On the evening of each day, beginning on the afternoon of the 26th, a loose schedule will be made for the following day of all those interested in presenting or hosting a discussion on certain topics. Participants can work out ideas and papers beforehand or give talks on the fly. Everyone is free to join sessions to their liking or make individual small group appointments if wanted to serve a discussion better. This way of hosting a discussion gives the opportunity to iterate and integrate as the meeting evolves. There will thus be no rigid program and no conference fee except for the lodging and board costs.
Location of the meeting
The meeting will take place at Libera Universita di Alcatraz (Alcatraz University) near Perugia, in Italy. It is a fantastically beautiful place in the Italian hills between Rome and Florence. Owned by Mr. Iacopo Fo, the son of the Nobel prize in literature Dario Fo, it is a structure built specifically to hold meetings; being self-contained with several meeting rooms providing the possibility to room and board about 50 people. They will host the meeting for free, provided that attendees pay the fees for room and board.
Subscription and payment of lodging
To maintain a creative meeting of the minds, as well as due to limitation of the venue, attendance will be limited to about 50 people. Costs of full board including food is 63 euro per day for a total of 189 euro for the three days and nights. We also ask a 10 euro fee to arrange a taxi service from Perugia train station to the meeting site at Alcatraz. Total costs are hence 199 euro. Subscriptions will be processed on a first come, first served basis. The final deadline for subscription is May 15th.
In order to book, please send a message to Rembrandt Koppelaar contact at peakoil.nl also in copy to Ugo Bardi (ugo.bardi at unifi.it). Upon approval of your application a registration form will be sent with room and payment details. An option to extend the stay in Italy is included in the registration form.
Route to Alcatraz University from Rome
To reach Libera Universita di Alcatraz from Rome one needs to travel by train to the city of Perugia which takes 2,5 to 3 hours at a cost of around 20 euro. From there, the only possible transportation is a taxi to Libera Universita di Alcatraz.
• From the Termini station in Rome take one of the trains in the direction of Ancona that either goes straight to Perugia or only until the station of Foligno.
• In case the train only goes until Foligno one needs to take a connecting train to Perugia in the direction of Terontola/Florence.
• At Peruga train station one needs to take a taxi to Libera Universita di Alcatraz at the street of Santa Christina 14 in Gubbio. The cost of the taxi journey is around 50 euro, so we advise participants to join up as to save on costs (as well as on fossil fuels).
As a service to participants we will facilitate joint taxi arrangements for a roundtrip on Friday 26 June and Monday 29 June to diminish costs as well as fossil fuel usage. More information on the journey including taxi groups and a train timetable for trains going from Rome to Perugia on 25/26 June and to Rome from Perugia for the return journey on 28/29 June will be sent to the participants.
Route to Alcatraz University from Florence
To reach Libera Universita di Alcatraz from Florence one needs to travel by train to the city of Perugia which takes 2 to 2,5 hours at a cost of around 13 euro. And from there take a taxi to Libera Universita di Alcatraz.
• From the train station Firenze S. M. Novella in Florence at most times there is a direct train to Perugia that leaves 13 minutes past the hour
• Otherwise one needs to take the same train and switch at the last station, Terontola-Cortona, to travel to Perugia.
• At Perugia train station one needs to take a taxi to Libera Universita di Alcatraz at the street of Santa Christina 14 in Gubbio. The cost of the taxi journey is around 50 euro, so we advice participants to join up as to save on costs (as well as on fossil fuels).
As a service to participants we will facilitate joint taxi arrangements for a roundtrip on Friday 26 June and Monday 26 June to reduce costs as well as fossil fuel usage. More information on the journey including taxi groups and a train timetable for trains going from Florence to Perugia on 25/26 June and to Rome from Florence for the return journey on 28/29 June will be sent to participants beforehand.
Additional information
Rembrandt Koppelaar (contact at peakoil.nl) and Ugo Bardi (ugo.bardi at unifi.it) will be glad to answer any queries.
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