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TBA
Video equipment (beamer connected to PC, but not overhead projector) will be available for all speakers.
Authors are required to bring with them their presentation in electronic format on a USB memory stick (accepted formats are PowerPoint 2003, Acrobat Reader 6.0.x). Presentations will be uploaded, before the start of the corresponding session.
In the conference room there will be wireless wi-fi connection available.
The weather in Riva in early April is usually rather warm and dry, with day high between +12 °C and +18 °C, and night lows that can go to +4°C.
The official currency in Italy is the Euro.
One Euro is approximately equivalent to 1.30 US dollars, one USD corresponds to 0.77 Euro. For currency conversion, you can refer to the Universal Currency Converter .
Banks are open Monday to Friday, indicatively from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm and from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm (opening time may slightly vary from bank to bank).
The electricity supply is 220 volts, 50 Hz. Foreign appliances require adapter.
Free first aid services are available to all EU citizens who have a special form (E111) issued by the health authority of their home country. Visitors from other countries are advised to take out special insurance for the duration of the trip, to avoid the cost of possible medical treatment. American visitors may find that reimbursement of medical expenses incurred abroad is covered by their private insurance.
- First Aid ("Pronto Soccorso") - Tel: 118
- Public Doctor ("Guardia Medica"): Largo Marconi,2 - Tel: 0464 582629
Medicines can only be obtained at the pharmacy ("farmacia", marked by a green or red cross). Pharmacies are open from 8:00 to 12:30 and from 15:00 to 19:00 .
- Pharmacies: the pharmacy closest to Astoria Park Hotel is “Farmacia comunale S.Giuseppe” in via Trento , 96 – Tel: 0464 500509
- Hospital: Via Capitelli, 48 Arco – Tel:0464 582222 or 582622
Public phones are available at many street corners. Some accept coins but most only accept telephone cards or some new-type credit cards. Call charges depend on the time of day and provider. Usually, peak time is 9:00 to 18:00 working days.
The area code for Riva is 0464. The international code for Italy is 39. To make an international call from Italy start with 00 and add the complete international number.
Riva is located in the Central European Time Zone (CET), GMT +1.
In Italy all dates are written: day, month, year (thus 02/04/05 means 2 April 2005 ).
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