Hotel Tiziano, Lecce, Italy

By air
Lecce is reachable by the airports of Brindisi and Bari with a range of services for passengers (buses, taxis, cars for hire).

Bari airport is 250 km from Lecce and is connected by coach to Bari Central train station.

Public transportation from/to the airport of Bari and the Bari Central train station is available by coach. You can consult the timetable here.

Brindisi airport is 40 km from Lecce and is connected by coach.

Public transportation from/to the airport of Brindisi is available by coach (line 793). You can consult the timetable here. The stop "City Terminal" is located 50 m from the hotel. The journey takes approximately 40 minutes and costs EUR 6.

By rail
A train service links Bari Central Station to Lecce. The journey takes between 1.5 hours and 2.5 hours, depending on the type of train. Approximate fares are EUR 16 (2nd class, Intercity) and EUR 26 (2nd calss, Eurostar).

You are well advised to book tickets in advance on the website of Italian Railways.

By taxi
The cost of a taxi from Brindisi Airport to Lecce is approximately EUR 60.
A taxi from Lecce Central station takes approximately 10 minutes and costs EUR 20.

By road
Motorway A14 direction Sud/Bari, then direction Lecce. The Hotel appears on the right at the city entrance
GPS address: Piazza del Bastione

Accommodation
Invited speakers will be accommodated at the Grand Hotel Tiziano.

Participants are expected to book their own accommodation. Participants wishing to stay at the Grand Hotel Tiziano, should e-mail info[at]grandhoteltiziano.it or send a fax to +39 832 272841 indicating their name, date of arrival and departure, room type and credit card number to guarantee the reservation. Participants should mention Conference ESF-MedCLIVAR when making the booking.

Negotiated rates, including breakfast and VAT are:

Classic Double (use as a single room): Euro  80,00
Classic Double: Euro 115,00

Conference Room
The conference room is equipped with a data projector, a screen, a laptop and sound system.

Speakers and participants making an oral presentation (invited lecture and/or short talk) are kindly requested to bring their presentation on a memory stick or optionally on their own laptop.

Posters
Posters can be fixed with pins onto poster panels. Poster panels are 90 cm wide x 150 cm. Use letters and drawings that can be read from approximately 100 cm distance.

Internet
Free wi-fi connection is available in the meeting rooms.

Leisure
The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and jacuzzi and offers the free use of bicycles to explore the surrounding area.

Means of payment
The hotel accepts all major credit cards.

Telephone calls
Italian telephone numbers consist of an area code and a number. The local code always starts with a ‘0’. When dialing an Italian number within Italy you must always dial the area code. When calling from outside Italy, dial the country code (+39), followed by the area code (without dropping the 0) and the number.

Emergency numbers
Polizia: 113
Carabinieri: 112
Fire Department: 115
Medical Rescue: 118

Electricity supply: 220V, 50Hz
Time: GMT/UTC plus one hour
Weights and Measures: metric
Currency: Euro (EUR)

Italian plugs can be of two types: the standard European two-round pin type or the three-round pin type. In the special Italian three pin plug the grounding hole does not work with other systems. Adapters available upon request at the reception.

Upon arrival, participants should register with the ESF Conference Officer, sign the attendance list and collect their name badges. 

The conference officer will be present for the duration of the conference, taking care of the administrative aspects and the day-to-day running of the conference: registration, issuing certificates and receipts, collection travel tickets, etc.

The conference officer will be at the registration desk half an hour each morning before the meeting starts, during coffee breaks, and before and after each afternoon session.

Please confirm your attendance by filling in an online registration form accessible from the conference website.  

Conference fees must be paid by credit card (Visa, Mastercard and Eurocard) via the online registration form by the registration deadline. A 150 EUR supplement is added if full payment has not been received by the registration deadline.

Payments by bank transfer are accepted only in exceptional circumstances and will be subject to a 15 EUR supplement. Contact the Conference Officer for details.

Payments by cash and cheque are not accepted.

Should you need to cancel your participation, please contact the Conference Officer immediately. If notice of cancellation is received more than two weeks before the conference, all but EUR 100 will be reimbursed. No refund is possible if notice of cancellation is received less than two weeks before the conference.

Any expenses not covered by the conference fee (additional nights, beverages, telephone calls, etc.) must be paid directly to the conference venue during your stay.

Board & lodging for accompanying guests (in double room with conferee) must be booked with the conference secretary and paid directly to the venue. Please collect applicable guest fees directly from the venue.

Accompanying guests are not entitled to take part in any of the actual conference activities (attend talks in the conference room, coffee breaks, etc.). Conference facilities, such as access to the internet, are destined for the sole use of conferees.

All reimbursements will be made by post-conference bank transfers. If you have been granted a travel contribution, please provide your bank account details – including IBAN and BIC/SWIFT numbers – in the online registration form.

Photocopies of travel tickets must be returned to the ESF Research Conferences Unit within a maximum of one month after the conference. No reimbursement can otherwise be guaranteed.  

Itinerary, price and currency must clearly feature on any ticket. Where no price is indicated on the ticket, the corresponding invoice must be enclosed.

Travel costs may not be higher than:

• cheapest economy class air fare
• OR second class train fare
• OR bus fare from the participant’s place of work to the place of the event or may be the actual cost of travel, whichever is the lower.  

The following may NOT be considered as allowable travel costs and therefore may NOT be presented when claiming the travel contribution:

• taxi fares (in exceptional cases, taxi fares may be reimbursed)
• local travel in the city or locality of the event
• costs of health, life and luggage insurance.  

Use of a private/rented car is covered either on the basis of a 2nd class return train fare documented by a certified travel agent, or on actual mileage according to the ESF coefficient applicable at the time of travel.

Please check your passport and visa requirements with your travel agent BEFORE departure. If you need help to obtain your visa, please contact the ESF conference officer.

The European Science Foundation (ESF) does NOT provide insurance and do not take any responsibility for accidents or illnesses that might occur during the week or in the course of travel to or from the meeting place. It is therefore the responsibility of participants to check their health insurance requirements.

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