HOTEL ASTORIA*** Piazza Brignole 4 Single standard n.a. 16122, Genova Double standard (single use) 85, incl. breakfast Tel: 010 873316 Email: [email protected] Web site www.hotelastoriagenova.it In doing your reservation, ask for the tariff according to the IREN convention Double standard 105, incl. breakfast