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A guide to
Congress rules, social and
excursion programs, attractions, and restaurants in both Napoli and
Firenze is also offered to delegates and their guests:
Guide
to Survive & Thrive: Five Intense &
Fun Days in Italy
The scientific program of ICIRD-2017 includes plenary and parallel sessions and keynote presentations on:
In Napoli (29 - 30 August 2017): plenary and parallel sessions on:1) Diverse patterns of reproduction
2) Gamete biology
3) Keynote: Determining neuronal fate in Caenorhabditis elegans, Martin Chalfie, Nobelist
4) Invertebrate as model system for the study of aging, longevity, and healthspan
5) Ecosystem alterations and environmental influences
6) Environmental stressors and development
7) Napoli poster sessions on all topics
In Firenze (1 - 2 September 2017)
8) Evolution and variation of sexual systems
9) Presidential Symposium: Ronald J. Konopka Memorial Symposium.
Circadian and other Clock Mechanisms
10) Insect reproduction
11) Molluscan reproduction
12) Crustacean development
13) Crustacean reproduction
14) Firenze poster session on selected topics
15) ICIRD business meeting
Start of the final day of the Congress, 2 September:
16) Points of No Return: How Cells Divide -- Tim Hunt, Nobelist
Excursions that are offered for accompanying guests. Please sign up for these activities when you check in at the registration desk, or as soon as possible thereafter:
Napoli
Morning (start at 9:00 from hotels):
Teatro S. Carlo (7), Palazzo Reale (4), Piazza Plebiscito,Galleria Umberto I
Pizza at the historical restaurant Brandi (included)
Afternoon (13:30):
Maschio Angioino (6), Palazzo Zevallos ( facoltativo)
Return to Hotel at about 16:30
2. Aquarium and arts
Morning: Acquario storico
Lunch at Via Caracciolo promenade (not-included)
Galleria borbonica (15 percorso avventura)
Return to Hotel at about 16:30
3. Historical centre of Napoli and art churches
Morning (Start at 9:00 from hotels):
Chiesa S.Chiara e Chiostro (facoltativo Chiostro, gruppi da 25 in su 4,50€, intero 6,00€)
Chiesa del Gesù nuovo
Pizza in historical restaurant (included)
Afternoon:
Cappella S. Severo (14), S. Gregorio Armeno
Return to hotels at about 16:30
4. Historical centre of Napoli and Museums
Morning (Start at 9:00 from hotels):
Duomo & Museo Nazionale
Return at 14:30 to Hotels
5. City excavations
Morning (Start at 9:00 from hotels):
S. Lorenzo Scavi and S. Gregorio armeno
Pizza (not included in the fee)
Afternoon:
Napoli sotterranea and S. Maria Donnaregina
Return to Hotel at about 16:30
8. Pompei and sea
Morning (Start at 8:00 from hotels): bring sea suits
Pompei excavations
Move to Vico Equense and lunch (included in the fee) at the famous beach “Bikini”
Bath in the sea of Costiera Sorrentina
Ice cream in Sorrento (price not included in the fee)
Return to hotels by 18:00
9. The court of Napoli in the suburbs
Morning (Start at 8:00 from hotels):
Reggia di Caserta
Full day in the park and in the museum
Return to hotels by 18:00
10. Flegrean islands
Morning (Start at 8:00 from hotels):
Travel in boat to Ischia, with the view of Procida along the sailing
Bus move to S. Angelo and excursion to the hills of the island
Excursion to a famous beach and bathing in the sea of Ischia
Lunch with local wine on the mount Epomeo
Return to hotels by 18:00
11. Capri
Morning (Start at 8:00 from hotels): bring swimming suits
Full day in the island with shopping
Bath at Faraglioni
Return to hotels by 18:00
Firenze
Including guide and radio-guide for all
2) PALAZZO VECCHIO – MUSEO
Including guide and radio-guide for all and ticket for museum
3) BOBOLI
ADULTI DA 18 ANNI 17,00 EURO/ PAX
DA 12 A 17 ANNI 10,00 EURO/ PAX
MINORI DI 12 ANNI 3,00 EURO/PAX
Including guide and radio-guide for all and ticket for Boboli Gardens
4) SANTA CROCE
ADULTI CITTADINI EUROPEI DA 25 ANNI +
ALTRE NAZIONALITA’ DA 18 ANNI 27,00 EURO/
Including guide and radio-guide for all and ticket for museum and church
5) OPERA DEL DUOMO
32 € Including guide and radio-guide for all and ticket for museum, Battistero and Cripta
6) Tour of Chianti Rufina
Including guided tour of Estates and castle - guided tours of 3 Florentine
estate’s cellars - tasting of 9 glasses of wine with tastes of typical local or own products - light lunch. € 59
* The excursion will be provided only if the minimum number of persons will be reached. If a lower number of persons will subscribe, the excursion can be cancelled. Detailed information will be given during the meeting. Subscribing in time helps evaluating for you the excursions that will take place. Confirmation will be given to all the interested subscribers as soon as the minimum number of participants will be reached.
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