The Welcome Reception will take place on Tuesday the 23rd of August 2022, 19:10-20:30, at the Palazzo Poggi and is open to all registrants who had preregistered and accompanying persons who have purchased a reception ticket. Preregistration is required due to health and safety reasons. Participants must bring their conference badge in order to to attend the reception. Information about the welcome reception booking is embedded in the QR code on the conference badge.

Enjoy a walking tour through the streets of Bologna’s market, tasting local specialties and discovering curiosities about Bolognese food. This tour will allow everyone to discover the gastronomy of Bologna with a walk inside the Quadrilatero market, the real beating heart of local specialties. You will do typical tastings and discover all the anecdotes about Bolognese food. Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes. The visit will take place on Wednesday the 24th of August 2022 afternoon. It is optional, and registration is required. Participants must bring their conference badge in order to attend the event. Information about the booking is embedded in the QR code on the conference badge. The meeting point is the the entrance of the Palazzo Poggi at Via Zamboni.

The Conference Dinner will take place at the Royal Hotel Carlton on Thursday the 25th of August 2022, 19:30-22:30. The conference dinner is optional and registration is required. Before the dinner there will be a reception in the garden. Participants must bring their conference badge in order to attend the conference dinner. Information about the dinner booking is embedded in the QR code on the conference badge.

• The virtual participants can choose to join either the scientific programme or the virtual networking space at any moment during the conference. However, there are specific moments where all the participants are invited to network: the coffee breaks, lunch breaks and the virtual welcome reception on Thursday the 25th of August 2022 from 19:30 to 20:00 (GMT+2).
• The virtual networking space is built in Gather Town. Gather Town is a video-calling space that allows multiple people to hold separate conversations in parallel, walking in and out of those conversations just as easily as they walk through the virtual spaces of the conference.
• The virtual networking conference space comprises a hall, two gardens, a lobby with table games and a disco. There are many private networking spaces to sit and chat with your colleagues. Otherwise, you can walk around with your avatar and network with the people you meet.
• Indications to access the networking space can be found here.