Conference Welcome mixer 19:00-22:00, Natural History Museum, Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden of Florence Giardino dei Semplici, founded on 1st December 1545 by Cosimo I de Medici, is the third most ancient botanical garden in the world after those of Pisa and Padua. Here, every day since almost 500 years, well-documented collections of living plants have been cared for, grown up and spread all around here for conservation, research and educational aims.
How to get to the Botanical Garden
Social excursion to Siena 15:00 -24:00
Siena, a city rich in history and culture and with a medieval charm that is still nearly intact today.
The excursion, with a Tuscany dinner at the ‘Contrada dell’Onda’ garden, is included in the registration fee. However the seat reservation, during registration, is mandatory!
Banquet Panoramic B-Roof
please resert your seat with the gold registration. Banquet booking during the symposium is not guarantee.
The panoramic B-Roof restaurant, formerly known as Terrazza Brunelleschi, is located on the fifth floor of the historic Grand Hotel Baglioni, right in the centre of Florence and is a two-minute walk from Santa Maria Novella station.The outdoor terraces of different heights and the splendid panoramic windows allow you to enjoy a 360-degree view of the city. Your gaze sweeps unhindered from Santa Maria Novella to the Medici Chapels, from the dome of the cathedral to the tower of Palazzo Vecchio, from San Miniato to Piazzale Michelangelo - you really feel like you can reach out and touch all of the city's most famous monuments with one finger!