Getting to the venue
EC2ND2009 will be hosted in the premises of Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione (DEI) of Politecnico di Milano. The complete address of the department is via Ponzio 34/5.
Reaching the venue by public transportation
From Central Station (train station - FS): take subway line 2 (green line) toward Piola (Cologno/Gobba/Gessate direction). Once you are outside, follow the indications toward Politecnico. In piazza Leonardo da Vinci keep going following via Bonardi (the street with cable cars in the middle). At the streetlight, cross the street and turn right in via Ponzio and take the first small closed road on the left - via Ponzio no. 34 (on the map is indicated as Via Pascal).
From Malpensa airport: take the Malpensa Express train into Milano, Stazione Nord (prices and timetables at www.malpensaexpress.it). Once there, take subway line 2 (green line) and follow the above indications. The approximate time to reach the Department is 1 hour and a half. As another option, there is a bus service from the airport to Central Station (train station): this second trip takes usually longer.
From Linate airport: Take bus No. 73 to viale Campania (ask the driver for the correct stop), then bus No. 93 to via Ponzio (bus direction toward Piazzale Loreto). Get off the bus at Ponzio/Bassini stop. Approximately 20 meters back on the same sidewalk, the first small closed road on the left is via Ponzio no. 34 (on the map is indicated as Via Pascal).
Reaching the venue by taxi
It is a 10-15 min. trip from Linate airport and from Central Station. It takes about 1 hour from Malpensa airport. Advice the driver that via Ponzio 34/5 is a small road starting from Via Ponzio, behind the Politecnico main buildings, and that the Department is in front of the Giuriati Sport Center’s entry. The Department also occupies other premises near the main one: the building 16 (via Gogli,40); the building 16/A (via Golgi, 40); the building in via Rimembranze di Lambrate, 14; the building 23 (via Golgi, 40)
Approximate costs: about 20 Euro from Linate, 85 Euro from Malpensa, about 20 Euro from Central Station.
Suggested hotels
| HOTEL GAMMA (***) Via Valvassori Peroni, 85 Milano Tel. +39-02-26413152 (ask for the Politecnico di Milano rate) Fax +39-02-2640255 | HOTEL LUGANO (***)
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