BepiColombo SWT 24

10-13 june 2025, università la sapienza, rome

Photo: The Moon and Mercury (circled) above Rome, ​​​​​25 July 2017. © Gianluca Masi - Virtual Telescope Project.
 

GENERAL INFORMATION

We look forward to welcoming Science Working Team Meeting 24 attendees to Rome.

Note that the meeting will take place at a time when the Rome Jubilee is taking place, the holy year where many visitors are expected in the city. For this reason, the early booking of hotel accommodation is strongly recommended.

Note that the evenings of the social dinner and concert have been swapped due to circumstances beyond the local organizers' control.

Registration

We are now near the maximum capacity of the meeting venue. If you still wish to register, please contact geraint.jones@esa.int to request access to the registration page.
Thanks for your understanding if we have already reached capacity and that your requestion request is unfortunately turned down.

OUTLINE SCHEDULE
 

10 June (morning): Pre-Meeting Inauguration Ceremony (optional), at the SWT Meeting site. Further details are provided below.

10 June 14:00 - 13 June 12:30: Regular SWT Meeting

Outline Agenda

MEETING VENUE

The meeting will be hosted by the Faculty of Industrial and Civil Engineering, the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and the Sapienza Center for Aerospace Research.
 

Location: via Eudossiana 18
(nearest Metro stations: "Via Cavour" or "Colosseo”).

Local Organising Committee - LOC

Stefano Orsini, Luciano Iess, Ivan di Stefano, Alessandro Aronica, Martina Moroni

Accommodation

For those who have not yet booked accommodation, it is strongly suggested that they do so as soon as possible. Hotels near the metro stations ‘Via Cavour’ or ‘Colosseo’ are within walking distances of the conference site. 

Associated Events
 

10 June: MORNING Inauguration Ceremony

The Inauguration Ceremony will take place at the SWT site in the presence of the authorities of the Municipality of Roma and the Research Institutions involved in the Italian BepiColombo mission (Italian Space Agency, National Institute of Astrophysics, La Sapienza University).

Welcome message from the Mayor; speeches by the authorities present, remembrance of Giuseppe Colombo, presentation of the mission by the ESA and JAXA Project Scientists, outreach experiences and plans of the Italian community

Buffet lunch offered by INAF, for attendees only.
 

11 June: AFTERNOON Guided Tour

Guided walking tours start near the SWT meeting site, for those not attending the PI Executive Meeting and who have registered their intention to join a tour. The price will be €10 per person. 
 

11 June: EVENING Concert, 20:30

This will be a concert by choir and orchestra organized by the amateur polyphonic choir "I Filarmonici Romani", directed by Maestro Angelo Coccìa, with the participation of 25-30 professional orchestral elements and 4 solo voices from the Accademia Nazionale di S. Cecilia. Financed by the Municipality of Rome.
Location: Church of San Lorenzo Fuori Le Mura, Piazzale del Verano 3, 00185 Roma.

12 June: EVENING Dinner, 19:30

Optional dinner, €60 per person. LA NUOVA PIAZZETTA NAVONA, vicolo del Buon Consiglio 23/a, 00184 Roma.
 

13 June: AFTERNOON Guided Tour

Guided walking tours start near the SWT meeting site, for those who have registered their intention to join a tour. The price will be €10 per person.