Conferences & Events

Frascati Scienza and European Researchers' Night

European Researchers' Night is a Europe-wide public event funded by the European Union's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. It takes place every year, typically on the last Friday of September, to bring researchers closer to the public. In Frascati and in partner cities across Italy it is organised by the association Frascati Scienza, together with its Week of Science (Settimana della Scienza) in the days before the Night. Organiser: Frascati Scienza.

ESA Earth Observation Φ-week

ESA's Φ-week, held in Frascati, is devoted to open science in Earth observation and to ESA's FutureEO programme. It is linked to ESA's Φ-lab, which aims to identify, support and scale bold Earth observation ideas. Organiser: ESA.

Villa Mondragone

The University of Rome Tor Vergata runs Villa Mondragone as its event and congress centre, and hosts scientific workshops and conferences there. It is the villa where the Gregorian calendar reform was promulgated. Venue: Villa Mondragone.

Laboratory and observatory visits

• INFN-LNF offers guided tours, a visitor centre, a virtual tour and an events calendar. Detector groups can apply for beam time at the Beam Test Facility in its scheduled user periods. INFN-LNF
• Specola Vaticana: the Vatican Museums have offered guided visits to the observatory domes in Castel Gandolfo; check their site for current availability. Vatican Museums
• Astrolab at the Rome Astronomical Observatory in Monte Porzio Catone welcomes the public and school groups. INAF-OAR

Looking for a conference?

Meetings in the area are announced by the institutions that host them. Your best bet is the events pages of INFN-LNF, ESA, the University of Rome Tor Vergata and INAF.