JComm Meeting 2005

August 21-23, Montecatini Terme, Italy

Agenda

Click here for the agenda papers.

How to reach Montecatini

• From Pisa airport
  By train: you can take the train from the railway station at the airport to Montecatini Terme-Monsummano (Montecatini T.-M.) (click here for a timetable)
• From Florence airport
  By bus/train: you should take an Airport Shuttle Bus (click here for a timetable) to the central railway station of Florence (Firenze S.M.N.) and then take a train to Montecatini Terme-Monsummano (Montecatini T.-M.) (click here for a timetable)
  By bus: a bus (LAZZI company) is available right outside the airport of Florence for Montecatini Terme. The bus stop is located right outside the main entrance of the airport and you can buy the ticket when you get on the bus. The bus takes about one hour (click here for a timetable). The bus arrives at the airport about 10 minutes after departure from Firenze P.zza Adua. The service is very limited on Sundays (denoted by Fest. in the timetable).
• From Florence railway station (Firenze S.M.N.)
  By train: take a train to Montecatini Terme-Monsummano (Montecatini T.-M.) (click here for a timetable)
• From Rome airport
  By train: You can take the train from the railway station at the airport to Montecatini Terme-Monsummano (Montecatini T.-M.)
  (click here for a timetable)

How to reach the Grand Hotel Panoramic from the bus and railway stations at Montecatini Terme-Monsummano (Montecatini T.-M.)

The bus and railway stations are close to each other. They are about 1 km from the hotel. A taxi service from the hotel to the train or bus station costs about 7-10 Euros. Taxis are at the train station until about 10.30 p.m., waiting for the last train from Florence. The taxi telephone number at Montecatini is 057271352.

Click here for a map.

Excursions

The hotel may be able to arrange half-day excursions for accompanying persons to places such as Lucca or Viareggio and Torre del Lago, Pisa etc. If you are interested in such excursions, contact [email protected].

Open JComm

A powerpoint with slides for the open meeting is avaliable here.