The workshop will commence on Tuesday, 4 November 2008 at 5 p.m. with an opening reception at the CoSBi Centre in Trento. This will be followed by a keynote speech and dinner starting at 7 p.m., after which the participants will be transported to the conference venue in Riva del Garda.

On 5 and 6 November, the workshop will take place at the Astoria Park Hotel in Riva del Garda, located on the shore of lake Garda about 40 kilometers from Trento. Both the CoSBi Centre and the conference venue are found in the northern part of Italy, very close to Verona and about three hours by train from Milan and Venice.

The workshop will end on Thursday, 6 November after lunch.