Participant information

How to get there?

Event’s venue address: Località Aboca, SP258, 20, 52037 Sansepolcro AR, Italy

By arranged transfers

Event organisers provide participants with scheduled transfers between Bologna and Sansepolcro and return. Please see the fixed schedule below:

22 May

Bologna -> Event venue in Sansepolcro

- 13:40 from Bologna Airport (coordinate: 44.52916, 11.29479, consult the indication of the pick-up location here, next to the airport exit at the bus stop, the bus is called Baschetti bus and has Aboca/Organic Food Conference logo displayed on it)
- 14:15 from Bologna central station (coordinates 44.503186, 11.348717), consult the indication of the pick-up location here.

Event venue -> Aboca museum

- 19:00

Dinner location -> Borgo Palace Hotel

- 22:30

23 May

Borgo Palace Hotel -> Event venue

- 8:30

Event location in Sansepolcro -> Bologna

- 09:30 (with very limited seats – inform organisers in case you wish to take this transfer as soon as possible)
- 13:00 (with very limited seats – inform organisers in case you wish to take this transfer as soon as possible)
- 14:30

Attention: organisers cannot guarantee to accommodate any changes in participants travel itineraries. If you would experience any changes resulting into delays in your travels, please reach out to the event emergency numbers below.

By car

Should you arrive by car, head directly to the event location at Località Aboca, SP258, 20, 52037 Sansepolcro AR, Italy.

Registration at the event

Once you have completed the online registration form of the event, your entry to the Organic Food Conference Events has been granted. Upon arrival at the event, we invite you to register at the participant’s registration desk starting at 16:30 on 22 May.

Programme of the events

Please find the final programme of the events on our website:

Accommodation

Participants who required their accommodation to be arranged by organisers will be accommodated in Borgo Palace Hotel (Via Senese Aretina, 80 – 52037) in double/single rooms according to their requests. Please be aware that organisers don’t cover the costs of accommodation for participants, you will be required to pay for your accommodation upon arrival at the hotel.
Breakfast is included in the price of Borgo Palace Hotel’s rooms. Breakfast is served between 7:00 – 10:00. We advise you to have your breakfast between 7:00 – 8:20 in case you wish to take the event transfer to the event location.
Participants who booked other accommodation than Borgo Palace Hotel are kindly asked to arrange their own transportation between the event location and their accommodation. Transfers will only be provided between the event location and Borgo Palace Hotel.

Emergency contacts

Should your transportation to Bologna be delayed, should you miss the event transfers, or face any other unforeseen problems, please contact any of the following emergency contacts as soon as possible:

Asta Donielaite – Events and Membership Associate Manager, IFOAM Organics Europe, +32 493 37 65 64, (English).
Angie Modrovich – Events and Membership Assistant, IFOAM Organics Europe, +32 493 161 258, (English)
Francesca Lilliu – Projects & Partnerships Officer, IFOAM Organics Europe, +39 340 78 53 170, (Italian, Spanish, English)

Parking spaces

Parking at the event: Those arriving to the event by car are welcome to use Aboca’s free parking lots at Località Aboca, SP258, 20, 52037 Sansepolcro AR, Italy.
Parking at Borgo Palace Hotel: The hotel offers free parking lots for hotel guests at its address Via Senese Aretina, 80 – 52037.
Parking place close to the dinner location: Via dei Montefeltro, 1/C, 52037 Sansepolcro AR, Italy.

Dinner Location

The networking dinner will take place on 22 May between 20:00 – 22:00 at Osteria il Giardino di Piero Ristorante at Via Niccolo‘ Aggiunti, 98/B, 52037 Sansepolcro AR, Italy.

Translation

All event sessions will be translated to English & Italian languages. We kindly ask you to bring along your headphones of 3.5mm plug (the most common type) with you. Should you not have such headphones, we will provide you with them.

Aboca museum visit

The visit of Aboca museum is free of charge for event attendees. The visit of the museum is included in the event programme on 23 May.

Join the online conversation

If you post on social media about the event, we kindly invite you to use #OFC2023 and #OrganicFoodConference hashtags. Don’t forget to tag @organicseurope.

Help us reduce food waste

If you would like to cancel your participation, please let us know as soon as possible by sending an email to events@organicseurope.bio. Please be aware that if you have requested accommodation to be arranged by the organisers, you will be asked to complete the payment.