Local Organisation:
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Sezione di Cagliari
Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita` di Cagliari
The Conference Venue
The meeting will take place at the beautiful sea resort of Cala
Gonone, about 120 Kms
south of Olbia, on the eastern (Tyrrhenian) coast of the island of Sardinia,
Italy.
About Cala Gonone
Sardinia is the second
largest Mediterranean island after Sicily, separated from Southern Corsica by
just 13km of sea, the Bonifacio straits, and is bathed by some of the cleanest
water in the Mediterranean. It is stunningly beautiful and unspoilt, and boasts
some of the best food in Italy.
Cala
Gonone, in
the province of Nuoro, is a small
port and fishing village in the Gulf of Orosei, the last stretch of
uninhabited Italian coast, and home to the last rare examples of monk
seal. There are cliffs sweeping down to the sea, snowy white beaches,
blue bays and sea caves. A wonderful vegetation of myrtle, rosemary,
rock rose and sea lavender border the sandy beaches, many of which can
only be reached by sea or by foot, such as, Cala Luna (Moon Beach). The
white chalk rocks and limestone cliffs give the water an enticing
crystalline pale blue colour. The coastline is dotted with stunning
caves and caverns with remarkable stalactites, stalagmites and
underground lakes.
Dorgali, 10 km north of Cala Gonone, is famous for craftwork and is the centre
of the renowned Cannonau
wine-growing region.
Other tourist information can be found at this
web
site.
Weather
In September the weather in Sardinia is normally very good, with warm days and
cooler but pleasant evenings. There is usually a sea breeze, and average
temperatures are 20C (min) and 26C (max). It rarely rains. The sea temperature
is normally about 24C.
Conference Registration
There will be a conference fee of Euro 250 to be paid at registration
(cash please). This includes
the reception, the conference dinner, coffee breaks, and one
excursion.
Tickets for the conference dinner and social programme may be purchased
for accompanying persons.
Accommodation
The conference Centre is at the Hotel Smeraldo and accommodation is at the
nearby Hotel Village Palmasera. See
the accommodation web page for further information.
Travel
AIR
Olbia International airport has several flights a day to/from the
intercontinental airports of Milan and Rome. There are also connections
to many other Italian and European airports, e.g. Bologna, Florence,
Genoa, Olbia, Palermo, Turin, Venice, Frankfurt, Paris, Munich, Zurich,
London. See Meridiana or Alitalia. A number of low-cost airlines
also fly to Olbia or other Sardinian destinations from many Italian and
European airports.
Please note that the
conference period is high season. We
strongly advise you to book your flights as soon as
possible. In particular, the connections between
mainland Italy and Sardinia are often heavily booked.
SEA
There are numerous ferries from the
Italian mainland (eg. Civitavecchia, which is 1-2 hours by train from Rome, or Genova,
Livorno, Piombino) to Olbia, though there are also some ferries to Golfo
Aranci, 20 km north of Olbia, and connected to Olbia by a public bus
service. Arbatax is closer to (and south of) Dorgali but there are fewer
ferries, and the road is very bad. For ferry information see this link.
LOCAL TRANSPORT
Cala Gonone is easily reached by road from Dorgali and is approx. 120 Km from
Olbia airport.
Buses from Olbia airport connect with Dorgali and from Dorgali to Cala Gonone
there are many buses.
We can arrange transport (taxi/minibus) from Olbia (city, port, airport) to
Cala Gonone but it must be booked in advance. The charge is about 20/25
Euro.
Visas
Those participants needing an invitation in order to apply for visa or
financial support are requested to send all details by e-mail:
qg05@phy.olemiss.edu or fax: +1 662 915 5045 (attention of Dr. M. Cavaglià). We will
supply letters/faxes in english and/or italian as necessary.
The Postscript, PDF, or ASCII versions of the second announcement can be found
here.
Personal inquiries can be addressed to: qg05@phy.olemiss.edu.
This meeting is sponsored by:
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Università di Cagliari
Università di Torino
University of Mississippi
Università di Pisa
Regione autonoma della Sardegna
Tiscali
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