Below we give details of the Gala Dinner, Social Excursion and Spa/Wellness offers at the conference hotel. 

We would be grateful if you could please complete confirmation of your attendance of the conference and participation in the social events at the following URL:

http://www-astro.physics.ox.ac.uk/~Verma/Feedgiant/conf.html

All participants must complete this form by July 29.

Welcome Cocktail

The Welcome Cocktail will take place at the Hotel Continental Terme on Sunday, August 28, from 19:30. All workshop participants are invited to join, without additional charge.

Gala Dinner

The gala Dinner will take place at the Hotel Continental Terme on Thursday, September 1, from 21:00. 

All workshop participants are invited to join, without additional charge.

The cost for accompanying persons is £60 (adults) £20 (children +3) which must be paid at:

https://www.oxforduniversitystores.co.uk/browse/product.asp?modid=1&catid=1125#catid1125

The dinner is fish based and includes starters, two first courses, a second course, fruit, dessert, wine and water. The standard menu can be downloaded here. Note that there are a meat and a vegetarian option.

Please confirm your attendance of the conference dinner and communicate your food preferences (meat, vegetarian, vegan) before July 29 by filling the form linked above.

Tours/Trips

On Wednesday afternoon, there will be the possibility to participate to two different organized trips:

1.Island tour: the tour will start from the Hotel at 15:00. There will be a bus with a guide. You will stop to visit the most interesting sites around the island, such as Casamicciola, Forio, Sant’Angelo. The tour will last about 3 hours. The cost is 30 Euro + VAT per person. Children up to 10 years have a 20% discount.

2.Island tour with fish dinner in nice restaurant on the sea in the village of Sant’Angelo: the tour will start from the Hotel at 16:00. There will be a bus with a guide. You will stop to visit the most interesting sites around the island, such as Casamicciola, Forio, Sant’Angelo. There will be some time free to shop and go around Sant’Angelo, a typical and beautiful village on the sea. The dinner will be served at a nice restaurant with view on the sea, Neptunus. The menu will include Prosecco with seafood starters (mussels, salmon, anchovy, blue fish, local mozzarella), pasta with day fish, oven-baked sea bass, mixed salad, dessert, Limoncello, wine, water. The cost is 75 Euro + VAT per person, but the more the participants who sign-up the cheaper the tour will be. Children up to 10 years have a 20% discount.

The tours must be reserved before August 20 sending an email to  giuliana.giobbi@oa-roma.inaf.it and paid cash at the hotel front desk.

SPA/Wellness

The hotel hosts four thermal swimming pools with different temperatures and a SPA and Beauty Center. http://www.continentalterme.it/en/spa_and_wellness.ischia The use of the swimming pools is free except for the pool in the thermal center.

There are some discounted packages for the conference participants and their guests:

• Wellness circuit: it includes Finnish sauna, Turkish bath, kneipp, thermal pool (37°) with Jacuzzi, therapeutic chromatic and aromatic warm shower, therapeutic fresh shower. The circuit will last about 45/50 minutes and will cost 15 Euro

• Anti-stress body and face massage: lasts about 45 minutes and will cost 50 Euro

• Anti-stress body and face massage + face mud mask: lasts about 60 minutes and will cost 60 Euro

Other options are available and can be arranged if you contact us. Remember to book in advance your treatment sending an email to giuliana.giobbi@oa-roma.inaf.it