Domenico Elia SQM 2016 IAC meeting / Berkeley (CA, US) June 29, 2016

Strangeness in

Quark Matter 2019Bari, Italy

SQM 2017

Utrecht (The Netherlands) – July 15, 2017

Domenico Eliaon behalf of INFN and the University of Bari

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SQM 2019 in Bari

ORGANIZERS:

• Members of the local INFN Unit and the Physics Department:

o Large experimental group, currently involved in ALICE and previously in

WA85/94/97 and NA57 experiments, with long-standing interest in Strange

and Heavy-Flavour particle production studies

o Experimental groups involved in CMS and LHCb

o Theory group studying QCD phenomenology, lattice calculations etc

Local Organizing Committee Secretariat and support

G. E. Bruno (Politecnico) R. Fini (INFN) A. Catalano (University)

P. Colangelo (INFN) V. Lenti (INFN) A. Lorusso (INFN)

D. Colella (University) V. Manzari (INFN) T. Silvestri (INFN)

D. Cosmai (INFN) E. Nappi (INFN) G. Vino (INFN)

N. De Filippis (Politecnico) A. Pompili (University)

M. De Palma (University)

D. Di Bari (University)

D. Elia (INFN, chair)

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Bari and the Apulia region

LOCATION:

• BARI is the capital city of the APULIA region:

o located on the Adriatic sea, it is the second most important economic

centre of the mainland Southern Italy, well known as a port and university

city (~1M inhabitants in the metropolitan area)

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Bari and the Apulia region

LOCATION:

• APULIA offers a lot on the touristic side:

o centuries of history and a wide unique range of charming landscapes

o sun, sea, hospitality, excellent food and local wines like Negroamaro,

Primitivo di Manduria and Salice Salentino

Matera, European

Capital of culture 2019!

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Conference venue

VILLA ROMANAZZI CARDUCCI:

• Located by the Murat district, close to the Central Railway

Station and at walking distance from old town and seafront

• Easily accessible by public transport (train, metro, bus)

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Conference venue (cont’d)

DETAILS of the VENUE ROOMS:

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Accommodation

SEVERAL OPTIONS:

• Plan to pre-book rooms both in VILLA ROMANAZZI and in

several hotels (including LOW COST ones) nearby

• Wide range of hotels at walking

distance from the VENUE:

o 4 STARS: ~100 € - 150 €

o 3 STARS: ~60 € - 100 €

o also large choice of B&B in the

city centre (down to ~40-50 €)

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Transportation

BARI International AIRPORT:

• Located at Palese (~5 miles to the west of the city), directly

connects BARI to more than 50 international airports:

o Flights to several European countries including UK, Belgium, France, The

Netherlands, Germany, Spain and Greece (many low cost companies)

o Intercontinental connections via Rome, Milano and Frankfurt/Munich

• ~20 min to conference venue/city centre by direct train/bus

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Strangeness in

Quark Matter Conference

Bari, ItalyJune 10 – 15, 2019

We look forward to welcoming you in Bari!