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Accreditation Statements
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Special Assistance
We encourage participation by all individuals. If you have a disability, advance notification of any special needs will help us better serve you. Call (847) 517-7225 if you require special assistance to fully participate in the meeting.

Sponsorship & Exhibition
The International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health provides numerous opportunities for companies to support the field of women’s sexual health. Opportunities for industry sponsored symposia, as well as exhibit booths are available.

If you are interested in being a part of this international meeting, please contact Donna Kelly at the ISSWSH office at (847) 517-7225.

Call for Abstracts
The Scientific Program Committee welcomes the submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentations. All abstracts will presented at the conference and will be published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Submission of abstracts will be accepted only through the website. The submission deadline is October 15, 2008.

Florence, Italy
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and the province of Florence. It is the most populated city in Tuscany. Florence lies on the Arno River and is known for its history and its importance in the Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, especially for its art and architecture. You’ll find history and culture in every corner, tucked among the city’s many piazzas, beautiful churches and fascinating museums. The spectacular Uffizi Gallery houses the works of such masters as Titian, Botticelli, Michelangelo and da Vinci. Take a close look at the David of Michelangelo, the Venere of Botticelli, the Pitti Palace, the Boboli Gardens, and Brunelleschi’s Dome. Don’t miss the Duomo, the symbol of Florence, or the sunset over the Arno River, and be sure to visit the Chianti region just south of the city for a taste of its famous wines.

Hotel Accommodations
Registration deadline for all hotels is January 9th, 2009 2009.

Hotel Kraft
Via Solferino
2-50123 Florence, Italy
Phone: +39-055-28-4273
Fax: +39-055-239-8267
www.hotelkraft.it

The Hotel Kraft is situated in the residential area of historical Firenze, near the Park of the Cascine, antique hunting grounds, and the Hippodrome delle Mulina. All of the 80 rooms are different and elegantly furnished, both with antique furnishings in the styles of “maggiolini” and Luigi XV and XVI, as well as the most modern interior design. They all include a direct telephone line, satellite television, video and audio on demand, Internet on the television, Wi-Fi connection, frigo-bar and an in-room safe.

Room Rates: (Breakfast included)
Double room for single use, B&B per night € 119.00
Double room, B&B per night € 129.00

Hotel Villa Carlotta
Via Michela di Lando
3-501125 Florence, Italy
www.villacarlotta.hotelinfirenze.com

Hotel Villa Carlotta is a romantic 19th Century patrician manor, situated in the wooded residential area around Porta Romana, at the foot of Piazzale Michelangelo, and within walking distance to the Pitti Palace and the Ponte Vecchio. A brief stroll along some of the characteristic streets of Renaissance Florence or through the famed Boboli Gardens of the Pitti Palace will take you to the heart of the downtown historical centre and to the celebrated streets of the elegant shopping area. The 32 comfortable and finely appointed rooms, set into the splendid framework afforded
by the surrounding Florentine hills, are furnished in gracious classical elegance. All the amenities are up to the highest international standards and include air conditioning, satellite television, mini-bar, room safes, hairdryers and direct-dial telephones.

Room Rates: (Breakfast included)
Single room, B&B per night € 100.00
Double room for single use, B&B per night € 130.00
Double room, B&B per night € 160.00
*all rates above include VAT

Convitto della Calza
Piazza Della Calza, 6
50125 Firenze, Italia
SOLD OUT

Additional Hotels in Florence
ISSWSH Does not have a formal agreement or contract with any of the following properties however as a convenience to our attendees we are providing a list of nearby hotels. We recommend that individual due diligence is done before making your arrangements.
List of Additional Hotels in Florence, near the Conference Center (pdf)

Transportation

Airport
Aeroport di Firenze (FLR)

Taxis
Taxis are stationed in front of the arrivals terminal or can be called by radio taxi (Phone: +39-055-4242).

Travel time in a taxi from the airport to the Florence city center is about fifteen minutes. The cost is calculated by the taxi meter, based on travel time (average cost is € 15.00 – 16.00).

Limousine Services
Coave
Phone: +39-055-340159
Fax: +39-055-318323
VIP Car
Phone: +39-055-306-1229

Car Rental
Avis (Open 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.)
Avis Rent-A-Car is the official rental car company for the ISSWSH meeting. Using this company is not required, but we encourage you to take advantage of their special offers. When calling, be sure to reference the code J901055.
Phone: +39-055-315588
https://www.avis.com/AvisWeb/reservation/ReservationsInitializer?&AWD_NUMBER=J901055

Convitto della Calza,
Oltrarno Meeting Center
The prestigious conference center, art, culture, tradition and hotel hospitality, are the distinguishing features of Convitto della Calza. Located in the heart of the city, it is unique among Florence hotels for its combination of 16th Century cloister and halls frescoed with masterpieces, such as Francibigio’s Last Supper, and very modern meeting rooms and hospitality, set in a charming location.

At the entrance to Florence, in the characteristic quarter of Oltrarno, very close to the Boboli Garden, Pitti Palace and the Ponte Vecchio, the Hotel Convitto della Calza and Oltrarno Meeting Center, is located in a truly strategic position
that is easily reached from both the tollway and the Santa Maria Novella Train Station.

From the Santa Maria Novella Train Station (which is also the terminal for the Florence Airport shuttle) it’s only a few
minutes to the Convitto della Calza by bus, and groups arriving in Florence by motor coach will find a comfortable area for loading and unloading right in front of the hotel.

For those who prefer the bus, the Number 11, which stops a few meters from the Convitto della Calza, reaches the Duomo in 10 minutes.

For getting around the old town center of Florence, there are also the “Bussini” (Line D stops at the Pitti Palace), the small buses that circulate in the streets of the old town center and stop near the most famous historic and artistic places.

But the real Florence, the one with narrow lanes that have preserved their fascination intact over the centuries, is in Oltrarno, the quarter that, thanks to its position out of the way of tourist traffic, has remained unchanged. There you will find the botteghe of the craftsmen, restorers and antique dealers that, for generations, have been handing down the secrets and traditions, from father to son, of the arts of inlaid wood, ceramics, wrought iron, leather working and much more.

There are many authentic masterpieces in the area. The Church of the Santo Spirito, facing the characteristic piazza by the same name, the work of Brunelleschi, one of the most beautiful and important to the city and the Renaissance, the frescoes of Masaccio in the Brancacci Chapel of the Church of the Carmine, are all within a fifteen minute walk from the Convitto della Calza. Also not to be missed, is the Deposition of Pontormo, a masterpiece of Mannerism, in the Church of Santa Felicita, very near the Ponte Vecchio. At Via Romana Number 17 (8 minutes on foot from the Convitto della Calza) there’s the La Specola Museum, the ancient Imperial Royal Museum of Physics
and Natural History of Pietro Leopoldo di Lorena (1775) that houses interesting and curious collections of natural objects and wax models.