| Conference Location | University of Bari
Faculty of Sciences
Department of Informatics
Via Edoardo Orabona, 4, 70125 Bari
Bari (Puglia), Italy Tel: +39 080 5049211
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| University information | The University of Bari located in Bari, Italy was founded in 1925 and is organized in 12 Faculties. The University has created some interdepartmental centers of research with the objective to strengthen the organization and to better coordinate the working of Departments by supplying the scientific and didactic exigencies of people working in various fields. As a member of an inter-university network the university has developed a partnership process between science and companies to sustain the strategic research whilst at the same time encouraging Italian researchers and academics to support mobility in the universities, public offices and private research centers. The University has entered into several agreements with foreign universities opening up new possibilities for exchange. The University is a partner in cooperative agreements with higher education institutes in different parts of the world, to promote and develop technical and scientific research and collaboration. |
| General information | Bari (Barium in Latin, from Greek Βάριον - Bàrion or Vàrion, Bare in Neapolitan) is the capital city of the province of Bari and of the Apulia (or, in Italian, Puglia) region, on the Adriatic sea, in Italy. It is the second economic centre of mainland Southern Italy and is well known as a port and university city, as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. The city itself has a decreasing population of 328,458 over 116 km², while the fast-growing urban area counts 653,028 inhabitants over 203 km². Another 500,000 people live in the metropolitan area. Bari is made up of four different urban sections. To the north, the closely built old town on the peninsula between two modern harbours, with the splendid Basilica of Saint Nicholas, the Cathedral of San Sabino (1035 - 1171) and the Castello Svevo of Frederick II, is now also one of the major nightlife districts. The Murattiano section to the south, the modern heart of the city, is laid out on a rectangular gird-plan with a promenade on the sea, and the major shopping district (the via Sparano and via Argiro). The more modern city surrounding this center was the result of chaotic development during the 1960s and 1970s over the old suburbs that had developed along roads splaying outwards from gates in the city walls. Finally, the outer suburbs have been in rapid development during the 1990s. The city has a redeveloped airport named after Pope John Paul II.The Karol Wojtyla Airport is a modern facility with connections to several European cities. Bari has much to offer the visitor. Local tourist attractions include: Basilica di San Nicola, Cathedral of St. Sabinus, Petruzzelli Theatre, Castello Normanno Svevo, The Russian Church, Barivecchia, Teatro Margherita, Orto Botanico and the baroque Santa Teresa dei Maschi. The grid-shaped Murat city Centre of Bari is said to be the largest shopping centre in all of Italy and contains a large number of high-street stores and smaller shops with particular attention to high fashion and tailoring. Bari has recently seen a proliferation of out of town hypermarkets with all manner of shops and superstores attached to them. Pane e Pomodoro Beach is the main beach within reach of the city. |
| Getting to Bari | Bari International Airport (http://www.seap-puglia.it/default.asp?idlingua=2&idcontenuto=25) Bari "Karol Wojtyla" International Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Bari) (IATA: BRI, ICAO: LIBD) is an airport serving the city of Bari in Italy. It is approximately 8km (5 miles) northwest from the town center. The airport is also known as Palese Macchie Airport (Italian: Aeroporto di Palese Macchie) after a nearby neighborhood. The airport's facilities have been upgraded in 2005-2006 with the opening of a new passenger terminal equipped with 4 loading bridges, a new control tower and a multistorey car park. The airport handled 2.368.313 passengers in 2007 - a 20% increase over the previous year. Transport into Bari BUS AMTAB BUS n° 16 From/to city center (A. Moro Square) Schedule: service starts at 5 am and ends at 11 pm. Average waiting time is 60 minutes. Return ride includes stops at via Capitaneo, via Ranieri and via Diaz. It also stops in Viale Europa, Via B. Buozzi, Via crispi, Via Piccinni, Via Q.Sella, Corso Italia. Travelling time: 35 / 40 minutes Ticket price: € 0.77 AMTAB linea urbana n°16 TEMPESTA BUS COMPANY Direct connection from the airport to Central Station, and viceversa (Towords Via Andrea Da Bari,44 corner with Via Calefati, after five minutes departing from railways station) Schedule: See Bus Schedule http://www.autoservizitempesta.it/orari.php Travelling time: 25 / 30 minutes Ticket price: € 4.15 one way CAR RENTAL ALFA SERVICE RENT CAR s.r.l Centro Prenotazioni Nazionali tel.199.24.24.10 Tel./Fax 080.9147471 web site: www.alfaservicentcar.it AUTOSERVIZI MAGGIORE National Reservation Center tel. 199 15110 Web site: www.maggiore.it AVIS CAR RENTAL National Reservation Center tel.+39 080 531.61.68 Web site: www.avisautonoleggio.it |
