PLES CONFERENCE 2009 - Bologna, Italy Friday 19th to Sunday 21st June 2009

PLES 2009 will take place in Bologna, strategically positioned in the heart of Northern Italy, which prides itself of being the seat of the first university founded in the western world - year 1088 - , now the second largest in Italy.

Programme includes:

Friday, June 19, 2009, Evening
7:30pm
Welcome reception in Bologna, Caffè della Corte Restaurant, Piazza Santo Stefano, 5.
Cocktails and stand-up dinner served.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
10:00am
Walking tour of Bologna, leaving from Hotel Corona D’Oro,
Via Oberdan 12, Bologna, Tel. +39 051 745 76 11
12:30pm
Lunch at Cantina Bentivoglio,
Via Mascarella 4/b, Bologna, Tel. +39 051 265416
2:15pm
Academic Panel on Cross-Border Banking Regulations at Bologna Law School,
Via Zamboni, 22. Professor Gideon Parchomowsky (Penn Law, click here for his bio: http://www.law.upenn.edu/cf/faculty/gparchom/ ) and Professor Marco Lamandini (Univerisity of Bologna, click here for a complete CV), will be our speakers 2 hours.
6:30pm
Bus departs from Via Rizzoli (nearby the Hotel Corona D’Oro) for Gala Dinner. Black Tie/Smoking required. Please remember our tradition of wearing something with the Penn colors.
7:30pm
Cocktails served at Castello di Formigine
8:30pm
Dinner served
10:30pm
Ballo Liscio inside castle courtyard
12:00
Midnight Bus departs to return to Bologna
Sunday, June 21, 2009, Morning
Alternate Program (Please indicate one at time of booking):

9:15am
Buses depart from Via Rizzoli (nearby the Corona D’Oro Hotel) for:
• PROGRAM A: visit at Ferrari Museum “Galleria Ferrari” in Maranello (transportation by bus from Hotels)
• PROGRAM B: visit of award-winning local winemaker La Mancina in Montebudello, with winetasting (transportation by bus from Hotels)
12:30pm
The two groups get together for lunch at Cà Bainca Restaurant in Solignano di Castelvetro
2:15pm
Buses depart Cà Bianca restaurant to return to Bologna Hotels
3:00pm
Arrival to Bologna Hotels

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Registrations later than MAY 15 are charged fees with late charges.

Conference fees

Full conference fee:
(includes lunches, dinners and all conference activities)

• Graduation from Penn before 2003: 400,00€ per person

• Graduation from Penn in or after 2003: 280,00€ per person

Please remit the same amount for your spouse/partner. Children are most welcome and are permitted to attend free of charge if under the age of 12. Children older than 12 but younger than 16 pay 180.00 Euro.

Saturday only conference fee:
(includes lunch at Cantina Bentivoglio, academic panel session, and Gala Dinner)

• Graduation from Penn before 2003: 320,00€ per person

• Graduation from Penn in or after 2003: 240,00€ per person

Payment may be effected exclusively by wire transfer. Our full terms and conditions of booking are available here.

Accommodation options

Bologna Art Hotels, Special rates for this event.
Services included:

Accommodation in one of the Bologna Art Hotels
Gift in every room
Rich buffet breakfast
Free Internet navigation (wireless connection in all rooms or Internet point)
Free use of hotels bicycles
A pocket city guide
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We have negotiated special rates at a group of 4 hotels de charme
in downtown Bologna. The Hotels are:
Hotel Corona D’Oro - FOUR STARS LUXURY ****
Hotel Commercianti - FOUR STARS ****
Hotel Novecento - FOUR STARS ****
Hotel Orologio - THREE STARS SUPERIOR***
Make sure you check them all out.
All such Hotels are very close one to the other and each has a very special character
of its own. Each bedroom in such hotels is unique and decorated with antiques.
Check them out at www.bolognarthotels.it.
IMPORTANT: in order to obtain the special PLES rates YOU MUST book exclusively
through the “BOOK NOW” link

Please note that a few activities may leave from Hotel Corona D’Oro, which is the hotel
with the larger hall.
Please reserve through our special page on the hotel website: BOOK HOTELS NOW