Location

Montecatini Terme, Palazzo dei Congressi (via Amendola 2), between Florence and Luca in Tuscany, Italy
See Montecatini Terme in Google maps and Wikipedia

Arrival and Departure

NuGOweek 2009 will start on Monday, 31st August 2009 at 15.30 and finish on Thursday, 3rd September 2009 at 12.30

Free shuttle buses, at designated times, will be available to and from Pisa's and Florence's airports on 31st August and 3rd September

Registration

The registration of the NuGOweek 2009 is closed.

For more information please contact:

• From 1-17 August 2009: Sian Astley at IFR: sian.astley@bbsrc.ac.uk
• From 18 August onwards: Ingeborg van Leeuwen-Bol at the NuGO staff office: ingeborg.vanleeuwen-bol@wur.nl
  

Accommodation

Hotel rooms must be booked separately from conference registration - click here

Costs

NuGOweek 2009 is free of charge for NuGO members only. Attendance includes the conference fee, lunches and two dinners. It does not include hotel or travel expenses. For more information, please contact your NuGO Partner Coordinator.

Delegates from non-NuGO member organisation will be charged a conference fee - click here for more information

Abstracts and Posters

NuGO welcomes all relevant submissions, particularly those from PhD students and work involving NuGO, NuGO Collaboration Centres and other organisations.

For more information about abstracts including the topics of interest - click here
For information about poster size etc. please click here

Please note that during NuGOweek, a committee will judge the poster for the NuGOweek science prize and our Communications Manager, Siân Astley, will do the same for the science communication prize

Social Programme

Monday, 31st August 2009 - Reception and Gala Dinner at Terme del Tettuccio
Wednesday, 2nd September 2009 - le Panteraie 

Meals and refreshments

The conference fee includes tea, coffee and snacks served during the breaks

Lunches on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as well as dinner on Monday and Wednesday are also included.

Dinner on Tuesday evening is at your own costs. Information about restaurants in Montecatini Terme and Alto will be available during registration

Scientific Organising Committee

Duccio Cavalieri, Hannelore Daniel, Aldona Dembinska, Christian Drevon, Ruan Elliott, Dirk Haller, John Mathers, Michael Muller, Ben van Ommen, Baukje de Roos

Practical organising committee

Piero Dolara, Ben van Ommen, Ingeborg van Leeuwen-Bol