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23 May, 2018
Final things to do asap:
1. Conference dinner: send us an email via the "Contact Us" page to tell us which night Sunday-Friday you want to have your included dinner (see below). Dinners start at 8:00 pm. If you have a group, don't be late, or the open seats will be scattered.
The Monday dinner is now full.
2. Tell us via the "Contact Us" page if you will bring a guest(s) to the dinner.
3. Arrange car/van transport to Taormina (see below).
4. Check "Registrants" list and make sure your name is there and spelled as you want it on your name tag. Speakers should also check their program listing for accuracy.
Car/van transport to Taormina:
We have negotiated reduced rates with Taormina Car Service for travel to your hotel from Catania Airport. You should contact Stefania directly (info@taorminacarservice.com) with the date and time of your arrival, the flight number, and the number of people in your party. The cost is 75 euros for 1-3 people in a sedan. A Mercedes VITO van for 4-6 people is 110 euros total. It is 140 euros total for 7 or 8 people. Payment is in euros to the driver.
If you ask Stefania to add you to a group, she will put people together, which makes the cost of the trip lower (as low as 17.50 euros if 8 share a van). The car service takes half the time (45 min) of the bus trip (90 min), and they will drop you at your door, rather than at the bus terminal; a much better way to travel. Obviously, the more people that request transport, the greater likelihood that you will join a group at reduced cost, so we suggest that everyone consider using the car service. You can also take the bus, which is about 9 euros. To decide, see the "Getting there" page for details about the bus vs. the car service.
At the airport, just as you leave baggage claim, a driver will have a sign with your name or a sign for "Pain Conference," probably depending on how many attendees arrive on a given flight.
Conference dinners
1. You need to email us as soon as possible if you want to bring guests to the dinner.
2. Speakers are automatically scheduled for the dinner on the evening of their talk. However, you can have dinner on any evening you like- you just need to tell us.
3. All other registrants can sign up now, or on-site, for whichever night they want to have the included (free) Conference dinner.
We will have a dinner every night of the Conference (Sunday-Friday), and speakers are automatically scheduled for the dinner on the evening of their talk. However, you can have dinner on any evening you like- you just need to tell us. Other registrants can sign up now, or on-site, for whichever night they want to have the included (free) Conference dinner. If you want to come as a group with other colleagues, you need to let us know the names of the people and the night you want to have dinner, up until the 60 available seats are filled. You need to tell us if you plan to bring guests (non-registered guests are welcome), as there is a limit of 60 seats per night. Email us via the "Contact Us page" to reserve a place or to add a guest or guests.
Anyone wanting to join the first (Sunday) dinner should email us before the Conference, as it will probably be filled before the opening of the Conference. If you delay, your preferred evening may not be available.
Final things to do asap:
1. Conference dinner: send us an email via the "Contact Us" page to tell us which night Sunday-Friday you want to have your included dinner (see below). Dinners start at 8:00 pm. If you have a group, don't be late, or the open seats will be scattered.
The Monday dinner is now full.
2. Tell us via the "Contact Us" page if you will bring a guest(s) to the dinner.
3. Arrange car/van transport to Taormina (see below).
4. Check "Registrants" list and make sure your name is there and spelled as you want it on your name tag. Speakers should also check their program listing for accuracy.
Car/van transport to Taormina:
We have negotiated reduced rates with Taormina Car Service for travel to your hotel from Catania Airport. You should contact Stefania directly (info@taorminacarservice.com) with the date and time of your arrival, the flight number, and the number of people in your party. The cost is 75 euros for 1-3 people in a sedan. A Mercedes VITO van for 4-6 people is 110 euros total. It is 140 euros total for 7 or 8 people. Payment is in euros to the driver.
If you ask Stefania to add you to a group, she will put people together, which makes the cost of the trip lower (as low as 17.50 euros if 8 share a van). The car service takes half the time (45 min) of the bus trip (90 min), and they will drop you at your door, rather than at the bus terminal; a much better way to travel. Obviously, the more people that request transport, the greater likelihood that you will join a group at reduced cost, so we suggest that everyone consider using the car service. You can also take the bus, which is about 9 euros. To decide, see the "Getting there" page for details about the bus vs. the car service.
At the airport, just as you leave baggage claim, a driver will have a sign with your name or a sign for "Pain Conference," probably depending on how many attendees arrive on a given flight.
Conference dinners
1. You need to email us as soon as possible if you want to bring guests to the dinner.
2. Speakers are automatically scheduled for the dinner on the evening of their talk. However, you can have dinner on any evening you like- you just need to tell us.
3. All other registrants can sign up now, or on-site, for whichever night they want to have the included (free) Conference dinner.
We will have a dinner every night of the Conference (Sunday-Friday), and speakers are automatically scheduled for the dinner on the evening of their talk. However, you can have dinner on any evening you like- you just need to tell us. Other registrants can sign up now, or on-site, for whichever night they want to have the included (free) Conference dinner. If you want to come as a group with other colleagues, you need to let us know the names of the people and the night you want to have dinner, up until the 60 available seats are filled. You need to tell us if you plan to bring guests (non-registered guests are welcome), as there is a limit of 60 seats per night. Email us via the "Contact Us page" to reserve a place or to add a guest or guests.
Anyone wanting to join the first (Sunday) dinner should email us before the Conference, as it will probably be filled before the opening of the Conference. If you delay, your preferred evening may not be available.