The Wheat Genetics is holding its 10th International Symposium on 1 - 6 September 2003.
The Symposium will be a meeting place for researches, policy and decision-makers interested in wheat genetics. For six days, participants from all over the world will present recent researches and discuss experiences and ideas in the field of wheat genetics.
For the first time, the Symposium is held in Italy and it will take place in Paestum, UNESCO heritage.
Campania Region has a longstanding tradition as a conference place: from the Greek and Roman amphitheatres to the huge "popular conventions" of the 17th century, from the medical meetings of the 19th century to the recent G7 Summit. All times, Campania Region and the Province of Salerno have been friendly open to delegates, always offering their best with their unparalleled beauty and top-level hospitality. Salerno and its province preserve an inestimable environmental and artistic heritage. A perfume: mozzarella cheese. A colour: tomato. History: the Greeks arrived from the South, the Etruscans from the North. Morover Naples is two hours direct-flight from Bruxelles, Frankfurt, London, Paris, Madrid and other European cities.
To get to Paestum from Naples International Airport it will take you one hour and a half.
Before and after the Symposium you will have the opportunity to see some charming places, Amalfi, Capri, Pompei, Positano and Ravello, to enjoy an excellent gastronomy by tasting mozzarella cheese made from buffalo’s milk, artichokes, tomatoes (unique taste together with pasta and pizza), olive oil, lemon liqueur and wine, and to appreciate the original craftsmanship with Positano Fashion and ceramics from Vietri.

Symposium venue
Ariston Conference Centre
Via Laura, Capaccio - Paestum (Italy)

Surrounded by a park measuring over 50,000 m2, the Ariston Hotel is the largest and the most complete tourist resort in Paestum, offering its clients elegant bedrooms within an up-to-date structure. In addition to an exhibiting area of 4,000 m2, the prestigious conference rooms, which are equipped with all the latest technological equipment, can hold up to one thousand people. The Health Center, which includes an indoor heated swimming pool, hydromassage, gymnasium, sauna, aerobics room, steam room, UVA solarium and unisex beauty salon, is the real jewel of the complex. The Ariston Hotel offers a wide range of opportunities for sports enthusiasts: the hotel’s park, surrounded by palms and pine trees includes 4 regular size grass football pitches, 4 tennis courts and a five-a-side football field as well as a basketball court and a 500 m jogging path complete with exercises stop-off points.