Italy/SOTM 2008
In questa pagina si coordina la candidatura di Roma ad ospitare la conferenza The State Of The Map del 2008.
Preparation
We (Italian OSMers and GFOSS.it) are planing to have 3-4 preparatory conference in Rome to develope a user base in Rome to have a decent map of the city before the event. We will have a talk about OSM during the GRASS-GFOSS conference in Perugia the next February.
Whe hope to raise the contributors to 100+.
We would like to have OSM presentation during the future Italian Wikimedia Foundation events.
Location
Linux Club Italia hosted in the last september the third Assembly of Wikimedia Italia. I was not there but i know the conference was successfully.
Connection
Rome is well connected to the world. All the main European destination are connected by low fares airlines. I tried to check the prices in the weekend from 20th to 24h of March. I supose early reservation should be cheaper.
| City | Airline | Return fare (20-24 march 2008) |
|---|---|---|
| London | EasyJet (Gatwick-Ciampino) | £ 123.98 |
| Ryanair (Stanted-Ciampino) | £ 158.64 | |
| Glasgow | Ryanair (Prestwick -Ciampino) | GBP 81.08 |
| Paris | EasyJet (Orly-Ciampino) | € 112.98 |
| Ryanair (Beauvais-Ciampino) | € 112.76 | |
| Madrid | EasyJet (Madrid-Ciampino) | € 124.98 |
| Ryanair (Madrid-Ciampino) | € 66.66 | |
| Barcellona | Ryanair (Girona-Ciampino) | € 156.66 |
| Santiago de Compostela (21-24) | Ryanair (Santiago-Ciampino) | € 86.66 |
| Frankfurt | Ryanair (Hahn-Ciampino) | € 114.73 |
| Eindhoven | Ryanair (Hahn-Ciampino) | € 117.44 |
| Bruxelles | Ryanair (S. Charleroi-Ciampino) | € 93.03 |
| Athens | Alitalia (Venizelos-Fiumicino) | € 189.39 |
| Berlin | EasyJet (Shoenfeld-Ciamino) | € 87.98 |
| AirBerlin (Tegel-Fiumicino) | € 144.00 | |
| Dortmund | EasyJet (Dortmund-Ciamino) | € 109.98 |
| Vienna | AirBerlin (Vienna-Fiumicino) | € 124.00 |
| Riga | Czech Airlines (Riga-Fiumicino) | € 181.96 |
| Stockholm | Ryanair (S. Skavstai-Ciampino) | SEK 1,509.00 |
| New York (19-24) | Iberia (JFK-Madrid-Fiumicino) | € 484.90 |
| Los Angeles (19-24) | US Airways (LA-Fiumicino) | € 676.31 |
| Toronto (19-24) | Delta (Pearson-Fiumicino) | € 655.19 |
| Tokyo (19-24) | Aeroflot (Narita-Fiumicino) | € 746.18 |
| Johannesburg (19-24) | South African Airways (Johannesburg-Fiumicino) | R8,308.00 |
Connection from airport to the city center
| Way | Airport - City center | City center - Airport |
|---|---|---|
| LEONARDO EXPRESS (Fiumicino - Termini Railroad Station) | from 6:37AM to 11:37PM each 30 minutes | from 5:52AM to 22:52PM each 30 minutes |
| AUTOBUS SITBUSSHUTTLE (Ciampino - Termini Railroad Station) | from 8:30AM to 00:30AM | from 4:30AM to 11:15PM |
Housing
As one of the main european turistical city, Rome has many hotels, B&B and hostels. We will list some opportunity near the convention center. We could contact the main hotels to reach an agreement about cheaper fares.
Hostels
| Name | Beds/Rooms | Single | Double | Connectivity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foro Italico "A. F. Pessina" 06 3236267, roma@ostellionline.org |
334 beds | € 18,00 |
B&B
| Name | Rooms | Single | Double | Internet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBRomanSky | € 40-48 | € 75-85 | Wi-fi |
Food
Rome is a multicultural city and is possible to arrange any kind of eating necessity: we have many Kosher and Halal restaurants, Vega/vegetarian too...