General Information
Conference title: 62nd RILEM Week
Location: Varenna - Lake Como, Italy
Conference date:
01 - 5 September 2008
Description
The RILEM Week will be organized in conjunction with SACoMaTiS 2008, International RILEM Conference: On Site Assessment of Concrete, Masonry and Timber Structures
The RILEM Week is organised by Dep. Struct. Eng.(DIS) Politecnico di Milano. The RILEM Week and the SACoMaTiS 2008 Conference will be hosted in Villa Monastero, Varenna.
Villa Monastero, ancient monastery and patrician abode, is today an international Congress Centre that offers corporate bodies, associations and institutes the possibility of holding conferences, seminars, courses and workshops in extremely suggestive surroundings.
Villa Monastero is one of the most interesting examples of an eclectic style residence on Lake Como; here the interventions from the end of XIX and the beginning of XX century have added functional and decorative elements without damaging the traces of the building's history.
The enchantment of the gardens, which extend up to Fiumelatte, and the peace and quiet of the place makes the Villa an ideal environment for high level cultural and scientific meetings. Internationally known literates, historians, artists, scientists, even Nobel Prize winners, have honoured Villa Monastero since 1953 when this prestigious abode became a Congress Centre for high level studies.
The Villa is located in Varenna, a picturesque medieval village, rich in artistic monuments on the east coast of Lake Como, and a tourist destination traditionally appreciated also for its stupendous nature and landscape.
The Organizing Committee of the 62nd RILEM Week is looking forward to welcoming you to Varenna, Italy in September 2008.