Social & Cultural Programme
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Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, April 18th - 17:00Palazzo Vecchio - Piazza della Signoria
The Opening Ceremony will take place in the magnificent Salone dei Cinquecento, the biggest hall in Palazzo Vecchio behind which walls is said to be hiding Leonardo Da Vinci's legendary painting "La Battaglia di Anghiari". The Ceremony will consist in a preliminary welcome speech by Florence's Authorities followed by the Plenary Lecture of the renowned science journalist Piero Angela. All the participants will then be invited to the Welcome Cocktail right afterwards.To respect the Monumental Hall, once its maximum allowed capacity has been reached, we kindly ask all participants to please follow the Opening Ceremony from the video station located in Palazzo Vecchio.
Reception
Thursday, April 19th - 20:00Palazzo Borghese - Via Ghibellina 110
Located in the old, prideful heart of Florence, beneath the shadows of the tower of Bargello Museum: Palazzo Borghese, with its mirror rooms, frescoes, and marble floor, speaks of a glorious golden age that is far from being forgotten.
Amidst a pleasant, laid-back atmosphere, all participants will have the chance to relax while tasting a delicious array of Florentine food (such as different types of cold meats, fresh and seasoned cheeses, pasta) watered by the finest selection of worldwide famous Chianti Wines. The area will have several buffet corners, each one set up with a different speciality.Important: Reception is reserved to those who booked it upon registering to the Conference. When collecting your badge make sure you also are given the ticket that will give access to the Reception.
Museo Galileo contains the original instruments designed and built by Galileo Galilei among which the most important ones are two original telescopes and the objective lens of the telescope with which Galileo discovered Jupiter's moons. More generally, the Museum is the repository for the priceless scientific collections of the two dynasties that once ruled Florence: the Medici and the House of Lorraine.
The Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory is a public center for astronomical research and part of the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF). The Observatory was founded in 1872. At present, the Observatory is involved in a variety of research activities, from the observation of the most distant galaxies and supernovae, to the birth of new stellar systems and protoplanetary disks; from the enigmatic cosmic rays to high resolution studies of our star, the Sun. The Observatory is also deeply involved in challenging technological projects, mainly in adaptive optics and infrared and radio instrumentation for the last generation telescopes.
This stunning 14th century Villa is famous for being one of the residences of Galileo Galilei, in which he lived from 1631 until his death in 1642. It eventually became Galileo's golden cage, when, after his abjuration, he was put there under house arrest.
