PROGRAMME
Italiano
The International Conference "Lakeside Gardens in Europe" will be held in the occasion of Editoria & Giardini 2006, sixth edition of an Italian and foreign Bookfestival specifically focused on gardens organised by the Comune di Verbania.
Saturday 30 September
Morning:
10.30 am - Villa Giulia
Inauguration of the Bookfestival Editoria & Giardini 2006
Afternoon:
3.00 pm - Villa Giulia
2006 Edition Award of the "Verbania, Editoria & Giardini" Prize for University Theses on gardens
4.00 pm - Villa Giulia
Press conference to introduce the International Conference "Lakeside Gardens in Europe".
Presentation of the General Exhibition "Lakeside Gardens in Europe", which will remain open to the public throughout October at the Museo del Paesaggio in Verbania, with a preview distribution of the Exhibition Catalogue to the journalists.
To follow for Authorities and Journalists:
Palazzo Biumi Innocenti
Visit to the Exhibition "Lakeside Gardens in Europe" and Welcome Cocktail Reception
Thursday 5 October
Annual world meeting of representatives from the International Scientific Committee on Historic Gardens - Cultural Landscapes of ICOMOS-IFLA
Guided visits open to the public at the Museo del Paesaggio di Verbania (Palazzo Viani Dugnani and Palazzo Biumi Innocenti)
Friday 6 October
9.0 am/1.00 pm
Grand Hotel Majestic - Toscanini Room
Inaugural Lecture and 1st Session
Authorities and Speakers:
Lunch break at the CNR Institute of Ecosystem Study of Verbania Pallanza (formerly Italian Institute of Hydrobiology) and visit to an Exhibition about the Institute’s activities
3.00 pm/6.00 pm
Grand Hotel Majestic - Toscanini Room
2nd Session
Authorities and Speakers:
Gala Dinner hosted by the Comune di Verbania
Saturday 7 October
9.30 am/0.30 pm
Grand Hotel Majestic - Toscanini Room
3rd Session
Authorities and Speakers:
Lunch break at Editoria & Giardini 2006 (Villa Giulia) and visit to the Bookfestival hosted by the Comune di Verbania
2.00 pm/6.30 pm
Grand Hotel Majestic - Toscanini Room
4th Session and End of the Conference
Afternoon:
6.30 pm - Villa Giulia
Prize-giving for the National photographic competition "The Garden and Water: forms, landscapes, visions"
Visit to the Photography competition’s Exhibition, open to the public from Saturday 30 September until Sunday 8 October inclusive
To follow:
Palazzo Viani Dugnani
Closing Cocktail Reception with live musical accompaniment provided by Verbania Musica
Sunday 8 October
Guided visits open to the public at the Museo del Paesaggio di Verbania (Palazzo Viani Dugnani and Palazzo Biumi Innocenti)
Authorities and Speakers:
In the morning, visits to gardens in the area in collaboration with Comune di Verbania
Sites of the Programme