Conference
Venue
The conference will occur in San Servolo island, Venice, Italy.
The island of San Servolo is located in the Venetian lagoon, between Venice city center and the island of Lido. It takes 10 minutes by boat to reach Piazza San Marco, the heart of Venice. The island at the beginning hosted a Benedictine Monastery, but the buildings have undergone several changes over the centuries. The island itself has grown, and now covers an area of over sixteen thousand square meters that was once used for vineyards and gardens. The monumental complex of the island was restored after the closing, in the 1970s, of the hospital hosted on the island.
Now San Servolo hosts an important cultural institution, Venice International University - VIU, and its spaces are often used for international events, including art exhibitions held in the context of La Biennale programme.
How to get to San San Servolo
The Island of San Servolo is easily accessible by ACTV public waterbus (service every 20/40 minutes). Departures are from the San Zaccaria MVE boat stop, close to Saint Mark's Square. Travel time: 8/10 minutes.
For further information on the waterboat line details please visit San Servolo - Servizi Metropolitani di Venezia and ACTV websites.
Accommodation
Accommodation is available on the island of San Servolo.
To book a room at one of the island's residences, contact reception@servizimetropolitani.ve.it before March 30th 2026. Please note that after this date room availability is not guaranteed.
As an alternative, please contact eventi@consultaumbria.com and to get a list of suggested hotels/b&b/hostels (hotel name, category, distance from San Zaccaria boat stop). Please note that you will then need to contact the facilities for reservation.
Getting to Venice
By plane at Venice "Marco Polo" airport (VCE)
From the airport you can reach Mestre or Venice (Piazzale Roma) by land (on a bus or taxi) or take the water route to Venice (Alilaguna boat or water taxi).
By train
The Venice railway station is “Venezia Santa Lucia”. The main train companies in Italy are Trenitalia and Italo. You can purchase the tickets at the train station or online, directly from the relevant websites.
By car
Piazzale Roma and Tronchetto are the two areas in Venice that can be reached by car and where you can find the following park terminals:
Getting around Venice
For more tourist information please visit Venezia Unica, the Official City of Venice Tourist and Travel Information website.
Accessibility
AVI 2026 is organized taking into account accessibility in terms of both physical spaces and services.
For accessibility needs and issues, please contact congressi@consultaumbria.com.
If you wish to discuss any conference accessibility requirements, please contact AVI 2026 Accessibility Chairs:
- Marco Mores, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, marco.mores@student.unibz.it
- Teresa Scantamburlo, University of Trieste, Italy, teresa.scantamburlo@units.it
For information about public transportation options to get to the conference venue, see the section Location.
Taxis and public transport (bus, water-bus/"vaporetto”) are equipped to meet accessibility needs.
Lunches and coffee breaks will take place in different food courts for workshops and the main conference. Both spaces are accessible and located on the ground floor. Posters and demo sessions will take place in an area near the main conference room/Auditorium on the ground floor. For all the events (workshops and main conference) the registration desk will be at the entrance of the main conference room/Auditorium.
Student volunteers will be available to assist attendees with disabilities with navigation, meal service, or other accessibility needs. If you will need volunteer assistance at the conference, please indicate this on your conference registration form.
Attendees who require personal care assistance should bring their own assistant. Personal care assistants do not need to register for the conference. If the assistant will be having food and drink provided by the conference during coffee/tea breaks, lunches, and/or the reception, we ask that these be added to the attendee’s registration at the ‘extra options’ stage of the registration process.
If you are a presenter with special requests, please contact us as soon as possible, no later than April 12, 2026, so we can make the necessary arrangements.
If you are a presenter who uses a wheelchair, you can freely access the “stage” anyway. Should you have special requests, please contact us as soon as possible so that we can make arrangements. Poster sessions will include space for wheelchair access between the posters.
If you would like a student volunteer to operate slides or guide you onto and off the stage, please contact avi2026@easychair.org by April 12, 2026.
We are planning a walk and a social event near the venue.
Please contact congressi@consultaumbria.com as early as possible if you have further questions or special requests.
We invite participants to contact congressi@consultaumbria.com in advance to inform us of any hearing aid requirements; in case of interference with our audio system, microphone frequencies can be adjusted.
Yes, microphones will be used for all speakers. Attendees with questions will be requested to use a microphone so that their question is more easily heard.
Yes. If you have a severe allergy, please contact congressi@consultaumbria.it.
Dishes will be labelled accordingly during all coffee breaks and lunches during the conference.
There will be music. If there are special requests about this topic, please contact us as soon as possible.
Please contact congressi@consultaumbria.com in advance if you plan to attend the conference and may need such a space; we will be able to provide quiet, reserved areas.
For immediate emergencies, you can dial the following numbers:
- General Emergency: 112
- Medical Emergency/Ambulance: 118
- Fire Emergency: 115
You can also find a Student Volunteer or head to the Registration Desk to get in contact with the conference organizers, who can alert the appropriate service providers in Venice.