Topic sessions

We have organized two invited sessions on "Theory driven experiments" and one on "Field experiments in education."
List of speakers (in alphabetic order): Sonia Bhalotra, Lorenz Goette, Salvatore Nunnari, Arno Riedl, Giuseppe Sorrenti, Sigrid Suetens, Joël van der Weele.

Mentoring session

List of panelists (in alphabetic order): Kai Barron, Lata Gagadharan, Eva Ranehill, Roberto Weber.

Gala Dinner

The gala dinner will be held at Palazzo Re Enzo on September 1st.

​Palazzo Re Enzo is an impressive historic landmark built in 1244 and is located right in the heart of the city center, steps away from the main square called "Piazza Maggiore".

The location for the gala dinner is just 10-minute walk from the conference venue (see map).

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Social Events

​There will be a welcome drink after the opening keynote lecture on August 31st at the conference venue.

On September 2nd, we have organized an informal aperitif in the internal cloister of San Giovanni in Monte (see map), located right behind Piazza Santo Stefano -- one of the most charming places in town.

R E C O M M E N D A T I O N S

Spectacular views of the city

Asinelli tower, Clock tower, Saint Peter, and Specola offer a great view over the historical city center. 
​Beware of the steps!

Sanctuary of San Luca

If you fancy an uphill walk along the longest porticos in the world (4Km, with over 600 porticos) you can enjoy the view from San Luca.

Archiginnasio

The Archiginnasio is located in the heart of the city: you can visit the old University lecture halls. Check out also the nearby Piazza Santo Stefano!

Hills, Appennino, and food

You can escape the summer heat in the hills near Bologna (by car or bike) and enjoy typical food in the local trattorie.

The Motor Valley

Emilia-Romagna is the land of cars and motors. Visit the Ferrari Museum and the MUDEC (Lamborghini) in Modena.

Venice, Florence, Milan, Rome

Florence (30 min), Milan (60 min), Venice (90 min), and Rome (2 h) can be reached easily by high speed train.