Congress general information

Registration fees

The registration to the Congress is free.
The attendance to the Congress includes:

Scientific Program
Business lunch during the whole Congress, 13-14-15 September 2007, at the University canteen
Coffee-breaks to the “Open Bar”
Congress bag

Registration for participants, patients and their families

Fill in the registration form and send it to the Organizing Secretariat by fax (+39 02 29005790) or by e-mail econ@econcongressi.it

Registration for “Young Scientists”

The registration for Young Scientists is available only for first author of an abstract of oral communication or poster, born after January 1st, 1972. It will be necessary to fill in the proper registration form and send it to the Organizing Secretariat by fax (+39 02 29005790) or by e-mail econ@econcongressi.it with the I.D. copy.
The congress offers, to the Young Scientists, a double room accommodation (to share with a colleague).

Deadline

Abstract submission is July 1st, 2007
“Registration form with Hotel accommodation” is July 15th, 2007 (after July 15th hotel accommodation cannot be guaranteed)
“Registration form without Hotel accommodation” is August 31st , 2007
On-site registration is possible also during the whole Congress

Organizing Secretariat

ECON S.r.l.
Via della Moscova 16
20121 Milano
Ph. +39 2 29005745 – Fax +39 2 29005790
e-mail: econ@econcongressi.it
website: www.econcongressi.it

City’s general information

Milan

Milan is situated on the Padana Plain to the north-west of Italy. The city is a large industrial, economic and cultural centre. Milan is an ideal starting point for a voyage of discovery of history, culture and the Italian civilisation. Of all the most important monuments of Milan, the Duomo has to be the most memorable.
La sua posizione la rende anche un ottimo punto di partenza per chi voglia visitare la regione. Milano è ricca di storia e di monumenti, tra i quali il Duomo, con la sua architettura gotica lombarda e la famosa “Madonnina” ne è l’emblema.

Congress Venue

University of Milan has it’s seat in the old “Hospital for the Poor”, constructed under the instruction of Francesco Sforza, the Duke of Milan, and his wife Bianca Maria Visconti (15th century), as a token of thanks to God for the duchy. The first stone was solemnly laid on the 12th of April 1456. The building was constructed in the following centuries until its completion in the 18th century. It was assigned as the Università degli Studi at the end of the second world war. This prestigious monument is the central seat of the University and is often the centre for cultural exhibitions and national and international scientific congresses.

Passports and Visa

Foreign visitors entering Italy must be in possession of a valid passport (or I.C. for visitors From European Europe); a driver’s license is not enough.

Money

The Italian currency is the Euro. All banks and exchange houses accept travellers checks and foreign currency in American dollars and Euros. Credit Cards - Access/Mastercard, Visa/Carta Si, American Express, Diners Club are accepted in the majority of hotels, shops and restaurants. A lot of ATMs are also available.

1 Canadian = € 0,6551
1 USD = € 0,7644
1 JPY = € 0,0063
1 GBP = € 1,4941

Time

In September, Milan standard time are:

1 hours earlier than G.M.T.
6 hours later than N.Y.T.
7 hours earlier than T.T.

Electricity

The electric current in Italy is 220 volts. Adapters or converters would be required for not European travellers.

Language

The official language is Italian but English is spoken in all hotels, restaurants, shops, etc..

Climate

In September the water is mild; the temperature is about 15-20 degrees .

Tipping

In restaurants and bars, the service fee is included in the bill.

Public Transport

Milan boasts long experience of public transport: its first street cars date back to 1841. Today, the wide assortment of trams, buses, trolley-buses and the three lines of the subway makes it easy to get to almost every corner of town. The Fiera Milano City, for instance, is on the red subway line 1 (direction Rho Fiera, Amendola Fiera stop).
Tickets are not on sale on vehicles: you can buy them at most newsstands and in bars. You can use a ticket for 75 minutes on as many trams and buses as you like, but only once on the subway. Special daily and two-day tickets are on sale at subway newsstands.
Public transport information is available from the ATM office in the Duomo subway station (Mon through Sat 7:45am-8:15pm), at the phone (Toll Free 800-808181, every day 7:30am-7:30pm) or at the ATM official website.

Airport

Milan has three domestic and international airports.
Malpensa (MXP) airport, tel. [+039] 02 74852200, is located towards Lake Maggiore, some 50 kms from downtown. The special shuttle-train Malpensa Express runs to and from the Ferrovie Nord Railway Station.
Stazione Centrale, Milan's railway station, is connected to Malpensa by a special bus.
Linate (LIN) airport, tel. [+039] 02 74852200, is located in the eastern outskirts, some 10 kms from downtown. A special shuttle-service runs to and from Stazione Centrale, Milan's railway station (info at [+039] 02 6690351), while to and from the city center there is an urban bus, the 73. Both take about 30 minutes, depending on traffic.
Orio al Serio (BGY), tel. [+039] 035 326323, a smaller international airport near Bergamo, is being increasingly used as an airport for Milan.
There's a bus service from Stazione Centrale, Milan's railway station (for information, call [+39] 035 318472).

Milan- Lombardy: food and drinks

Milan in Italian, where cooking is done with butter, gives its name to several dishes: minestrone alla milanese, a soup of green vegetables, rice and bacon; risotto alla milanese, rice cooked with saffron; cotoletta alla milanese, a fillet of veal fried in egg and bread-crumbs with cheese; ossobuco, a knuckle of veal with the marrow-bone; panettone, a large fruit cake containing raisins and candied lemon peel. Here the commonest cheese is again the excellent Gorgonzola. As far as wines are concerned, at present the Milan region has only one zone DOC (name and origin controlled), San Colombano at Lambro, where with an early grape called verdea they make a pleasant white and with a grape similar to that of the Rossi Oltrepo', a red not profound but nevertheless agreeable. The common wine in Milan now is naturally that of the Oltrepo', either Bonarda, Croatina or Barbera; among whites the Riesling and Pinot are excellent. But in Milan today, for wines as for fish, one finds all the best.

Shopping

Most famously, Milan is home to hundreds of designer boutiques and shops. Via Montenapoleone and the surrounding roads are the best places to go when hunting for designer stores. Young fashion shoppers should visit Via Torino. For those who wish to stray away from the mainstream, a visit to Corso di Porta Ticinese is called for, where a range of alternative and ethnic stores can be found. Milan is also excellent for visitors not just looking for clothes; leather can be bought in:
Monte Napoleone [quintessential]
Corso Vittorio Emanuele [most central]
Brera and Corso Como [trendy]
Via Torino & Ticinese [avant-garde]
Buenos Aires [popular]
Paolo Sarpi [Milan's Chinatown]
Corso Vercelli [unexpected]