International School of Functional Genomics
The School will be hosted by the Hotel Village Baia Samuele, in the town of Scicli (Ragusa), Sicily, Italy. Scicli is one the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto, an area in the South-Eastern Sicily that is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1024/documents/.
The Hotel Village “Baia Samuele†is an ultramodern village with a private beach on one of the most beautiful coasts of Sicily. For any further information, visit Baia Samuele.


Participants are responsible for arranging their own hotel accommodation
We have pre-reserved a limited number of rooms for the participants at the Hotel Village “Baia Samuele†at a reduced price. You are strongly advised, therefore, to book hotel accommodation as soon as possible.
Prices:
Hotel
Village Resort
*In case you opt for a double-room or a triple-room you can indicate the name of your roommate(s) if you know her/him/them. Otherwise, the organizers will contact you regarding a roommate.
Near the venue, there are Bed&Breakfast, Resort and Hotel.
How to reach the venue
Airplane International Airport of Catania
Car Catania - Ragusa speedway, go on in direction Pozzallo, go out at the exit for Sampieri-Marina di Modica. 2 Km after Marina di Modica you arrive to the village. Magnify the map
Bus transfer
Bus Transfers from the Catania Airport to the Hotel Village “Baia Samuele†and Viceversa will be provided for the participants. The following is the timetable:
Departure from the Catania Airport to the Hotel Village “Baia Samueleâ€:
Hour: 5 PM; date: 5th and 12th of July 2008; location: Catania Airport
Departure from the Hotel Village “Baia Samuele†to the Catania Airport:
Hour: 3 PM; date: 12th and 19th of July 2008; location: Hotel Village “Baia Samueleâ€
If you would like to utilize this free service, please book it at school@functional-genomics.it before the 1st of July 2008.