Open Source Free Software GIS - GRASS users conference 2002
Trento, Italy, 11-13 September 2002
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The sessions of the Open source GIS - GRASS users conference 2002
will be held in the Law Faculty (Facolta' di Giurisprudenza) of the University of Trento. The address is ViaVerdi 53, Trento, Italy.
General
Information about Trento
Trento (100.000 inhabitants), the capital
of the Region of Trentino and Alto Adige (Südtirol) and of the Province
of Trento. Trento is situated 190 mnto is situated 190 m. above the sea level on the flat
ground of the Adige river Valley on the Verona-Brennero-Innsbruck-Munich
motorway and railway.
The town is surrounded by beautiful mountains
(the southern part of the Alps and the Dolomites) and lakes (in particular
lake Garda, known for its mild climate); it is dominated by the nearby
Mounts Bondone (2,170 m.) and Paganella (2,125 m.). The high craggy limestone
buttresses and spires of the Dolomites
soar above the conifer forests and plains surrounding their foothills,
and at dawn and dusk their pinkish rock becomes tinted pastel pink, red,
and violet, a spectacular sight. The valleys, woodland, grassland, and
small lakes between the peaks are magnificent, and are the reason why the
Dolomite mountains are famous throughout the world: almost vertical walls,
hundreds of meters high, such as the Sella, the south side of the Marmolada
(3,342 m.), high sharp peaks like the Madonna Peak in the Pale di San Martino,
and the needles and towering rock of the very famous Torri del Vaiolet
and the equally renowned Campanile Basso di Brenta, the Catinaccio, all
examples of the variety of forms and appearance of these mountains. The
best-known and best-equipped resorts include Cortina d'Ampezzo, San Martino
di Castrozza, Ortisei, Selva di Val Gardena, Canazei, Moena, and at the
foot of the Brenta group of mountains, Madonna di Campiglio.
Trento was a Roman town of some importance
(Tridentum) and after Goth, Lombard and Carolingian rule it passed in year
1027 from Emperor Conrad the Salic to the Bishop Princes. Though established
as a satellite state of the Germanic Empire, it always had a certain independence.
The Council of Trento was held here from the year 1545 to year 1563 by
the Catholic Church in an attempt to curb the rapid progress of Martin
Luther's Reformation. The Bishop Princes rule lasted until year 1801. Monuments
include the Duomo, built in 12th-13th Century and seat of the Council of
Trento, and the Castello del Buon Consiglio, an imposing building dating
to various periods (original nucleus 9th Century) seat of the Bishop Princes.
Plane There is no airport in Trento,
so if you are planning to travel by plane, you should try to arrive either
in Verona (90 km), Venice (153 km), or Milan (213 km); in order of importance,
Milan, Venice, Verona. Verona is appreciably closer to Trento than Milan
but there are many more flights into Milan. Overseas travelers should consider
the opportunity of flying to Verona via London.
Bus Transportation in Trento Trento
has a good public transportation network with 17 bus lines. All the buses
stop in front of the centrally located railway station and leave every
15-30 minutes. The service starts between 5 a.m. and 7 a.m., and finishes
between 7.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m. Timetables and itineraries are listed
at the bus-stops. Tickets must be purchased at a tobacconist or a newspaper
shop before boarding the bus (single ticket Lit. 1,500; a booklet of ten
tickets Lit. 12,000). For any further information please refer
to Orikata or to Open source GIS - GRASS users conference 2002 secretariat.
Turistic Informations:
Trentino and Italy
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