The meeting will take place in the Palazzone di Cortona in Cortona, Italy. This 16th century villa was donated to the Scuola Normale Superiore in 1968 (see this link for more information about the venue).
Here is how to get to Cortona.
The nearest airports are Florence (FLR), Perugia (PEG) or Rome (FCO, CIA).
The nearest train stations are called Terontola di Cortona and Camucia-Cortona. Plan your trip on trenitalia.com.
From Florence S. Maria Novella (take T2 metro from the airport)-> 1h20.
From Perugia -> 45 minutes.
From Rome -> 3 to 4 hours, including transfer from the airport.
The easiest way to get from the train station to the city center of Cortona, or the Palazzone, is by taxi (cost €20-€25). On Sunday, taxi’s may not be waiting outside the station, but should be booked in advance by phone.
Taxi phone numbers
RIDONI Federico: +39 372 236 1864
MAHILAJ Fatos: +39 347 483 9472
ADREANI Enzo: +39 335 8196313
BELLERI Enzo: +39 335 335394
CALERI Albino: +39 347 495 7658
NAKA Ylli: +39 328 5443970
CALZINI Francesco +39 345 055 9815
OLIVI Francesco: +39 391 4239606
PRVULOVIC Dejan: +39 348 4023501
PRVULOVIC Miki: + 39 338 931 7508
SALIJEVIC Saban: +39 338 2877210
SEMBOLINI Gian Enrico: +39 338 5331155
VINCIARELLI Enzo: +39 335 6050186
VALVARITO Vito: +39 339 3774976
BASSETTI Barbara: + 39 366 399 3878
PELUCCHINI Luca: + 39 339 482 1491
BRACCINI Costantino: + 39 47 531 9036
It is also possible to take a bus from the train station to the city center. Plan your trip on the Autolinee Toscane website (from Camucia-Cortona to Cortona).
By car, both from the North and from the South, take the Valdichiana exit from the A1 highway, which is called Autostrada del Sole. Right after the toll gate exit, take the E45 freeway (slip road from Siena to Perugia) in the direction Perugia and then take the second exit for Cortona (Cortona San Lorenzo). Follow the street signs to arrive to the SS71 road in Camucia and continue to Cortona.