Thursday November 7, 2013 Congress Palace, Via Matteotti 1, 56124 Pisa www.palazzodeicongressi.pisa.it Introduction Agenda How to reach Pisa Hotels in Pisa Restaurants in Pisa Things to do in Pisa Participation in the TPC Meeting requires (free) registration. All TPC members have received a personal invitation by email. Please use the link therein provided to register before Monday, October 7, 2013. In case you have not received such an email please get in touch with the Programme Chair. Introduction At this meeting, the TPC will take accept/reject decisions on the submitted papers and build the DATE 2014 technical program. After a plenary instruction session (9-10am), there are break-out sessions per Topic (10am-4pm). All papers and review data will be accessible on-line; hence, it is strongly recommended to bring a WiFi-enabled notebook PC or similar device. At the end of the afternoon, every topic should have completed its accept/reject decisions, as well as proposals for one or more conference sessions (including title, description, moderators, and papers). Every topic is also supposed to suggest a Best Paper Award candidate and a Best IP Award candidate. The lunch is provided, as well as coffee/tea breaks throughout the day. Agenda Thursday November 7, 2013, 8:30-16:00 TPC Meeting in Congress Palace, Via Matteotti 1, 56124 Pisa (www.palazzodeicongressi.pisa.it) 08:30-09:00h Arrival in Congress Palace 09:00-10:00h Plenary instruction session 10:00-12:00h Breakout sessions per Topic 12:00-13:00h Lunch 13:00-16:00h Breakout sessions per Topic (cont’d) How to Reach Pisa By Car ● from Firenze: Autostrada A11 to Pisa, exit Pisa Nord, then SS1 Aurelia south to Pisa (101 km, about 1 h 5 min). from Bologna: Autostrada A1 to Firenze, then Autostrada A11, exit Pisa Nord, then SS1 Aurelia south to Pisa (180 km, about 2 h). ● from Roma: Autostrada A1 to Firenze, then Autostrada A11, exit Pisa Nord, then SS1 Aurelia south to Pisa (363 km, about 3 h 40 min). ● from Genova: Autostrada A12 to Rosignano, exit Pisa Nord, then SS1 Aurelia south to Pisa, or exit Pisa Centro (158 km, about 1 h 40 min). By Train ● Pisa Centrale Station, Piazza Della Croce Rossa, 1 Tel. +39 050 917316 Trenitalia Website: www.trenitalia.com “Pisa Centrale” station is one of the main regional and national railway junctions. Frequent trains run to Florence, Rome, Genoa and Lucca. The station is at the southern edge of the city's historical centre, around two kilometres from the airport. The taxi rank and the bus stop for urban routes direct to Piazza dei Miracoli , the airport and other destinations can be found outside the railway terminal. By Plane ● Galileo Galilei Airport Tel. +39 050 849111 – Fax +39 050 849216 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.pisa-airport.com ● Florence Airport Tel. +39 055 3061300 – Fax +39 055 3061355 Website: www.aeroporto.firenze.it Transportation from Florence Airport to Pisa -Train: It is possible to reach the Florence S.M.N. Train Station by: o taxi: Taxis are stationed in front of the terminal or can be called by radiotaxi Tel. +39 055 4242 / 4390 / 4499 / 4798 – +39 055 2001326 Taxi journey time from the airport to train station is about 15 minutes o bus: Ataf-Sita service, “Vola in bus” line Website: www.ataf.net Once arrived at the train station take the train to Pisa Centrale (it takes about 1 h) Firenze S.M.N. Station, Piazza della Stazione, 1 Tel. +39 055 2352595 Website: www.trenitalia.com - Bus Transfer: Terravision Group provides shuttle services between Florence Airport and Pisa Airport (it takes about 80 min.). For more information visit the website: www.terravision.eu Transportation from Pisa Airport to Pisa center Once arrived at Pisa airport, it is possible to reach the city center in the following ways: o by taxi: Taxis are stationed in front of the terminal or can be called by radiotaxi: Tel. +39 050 541600 Website: www.cotapi.it o by bus: Cpt service, “LAM rossa” line (red line) Website: www.cpt.pisa.it Hotels in Pisa Pisa has numerous hotels. They can all be booked through internet. We have agreements with the following hotels: Map Hotel Galilei **** Tel: +39 050 507111, Fax: +39 050 21381 E-mail: [email protected] - www.hotelgalileipisa.it Address: Via Darsena, 1 (ang. Via Aurelia) - 56121 Pisa (Pi) (located at 3.1 km from DATE TPC Meeting venue) ● EUR 85.00 (single) / EUR 95.00 (double) incl. breakfast and WiFi + EUR 2.00 city tax ● Reservation by means of hotel booking web site, e-mail/fax directly to hotel (using promotional code “DATE-TPC”) ● Reservation cancellation: free until 6pm on previous day of booked arrival ● Free shuttle transfer service to Pisa Congress Palace Hotel Repubblica Marinara**** Tel: +39 050 3870100, Fax: +39 050 3870200 E-mail: [email protected] - www.hotelrepubblicamarinara.it Address: Via Carlo Matteucci, 81 - 56124 Pisa (Pi) (located at 950m walking distance from DATE TPC Meeting venue) ● EUR 85.00 (single) / EUR 95.00 (double) incl. breakfast and WiFi + EUR 2.00 city tax ● Reservation by means of hotel booking web site, e-mail/fax directly to hotel (using promotional code “DATE-TPC”) ● Reservation cancellation: free until 6pm on previous day of booked arrival ● Free shuttle transfer service to Pisa Congress Palace Grand Hotel Bonanno **** Tel: +39 050 524030, Fax: +39 050 532072 Email: [email protected] - www.grandhotelbonanno.it/ Address: Via Carlo Francesco Gabba, 17 - 56122 Pisa (Pi) (located at 2.6 km from DATE TPC Meeting venue) ● EUR 85.00 (single) / EUR 95.00 (double) incl. breakfast and WiFi + EUR 2.00 city tax ● Reservation by means of hotel booking web site, e-mail/fax directly to hotel (using promotional code “DATE-TPC”) ● Reservation cancellation: free until 6pm on previous day of booked arrival ● Free shuttle transfer service to Pisa Congress Palace Hotel NH Cavalieri**** Tel: +39 050 43290, E-mail: [email protected] - www.nh-hotels.it Address: Piazza della Stazione, 2 - 56125 Pisa (Pi) (located at 1.1 km from DATE TPC Meeting venue) ● EUR 95.00 (double single use) / EUR 105.00 (double) incl. breakfast and WiFi + EUR 2.00 city tax. (NH Cavalieri discount rates valid until 7 October 2013) ● Reservation by means of hotel booking web site, e-mail/fax directly to hotel (using promotional code “DATE-TPC”) ● Reservation cancellation: free until 6pm on three previous days of booked arrival B&B Hotel Pisa*** Tel: +39 050 98 81 811, Fax: +39 050 98 81 82 E-mail: [email protected] - www.hotelpisa.it Address: Via G. Gronchi, 1 - 56121 Pisa (Pi) (located at 4.3 km from DATE TPC Meeting venue) ● EUR 54.00 (single) / EUR 60.00 (double) incl. breakfast + EUR 1.50 city tax ● Price includes parking and unlimited use of WiFi ● Reservation by means of hotel booking web site, e-mail/fax directly to hotel (using promotional code “DATE-TPC”) ● Reservation cancellation: free until 7pm on day of arrival Hotel Alessandro della Spina *** Tel: +39 050 502777, Fax: +39 050 20583 E-mail: [email protected] – www.hoteldellaspina.it Address: Via Alessandro della Spina, 5/7/9 - 561252 Pisa (Pi) (located at 700 m from DATE TPC Meeting venue) ● EUR 54.00 (single), EUR 59.00 (double single use), EUR 64.00 (double) incl. breakfast and WiFi + EUR 1.50 city tax ● Reservation by means of hotel booking web site, e-mail/fax directly to hotel (using promotional code “DATE-TPC”) ● Reservation cancellation: free until 2pm on two previous days of booked arrival Hotel Royal Victoria Hotel *** Tel: +39 050 940111, Fax: +39 050 940180 E-mail: [email protected] - www.royalvictoria.it Address: Lungarno Pacinotti, 12 - 56126 Pisa (Pi) (located at 1.2 km from DATE TPC Meeting venue) ● Budget Room EUR 48.00 (single and double), Standard Room EUR 57.00 (single and double), Traditional Room EUR 66.00 (single and double), Classic Room EUR 74.00 (single and double) incl. breakfast and WiFi + EUR 1.50 city tax ● Reservation by means of hotel booking web site, e-mail/fax directly to hotel (using promotional code “DATE-TPC”) ● Reservation cancellation: free until 24 hours before arrival date Restaurants in Pisa Restaurants The typical Tuscany food is based on soups, or meat and fish dishes, such as: Ribollita (vegetable soup, "ribollita" means twice cooked, the original recipe plans to leave the soup to the day after and reheat the soup), Pappa col Pomodoro (soup with boiled tomato sauce and bread), Farro alla Lucchese (beans soup with the sage, garlic and extravergin olive oil), Costata alla Fiorentina (Florentine entrecote steak), Tagliata alla Rucola (thinly-sliced grilled steak dressed in oil and herbs), Stoccafisso con Patate (dried cod with potatoes), Cacciucco alla Livornese (fish soup with octopus, prawns, scampi and cuttlefish). Some typical food from the plain of Pisa are (depending on the season): Zuppa alla Pisana (vegetable soup mainly based of dark slender-leafed cabbage and beans), Cee alla Salvia (young eels with sage), Torta co' Bischeri (chocolate cake with rice, candied peels and pinenuts), Cecina (a thin chickpeas salted cake, usually prepared by pizzerias). Here is a short list of some restaurants: ANTICA TRATTORIA DA BRUNO Via Luigi BianchiI, 12 – 56123 Pisa. Tel: + 39-050-560818; Cooking: Typical Tuscany ANTICA TRATTORIA IL CAMPANO Via Cavalca, 19 – 56127 Pisa; Tel: + 39-050-580585; Cooking: Typical Tuscany GALILEO Via San Martino 6/8 Pisa; Tel: +39-050-28287; Cooking: Italian and Tuscan cooking ARTILAFO Via San Martino, 33 Pisa; Tel: +39-050-27010; Cooking: Italian cooking, open air garden DA NANDO Via Contessa Matilde, 8 Pisa; Tel: +39-050-8310918; Cooking: Fish, Italian cooking IL BISTROT Piazza Chiara Gambacorti, 17/A-18 – 56125 Pisa.