Bressanone is located in a valley surrounded by the Dolomiti mountains.
Since centuries a bishop's and university city, it is an important center for cultural events, tourism and summer and winter sports.
For more information: http://www.brixen.org/en/bressanone.html
How to reach Bressanone
By car
Highway A22 Brennero-Modena
By train
All IC- and EC-trains on the route Munich-Innsbruck-Brennero-Verona stop in Bressanone.
Here is the link to the Italian Railroad Network: http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en
By airplane
The nearest airport to Bressanone (48 km) is in Bolzano (Bozen) with only domestic flight connections to Rome.
The most convenient airport is in Innsbruck (Innsbruck Kranebitten Airport - Innsbruck, Austria (INN / LOWI). Innsbruck airport is very well connected with Frankfurt. Scheduled flights to and from Innsbruck for the summer 2015 can be found at the following address: http://www.innsbruck-airport.com/en/timetable/
A shuttle transportation will be organized on Sunday 6th from Innsbruck airport to the conference venue in Bressanone .
Other international airports near Bressanone are:
198 km: Verona Villafranca Airport - Verona, Italy (VRN / LIPX)
312 km: Venice Marco Polo Airport - Venice, Italy (VCE / LIPZ)
330 km: Treviso-Sant'Angelo Airport - Venice, Italy (TSF / LIPH)
Venue
Registration and all scientific activities will take place at the "Casa della Gioventù - Università di Padova" in Bressanone, via Rio Bianco 12.
Bressanone is an old city of ca. 21000
inhabitants in the Alps near the border
with Austria, in the heart of Tyrol.