. In the early
summer this is the perfect stimulating environment to concentrate on
mathematics in general and questions around positive scalar curvature in
particular.
Talks commence Monday, July 8 in the morning. Most mornings are dedicated to
the research talks, during the afternoon we run the school.
, a converted monastery with a special charme, very close to
the conference venue. On Sunday, Il Pallazone will be closed (except for the
participants which stay there), so that all participants which don't stay
there and arrive before Monday should go to their hotel (Oasi Neumann) and
not to Il Palazzone.
Cortona is a small town in southern Tuscany, going back Etruscan time,
situated on a hill 20km North of Lake Trasimeno. Place of the meeting
is the
"Palazzone",
a 16th century castle 2km outside of Cortona in
a typical Tuscan landscape of olive and wine gardens. The Palazzone is
owned by the
Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa,
who rents it to the
Instituto Nazionale di Alta Matematica
for several meetings every year.
How to reach Cortona
Il Palazzone
is located outside the massive ancient town walls of Cortona, and can be reached by a
pleasant walk away from the center of Cortona (about 1,5 Km: you walk from
Piazzale Garibaldi on Via Gino Severini and along the way you will find
several tourist signs for reaching Il Palazzone). Here is
an openstreet map (Piazza Garibaldi to Palazzone). To Hotel Oasi Neumann one has to
take the lower road at the last intersection
an openstreet map from Piazza Garibalid to Oasi Neumann.
By Train: There are two railway stations, Terontola-Cortona (10 km to center) and
Camucia-Cortona (5 km to center), on the track from Florence to Rome (one hour
from Florence, and
two hours from Rome, Siena, or Pisa). Both stations are connected to
Cortona by an infrequent bus, or you take a taxi. The train schedules can be obtained from
the official
timetable
of the Italian Railroad company Trenitalia, or alternatively at the
German Rail company DB, which also covers
non-Italian stations.
For train travel from Florence, Cortona Camucia is recommended (as closer);
from Rome we recommend Cortona
Terontola. When looking for trains from Florence or Rome, keep in mind that they
might start at different stations: Roma Tiburtina or Roma Termini, Firenze SMN,
Firenze Campo di Marte.
By car: Autostrada del Sole (State Highway A1, red on the map):"Valdichiana"
Exit. Upon exiting the highway, take the Siena-Perugia State Road (green on
the map ) and continue towards Perugia. There are 3 possible turn-offs for
Cortona: Cortona via Manzano, Cortona via Laurentana and Cortona via Strada
Statale 71 (State Road 71). In this latter case, at Camucia there is a
deviation for Cortona and Citt?di Castello (the Umbran-Cortonese Province
Road).
The closest
airport is Florence, but for inter-continental
flights is
Rome. Another option is Pisa. From there, continue by
train.
Maps:
Openstreet Map of Cortona with palazzone.
Geometry of Scalar Curvature 2019
