LOCATION:

The Joint Meeting GfKl - CLADAG 2010 will be held in Florence September 8-10, 2010.
The venue for the symposium will be the Polo delle Scienze Sociali (Social Sciences Pole, Italian web site) of the University of Florence, a newly built campus with excellent facilities that make it ideal for conferences.
The Polo delle Scienze Sociali is located in the northern part of Florence, in a recently restored area which encompasses the new university, the new tribunal and a park. It is close to the city centre to which it is well connected by local transportations and to the Florence airport.

HOW TO REACH FLORENCE:

By plane
  The Florence and Pisa airports are served by several international airlines and they are daily connected to most of the main European Airports.
The distance between the Florence Airport "Amerigo Vespucci" and the city centre is 4 km. For transport to downtown there is either a swift shuttle service (cost € 5.00) between the Arrivals side of the airport and the centre of Florence running every 30 minutes practically all day long, or taxis (cost about € 25).
Pisa airport "G. Galilei" is connected to the Central Railway Station "Firenze - Santa Maria Novella" by train and bus.
By train
  International trains (EC) and fast-trains (ES,IC) arrive in Florence at the Central Railway Station "Firenze - Santa Maria Novella".
Eurostar trains connect Florence with Rome (1 hr and 35 min) and Milan (1 hrs and 45 min). Information can be found on the Trenitalia website.
By car
  The A1 motorway, the main road artery linking the north and south of the country, runs past Florence, which has four exits. The A11 motorway and the Florence-Pisa-Livorno (FI-PI-LI) dual carriageway link the city with the west (Tyrrhenian Sea) coast. If you decide to reach Florence by car, take into account that there are no free parking place downtown, and parking can turn rather expensive.

HOW TO GET TO POLO UNIVERSITARIO DELLE SCIENZE SOCIALI:

The Polo Universitario can be reached by bus from the Florence Train Central Station (Santa Maria Novella). Here are the lines which get close to the conference site. Bus n. 22, 23, 57
Please check the transportation company web page for directions and timetables.
Note that all registered participants will receive a free 3-day ticket, restricted to use by one person. The customer’s name and surname must be written on the ticket.
Click here for informations on Bus Tickets

WIFI CONNECTION:

Presenting an ID card to the registration desk (and if possible, a photocopy), You can compile a form and immediately get a free account to surf the Internet.