DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION

All authors are expected to submit an electronic version of their paper by MAY 30th. All papers will be then available on the web site and it will be possible to download them in PDF format.

It is NOT possible any more to change the title or the body of the abstract; anyway, a different version of the abstract will be accepted together with the submitted paper.

Fondazione Giorgio Cini - Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice.

SEE THE FONDAZIONE GIORGIO CINI'S MAPS

Information and Registration Desk

The Information and Registration Desk are located on the ground floor of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini (see Information and Registration Desk on the map of the Conference venue - Ground Floor, Room 9). The opening hours are as follows:

• 16:00 - 20:00 Wednesday, June 24th

• 8:00 - 19:30 Thursday, June 25th
• 8:30 - 19:30 Friday, June 26th
• 8:30 - 19:30 Saturday, June 27th

For further information, please contact:
World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists Secretariat
FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI
Corso Magenta 63 - 20123 Milano - Italy
Tel: +39 (0)2 520 36933
Fax: +39 (0)2 520 36946
E-mail: world.congress@feem.it

Identification Badges

Your personal name badge should be worn at all times during the Congress. It provides access to the scientific sessions, the Book Exhibition as well as coffee breaks, lunches and social events. Accompanying persons' badges enable them to gain access to the exhibition, receptions, other social events and luncheons, but not to the scientific sessions. Identification badge colours are as follows:

• White badge: Honorary and Scientific committees
• Yellow badge: Congress participants
• Red badge: Accompanying persons
• Green badge: Organisation and staff
• Violet badge: Publishers

Please report the loss of your badge immediately to the Information and Registration Desk.

Location of Sessions

The plenary session and the contributed sessions take place in rooms located at the ground and the first floor of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini. Lecture rooms are identified as follows:

• Room 1: Salone degli Arazzi

• Room 2: Cenacolo Palladiano
• Room 3: Padiglione delle Capriate
• Room 4: Sala dei Salesiani
• Room 5: Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi
• Room 6: Sala Barbantini
• Room 7: Sala Soffitto
• Room 8: Sala Noviziato

Requests of Papers

There will be no labels and envelopes for paper requests. All papers that were sent by e-mail to the Conference Organisation can be downloaded from the web-site immediately after the World Congress. All other papers can be requested directly to the authors using the e-mail addresses provided in the list of participants.

Message Board

Personal messages and programme changes will be displayed on the Message Board in Room 9 - Ground Floor where the Information Desk is located.

E-mail

Participants may use personal computers located in Room 11 - First Floor (see the map) for e-mail. The room is open during Congress hours. The Congress badge is needed to access this room. Potential users only need to know the usual E-mail addresses.

Telephone

Several public telephones are available at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini. Telephone cards can be purchased from any tobacco shop or directly from the automatic distributors located at Fondazione Giorgio Cini.

Lunches and Coffee Breaks

Coffee Breaks and Lunches are served in the cloister of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini. A Social Dinner is organised on Friday, June 26th at Palazzo Pisani Moretta (see Social Events below for further information). The other days, participants and their accompanying persons can have dinner in one of the many Venetian restaurants. We suggest to avoid the S. Marco area. In the Tourism section, we provide a list of some typical Venetian restaurants and of those which are opened late at night for dinner or a drink.

BANKING AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE

There are many automatic teller machines, commercial banks and currency exchange offices throughout the city of Venice.
Banks are usually open between 9:00 - 16.30 on work days. Most major stores, hotels and restaurants accept credit cards.

MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Congress participants will have an English-speaking doctor at their disposal from June, 24 to June 28 (day and night). The doctor is:

Giampaolo Venchierutti M.D.
Castello 1772, Tel: 041-5239292
S. Maurizio 2605, Tel: 041-5285553
Home:
Campo S. Stefano 2830, Tel: 041-5287614

Several publishers have accepted to display their books at the First World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Publishers' stands are located at the end of the first cloister, close to the entrance of the Rooms Cenacolo Palladiano and Sala dei Cipressi.
Congress participants who want to buy books on display can ask for information at the publishers' stands. At the moment, the following publishers have guaranteed their participation:

1. Addison Wesley Longman, Italia

2. Ashgate Publishing Ltd., U.K.

3. Cambridge University Press, U.K.

4. Carfax Publishing Ltd, U.K.

5. Earthscan Publications Ltd, U.K.

6. Edward Elgar Publications Ltd., U.K.

7. Elsevier Science, The Netherlands

8. Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy

9. Island Press, U.K.

10. Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands

11. Resources for the Future, USA

12. The Edinburgh University, U.K.

13. The MIT Press, USA