UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Detailed info kit

Table of Contents

How to reach/leave Rome

How to get around the city

Venues

Directions

Useful links and contacts

Annex 1: Maps

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

How to reach/leave Rome

Airports:

Fiumicino “Leonardo Da Vinci” airport: located about 26 km from the center, is connected to the

city by train and bus.

By train

We suggest the Non-stop Leonardo express train to and from Termini station (connecting with the

Metro – lines A e B); it leaves every 30 minutes, at 08 min and 38 min, and takes 31 minutes to get

to Termini station. One way ticket costs 14 euro per person and can be purchased at the airport

train station (ticket offices or self service machines), at authorized points of sale (coffee bars,

newsagents’ etc.) or online . For further information, you can check here

By bus

We suggest you Terravision Shuttle Bus, that serves the route between the airport and Termini

station. It leaves about every 30 minutes (less frequent at night) from Terminal 3, bus stop n°3.

One-way ticket is € 4 (web price) or € 6 (ticket office at the airport). More details

By taxi

Taxis for Rome are found at the exits of both the domestic and international arrival terminals. From

Fiumicino Airport to the centre of Rome, the journey takes between 40-50 minutes. The price is

between 45/70 euros, according to the distance travelled.

Ciampino “G.B. Pastine” Airport: situated about 20 km from the city, is the other airport of Rome,

where low cost flights usually arrive. It is linked with the city by bus and metro.

By metro

Special buses (ATRAL/COTRAL service) connect Airport to Anagnina Metro Station (Line A), with

trains running to the city centre. They leave from the square in front of the airport. More details

By bus

Terravision Shuttle Bus serves also the route between Ciampino airport and Termini station. It

leaves about every 30 minutes from Arrivals area bus stop n°3. One-way ticket is € 4 (web price) or

€6 (ticket office at the airport). More details

By taxi

Taxis for Rome stop in the small square in front of the airport. To the centre of Rome, the journey

takes between 30-40 minutes. The price is between 30/40 euros, according to the distance

travelled.

Additional information for visitors can be also found in the city’s tourist portal

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

How to get around the city

Metro and buses (There are two metro stops beneath Termini station (A/B lines) and a bus

terminus in front of it) The public transport system is based on three Metro lines (A, B, B1) and a network of services on the surface (buses, trams). Buses run from 5.30 am to 11.30 am (afterwards only night services are working); the Metro is open from 5.30 am to 11.30 pm (on Friday and Saturday evenings until 1.30 am). A single ticket costs € 1,50 and you can use it for the metro (one trip) as well as for buses (during 100 minutes). Tickets may be purchased at every railway and Metro station, although also from licensed sales points (newspaper kiosks, bars, tobacconist, Tourist Information Points). More details (maps and routes) here

Taxi Taxis in Rome are white and have a TAXI sign on their roofs. You can take one at Taxi Stands or you can call for it; each radio taxi company has a number to request a taxi. We suggest:

CHIAMATAXI: (+39) 06 0609 RADIOTAXI (+39) 06 3570 TAXI LA CAPITALE (+39) 06 4994 TAXI SAMARCANDA (+39) 06 5551

Taxis have a meter that starts at a preset amount which differs by time of day.

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Venues

Thursday, 7 November

The meeting will take place at the Sapienza University Faculty of Architecture (Via Gramsci, 53), in the

Aula Magna. The registration will take place at the Foyer of the Aula Magna; all guests will receive

materials and their badges.

Parallel meetings (IRO meeting and UNICA Working Groups) will take place at the Egyptian Academy (Via

Omero 4), located at a very short distance from the Faculty. The Welcome reception and will take place at

the Academia Belgica and at the Egyptian Academy (Via Omero 8 & 4 respectively).

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Friday, 8 November

The meeting will take place at the Main Campus of Sapienza University of Rome (Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5),

in the Rectorate Building, Governing Bodies Room (Sala Organi Collegiali). When you enter the building,

please enter the glazed door; in there someone of the University Staff will wait for you.

The official dinner will take place at the Palazzo Taverna Restaurant (Via Monte Giordano, 36), located in

the historical centre of Rome. At walking distance there are, among other sites, Castel Sant’Angelo, Piazza

Navona, the Pantheon, San Peters’ square (the Vatican) and Piazza Campo dei Fiori.

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Saturday 9 November

The meeting will take place at the Italian Society for International Organization – SIOI (piazza San Marco,

51).

SIOI has its main office in the center of Rome, in Palazzetto Venezia.

Cultural Visit: Vaticans Museums, Sistine Chapel (only for registered guests)

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Directions *Some transfers will be organized by the University staff (TBD)

Location address How to reach

Meeting 7 November: Faculty of Architecture

Via Antonio Gramsci, 53

Tram: 3, 19, Piazza Thorwaldsen in front of the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna. From Stazione Roma Termini (main railway station): (There are no buses which go directly from Termini to the Venue)

Metro: LINE B (blue line) direction REBIBBIA. Get off at POLICLINICO. Then go up onto the street (Viale Regina Margherita) and catch either a 3 Tram (“Dir: Piazza Thorwaldsen”) or 19 bus or tram (“Dir: Piazza Risorgimento”). Both stop at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, (left) which is next to the Faculty (400 mt). Bus: Go onto the bus plaza in front of Termini and find the no. 90. Take this for 3 stops until NOMENTANA/REGINA MARGHERITA. Get off and cross to the bus stop for the 3 / 19 tram and catch either of these as above. From the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, head northwest on Viale delle Belle Arti; turn right toward via A. Gramsci; continue straight onto Via A. Gramsci: the Faculty will be on the right.

For more details please refer to the Google interactive map

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Meeting 8 November: Sapienza University of Rome

Main Entrance: Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 (there are several secondary entrances)

Walking: The campus is located on walking distance (about 15') from Termini station. Metro: Line B, Policlinico Station (5 minutes walk). Bus: 310, 71 stops in Viale dell’Università, in front of the secondary entrances. Tram: 3, 19 stops in Viale Regina Elena, in front of one of the secondary entrances. For more details please refer to the Google interactive map

Meeting 9 November: Italian Society for International Organization (SIOI)

Piazza di San Marco, 51

Bus: 60, 62, 40, 64, 80B stop in Piazza Venezia 3 minutes walk For more details please refer to the Google interactive map

Welcome Reception 7 November: Academia Belgica & Egyptian Academy

Via Omero, 8 Via Omero, 4

Metro: Line A, Flaminio Station (15 minutes walk) Tram: 3, 19, Piazza Torwaldsen For more details please refer to the Google interactive map

Official dinner 8 November: Palazzo Taverna Restaurant

Via Monte Giordano, 36

Bus: 40, 62, 64 stop in Corso V. Emanuele II, 5 minutes walk Tram: 8 , stop in Largo Argentina, then 10 minutes walk For more details please refer to the Google interactive map

Cultural visit 9 November : Vatican Museums – Sistine Chapel

Viale Vaticano

Metro: Metro Line A, Stations: Ottaviano - S.Pietro-Musei Vaticani; Cipro (from both stations 10 minutes walk). Bus: 49, stop in front of the Museums Entrance. 32, 81, 982, Piazza del Risorgimento, end of the line (5 minutes walk). 492, 990, Via Leone IV / Via degli Scipioni (5 minutes walk). Tram: 19, Piazza del Risorgimento (5 minutes walk). Taxi Station: in front of the Museums entrance. For more details please refer to the Google interactive map

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Useful Links and Contacts

TRAINS: www.trenitalia.com

AIRPORTS: www.adr.it/

SHUTTLE BUS: www.terravision.eu/ ; www.atral-lazio.com/

METRO AND BUS: www.atac.roma.it/

TAXI: www.agenziamobilita.roma.it/chiamataxi/chiamataxi-2.html ; www.3570.it/ ;

www.samarcanda.it/

GOOGLE MAPS & STREET VIEW: www.maps.google.com TOURIST PORTAL: www.turismoroma.it

Sapienza Università di Roma: www.uniroma1.it

Università di Roma Tor Vergata: www.uniroma2.it

Università Roma Tre: www.uniroma3.it

Contact with the Organisers

For questions before the UNICA General Assembly, please contact the UNICA Secretariat office@unica-network.eu UNICA Secretariat in Brussels will be closed during the UNICA General Assembly (7-9 November 2013). Any practical questions to the Organisers in Rome should be sent to unica_ga_2013@uniroma1.it For urgent questions during the UNICA General Assembly (from November 7, 2013 to November 9, 2013), please call the following mobile numbers:

0039 331 6513119; 0039 366 6040416; 0039 331 6936695;

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Annex 1: Maps

Sapienza University of Rome (ple Aldo Moro, 5)

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Faculty of Architecture (via Gramsci 53), Academia Belgica and Egyptian Academy (Via Omero 4, 8)

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Restaurant Palazzo Taverna (via Monte Giordano, 6)

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Italian Society for International Organization – SIOI (Piazza San Marco, 51)

UNICA GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2013 & Rectors Seminar : “UNICA and the Southern Mediterranean: Sharing, Learning, Cooperating”

Rome, 7 - 9 November 2013

Vatican Museums (Via del Vaticano)