SIRS is working with Caldwell Travel to offer discounted airfares for the Biennial Meeting. Contact Caldwell Travel directly to book flights for the Schizophrenia International Research Society Conference.

The 2012 Biennial Meeting will be held at Firenze Fiera Congress and Exhibition Center.  For travel information regarding the location on the congress center, please click here.  The registration and information desk will be at the Palazzo Entrance.

AIR TRAVEL AND GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Amerigo Vespucci Airport in Florence is 4 km from the city centre and can be easily reached by taxi or with the Ataf/Sita ‘Viola in Bus’ shuttle service, approximately 15 – 20 minutes. The shuttle connects the airport to the central railway station of Santa Maria Novella. Santa Maria Novella station is across the street from the Firenze Fiera Congress Center.

Travelers arriving at Galileo Galilei airport in Pisa can take direct shuttle trains or buses to Santa Maria Novella railway station in Florence.  Approximate travel time is one hour.

For conference attendees arriving at Leonardo da Vinci airport in Rome, trains are available from the airport to Termini train station in Rome.  From Termini train station, travelers can purchase tickets to Santa Maria Novella train station in Florence and arrive in approximately one hour, forty minutes.  Train schedules are available at www.trenitalia.com.  

CLIMATE
April is one of the more favored times of the year to visit because of the Mediterranean climate which averages a high of 68°F/20°C and a low of 46°F/8°C.  View Current Weather