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.

Casa dell' Aviatore rooms are now all fully booked and this option is no longer available.

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
 

June 10 (morning): Pre-Meeting Inauguration Ceremony, Hall Protomoteca of Campidoglio. Further details are provided below.

Regular SWT Meeting

Outline of sessions, subject to change

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, Valeria Mangano

Accommodation

The local organisers have secured a limited amount of cheaper accomodation to enable as many as possible to attend the SWT Meeting.

If you want to take advantage of these options please indicate this at the time of registration. You also should do this at your earliest convenience since this option may be booked up quite soon, first come first served. The LOC will confirm to you whether the accommodation could be booked or not.

Casa dell' Aviatore rooms are now all fully booked and this option is no longer available.

INDIVIDUAL RESERVATIONS TO BE MANAGED BY MEETING LOC:

 “Casa dell’Aviatore”

Viale dell’Università, 20 (650 m from metro station ‘Castro Pretorio’ going to ‘Via Cavour’ and ‘Colosseo’)

About 80/110 euro per night (single/double)

Please provide to the LOC via the registration form your name, accompanying person name (if any), arrival/departure date and time
 

There are many other options available via the usual booking websites. It is suggested that attendees look for places near the metro stations ‘Via Cavour’ or ‘Colosseo’ - these are within walking distances of the conference site. 

A few resaonably-priced accommodation suggestions are listed below. Reservations need to be made individually.
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Associated Events

For this meeting, the support of the Municipality of Roma is expected.

JUNE 10 morning: inauguration ceremony

The Inauguration Ceremony (Hall Protomoteca of Campidoglio) will take place 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 Project Scientist. Possible lunch-buffet offered by INAF, TBC.

June 11: EVENING Dinner

Optional dinner at "Angelino ai Fori".

June 12: EVENING Concert

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.