7th Technical-Scientific Conference Italian Army Transport and Material School - Conference Room Via dell’Esercito – Cecchignola - Roma 6-8 November 2007 MIMOS, a Society that associates who in Italy is interested and involved in modelling & simulation and virtual reality, is organizing its seventh annual edition of Technical and Scientific Conference. It is the first time that the Conference is moved from its historical site in Turin to be held in Rome in order to achieve a greater prominence and a wider audience involvement. The event aims at facilitating the exchange of experiences among the participants involved in specific sectors and encouraging the development of liaisons between the different sectors. The Conference is also conceived to offer to audience not familiar with specific topics the opportunity to increase their awareness and possibly to establish relationships between solution providers and end users. The 2007 edition spans over three days and includes several sessions dedicated to recent innovations and achievements in the following topics: • Defence • Medicine and Surgery • Cultural Heritage • Virtual World The first day is fully dedicated to Defence applications and is organised jointly with AFCEA Rome Chapter, which will focus on the support that modelling and simulation technologies provide to NCW, with particular regards to the use of Integrated Test Beds. National Stakeholders speakers, both military and industrial, will be present during the day. The session devoted to Medicine and Surgery applications is foreseen during the second day and covers the evolution of new methods and technologies in Augmented Reality, which are used as a support in surgery and application of simulation based training for innovative surgery techniques, with speakers coming from Universities and research centres on a national and international level. Also, during the second day there will be a session held by the European Network Of Excellence INTUITION (www.intuition.eunetwork.net). This network is active in VR/VE technologies and systems future workspaces, which are continuously in cooperation with national organizations, including MIMOS, and will present the roadmap of the European research in the field of VR/VE and a specific deepening on two conference topics: Medical and Cultural Heritage. Furthermore, strategy and instruments will be presented for network sustainability, as an incubator for research and business opportunities in the VR/VE sectors in Europe. The Cultural Heritage will be the main topic of the third day and will harmonically join the past historical events to modern technologies. They will be represented by research centres and companies involved in this field which will discuss their experiences gathered from working in important Italian archaeological sites. The Conference will be closed by a round table on Virtual Worlds. The aim is to show and discuss the potential and criticism of companies populating virtual worlds such as Second Life, Active World. Both experiences and opinions will be exchanged between experts and audience in order to discuss, criticise, and know some projects so far realised and the new hypothesis of development. Some of the most active and known specialists in Second Life and Real Life have been invited to share their own experience with the audience. There are no Conference fees, but it is necessary to register on www.mimos.it no later than 30 October 2007. For further information visit the website www.mimos.it or contact MIMOS Secretariat ([email protected]) or the Conference Organisation ([email protected]) Conference Venue: Scuola Trasporti e Materiali dell’Esercito Italiano – Roma Cecchignola (Italian Army Material and Transportation School) BUS How to reach teh Venue: By car: Exit 25 on Grande Raccordo Anulare (G.R.A.), to the city center. The “Città Militare Cecchignola” is located on Via Laurentina at 2,5 km from G.R.A. In front of the School there is a large parking place. By pubblic transport: (www.atac-roma.it): Metro Line B to Laurentina Station (the last one), then bus 768, stop on metro station square. Otherwise, it is possible take bus 763 or 761 (quicker) stops on P.zza Dohuet, 200 metri from metro station on via Laurentina. Then get out at stop close to the School on viale dell’Esercito. Further alternative i sto take bus 044, 704, 772 or 776 and get out on Via Laurentina closet o the main gate of Città Militare Cecchignola, and then walk for 300 m. Where to stay A hotel list follows based on their closeness to the conference venue or to Line B metro stations. (www.romaturismo.it). AMERICAN PALACE EUR Address: Via Laurentina, 554 CAP 00143 Area: Eur Tel.: +39 06 5913552 Fax: +39 06 5911740 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.americanpalace.it 5 min. walk from Laurentina Linea B Metro Station Close to Bus 716 TRE FONTANE Address: Via del Serafico, 51 CAP 00142 Area: Cecchignola Tel.: +39 06 51956556 Fax: +39 06 51955419 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.hoteltrefontane.it 500 m. from Laurentina Line B Metro Station Close to Bus 716 ARAN PARK HOTEL Address: Via Riccardo Forster, 24 CAP 00143 Area: Giuliano Dalmata Tel.: +39 06 510721 Fax: +39 06 51963976 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.aranhotels.com Shuttle or Bus 762 to Laurentina Line B Metro Station MERCURE HOTEL DELTA COLOSSEO Address: Via Labicana, 144 CAP 00184 Area: Via Cavour - Colosseo Tel.: +39 06 770021 Fax: +39 06 7005781 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.mercure.com 5 min. walk from Colosseo Line B Metro Station PALATINO Address: Via Cavour, 213 CAP 00184 Area: Via Cavour - Colosseo Tel.: +39 06 4814927 Fax: +39 06 4740726 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.hotelpalatino.com 5 min. walk from Colosseo or Cavour Line B Metro Station COLOSSEUM Address: Via Sforza, 10 CAP 00184 Area: Via Cavour - Colosseo Tel.: +39 06 4827228 Fax: +39 06 4827285 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.hotelcolosseum.com 5 min. walk from Cavour Line B Metro Station GIGLIO DELL' OPERA Address: Via Principe Amedeo, 14 CAP 00185 Area: Stazione Termini Ovest Tel.: +39 06 484401 Fax: +39 06 4871425 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.hotelgigliodellopera.com 10 min. walk Termini Line B Metro Station CONTINENTALE Address: Via Palestro, 49 CAP 00185 Area: Stazione Termini Est Tel.: +39 06 4450382 Fax: +39 06 4452629 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.hotel-continentale.com 10 min. walk from Termini Line B Metro Station MERCURE ROMA PIAZZA BOLOGNA Address: Via Reggio Calabria, 54 CAP 00161 Area: Nomentano Tel.: +39 06 440741 Fax: +39 06 44245461 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.mercurehotels.com 5 min. walk from Bologna Line B Metro Station SANT' ANSELMO Address: P.zza Sant' Anselmo, 2 CAP 00153 Area: Aventino Tel.: +39 06 570057 Fax: +39 06 5783604 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.aventinohotels.com 15 min. walk from Circo Massimo Line B Metro Station VILLA SAN PIO Address: Via Santa Melania, 19 CAP 00153 Area: Aventino Tel.: +39 06 5745231 Fax: +39 06 5741112 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.aventinohotels.com 15 min. walk from Circo Massimo Line B Metro Station SHANGRI LA' CORSETTI Address: V.le Algeria, 141 CAP 00144 Area: Eur Tel.: +39 06 5916441 Fax: +39 06 5413813 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.shangrilacorsetti.it 15 min. walk from EUR Palasport Line B Metro Station ALL TIME RELAIS & SPORT HOTEL Address: Via Domenico Jachino, 181 CAP 00144 Area: Eur Tel.: +39 06 45449421 Fax: +39 06 45449470 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.alltimehotels.it Only by Taxi SHERATON GOLF BUILDING Address: V.le Salvatore Rebecchini, 145 CAP 00148 Area: Magliana Vecchia Tel.: +39 06 65288 Fax: +39 06 65287060 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.sheraton.com/golfrome Only by Taxi FOUR POINTS HOTEL SHERATON ROMA WEST Address: V.le Eroi di Cefalonia, 289 SPINACETO CAP 00128 ROMA Area: Spinaceto Tel.: +39 06 50834111 Fax: +39 06 50834701 Email: [email protected] Web site: http://www.fourpointsheratonroma.com Only by Taxi .