-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE CERT-IT is kind to provide limited help regarding hotel accomodation however since rooms in Mec hotel are reserved for FIRST event they cannot guarantee that rooms will be available for attendees of EuroCERT meeting. If some rooms remain unreserved after December 18th, they will be allocated for attendees of EuroCERT meeting on FIFO basis. All other attendees will be notified that reservation is not done and they will have to make their own arrangements. NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE - NOTE Travel & Hotel Information General Information about Italy and Milan * Weather Milan is located in the Northern part of Italy, about one and half hour drive from the Alps, in the Padana plains. January in Milan might be cold (for our standards), which means the highs are between 0C and 10C (between 30F and 50F) and the lows are around or below freezing. It can be very foggy, maybe rainy, but there aren't many chances for snow. Bring warm shoes anyway. * Money and Banks The local currency is the Italian Lira, whose rate of exchange as of November 1st with $US is roughly $1 = 1,750 ITL and with the ECU is ECU1 = 1,950 ITL. Money can be changed at banks (all morning long and for one hour in the afternoon between 15:15 and 16:15) and exchange bureaus (all day long and at night too in the downtown area). Some stores will accept foreign currency as well. Most automatic teller machines are connected on the CIRRUS, VISA, EUROCHEQUE, MASTERCARD networks. A BankAmericard office is also available in the city center. * Telephones Telephones work with change (fewer and fewer), phone cards (prepaid phone cards are sold at bars, news stands, and wherever there is a sign reading "schede telefoniche"), and some also with credit cards. Local calls in Milan requires at least 200 ITL and additional money the longer you call (there is no such thing as flat rate for local calls). International calls are placed by dialing 00 - country code - area code - number. Country code for Italy is ++39 Area code for Milan is 2. * Shopping and Restaurants Prices you see at shops or restaurants are all inclusive, "what you see is what you pay". Tips in bars and restaurants are not expected, although welcome, service is accounted for explicitly (like in restaurants) or implicitly (like in bars), so tipping is totally up to the customers' please. Downtown stores sell tax free for foreigners, for purchases above a certain threshold. Ask at the store before paying for your purchases. * Theathres, Cinemas, and Museums Few cinemas feature undubbed movies, all theathre shows are in Italian. Tickets can be purchased directly at the theathre. Prices range between 30,000 IT. Lira and 160,000 depending on the show and theathre. Some accept credit cards, cash is always welcome. If you are interested in La Scala performances, please visit their web site at http://lascala.milano.it for program and ticketing information. Museums are usually open from 9am to 5pm (with few exceptions, e.g., Leonardo's Last Supper, mornings only) five days a week, and often 9am to 1 pm on Sunday, the closing day varies for the various institutions. * Power Power voltage is 220V, sockets are (of course) different from the rest of the world, international adaptors will work and are available at electrical appliances store. Phone sockets may be like American's or the old three pronged type. * Tourist Information A wealth of information can be found at http://www.city.net/countries/italy/milan/ The Tourist Information office (APT) in in Duomo Square, under the fascist style white marble arcade at the Duomo's right, when facing it. CONFERENCE LOCATION Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Informazione, DSI Via Comelico 39, Milano It is located in the south/east part of town, pretty close to downtown, in the direction of Linate International airport. Look at a map of the area, or see section 22-B5- in the city map available at http://www.polimi.it/STET or at the city metro system (world subway navigator, by Pierre David http://metro.jussieu.fri:10001/bin/select/english/italy/milano) How to get to the Department - - Coming from Linate Int'l Airport (Eastern outskirts of town): * By Taxi cab: a taxi cab directly to the Department would take only about 10 to 15 minutes and it would cost about 20,000 It. Lira. Night rides have a night surcharge. * By Bus: take bus 73 to downtown (right outside the airport). Bus tickets are sold by an automatic machine at the airport bus stop (the machine does not give change) and cost 1,500 IT. Lira (see later for ticket validity). Get off at "XXII Marzo- Piazza Emilia" stop and take bus 92 -across the street from the news stand under the trees- direction "V.le Isonzo." Get off at Comelico stop and walk back few steps, the Department is on your left. - - Coming from Malpensa Int'l airport (about 40 km North of town): * By taxi cab: a taxi cab to town would take about 40 to 60 minutes, depending on the traffic on the highway and in town, and would cost over 100,000 It. Lira. * By public transportation: the bus terminal to town ("Centrale" railway station, on the metro yellow and green lines, and on the 92 bus line) costs about 15,000 It. Lira and would take about 50 minutes, or more, depending on the traffic on the highway. Tickets are sold in the arrival hall of the airport (follow the signs, on your right when you exit the baggage claim area). - - Coming from "Centrale" railway station: * get bus 92, direction "V.le Isonzo", and get off at Comelico stop. "Centrale" 92 bus stop is next to the airport terminal bus station. Bus tickets are sold at news-stands, in the station main hall. * at the station main entrance, take the subway yellow line, direction "San Donato", get off at Lodi TIBB stop, and walk for about 10 minutes along Viale Umbria northbound, via Comelico is on your left, or take bus 92, direction Bovisa, for 3-4 stops. - - Coming from the city center: * get tram 4, direction "Monte Velino", in Via Mazzini, at the south-west corner of Duomo square. Get off at Comelico-Friuli stop, and walk another 50 m in the same direction. * take the subway yellow line (Duomo stop), direction "San Donato" and get off at Lodi TIBB stop. Take Viale Umbria northbound and walk for about 10 minutes, via Comelico is on your left, or take bus 92, direction Bovisa for 3-4 stops. Metro/bus tickets are sold in many tobacco shops (tabaccheria) and newspaper stands (edicola), carrying a yellow "ATM" sign. Tickets are valid for 75 minutes after the first timestamp. You can transfer to any bus/tram and subway line during the 75 minutes. Tickets must be timestamped the first time you get on a bus/tram and each time each time you take the syubway. A single ticket entitles to unlimited rides on buses and/or tram and single subway ride, including transfers to different lines without coming out to the surface. Hotels Prices are indicated as reported on the tourist office 1997 Milan Hotel Book, check with hotel receptions for 1998 fares. They usually include an Italian/continental breakfast. The areas mentioned below are in general safe although they might not be the most interesting or nicest ones from a touristic point of view (eg dept. and station). The downtown area is in general lively till late and walking around is safe. A block of rooms have been reserved at Mec Hotel (see below) and special fares negotiated for the TC/SC meetings participants. Fares include breakfast buffet in the morning. Rooms at special fare will be available until December 18th. Upon request of the hotel management, those who are interested in staying at Mec Hotel are kindly requested to fill out the form at the end of this page and send it to tcregistration@security.dsi.unimi.it with subject "hotel reservation" (clear or encrypted text is fine) or via fax to Emilia Rosti, CERT-IT/DSI Fax No ++39-2-55006 253 No hotel reservation service is provided for other hotels. Feel free to contact rose@security.dsi.unimi.it (Emilia Rosti) if you have any problem/question. In the Department area: Mec Hotel (***) Via Tito Livio 1 (5 minute walk) Ph 5456-715, Fax 5456-718 Single/French room, single occ. 130,000 Double room, single occ. 150,000 Double room, double occ. 180,000 Downtown area Grand Hotel Duomo (*****) Via S. Raffaele 1 (Duomo square) Ph 88-33 Fax 86-462-027 Single room occ. 440,000 Double room occ. 605,000 Hotel Bonaparte (****) Via Cusani 13 (Castle area, close to 4 tram line) Ph 85-60 Fax 86-93-601 Single room occ. 400,000 Double room occ. 460,000 Jolly President Hotel (****) Via Largo Augusto 10 (behind Duomo square) Ph 77-461 Fax 78-34-49 Single room occ. 400,000 Double room occ. 522,000 Hotel dei Cavalieri (****) Piazza Missori 1 (near Duomo square) Ph 88-571 Fax 72-021-683 Single room occ. 250,000 Double room occ. 350,000 Casa Svizzera (***) Via San Raffaele 3 Ph 86-92-246 Fax 72-004-690 Single room occ. 190,000 Double room occ. 260,000 The phone numbers given above must be preceded by ++39-2 - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOTEL RESERVATION FORM (for Mec Hotel only) Last Name ....................................... First Name ...................................... Organization .................................... Phone number .................. Fax ............. Date and time of arrival ........................ Date and time of departure ...................... Number of nights at hotel ....................... Credit Card Information Visa [ ] MasterCard [ ] AmEx [ ] Name of CC holder ............................ Number ....................................... Expiration Date .............................. Those who would rather have their Credit Card information sent directly to the hotel feel free to do so. ========================================================================== CERT-IT Computer Emergency Response Team ITaly D.S.I, Universita` degli Studi di Milano via Comelico 39, 20135 Milan, ITALY cert-it@security.dsi.unimi.it http://security.dsi.unimi.it phone: ++39-2-55006-258 fax: ++39-2-55006-388 ========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNIu+S8AFeq0PniW5AQGp5gP9Hm/maUPIdoOBNb9+Rr8yEemON5DWISSt ZAdMq7BvMT9TCZvC5KpZqBLFJZ6+KEaeLymftJnPWIbzw/lmsllJoYYL42U7NMm8 PrWlxpTfaY4YI2Jd7AqlN1UdxavbA4IKzJJ+whUDNBfJ/bFapMmAt6cwwGPXibu6 qiouNioBMIQ= =NJQW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------ EuroCERT tel: (+44 1235) 822 382 c/o UKERNA, Atlas Centre fax: (+44 1235) 822 398 Chilton, Didcot Oxon OX11 0QS http://www.eurocert.net UK mailto:Damir.Rajnovic@eurocert.net ------------------------------------------------------------------