TORINO 31 JULY 5 AUGUST

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XXXIII CONGRESS
31 JULY
5 AUGUST
International Society of Limnology
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WHERE
IS TORINO?
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HOW TO GET THERE: by air
CASELLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
City Centre = 16 kms
A train connection links the airport
to the city in 19 mins
Departures every 30 mins
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Venue proposed for the SIL CONGRESS:
the Lingotto Complex
The first FIAT factory, built in 1917.
From 1994 the main Conference
and Exhibition Centre of the city, with:
two NH Hotels (4-star hotels), with 382 rooms
AC Hotel (4-star hotel) with 90 rooms
low-cost accommodation (210 beds)
shopping centre, with 20 bars/restaurants, 90 shops
panoramic restaurant on the roof of the building
multiplex Cinema, with 11 halls
“Giovanni and Marella Agnelli” Art Gallery
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Lingotto Conference Centre
Conference Centre (22.800 sqm):
Auditorium: 2,000 seats
11 rooms from 30 to 476 seats
1,070 sqm for booths, posters
or catering area
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HOTEL ACCOMMODATION
Torino has over 10,500 rooms available,
mostly located in the city centre:
200
3,700
5,000
800
780
5* rooms
4* rooms
3* rooms
2* rooms
1* rooms
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City transports
The underground links the west outskirt
to the Lingotto Conference and Exhibition
Centre, venue proposed for the SIL Congress
In only 6 stops and 10 mins the Lingotto
is linked to the city centre
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LIMNOLOGY IN ITALY
…has a long tradition:
the SIL Congress
will come back
to the Country
after 89 years!
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LIMNOLOGY IN ITALY
In spite the founding troubles affecting limnological research worldwide,
Italian limnology is still active with:
a website of Italian SIL members - www.silitaly.it
1 ISI journal: Journal of Limnology, IF 1.473 - www.jlimnol.it (open access)
1 Italian Association for Limnology and Oceanography publishing the International
Journal Advances in Oceanography and Limnology - www.aiol.info
1 National Association for Ecology (SItE) also active in aquatic ecology - www.ecologia.it
~15 University Departments and 3 Institutes involved in freshwater ecological research
~300 limnological papers published in the last 2 years
22 lakes included in 5 LTER sites - www.lteritalia.it
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LIMNOLOGY IN ITALY
Participating in the 33rd SIL Congress in Italy will be a good opportunity
to discover the tracks
of historical limnology
to meet the multiform limnology
of the mediterranean region
to share scientific experience in
a warm and friendly environment
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TORINO AND ITALIAN LAKES
ARE WAITING
FOR YOU!
keep in touch
www.silitaly.it