VENUE

All ITASEC25 scientific and technical sessions, stakeholder and vendor sessions, workshop will be held from February 3th to 8th at Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna c/o Plesso BELMELORO , Via Beniamino Andreatta 8, 40126 Bologna

The origins of the University of Bologna go way back, and it is considered to be the oldest university in the Western world. Its history is intertwined with that of the great names of science and literature, it is a keystone and a point of reference for European culture.
Nine centuries of Alma Mater Studiorum: from as far back as 1088, conventionally referred to as the year in which the Studium of Bologna was founded, through the bustling Middle Ages and the eclectic Renaissance to the stagnation of the modern age and its revival in the contemporary era. The oldest University in the Western world presents itself.

ACCOMMODATION
It’s possible to book rooms at: 

  • ACCADEMIA  
  • AEMILIA
  • UNIVERSITY

Bologna: Young, cultured and welcoming 

As charming and multifaceted a city as Bologna undoubtedly deserves no fewer than three nicknames.
It is ‘the learned‘, because in 1088 it saw the birth of the first university in the western world, which still today attracts students from around the world. 
It is ‘the red‘ because of the characteristic colour of its roofs, visible from the top of its medieval towers.
And it is ‘the fat‘ – you just try to resist the temptation of a sandwich stuffed with fresh mortadella or a dish of piping hot lasagna!

When studying the history of Bologna, which began with a small Umbrian settlement before being conquered by the Etruscans, Celts and Romans, it is worth recognising the splendour of the Middle Ages, traces of which remain in the city today.

Struggles between the pro-imperial and pro-papal factions led the imperial government to construct the renowned medieval Bologna towers, to defend and monitor the city.

Between the 14th and 18th centuries, the medieval city was transformed into a Renaissance and Baroque hub, leading to a boom in magnificent homes, art and culture. The 16th and 17th centuries saw further architectural revolutions, with the creation of striking new squares.

Bologna saw its significance as a historical and cultural centre consolidated even further after the unification of Italy and it continues to hold its own today. 

 

Welcome Reception

DAMSLab - Dipartimento delle Arti

The welcome reception will take place on February 3

DAMSLab is hosted in the premises of a former abattoir, where the Manifattura delle Arti is also located, at 5/b, Piazzetta P. P. Pasolini. The location, originally designed by architects Priori and Buriani in 1883, underwent refurbishment in 1996 thanks to a joint effort of both the University and the City of Bologna, based on a project by architect Aldo Rossi. The Labs, inaugurated in 2003 by the Department of Music and Drama Studies (today Department of the Arts), host a variety of spaces (Auditorium, Theatre, Cinema, Seminar Room, Hall) where most of the lectures and research activities take place, as well as other activities carried out by the Department (meetings, exhibitions, screenings, workshops, and musical, theatrical and dance performances). In 2018, all the activities taking place in these premises became part of DAMSLab.

Gala Dinner

Palazzo Isolani

The Gala dinner will take place on February 5

Looking out onto Piazza Santo Stefano (also known as Piazza delle Sette Chiese), Palazzo Isolani’s porticoes have opened up to one of the most enchanting views in Bologna for centuries. But the architectural complex of which Palazzo Isolani is the linchpin conserves even greater splendours within.

The eighteenth century rooms on its ground floor, now used for exclusive Isolani Meeting events, are packed with fine frescoes, decorated with damask hangings and furnished with family paintings and furniture.

Its portraits of the Isolani family and the family of the King of Naples Joachim Murat, a family which the Isolanis married into in the early 19th century, give the building an atmosphere of majestic solemnity which is perfect for receptions, weddings, cocktails and gala lunches but also for conferences, business events, seminars, workshops and press conferences.