1. Attendance to the school will be limited to about 35 participants.

2. Each speaker will give 4 lectures, with ample time for discussion.

3. All lectures will be in English.

4. The lectures will be given at the premisses of Mitteleuropa Foundation (30, Portici street, downtown), starting September 2, at 9 a.m.

5. Participation in the school is by prior registration only. The reservation fee is € 100, to be paid to Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano, Ag. 1, Walther sq, I-39100 Bolzano (Codex ABI 06045, Codex CAB 11601, c.c. 73600, in name of "Fondazione Mitteleuropa". Please specify: Fee for BISCA 2002.
6. A small number of scholarships, covering the registration fee, are available to qualified students.
7. Hotel costs in Bolzano range between € 40 and 150 per day, full board.  Further information available from the city's tourist office: .

8. People wishing to participate should write to Liliana Albertazzi (Mitteleuropa Foundation, 30 Portici street, 39100 Bolzano, Italy) , or send her an e-mail message.

There is a regional airport in Bolzano with a limited number of destinations served, i. e. Frankfurt, Innsbruck and Rome being the main destinations. The nearest 'large' airport is Verona which is about 140 km to the south of Bolzano, which offers a larger choice of destinations. After that the choice is Milan or Venice, both are about the same distance from Bolzano, about 300 km to the south.

Bus links from the airports to the railway stations are frequent, usually once every 20 minutes, Milan's Malpensa airport is an hours journey to the station, whereas at Verona it takes only about 15 minutes. Verona, Milan and Venice are linked to Bolzano by a reasonably frequent rail link, as Bolzano is close to the Austrian border and therefore the main transport route to central Europe by road and rail. For your information, here is the Italian railways (FS) web site address: www.fs-on-line.com.

The weather is usually warm in September, however as we are at the foot of the Dolomite mountains, we can have occasional unseasonable cooler evenings so a jacket may be required. Also a pair of sport shoes would fit,in case you decided to visit the Dolomites.