UPPScience Italy

Venue :

Hotel Vannucci,
Via I. Vanni, 1 - 06062 Città della Pieve

Travel days : 30.10.2018 or 31.10.2018 landing before 10:00
Training days : 31.10.2018 afternoon - 04.11.2018 morning
Travel days 04.11.2018 flight from 18:00 onwards or 05.11.2018

Travel Tips

Best option is to land in Rome and then take train/bus to Termini Station and from there a train to Chiusi-Chianciano Terme. From this station you take taxi up to Citta della Pieve.


Budget

Subsistence
As per the standard rates of Erasmus+ the budget for 5 days of stay in Italy is €500
This covers accommodation, food and transport between hotel and training venue.
 
Travel
This is determined according to rates of Erasmus+ depending on the distance of travel.
You can find this info on the project proposal.

Accommodation

We do not organise accommodation for the participants because we are too many for that sort of thing but we seek some offers wherever possible. It is then up to the participants whether to take up such an option or not.

Hotel Vannucci is at the centre of the small town and it is also the venue for the training.
It is offering the partecipants a 20% off our official rates:
Superior double room:                 €   79.00 (offical € 99,00)
Deluxe double/triple room:       € 103,00 ( official € 129,00)
Double for single use:                   €   63,00 (official € 79,00)
Single room (only 2 available):  €   55,00 ( official € 69,00)
The rates above are per room per night, breakfast included.
Not included € 1,50 per person per day of city tax

These rates apply only if you book directly with the hotel by email or phone saying that you are part of the UPPScience project.
 
Panelios is a countryside residence some minutes walk from the centre of Citta della Pieve.
It is offering a price for UPPScience participants from 30th october to 5th november 2018
49 € for an apartment for 2 persons 
69 € for an apartment for  4/5 persons 
84 € suite for 4 persons
Price is per night for the type of apartment - extra 10 % discount for 4 and more nights
These rates apply only if you book directly with the hotel by email or phone saying that you are part of the UPPScience project.

Participants need to:

1. be members of staff of the a partner or have a formalised relationship with the organisation,
2. have a full member profile including Role on the platform of the Community of Practice at http://cop.viscontiproject.eu/
3. register on the registration form here
4. bring their laptop or tablet for the training activity

General programme

General programme
30.05.2018 Registration of Participation Open
30.09.2018 Registration of Participation Closed
30.10.2018 Travel Day
31.10.2018
Training Day 1
15:00 Introduction of UPPScience Project and Community of Practice
16:00 Introduction of UPPScience Platform
01.11.2018

Training Day 2

Introduction of Paper Guidelines –  Practical Exercises


Preparation for Papers:
  • What Counts As Evidence?
  • What Counts As Literature and Where Can You Get It?
Referencing

Research Methods and Methodology in Papers


Working on

  • relevance
  • writing to be read
  • reading
  • creativity / innovation

Vocabulary from VISConti


Time to Write (Title and Summary)

02.11.2018

Training Day 3

Ethical/Gender Issues in Papers


Peer review of dummy papers


Time to Read and Write

03.11.2018

Training Day 4

Review of Homework on Papers – In Pairs


Research And Info Papers

Parallel Sessions – Presentation of Ideas


Time to Read and Write

04.11.2018 morning

Training Day 5 

Plenary – Overall Review of Reviewing


A look at papers finalized on CoP Platform


Summing up

  Travel Day

Registered Participants

VISConti Project

Community of Practice