Welcome to Our Metroerm Meeting

Welcome to our MetroERM meeting

Metrology for radiological early warning networks in Europe

MetroERM Project Meeting- ENEA Headquarters, Rome, Italy

November 12 - 13, 2015; Address: Lungotevere Thaon di Revel, 76, Rome.

LOGISTIC INFORMATION

The meeting will take place at the ENEA headquarters, in Rome. A personal ID document is needed to access the ENEA Building.

How to reach ENEA Headquarter

- From Fiumicino Airport to Rome City Centre by train. The LEONARDO EXPRESS train directly connects FIUMICINO airport with Roma Termini train station. Here, urban train, subway lines and taxi allow to reach any location. Please, be aware that the express line does not stop at intermediate stations. The train station is located inside the airport (just follow the indication to reach it). Leonardo Express tickets can be purchased at the airport’s train station ticket office, at most of the newsstands in the airport, at most airport tobacco shops, and at strategically-located self-service machines. The train station ticket office and self-serve machines are in the main hall of the airport’s train station. Tickets for a one-way ride are sold at 14 €. Electronic tickets have been introduced recently. I have no experience with this yet.

- From City centre or Termini Station. Take Metro Line A (direction BATTISTINI) and get off at PIAZZALE FLAMINIO. From here, take tram n.2 to stop PINTURICCHIO (one stop before the final tram stop). Walk for 200 meters. Metro is the most functional option, but also bus (line n.910) and taxi services are available as soon as you get out of the Termini Station. From Pinturicchio tram stop, walk for 200 meters until you reach the ENEA building on the river side at number 76 of the "Lungotevere".

- Reaching ENEA headquarters from Termini Station - walking

- Those of you who really love their walking can do it - from Termini Station - in just over one hour (6 km). It can really be a lovely walk. You can also walk from Piazzale Flaminio and skip the tram ride mentioned earlier.

- Bike rentals are also available through TopBikes or Bici&Baci. Rome is not exaclty a bike-friendly city in its entire territory, but it is in many of its neighborhoods, including Rome Flaminio, so you are lucky.

From Termini Station two subway lines (A and B/B1), buses, and taxi will allow you to reach any location in and around the city center. Please, be aware that the Leonardo express line does not stop at intermediate stations.

Rome.info hosts an interactive street map of Rome with integrated sights, tourist attractions and useful transportation points: http://www.rome.info/map/

The subway map below shows you the service as at May 2015. Please note that Metro C is under construction. For ENEA, your nearest stop is "Flaminio" on Metro line A.

At the bottom of the page you can download some city and sup-to-date subway maps, produced by the city's transportation company, ATAC.

The mobile App Probus Roma gives you guidance on moving about Rome with public transport. Is also includes real-time information at each bus stop.

Should you need to reach another train station in central Rome, you will have to board a train running on the FM1 line. Tickets for these trains can be purchased at the air terminal and they cost 8 €. These trains depart from the same airport terminal. Key train stops on the FM1 line, with connections to other public transport, are Roma Trastevere (connection with metro line B), Roma Ostiense (metro line B/B1), Roma Tuscolana (walking distance to metro line A), and Roma Tiburtina (metro line B/B1). Please refer to the Rome city public transportation website for full information on getting to and about Rome.

If your airport is Rome Ciampino, located in the south-eastern part of the city then you have the option of taking a bus to Termini Station, as there are no trains between Ciampino and Termini railway stathere are still some taxi drivers in Rome who are going to try to rip off unsuspecting tourists with overpriced cab fares. To overcome this issue, the city of Rome instituted a fixed fare system for the trip between Fiumicino and the city center, so you know what you’ll be charged before you even get in the taxi.

The fixed taxi fare between Fiumicino and Rome is, as we write this, € 40 one-way for “all destinations within the Aurelian Walls” in the central part of the city. That € 40 fare is “inclusive of luggage” and is for a maximum of 4 people. And if you’re not sure exactly where the Aurelian Walls are in relation to where you’re going,there’s a nifty PDF map of the covered area in the city maps page. If you’re flying into Rome’s smaller airport, Ciampino, there’s a fixed taxi fare there, too that’s a bit less than the Fiumicino fare.

In order to get this fixed price fare, you need to make sure you’re hiring an official taxi. In other words, you’ve got to get in the specified spots where the taxis line up outside the airport. There are taxi areas near exits A, B, and C. But there are also some cars around these exits which aren’t official taxis, so city officials stress that sanctioned Rome taxis are the ones that are "white and have a “TAXI” sign on their roof, as well as an identifying number on their doors, on the rear, and inside the vehicle.” With anything other than an approved taxi, you might be taking your chances.

Conference Room & Coffee Breaks

The Conference room that we have reserved for our meeting is served with a WiFi internet connection; passwords with one-day validity will be circulated on-site. Coffee breaks will be served in the Conference room.

Upon your arrival at ENEA on the river front, you will find the security guards at the entrance who will check your IDs. You will find signs guiding you to the meeting room on the top floor.

Provisional, Draft Agenda of the Meeting

Thursday, November 12 - Day one - Workpackages Technical Meetings

Social Dinner at 8PM, restaurant "Sacro e Profano" in Via dei Maroniti, 29, a few steps away from the famous Fontana di Trevi. This is shown with a icon on the map above.

This is a Calabria-region restaurant with meat as well as fish-based appeteizers and main courses.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in the Eternal City!

What to do in Rome

Quartiere Flaminio - your neighborhood while at ENEA

Rome's new Auditorium Parco della Musica, within a 15' walk from ENEA headquarters and 20' from Hotel Astrid, hosts a Roof Gardening Fair until Sunday night, May 17. Information regarding Rome's new Auditorium concerts, and exhibitions, at http://www.auditorium.com/

The Museum of Art of the 21st century, MAXXI, is very close to both ENEA and hotel Astrid. A capturing building, and a nice outside space for your aperitivo in the evening before heading for your dinners: http://www.fondazionemaxxi.it/?lang=en. You can also enjoy Ponte della Musica wooden-metal frame bridge for a cozy walk along the river Tiber (downstream with respect to ENEA), and Ponte Milvio, an ancient pedastrian bridge just a little upstream from ENEA.

Around Rome

Express Rome city tour

If your visit to the Italian capital is hasty, mark what you should under no circumstances fail to see:The Roman Forum to see the ancient Rome, the Capitolium, the Piazza Navona in the historic centre of the city, Campo dei Fiori for its Renaissance palaces, the Piazza di Spagna for the smart stores and the Vatican for St. Peter’s Basilica.

One Day in Rome

If you have only one day in Rome, the first thing you should do is change your schedule and book at least three more. Rome wasn’t built in a day and shouldn’t be visited in a day either. Barring that, lace up your walking shoes and spend your time focusing on the main sites between Palatine Hill and the Spanish Steps. Start off with a bang by visiting the Roman Colosseum and marvel at Rome’s greatest architectural wonder. Save time waiting in line by buying your ticket at the ticket office at the entrance to nearby Palatine Hill. After the Colosseum, wander up Palatine Hill, the birthplace of Rome, for a panoramic view of the Roman Forum and central Rome. Next, explore the Roman Forum yourself and make your way on to nearby Capitoline Hill. Here you will find the glorious Piazza del Campidoglio designed by Michelangelo and the Capitoline Museums. But save those for later. For now just enjoy the view and wait for your stomach to rumble. You can find quick eats in the neighborhoods behind Capitoline Hill around the Piazza Venezia. After lunch, ogle at the immense, wedding cake-like Monument to Victor Emmanuel II as you make your way up the Via del Corso. Along the Corso, detour down the well-trod side streets to the Pantheon at Piazza de la Rotonda, and then double back to reach the world famous Trevi Fountain. After you’ve tossed a coin in the fountain and had an ice cream, the streets beyond the Fountain contain Rome’s most chic shopping spots leading all the way up to the Spanish Steps. Hang out with the wanna-be’s and the jet set, or climb the steps and make your way to Borghese Park for sunset views over the city. As the night dawns, make your way down to Trastevere by bus or the help of the metro. The former ghetto is chalk full of various restaurants and bars sure to please every budget and taste, with plenty of entertainment afterwards.

Two Days in Rome

Wake up early on the second day and head the Vatican city to beat the crowds. Get in line for the Vatican Museum and Sistine Chapel. When you’re neck is sore from craning at Michelangelo’s famous ceiling, get in line for the immense St. Peter’s Basilica. Spend time before and after in St. Peter’s Square admiring the different statues all around the square. If you plan ahead, you can even get an audience with the Pope here on Sundays and Wednesdays if he’s in town. After you’ve been to church, grab lunch and then head over to the old Post Office to mail a letter from the world’s smallest country. Once you’ve had lunch and your spirit is revitalized, take a nice shady stroll down the Tiber River. Along the river you can visit the Castel 'Sant’Angelo or the frescoed Villa Farnesina near the Botanical Gardens for a taste of Roman Renaissance. Cross the river then and explore the local neighborhoods and backstreets in and around Piazza Navona and the Campo de Fiori (flower market). There are lots of restaurants in this area for when you get hungry and the bars and nightclubs stay crowded until long after midnight. If you want to really get dressed up and go clubbing with the locals, make your way out to Testaccio south of town. Alternatively, if it’s high culture you crave, stop by Hello Ticket in the Termini Train Station to book for music, dance and theater events located all over town.

Three Days in Rome

If you have three days, spend the morning of the third day exploring the Capitoline Museums – three of the oldest in the world containing artifacts and artworks from the ancient Roman world. The three museums are connected by an underground gallery and run the gambit from a giant bronzed head of Constantine to the serpent-headed locks of Bernini's Medusa. Have lunch along the river near the Isola Tiberina and spend the afternoon finishing up whatever you didn’t see on Day One and Day Two. Alternatively, check out some of Rome’s other hidden gems: The Baths of Diocletian at Piazza Repubblica was the largest bathhouse of it’s dating back to 300 A.D. and contains Octagonal Hall, a former Roman gymnasium. Three kilometers south of the Colosseum, is the Ancient Appian Way, the primary road that led into Ancient Rome. All along the road are ruins, cafes, nature trails, and various catacombs of crucified Christians who were not allowed to be buried inside the city walls. Art aficionados will want to head back up to Borghese Park to visit the Borghese Gallery. A visit to the private gallery requires a reservation but is well worth the effort to see masterpieces by Caravaggio, Raphael, Titian and Rubens. In the evening, stroll along the Imperial Roman Forum and revisit the Colosseum at night for a final awe inspiring view.

If You have more time...

If you have more time, you may want to get out and explore some of the other sights of Rome. Ostia Antica is an ancient seaport within an hour of the city and is Rome’s excavated answer to Pompeii. The Tivoli Gardens and the Villa d’Este was the summer residence of Emperor Hadrian and is a living Eden, filled with fountains, statues and breathtaking Baroque gardens. It’s best reached by an organized tour. North of the city, Lago Bracciano is a relaxing lake area with plenty of nature and three interesting Medieval villages along the shore, complete with castles, churches and villas – a great getaway from the hustle and bustle of Rome. The beaches in and around Civitavecchia on the Mediterranean town is another option. Of course you may not wish to leave Rome at all. We don’t blame you.