PSD'2006 - Venue and Travel

	VENUE AND TRAVEL


CENEX-SDC	The conference will take place on December 13-15, 2006 in Roma, Italy, at Istat, the Italian National Statistical Institute, in the Aula Magna, at the second floor of the building. Via Cesare Balbo, 14 00184 Roma Note that Istat is located in the city centre at walking distance from Roma main train station: Roma Termini. The nearest metro stations are either Cavour (B Line) or Termini (A and B Line).
	Travel There are direct flights to Roma from every major city in Europe. Direct flights from some American cities are also available. Roma has two main airports: Leonardo da Vinci Fiumicino Airport (main airlines); G.B. Pastine Ciampino Airport (charter and low cost flights). Fiumicino Arport From Fiumicino airport you can reach central Roma by direct train (Leonardo Express) or by bus, taxi or metropolitan train (info here). Ciampino Airport From Ciampino Airport you can reach central Roma by coach or a combination of bus and train or bus and metro. For information on how to reach Roma from Ciampino Airport click here. More information on Fiumicino Airport can be found here; for Ciampino Airport click here. If you are planning to come to Rome by train click here for information. Public Transport Metro lines and maps: http://www.metroroma.it/metroroma/HTML/EN/Servizi/Muoversi+a+Roma/MappadelleLinee.htm Metro timetables: http://www.metroroma.it/metroroma/HTML/EN/Servizi/Muoversi+a+Roma/Gli+orari.htm Radio Taxi La Capitale 06.49.94 Radio Taxi 06.35.70 Pronto Taxi 06.66.45 Weather Information on the weather in Italy can be found here. Accommodation and tourist information For a small list of the Hotels and Restaurants situated close to Istat building click here; more information is available at the following websites: http://www.romaturismo.it/v2/en/main.asp http://www.romecity.it/EnglishVersion.htm http://www.restaurantsomh.com/rome.htm http://www.abcroma.com/Index_i.asp