DisCoTec 06

DisCoTec'06 will be held in the beautiful city of Bologna, Italy.
Bologna, a historical capital of culture, was founded by the Etruscans in the VI century B.C. Bologna sits in the southern part of the historically and gastronomically famous Po River plain, a natural crossroads in northern Italy. Bologna's location was important not only for the trading of goods but also for the exchanging of ideas and the disseminating of culture. The Università di Bologna, founded in 1088 is the oldest university in the western world.

Bologna is famous for its porticoes. Dating back to the 12th century the porticoes were used to enlarge houses to support the growing University community. Today 350,000 people call Bologna home, of which 100,000 are students. Bologna, Italy's culinary capital, is also famous for its food. Furthermore, Bologna is surrounded by the famous food/wine regions of Parma, Modena, and Tuscany.

Bologna is very accessible, being served by an international airport and one of the main hubs of the Italian railway system. Within easy access is Florence (1 hour), Milan (1.5 hours), Venice (1.5 hours), Rome (2.4 hours) and the ubiquitous Italian countryside of Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany.

Conference locations:

The main conferences will be located at the "Aula Absidale di Santa Lucia" (Via de' Chiari, 25/A) and at "San Giovanni in Monte" (Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte, 2) in the historical center of Bologna. The Sensoria Plenary Meeting and the satellite workshops will be located at the "San Giovanni in Monte" (Piazza S. Giovanni in Monte, 2) [click on the addresses to see the conference places located on the ViaMichelin maps].

Useful links:

Bologna Tourist Information and Welcome Office
Emilia Romagna Tourism
University of Bologna
Department of Computer Science