DINNERS

Live Music & Dinner on April 24th, 2025 

Hotel departure 19:30 by walk / 15 min to reach restaurant

3 course menu, 1 soft drink and live music band after 10:pm return back to hotel after midnight

Rate: 50€ per person

Dinner is Included into Exclusive Attendance Package

There has to be minimum 10 person to organise dinner

Conference Dinner on April 25th, 2025 

Hotel departure 3pm by bus from Zan Hotel Europa Bologna ( duration 1h 20 min )

  • Florence Arrival 4:30 pm
  • City Tour in Florence with English Speaking Guide
  • 7:30 pm arrival to Restaurant 
  • 3 course menu, 1 soft drink 
  • After 10:30 pm return back to Bologna by bus ( duration 1h 20 min )

Fee: 60€ per person for city tour

Fee: 80€ per person for conference dinner 

City Tour is Included into all registration packages

Conference Dinner is Included into Full Package Registration and Exclusive Attendance Package 

WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES

Pasta Workshop

Our cooking classes are aimed to those who’d like to attend a short but practical lesson about fresh Bolognese homemade pasta. You will return to your home with an acquired knowledge that is as tasty as it is precious

Description

This cooking class takes places in a small pasta workshop where every morning local Sfogline (pastamaker) make handmade pasta. Our “sfoglina” Martina will share with you all her secrets and technique to make fresh egg pasta.

  • Make the pasta dough from scratch
  • Learn how to roll pasta with the mattarello (rolling pin)
  • Make Tortellini, Taglietelle and Tortelloni
  • Enjoy your meal with pasta prepared and local wine

 Don’t forget what you learned and throw your pasta machine away, buy a “Mattarello” 😉

Duration

2.30 Hours

Rate: 100€ per person

Rate: 80€ per person for the participants who booked Exclusive attendance package

 

Workshop Dates

April 24th, 2025 Thursday and April 28th, 2025 Monday

Timing will be adviced later 

Wine Tasting And Picnic in Dozza

Visit a small wine producer in Dozza hills, 40 minutes from Bologna, taste some local wine and enjoy a picnic in the vineyard.

Description

Discover the countryside of Bologna and visit a family run winery on the hills of Dozza, a beautiful medieval village mostly known for the production of Albana and Sangiovese wine.

After the visit we prepare for you a cute picnic basket with local food, chill under the sun of Romagna hills and enjoy it!

Schedule

  • Walk around the vineyard, visit the cellar and taste 2 glasses of wine.
  • Grab your picnic basket with:
  • Local Focaccia with olive oil
  • Piadina Romagnola
  • Cold cuts produced by the winery (Prosciutto, Ciccioli, Coppa d’estate)
  • Selection of cheese (provolone, grana 36 months, caciotta CSPT)
  • Fresh vegetables and pickels
  • Cookies and homemade jam
  • One bottle of wine every 2 people + water
  • Relax on a picnic towel and Buon Appetito!

Duration : 2.30 Hours

Rate: 70€ per person

Rate: 56€ per person for the participants who booked Exclusive attendance package

(Transport is not included)

April 24th, 2025 Thursday and April 28th, 2025 Monday

Timing will be adviced later 

How to reach the winery

We suggest to take the train from Bologna Centrale to Castel S. Pietro (10 mins – 4€ each way), we can pick you up at the train station of Castel S. Pietro by car (for free).

You’ll receive all information after booking.

Language

Activity run by the wine producer in English.  In case of bad weather the entire experience will be inside the winery and you can have your Food&Wine tasting inside.

Museo Ferruccio Lamborghini ( Lamborghini Museum )

https://www.lamborghini.com/en-en/museum#val-tab 

https://www.museolamborghini.com/en 

Tour Dates 27th of April
Tour Departure time will be adviced later

Duration of Tour 5h Incl Transportation

Rate: 75€ per person Includes assistance, museum entrance and transportation

Rate: 60€ per person for the participants who booked Exclusive attendance package  

There has to be minimum 15 pax in order to organise tour

Museo Ferrari Maranello & Museo Enzo Ferrari  Modena ( Ferrari Museums )

https://www.ferrari.com/en-EN/museums 

Tour Dates 28th of April
Tour Departure time will be adviced later

Rate: 90€ per person Includes Assistance, two museum entrance and transportation

Rate: 72€ per person for the participants who booked Exclusive attendance package  

There has to be minimum 15 pax in order to organise tour

Bologna City Tour with hop on hop off buses

There is no arrangenment done by organisers. You can purchase your ticket from  below web sites

https://cityredbus.com/en/shop/biglietti-citytour-bologna/ 

https://cityredbus.com/en/shop/biglietti-san-luca-express/ 

Half Day city tour to Florence

Conference dinner will be organised in Florence on April 25th, 2025 Friday Before dinner there will be 3h city tour with English speaking guide.

Conference Hotel Departure   : 3:00 pm
Florence Arrival                            : 4:30 pm

Tour ends 7:30 at Piazzale Michelangelo of Florence ( Michelangelo Hills in Florence ) 

Free time between 7:30pm – 10:30pm

Tour Rate 60€ per person
City tour is included into all registration packages

Return from Florence to Bologna will be at 10:30pm with private bus

There might be changes on timing and tour program depending to the weather conditions and/or size of the group.

Full Day city tour to Rome

Conference Hotel Departure   : 6:50 am
Catch the train from Bologna departing at 7:15 am

Rome Arrival                               :  9:45 am

Lunch Break / Free Time 

Tour ends 4pm at Pantheon 

Free time between 4pm – 6pm

Departure from meeting point to train station

Return back to Bologna after 7 pm train

Tour Rate 100€ per person
Tour Rate: 80€ per person for the participants who booked Exclusive attendance package  

Rate Includes 2 way train Tickets and English Speaking Guiding. 

There might be changes on timing and tour program depending to the weather conditions and/or size of the group.

Participants who would like to stay in Rome will be by their own after tour ends. No Return Ticket refund

There has to be minimum 15 pax in order to organise tour

Full Day city tour to Venice

Conference Hotel Departure   : 6:50 am

Catch the train from Bologna departing at 7:15 am

Venice Arrival                              : 9 am

Lunch Break / Free Time between 1 – 2 Pm

Tour ends 4pm 

Free time between 4pm – 6pm

Departure from meeting point to train station

Return back to Bologna after 7 pm train

Tour Rate 100€ per person
Tour Rate: 80€ per person for the participants who booked Exclusive attendance package

Rate Includes 2 way train Tickets and English Speaking Guiding. 

There might be changes on timing and tour program depending to the weather conditions and/or size of the group.

Participants who would like to stay in Venice will be by their own after tour ends.No Return Ticket refund

There has to be minimum 15 pax in order to organise tour

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Deadlines

Early Bird Registration Deadline

17 January 2025 

Full Paper Submission Deadline

17 February 2025

Standard Registration Deadline

21 March 2025 

Late / On Site Registration Deadline

25 April 2025