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Practical information
for participants
9 November 2021
Crowne Plaza St Peter’s
Via Aurelia Antica 415
00165, Rome, Italy
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The venue
The WestMED Stakeholders Conference will take place on 9th November
2021 at the hotel Crowne Plaza St Peter’s, located at Via Aurelia Antica, 415,
00165, Rome (Italy).
Hotel Crowne Plaza St Peter’s
Hotel Crowne Plaza St Peter’s is accessible to people with
disabilities. In case you need further assistance, please get
in touch with the organisers. We will make every effort to
accommodate your needs.
Wireless Internet will be available throughout the venue.
The access code will be provided on the day of the
meeting.
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Directions
The hotel is located in the city of Rome, close to the main tourist attractions and the
Vatican City.
• 2-minute walk from buses and metro stops from/to the city center and
the main stations.
• Easily reachable from the train stations Roma Termini (30 minutes) and
Roma Tiburtina (40 minutes) by public transportation.
• The venue can be also easily reachable by train/public transportation
from Rome airports, Roma Fiumicino (45 minutes) and Roma Ciampino
(1h).
• The hotel has a private car park. You can check directly with the hotel
the underground and open-air parking options.
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How to reach the venue
From Roma airports:
• By taxi: It will take around 25-40 min, depending on the airport you are
arriving and the traffic. You can take a taxi the Arrivals terminal on any
of the airports. For further information about taxi service in Rome,
please check on taxitevere.it
• By bus: There is a shuttle bus line that connects the two Rome airports
with the city center. The SIT Bus Shuttle service connects Roma
Fiumicino or Roma Ciampino to Roma Termini train station. From the
train station, you can take bus 889 and stops at Aurelia Antica/Torre
Rossa stop, 2 minutes walking from the venue
• By train:
o From Fiumicino airport, the Trenitalia railway service “Leonardo
Express” connects the airport with Roma Termini.
From Roma Termini:
• By taxi: It will take around 20 minutes, depending on the traffic.
• By bus: Lines 64 and 98 bring to Aurelia Antica/Torre Rossa bus stop,
with a short change in S.Spirito stop. Further information on the bus
lines can be found here.
We recommend you to visit:
https://www.turismoroma.it/en
https://www.atac.roma.it/
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Hotel Crowne Plaza St Peter’s
Bedrooms are available at the hotel where the conference will take place.
Preferential rates are reserved for participants to the event until 22nd
October. If you would like to book a room at the hotel, please send an email
to events-westmed@ecorys.com
The venue is located in a privileged area of the city of Rome. Numerous
accommodation options are available in the area.
Hotel name Distance to the venue
Hotel Occidental 5 minutes walking
Aurelia 2 minutes by car
Hotel Domus Pacis 5 minutes walking
2 minutes by car
Hotel Villa Pamphili 20 minutes walking
Roma 12 minutes by car
NH Roma Villa 26 minutes walking
Carpegna 10 minutes by car
WE TMED Supported
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The languages of the event will be English and French. Simultaneous
interpretation is foreseen during the plenaries.
What if I miss my plane?
According to EU legislation, all passengers departing from/arriving in an EU
country are entitled to a specific set of rights upon conditions. If you flight is
cancelled, the airline must give you the choice between reimbursement or
rerouting (you have the right to assistance while waiting). You may also be
entitled to additional compensation (€125-€600) under some conditions. The
airline must always inform you about your rights.
If your luggage is lost, damaged or delayed, you may be entitled to
compensation from the airline of up to about €1200. For damaged luggage,
you need to file your claim within 7 days of receiving your luggage (21 days
for delayed luggage).
For more information, please visit: EU Consumer Centres Network.
Contacts
For all logistical matters, please contact:
Victoria Huisa
Tel: +32 4 721 171185
Email: Victoria.Huisa@ecorys / events-westmed@ecorys.com
We are looking forward to meeting you in Rome!
WE TMED Supported
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Regarding the COVID-19 procedure implemented by the Italian government
for those arriving from outside the country, we strongly recommend you to
carefully read the information included here.
Participants will be requested to:
• Travelling without any symptoms of COVID-19.
• Filling out the Passenger Location form – Digital location form before
entering in Italy. The form can be also found here.
• Participants from the EU countries must present the EU Digital COVID
Certificate at their arrival.
Participants from non-EU countries entering in Italy for a period not
exceeding 122 hours (5 days) for proven necessity due to work (among other
reasons) are excepted of taking a test or starting a self-quarantine. Further
guidelines concerning your country of origin can be found here:
https://infocovid.viaggiaresicuri.it/index_en.html
In any case, we always recommend to bring a PCR test with negative result
taken less than 72 hours before entering in Italy.
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city
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8Welcome to Rome!
• Rome is famous world-wide for its unique architecture, history and
monuments. The capital of Italy is located at the center of the country,
close to the sea, and it has one of the highest concentration of
monuments, archaeological and architectural heritage in the world with
over 16% of the world’s heritage and the 70% of the Italian heritage.
• Its historic center, delimited by the Aurelian walls, is an overlapping of
three millennia testimony. In 1980, the city was included in the list of
UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
• Heart of Catholic Christianity, Rome is the only city in the world to host a
foreign state, the enclave of the Vatican City: for this reason, it is often
referred to as the "Capital of two States.“
• For further information, we recommend you visit https://www.rome.net/
Useful information
• Weather: During this time of the year, the average daily temperature
reaches 14°C. The highs get up to 21°C and the lows generally go down to
10°C.
• Business hours: Opening and closing time for stores is usually around 10
AM until around 8 PM. These hours may vary around the major tourist
attractions.
• Language: Italian
• Currency: Euro.
• Country dialling code: +39
• 24 hour emergency contact:
• Ambulance: 118
• Fire: 115
• Police: 112 or 113
• Time zone: GMT+1
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