Please see the full talk schedule for the complete programme or the alphabetical list of speakers, topics and transparencies.

The workshop is scheduled to start on Wednesday (7th. Aug.) morning at 9:00 sharp! Registration at the secretariat may be made after around 8:30 (please note that there will be no pre-registration on Tuesday afternoon or evening).

The programme includes three and a half days of activity: from Wednesday to around lunch time on Saturday, with the workshop dinner to be held on Friday evening in a restaurant (the Vapore in Torno) overlooking the lake (after a short cruise) - please be sure to state on registering if you are planning to be accompanied (the cost for guests is €35 a head). The typical working day will run from 9:00 to 6:30 or 6:45, with coffee breaks mid morning and afternoon and around one and a half hours for lunch. On Wednesday evening a welcome cocktail will be held in the grounds of Villa Olmo (accompanying guests are warmly invited).

Two round-table sessions are envisaged:

Suggestions and offers for brief and informal introductory comments to these discussion sessions are welcome and should be made to one of the local committee members on arrival or as soon as possible.