The location
The campus of UniCal (University of Calabria) and the conference center “Beniamino Andreatta” inside the UniCal campus will host the IEEE ICHI 2025 conference.
Venue
Rende is a comune (municipality) in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, Italy, home to the headquarters of the University of Calabria. It has a population of about 35 000, or more
than 60 000 if the university students living there are taken into account.
Conference Centre
The UNICAL campus is located in Arcavacata di Rende, within a hilly area of about 350,000 square meters, not far from the urban centers of Rende and Cosenza. The main structure of the campus is the Pietro Bucci bridge, along which buildings (named as “Cubi”) house Departments, Administrative Offices, Laboratories, Classrooms, Libraries, Cinemas and Theaters. The university residences, sports facilities, canteens for the catering service of students and staff, the offices and meeting places are located in the surrounding hilly area; in the downstream area, moreover, there are the “Polifunzionale”, the first didactic and departmental district of the University, and some Municipal Centers (source: UNICAL).
Travelling to Rende, Cosenza (Italy)
By plane
The Lamezia Terme (SUF) airport is well connected to Rome Fiumicino (FCO) and to Milano Linate (LIN, the domestic/European airport of Milano).
Some companies fly directly (no stop) from SUF to Zurich, Wien, London Stansted, Frankfurt, and to Venice.
From SUF a bus (2km, 1.3 mile ride) brings you to the Lamezia Terme train station.
From the Lamezia Terme train station a no-stop train brings you to Castiglione Cosentino (Rende) and to Cosenza downtown (1h ride). Trains run every hour.
From Castiglione Cosentino you can walk to the hotel s by a short walk (500-800 mt, 600-900 yards).
Guests staying at the hotels may hop on a shuttle bus (to be arranged for the conference) to reach the conference location in the campus of UniCal (3.2 km, 2 miles away).
By train
Fast trains from Rome, Naples run hourly to Paola (a 3.5 hour-long journey).
Trains from Paola to Castiglione Cosentino and Cosenza run frequently (15 minute journey).
Accomodations in Rende, Cosenza (Italy)
Most hotel are located within a walking distance (3-4 minutes) from the Rende train station.
Registering
The IEEE registration web site.
More details to come.
