MPTL14 2009 2

MPTL 14 International Workshop on

Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning

23-25 September 2009 University of Udine, Italy

International Advisory Board

Wolfgang Christian, Davidson College, USA

Costas P. Constantinou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Justin Dillon, King's College, London, UK

Ewa Debowska, University of Wroclaw, Poland

Ton Ellermeijer, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

Francisco Esquembre, Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Sonja Feiner-Valkier, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Hans-Jörg Jodl, Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

Pratibha Jolly, Department of Physics, University of Delhi, India

Robert Lambourne, Open University, UK

Bruce Mason, University of Oklahoma, USA

Leopold Mathelitsch, University of Graz, Austria

Benedict Mihaly, University of Szeged, Hungary

Marisa Michelini, University of Udine, Italy

Cesar Edouardo Mora, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, México

Elena Sassi, University of Naples, Italy

Robert Sporken, University of Namur, Belgium

Urbaan Titulaer, University of Linz, Austria

Dimitrios Zevgolis, Hellenic Open University, Greece

Dean Zollman, Kansas State University, USA

International Organizing Institutions

European Physical Society (EPS) – Physics Education Division

Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning Group

University of Udine, Italy – Interdepartmental Center of Research in Education (CIRD) and Physics Department (DIFA) with the

cooperation of Post-graduate Biennial School of Specialization for Secondary Teaching (SSIS),

Faculty of Education (FASF), Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences (FAMA),

Faculty of Agriculture (FAAG)

Collaborating Scientific Institutions and European Projects

European Scientific Education Association (ESERA)

Group International de Research in Physics Education (GIREP)

International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE)

Latin American Physics Education Network (LAPEN)

MERLOT Physics

Conceptual Learning of Science Group (CoLoS)

MOSEM1 and MOSEM2 European Projects

STEPS2 European Project

Italian Physical Society (SIF)

Association for Physics Teaching (AIF)

University of Calabria – Cosenza

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

University of Trento

Local Organizing Committee

Cristiana Compagno, Rector of the Udine University

Raffaella Bombi, Rector Delegate for E-learning, Udine University

Franco Fabbro, Dean of Faculty of Education, Udine University

Luca Foresti, Science of Communication and Multimedia Degree Course , Udine University

Carlo Tasso, Dean of Science Faculty and Responsible of the Artificial Intelligence Lab, Udine University

Marisa Michelini, Director of the Physics Department, Udine University

Lorenzo Santi, Director of CIRD, Udine University

Renato Spoletti, CSIT Director, Udine University

Alberto Stefanel, Physics Department, Udine University

Supporting Committee

Assunta Bonanno, Physics Department of the University of Calabria, Italy

Federico Corni, Physics Department of the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

Stefano Oss, Physics Department of the University of Trento, Italy

Secretariat and Technical Support of the MPTL14 Workshop

Claudia Longhetto (Responsible), Cristina Cassan, Donatella Ceccolin, Paola Visentin, CIRD Secretariat, Udine University

Emanuela Pividore, Physics Department, Udine University

Domelio Da Rù, Mario Gervasio, Filippo Pascolo, Giorgio Salemi, Mauro Sabbadini, Alberto Sabatini, Technical Support

This booklet is edited by Cristina Cassan, Marisa Michelini, Paola Visentin Europhysics Conference Abstract Booklet - ISBN 2-914771-61-4

Printed by Litho Stampa, Udine, Italy, September 2009

Multimedia in Physics

Teaching and Learning

MPTL 14

International Workshop on

Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning 14th edition

23-25 September 2009

Rizzi Scientific Campus

University of Udine, Italy

Organised by:

European Physical Society (EPS) – Physics Education Division

Multimedia in Physics Teaching and Learning Group

University of Udine, Italy

Interdepartmental Center of Research in Education

Physics Department

with the cooperation of Post-graduate Biennial School of Specialization for Secondary Teaching (SSIS)

Faculty of Education (FASF)

Faculty of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences (FAMA)

Faculty of Agriculture (FAAG)

with the collaboration of

Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università della Ricerca (MIUR) Direzioni Generali degli Ordinamenti Scolastici, dello Studente, del Diritto allo Studio

European Scientific Education Association (ESERA)

Group International de Research in Physics Education (GIREP)

International Commission on Physics Education (ICPE)

Latin American Physics Education Network (LAPEN)

MERLOT Physics

Conceptual Learning of Science Group (CoLoS)

MOSEM1 and MOSEM2 European Projects

STEPS2 European Project

Italian Physical Society (SIF)

Association for Physics Teaching (AIF)

with the support of

University of Calabria – Cosenza

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

University of Trento

EUROPHYSICS CONFERENCE ABSTRACT BOOKLET - ISBN 2-914771-61-4

UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI UDINE

EUROPEAN

PHYSICAL SOCIETY

MPTL14 2009 2

The Workshop is under the patronage of the collaborating Institutions Italian Physical Society (SIF)

Association for Physics Teaching (AIF)

Province of Udine

Municipality of Udine

We gratefully acknowledge further support by

Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università della Ricerca (MIUR) – Direzione Generale degli Ordinamenti Scolastici, Direzione

Generale per lo Studente, l’Integrazione, la Partecipazione ela Comunicazione, Direzione Generale per lo

Sudente e il Diritto allo Studio

European Physical Society (EPS) – Physics Education Division

Post-graduate Biennial School of Specialization for Secondary Teaching at Udine (SSIS)

Municipality of Udine

University of Udine, Italy

Centro Convegni e Accoglienza (CECO)

Centro Orientamento e Tutorato (CORT)

Centro Rapporti Internazionali (CRIN)

Centro Servizi Generali e Sicurezza (CESA)

Centro Servizi Informatici e Telematici (CSIT)

Centro Stampa (CIST)

Comitato per la Promozione degli Studi Tecnico Scientifici

Facoltà di Agraria (FAAG)

Facoltà di Scienze della Formazione (FASF)

Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche, Naturali (FAMA)

Azienda Agricola Russiz Superiore, Capriva del Friuli, Gorizia

Azienda Agricola Polencic, Cormons, Gorizia

Carnica Arte Tessile, Villa Santina, Udine

Consorzio Tutela Formaggio Montasio, Rivolto di Codroipo, Udine

Distilleria Bonaventura Maschio S.r.l., Treviso

Fondazione CRUP, Udine

Friul Service S.r.l., Colugna, Udine

Principe San Daniele, San Daniele, Udine

Prosciuttificio Wolf Sauris S.p.A., Sauris, Udine

Turismo FVG, Udine

Unicredit, Udine

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GENERAL INFORMATION

WHERE THE WORKSHOP TAKES PLACE: RIZZI SCIENTIFIC CAMPUS

The Workshop will take place at the scientific campus of Udine University in Udine, Via delle

Scienze 208.

Rizzi Scientific Campus

HOW TO REACH RIZZI CAMPUS

By car: from motorways A4/E70 and A23/E55

go ahead to free-motorway to the “Spilimbergo”

Exit and at the next crossing turn right in Via

Martignacco; than after 5 min turn left in Via

Lombardia and go ahead to Via Val Saisera.

Following the main road you will arrive in the

Rizzi Campus parking.

From city centre: every 15 min from raiway

station take bus 10 – Circolare Destra and get off

at “Univ ingresso dir” stop after 20 min.

From Student Dormitory Bertoni: every 15 min

by bus 10 – Circolare Sinistra or 20 min walking

along Viale Cadore for 5 min, turn left in Via

Cotonificio and after 10 min turn left in Via delle

Scienze.

SECRETARIAT OF THE WORKSHOP IN ROOM 19 AT RIZZI CAMPUS

The Secretariat is open in Room 19 – Ground Floor – Rizzi Campus with the following timetable:

September, 23th

11.00 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.

4.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m.

September, 24 th

9.00 a.m. - 12.00 a.m.

1.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.

4.30 p.m. – 7.30 p.m.

September, 25th

9.00 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.

POSTERS AND EXHIBITIONS

The North-Est Corridor Groud Floor (C1 area) of Rizzi Campus is devoted to the poster

exhibition. The participants will provide to hangh up their posters the September, 23th

before 1

p.m. Participants will also find memebers of technical staff who point out them the panel already

labeled with the name and poster code, which corresponds to ID Abstract.

INTERACTIVE POSTERS

The accepted contributions as Interactive Poster will be presented in Room 13 and Room 16,

which correspond to Physics Laboratories 1 and 2, where the computers are already devoted to

each presentation, according to the software already sent. In the labs each participant will find the

seat and the computer assigned, which corresponds to ID code abstract. The September, 23th

participants could verify the proper intallation until 1 p.m. in the labs with the technical support of

Filippo Pascolo and Giorgio Salemi.

WORKSHOPS

Each participant to MPTL14 conference is kindly invited to enrol for the workshop of interest at

Secretaria, during the registration till the achievement of the limit number fixed for each workshop

(50 seats).

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2.6 SERVICES AVAILABLE

During the whole Workshop, these services are available to all the participants:

- Secretariat – Room 19, Rizzi Campus – Ground Floor

- Internet point – Room 41 CSIT – Ground Floor

- ERDISU Student Canteen – Via Cotonificio, 43 (*)

- Drink vending machine – Rizzi Campus, Ground Floor

- Coffee breaks – Room 26, Rizzi Campus – Ground Floor

- Meeting rooms – DIFA Meeting Room, DIMI Meeting Room, Physics Lab 2 – First and

Ground Floor

- Notice board for participants (by the Secretariat)

- Overhead-projector in every room

- Slideprojectors

Rooms Numbers are reported in the maps.

(*) For lunch September, 24

th you are kindy request to exhibit your badge to our responsible (Cristina Cassan) in

ERDISU Student Canteen

2.7 PEOPLE IN CHARGE TO SUPPORT WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES

Secretariat: Claudia Longhetto, Donatella Ceccolin,

Cristina Cassan, Paola Visentin

Workshops: Lorenzo Santi, Filippo Pascolo, Giorgio Salemi

Interactive Poster Session: Alberto Stefanel, Filippo Pascolo, Giorgio Salemi

Poster Session: Rossana Viola, Domelio Da Rù, Mauro Sabbadini

Oral Presentation: Stefano Vercellati, Giorgio Salemi

Video and Audio documentation: Mario Gervasio, Mauro Sabbadini

Web site: Giampiero Meneghin, Lorenzo Santi

Hardware and software tecnica support: Domelio Da Rù, Filippo Pascolo, Giorgio Salemi,

Alberto Sabatini, Mauro Sabbadini

Paper selection and referee procedure: Marisa Michelini, Alessandra Mossenta

REGISTRATION

Room 19, Rizzi Campus

23th

of September, 2009; time 11.00 a.m.-2.30 p.m

The secretariat operates for payments, collection of scientific materials and general information.

We kindly ask each partecipant to pay attention to the following issues:

- Personal folder: each registered participant will be handed an envelope containing a welcome

letter, further information on the Workshop activities, the statement of the payments, receipt of

the payments, attendance certificate, Username and Password for internet connection, a

personal badge; the list of participants, a map of Udine and a Questionaire for the evauation of

the Workshop.

- Conference backpack: it will contain the Workshop programme booklet, tourist information

and information about typical products of Friuli.

- Fee: it is necessary to complete eventually the payment before to attend the Workshop at the

secretariat. The Registration fee is: 120€ for late registration; 100 € for ordinary registration, 80

€ for Individual Ordinary Members of EPS; 60€ for Students. The Fee includes: a) Organization

and mailing costs; b) Workshop programme booklet; c) Bag with materials for the Workshop

and Tourist information; d) Touristic informations and informations about typical products of

Friuli; e) Welcome party of the evening of September, 23th

; f) coffee breaks; g) lunch of

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September, 24th

in Student’s Canteen; h) Social dinner of September, 24th

; i) Bustransfer from

city centre to Rizzi Campus in the mornings of September, 24th

-25th

and for the evenings of

September, 23th

-24th

.

- Accomodation payments: the participants staying in hotels will pay by themselves directly at

their own hotel. The participants staying at the Student Dormitory are kindly request to pay

accommodation in student dormitory (40€ per person per night) at the Secretariat.

- Meals: in this booklet is reported the list of suggested restaurants in Udine. Lunch of

September, 24th

will be offered by the MPTL14 Organization in ERDISU Student Canteen, few

minutes from Rizzi Campus. Dinner of September, 24th

is offered by MPTL14 Organization in

Casa della Contadinanza of the Udine Castle. Participants to MPTL14 are kindly invited to the

Welcome party in Scientific Rizzi Campus in the evening of September, 23th

.

- Social Events: the social programme offers an event for each evening of the Workshop.

Welcome party will take place at Rizzi Campus in the Bar Convivium area. A social event will

be held before the Social Dinner in Udine Castle with the visit to “Civici Musei” and to the

famous painting Consilium in Arena realized by Gianbattista Tiepolo during 18th

Century.

Social dinner will take place at prestigious restaurant Casa della Contadinanza.

- Internet connection: each participant will receive personal Udername and Password for

internet connection in Room 41 or via wireless.

- Scientific Events: many collateral scientific meetings are organized by European projects

involved in MPTL14: CoLoS September, 22 th

-23 th

; MOSEM September, 22 th

-23 th

;

MOSEM2 September, 25 th

-26 th

.

- Tours: for who booked until September, 10th

are organized tour visits to some beautiful and

characteristic cities of Friuli: Aquileia, Cividale del Friuli and Trieste. In this booklet you will

find additional information for self organized.

- Papers: you are invited to hand in four copies of your paper (three paper versions and one

electronic version) for the selected papers proceedineg produced by the Workshop.

-

PROCEEDINGS

Electronic version of MPTL14 selected contributions will be published in a year after referee

procedure. Participants interested to submit their paper are kindly requested to give three paper

copies and one digital copy to Secretariat. The September, 24th

morning referee will be able to

collect the Referee Case at Secretariat in order to evaluate the works of MPTL14 conference.

The total length of the contribution must not exceed (including figures and tables):

- for the General Talks 8 pages

(24000 characters),

- for the Workshop Reports 3 pages

(9000 characters),

- for the Contributions to the Workshops 4 pages (12000 characters),

- for the Oral Presentations 5 pages

(15000 characters),

- for the Interactive Posters 4 pages

(12000 characters),

- for the Posters 3 pages

(9000 characters).

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Template for full paper

TITLE OF THE PAPER (CAPITAL LETTERS, BOLD, ARIAL 12PT, LEFT ALLIGNED) Name1 Surname1, Name2 Surname2, Institution A (ARIAL 11PT, LEFT ALLIGNED) Name3 Surname3, Name4 Surname4, Name5 Surname5, Institution B

Abstract The abstract must start 14pt below the last author’s name line, with the word Abstract (Bold), and then in the following line, the text of the abstract. The total length of the Abstract must not exceed 600 characters.

1. Instructions The total length of the contribution must not exceed (including figures and tables)

for the General Talks 8 pages (24000 characters),

for the Workshop Reports 3 pages (9000 characters),

for the Contributions to the Workshops 4 pages (12000 characters),

for the Oral Presentations 5 pages (15000 characters),

for the Interactive Posters 4 pages (12000 characters),

for the Posters 3 pages (9000 characters). The text must be contained in a box with 2cm margins on the top, bottom and the two sides (A4 page). Write the title first in upper case bold and 12pt Arial characters. The author’s name(s) must be written 1 line under the title in lower case bold and 11pt Arial. Besides every author’s name type a comma and the Institution in lower case italic with the same kind and size of characters. In case the authors belonging to the same institution, list the authors’ names on the same line and type the name of the institution only once. Each line of the author’s name must be separated from the previous one by a single interline (11pt). The text have contain three different parts:

The abstract.

The text of the contribution.

The references. The first and the third parts in Arial 10pt, single interline, justified and the second one (the core text of the contribution) in Arial 11pt, single interline, justified.

2. The text of the contribution The text must start 1 line below the last abstract’s line. The text can be organized in sections, each one starting 1 line below the last line of the previous section, with a title in bold and numbered.

2.1. Sub-section Any eventually subsection must start 1 line below the previous one, numbered as in this example. The title of subsections must be in italics bold Arial 12 pt. Subsections end with 1 empty line. Please don’t refer to any part of the text by means of the number of page, but only with the number of sections and subsections.

3. Formulas, Figures, and tables Formulas (see example eq.1) must be numbered sequentially in the text (11pt Arial, centered, 6 pt interline before and after the formula, using regular, italic, bold according the scientific standard).

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E2 = p2 + m2 (1)

Please insert figures and tables as near as possible to the part of the text they are related to. Figures (only black and white) must be included in the document as jpg or gif images, and sequentially numbered. Figures must not exceed the limits of the box described in section 1). Figures and tables must be inserted after two single interlines from text and centered. Fig.1 shows and example of the format of the caption (10pt Arial, italics centered, 12pt interline before and after the caption).

Figure 1: Example of a figure and its caption

Tables must be numbered separately from figures. Tab.1 shows an example of table and its caption (10pt Arial, italics centered, 12pt interline before and after the caption).

Table 1: Example of table and its caption

Legenda Type 1 Type 2

Side on 1 2

Side off 3 4

4. Notes Notes1 must be written single interline at the bottom of the page in which are inserted.

5. Page numbering Please disable the page numbering

References The part of the references must not numbered. References must be in 10 pt. Reference in the text are made by the first name of the first author and year of publication, closed in brackets (Einstein 1910).

Einstein A (1910) Folgerungen aus den Capillaritätserscheinungen (Conclusions Drawn from the Phenomena of Capillarity), Annalen der Physik (4), 513-523

Jackson P (2003) Ten challenges for introducing web-supported learning to overseas students in the social sciences, Active Learning in Higher Education, 4(1), 87-106

French D, Hale C, Johnson C and Farr G (1999) Internet-based learning, Kogan Page, London, UK

Dearing R, (1997) Higher education in the learning society, Report of the Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education, http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ncihe/index.htm, accessed 2009 july

McDermott L C (2004) Physics Education Research: The key to student learning and teacher preparation, in Quality Development in Teacher Education and Training, Selected Contribution of Second International Girep seminar, Michelini M ed., Forum, Udine, 30-34

Compadre, http://www.compadre.org, accessed 2009 july

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME

Contribution types

The abstract of each accepted contribution is reported in this booklet and the presentation types are

the following.

1. General Talks will be made in plenary sessions a room with more than 200 seats (Room H).

Each General Talk will be chaired by an experienced colleague. There will be computer-projection

equipment and internet connection ready in each room. So, please prepare a computer slide show

and bring your files with you before the session starts and hand in to the support staff (Filippo

Pascolo, Giorgio Salemi, Mauro Sabadini) and/or session chair ready in your room. Each 30-40

minute oral presentation will be followed by a 15-5 minute discussion moderated by the session

chair.

2. Workshops will be made in a computer equipped room with more than 35 seats. Are organized

by the WS Leader with some preliminary presentations and are handled with the participants’

hands-on involvement. Each workshop last 2 hours in parallel session with other workshops and

Panel oral presentation. Participants will apply to WS

3. Panel Oral Presentations will be made in a room with more than 35 seats, in parallel session.

Each oral presentation session will be chaired by an experienced colleague who is knowledgeable

about the session topics and the papers to be presented. There will be computer-projection

equipments ready in each room. So, please prepare a computer slide show and bring your files

with you before the session starts and hand in to the support staff and/or session chair ready in

your room. Each 15 minute oral presentation will be followed by a 5 minute discussion moderated

by the session chair.

4. Interactive Poster Presentations will be made in 2 Labs equipped with 30 computers and

interfaces. Each presenter is suppose to show the contribution using a computer. So, please send

the computer materials to Filippo Pascolo filippo.pascolo@uniud.it before 15th

of September for

the proper installation or, please, inform him that you will use your own computer; in any case,

please, verify the proper installation before the session starts. The Session last 120 minutes and it

is devided into two parts. During the 60 minutes of the session presenters are located in a fixed

position and participants will move around for 120 minutes.

5. Poster Presentation is a dynamic forum among presenters and the audience, intended to

encourage discussion and sharing of multiple perspectives. The session for poster discussion last 2

hours, but the poster are available for the whole time of the MPLT14. So, please, prepare your

poster in advance and hand in to poster Area during the registration time (23/09/09 – time 11.15

a.m. -2.30 p.m.). Rossana Viola will help you for that. The size of the poster boards is 70 cm

(width) x 100 cm (height). Each poster should not exceed that size.

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ROOMS AND ACTIVITIES

C1 Area - North-East Corridor for Poster Session

Room 13 - Phys Lab 1 for WS4, Interactive Poster Session

Room 16 - Phys Lab 2 for MOSEM meetings, Interactive Poster Session

Room 15 - CLDF for equipping

Room 19 for Secretariat and registrations

Room 20 for MPTL14 Group meetings

Room 22 for Sessions organized by MPTL14 Group

Room 23 for Interactive Poster Physics Flying

Room 26 for coffee breack

Room 41 CSIT for internet point

Room 88 - Meeting Room DIFA for Group meetings

Room 100 - Electronic Lab for WS1

Room 181 - Meeting Room DIMI for CoLoS meetings

Room DIL - Didactic Interfaculty Lab for WS5

Room H for Plenary sessions GT2, GT3, GT4,T1, T3b

Room M for Oral Presentations T3a, T4

Room MM - Multimedial Lab for Oral Presentations T2, T5, T6, T7

Room N - CAD Lab for WS2, WS3

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Timetable of MPTL14

23 September 2009 24 September 2009 25 September 2009

9.00 - 11.00

S3 Session Room H

GT2 E. Sassi, S. Feiner-Valkier

GT3

B. Mason, R. Sporken

S7 - Parallel sessions D Oral Presentations

T2 Room MM

T4 Room M

T3b Room H

11.00 - 11.15 Coffee break Room 26 Coffee break Room 26

11.15 - 13.15

Registration Room 19

Poster Session set-up C1 Area

Testing of sw for Interactive Poster Rooms 13 and 16

S4 - Parallel sessions B

WS1 Room 100 G. Torzo, H. Jodl, M.

WS2 Room N R. Thornton

WS5 Room DIL

W. Christian, F. Esquembre, B. Mason

S8 Session Room H

GT4 M. Ross

Plenary Oral Presentation W. Christian, F. Esquembre, B. Mason

Closing Remarks

R. Sporken

13.15 - 14.30 Lunch

Poster Session Area C1

14.30 - 16.30

S1 Session Room H

Opening

Welcome on behalf of MPTL

L. Mathelitsch

GT1

W. Adams

S5 - Parallel sessions C Oral Presentations

T1 Room H

T3a Room M

T6+T7 Room MM

16.30 - 16.45 Coffee break Room 26 Coffee break Room 26

16.45 - 19.00

S2 - Parallel sessions A

WS3 Room N B. Shervood

WS4 Room 13

E. Kedzierska, L. Konicek

T5 Room MM

S6 Session

Interactive Poster Session

Room 13 and Room 16

Poster Session Area C1

Physics Flying Room 23

19.00 Welcome Departure to Udine Castle

19.30 Special GT A. French

20.00 Visit to Tiepolo Fresco in Castle

Museum

21.00 Social Dinner

Legenda

GTn= General Talk n

WSn= Workshop n

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OPENING OF MPTL14

September, 23rd

2009 - 2.30 p.m.Room H, Rizzi Campus

Opening Ceremony

Welcome on behalf of the Organizing Committee, Marisa Michelini, Director of Physics

Department, Udine University, Italy

Welcome of the Local Authorities and Udine University Representatives

Welcome on behalf of MPTL, Leopold Mathelitsch, President of MPTL

Welcome on behalf of EPS- Physics Edication Division and of ICPE, Robert Lambourne,

The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK

GENERAL TALKS AND PLENARY ORAL PRESENTATIONS

September, 23rd

2009 - 3.45 p.m. Room H, Rizzi Campus

GT1 – Wendy K. Adams, Co-Director PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado,

Boulder, USA

Student Engagement and Learning with PhET Interactive Simulations

September, 24th

2009 - 9.00 a.m. Room H, Rizzi Campus GT2 – Elena Sassi, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy

Sonja Feiner-Valkier, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

On the use of new methods and multimedia

September, 24th

2009 - 10.00 a.m. Room H, Rizzi Campus GT3 – Bruce Mason, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

Robert Sporken, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Chicago, USA

Recommendations on Available Multimedia material for Teaching Waves and Optics

September, 24th

2009 - 7.30 p.m. Udine Castle SPECIAL GT – Antony P. French, emeritus professor at Massachussetts Institute of Tecnology,

Massachussetts, USA

Celebrating Galileo’s Year: his Manuscripts and the Four Juppitel Satellites

September, 25th

2009 - 11.15 a.m. Room H, Rizzi Campus GT4 – Michael Ross, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA

Authentic Scientific Activities in Primary-level Science Teacher Preparation

September, 25th

2009 - 12.15 p.m. Room H, Rizzi Campus POP1 – Wolfgang Christian, Davidson College, USA

The Open Source Physics National Science Digital Library Collection

September, 25th

of 2009 - 12.30 p.m. Room H, Rizzi Campus POP2 – Francisco Esquembre, Universidad de Murcia, Spain

New drawing framework in Easy Java Simulations

September, 25th

2009 - 12.45 p.m. Room H, Rizzi Campus POP3 – Bruce Mason, University of Oklahoma, USA

Building and Sharing Course Resources through the ComPADRE Digital Library

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September, 25th

2009 - 1.00 p.m. Room H, Rizzi Campus GT5 – Robert Sporken, University of Namur, Namur, Belgium

Closing Remarks

3.7 WORKSHOPS

September, 23rd

2009 - 4.45 p.m. – 7 p.m. Room N, Rizzi Campus WS 3 – VPython: 3D programming for ordinary mortals

Responsible: Bruce Sherwood, North Carolina State University, Raleigh NC, USA

September, 23rd

2009 - 4.45 p.m. – 7 p.m. Room 13, Rizzi Campus WS 4 – MOSEM2 project. Integration of data acquisition, modelling, simulation, and

animation for learning Electromagnetic and Superconductivity

Responsibles: Ewa Kedzierska, AMSTEL Institute, University of Amsterdam, The

Netherlands

Libor Konicek, University of Ostrava, Department of Physics Faculty of

Science, Ostrava, Czech Republic

Contributions by: Marisa Michelini, Lorenzo Santi, Alberto Stefanel, Mario Gervasio,

University of Udine, Udine, Italy

September, 24th

2009 - 11.15 a.m. – 1.15 p.m. Room 100, Rizzi Campus WS1 – Remote Lab: Different approaches

Responsible: Giacomo Torzo, INFM CNR, University of Padova, Padova, Italy

Contributions by: Hans Jodl, Sebastian Gröber, University of Technology Kaiserlautern,

Munchen,Germany

Mario Bochicchio, Antonella Longo, University of Salento, Lecce, Italy

September, 24th

2009 – 11.15 p.m. – 1.15 p.m. Room N, Rizzi Campus WS 2 – WebLID: Web-Delivered Interactive Lecture Demonstrations. Creating an Active

Science Learning Environment On the Internet

Responsible: Ronald K. Thornton, Center for Science and Math Teaching, Departments of

Physics and Education, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA

September, 24th

2009 – 11.15 p.m. – 1.15 p.m. Room DIL, Rizzi Campus WS 5 – Easy Java Simulations (EJS)

Responsibles: Wolfgang Christian, Davidson College, Davidson NC, USA

Francisco Esquembre, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain

Bruce Mason, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA

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CONNECTED EVENTS

SEPTEMBER, 22nd

2009

9.00 a.m. - 12.00 a.m. Room 20 – Rizzi Campus

MOSEM2 Group meeting

3.00 p.m. Meeting Room DIFA – Rizzi Campus

URDF Group meeting

2.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. Meeting Room DIMI – Rizzi Campus

CoLoS meeting

1.30 p.m. Room 20

MPTL14 Group meeting

SEPTEMBER, 23rd

2009

9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Meeting Room DIMI – Rizzi Campus

CoLoS meeting

9.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. Room 20 – Rizzi Campus

MOSEM2 Group meeting

10.00 a.m. Meeting Room DIFA – Rizzi Campus

Group meeting

2.00 p.m. Room 20

MPTL14 Group meeting

SEPTEMBER, 24th

2009

9.00 a.m. - 12.00 a.m. Room 20 – Rizzi Campus

MPTL14 Group meeting

6.00 p.m. Room 23 – Rizzi Campus

Physics Flying – UniTN

SEPTEMBER, 25th

2009

1.30 p.m. - 6.45 p.m. Room 16 – Rizzi Campus

MOSEM2 Group meeting

12.30 p.m. Room 20

MPTL14 Group meeting

SEPTEMBER, 26th

2009

9.00 a.m. - 1.30 p.m. Room 4 – Palazzo Antonini

MOSEM Group meeting

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HOW TO REACH PALAZZO ANTONINI

By car: there is a big parking lot in Piazza Primo Maggio,

just 5 min walk from Palazzo Florio.

By bus: bus 1 reaches Palazzo Antonini (stopping in

Piazza San Cristoforo) leaving from the Railway station

every 10 min. and passing through via Aquileia, Piazza

della Libertà and via Mercatovecchio

From Student Dormitory Bertoni: every 15 min by bus 10

– Circolare Destra and get out at “Piazza Primo Maggio”

stop, walk in the direction of Palazzo Florio and then of

Piazza San Cristoforo.

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1. SOCIAL PROGRAMME

6.1 SOCIAL EVENTS

SEPTEMBER, 24th

2009

7.30 p.m. “Civici Musei di Storia e Arte” – Udine Castle

Visit to museum and t0 the famous Consilium in Arena of Gianbattista Tiepolo

9.00 p.m. Restaurant “Casa della Contadinanza”

Social Dinner

Udine Castle was built at the top of a natural hill, which dates back to the Glacial Period. Thanks to its position the

Castle has been one of the most ancient inhabited places in the surroundings. The first paper attesting the existence of

the Castle was an Act by Otto II.

The new town was born principally as a market town, and attracted people from all around. That is why Bertoldo, one

of the Patriarchs of Aquileia, ordered the building of the New Market Square. Under the Patriarchs of Aquileia the

Castle, like the whole town, underwent many enlargements, so the walls were reconstructed at least four times. The

Patriarchate lasted for many years but internal wars and conflicts with Venice and the Empire caused its gradual

decline.

In 1511 a great earthquake completely destroyed the Castle. Although the town was put to the test by plagues, wars

and famine, the Castle was immediately rebuilt from the drawings of Giovanni Fontana, tutor of Andrea Palladio.

Nowadays the Castle has become the symbol of the city and it is owned by the City Hall and is the seat of the Civic

Museum, the Renaissance Museum and of the Ancient Art Gallery. The prestigious "Sala Principale", where the

meetings of the Friuli Parliament were held, was in use until the fall of the Republic of Venice.

HOW TO REACH UDINE CASTLE

By car: there is a large parking area in Piazza Primo

Maggio at the rear of the Castle.

By bus: bus 1 runs every 10 min from the Railway

Station.

From Student Dromitory Bertoni: bus 10 – Circolare

Sinistra every 20 min. at and get off at “Piazza Primo

Maggio ” stop after 20 min

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Useful informations

Restaurants CITY CENTRE (Rectorship seat)

Name Street Telephone Closed on

Rest. Vitello d' Oro Via Valvason, 4 0432 508982 Sunday

Caffè Contarena Via Cavour, 1 0432 512741 Monday

Osteria Alle Volte Via Mercerie, 6 0432 502800 Sunday

Rist. Al Vapore Vicolo Sillio, 10 0432 503258 Sunday

Trattoria Ai Frati Piazzetta Antonini, 5 0432 506926 Sunday

Osteria Sbarco dei Pirati Via Bartolini, 12 0432 21330 Wednesday

Osteria Al Cappello Via Scarpi, 5 0432 299327 Monday

Trattoria da Teresina Via Scarpi, 10 0432 509834 Sunday

Wine bar Giardinetto Via Scarpi, 8 0432 227764 Sund./Mond.

Osteria La Nicchia Via Gemona, 15 0432 204070 Sunday

Caffè Caucigh Via Gemona, 36 0432 502719 Monday

Arab. Rest. Mille e una notte Via Gemona, 14 0432 503908 Sund./Mond.

Bar Torriani Via Torriani, 3 0432 509708 Monday

Rest. Quinto Recinto Largo Pecile, 3 0432 506685 Sunday

Trattoria Alla Ghiacciaia Via dei Rizzani, 2 0432 508778 Sunday

Rest./Pizz. Concordia Piazza I Maggio, 21 0432 505813 Monday

Trattoria La Maddalene Sporcje Via Pelliccerie, 4 0432 25111 Sund./Mond.

Rest. Venti 3 Via Mantica, 23 0432 25107 Sunday

Pizz. Atlantide Via Vittorio Veneto, 8 0432 503322 Tuesday

RAILWAY STATION AREA

Name Street Telephone Closed on

Trattoria Al Chianti Via Prefettura angolo

vicolo Marinelli, 4 0432 501105 Sunday

Trattoria Alla Tavernetta Via di Prampero, 2 0432 501066 Sund./Mond.

Rest.Biscotto Via Savorgnana, 47 0432 505019 Sunday

Osteria Venerio Via Savorgnana, 22 0432 297093 Sund./Mond.

Rest. Self service Zenith Piazza XX settembre 0432 502980 Sunday

Trattoria Ai Provinciali Via Prefettura, 3 0432 297816 Sunday

Pizz. Odeon Via Gorghi, 1 0432 26258 Monday

Beer House Ai Piombi Via Manin, 12 0432 506168 Saturd./Sund.

Trattoria Ristorantino Via Bertaldia, 25/A 0432 504545 Sunday

Mc Donald’s Viale Europa Unita, 69 0432 229245

WEST AREA (Piazza Garibaldi, Via Grazzano, Piazzale Cella, via Poscolle, Piazza XXVI luglio)

Caffè Conte di Carmagnola Via del Gelso, 37 0432 512891 Sunday

Trattoria Al Gelso Via del Gelso, 4 0432 509857 Wednesday

Trattoria Al Barnabiti Piazza Garibaldi 0432 25150 Sunday

Trattoria Al Canarino Via Cussignacco, 37 0432 504715 Sunday

Osteria Al Marinaio Via Cisis, 2 0432 295949 Sund./Mond.

Rest./ Pizz. Al Masaniello Via Grazzano, 93 0432 507709 Sund./Mond.

Wine bar Fred Via del Freddo, 6 0432 505059 Sunday

Osteria Al Fagiano Via Zanon, 7 Sunday

Trattoria Al Vecchio Stallo Via Viola, 7 0432 21296 Wednesday

NORTH AREA (Piazzale Osoppo, Piazzale Chiavris)

Pizz. Cantina Fredda Via di Toppo, 32 0432 506278 Wednesday

Trattoria Al Passeggio V.le Volontari della

libertà, 49 0432 46216 Saturd./Sund.

Rest. Al Ramandolo Via Forni di Sotto, 28 0432 470994 Saturday

Rest. Alla Vedova Via Tavagnacco, 9 0432 470291 Sund./Mond.

Pizz. Alla Lampara Via A. L. Moro, 63 0432 508962 Wednesday

EAST AREA (Teatro Nuovo Giovanni da Udine, Via Cividale)

Pizz. Al Trombone Via Pracchiuso, 27 0432 505948 Monday

Trattoria Alla Casa Rossa Via Cividale, 8 0432 295607 Monday

Pizz./Trattoria Raffaele Via Cividale, 11 0432 295831 Thursday

Pizz. Da Guido Via Po, 82 0432 282812 Sunday

Trattoria Viennese Via Pola, 10 0432 229142 Sund./Mond.

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Other informations

Dialing code for Italy ++39

Dialing code from Udine 0432

University of Udine 0432 556111

Police 113

Firebrigade 115

Health Emergency Service 118

Railway Station 0432 581844

Police headquarters 0432 505380

Central Post Office (Monday to Friday 8.15 a.m. - 5.30 p.m.) 0432 223111

Tourist Office (Piazza Primo Maggio, 7) 0432 295972

Telecom Italia (Via Stringher, 4) 0432 2781

Hospital S. Maria della Misericordia 0432 503400

Radiotaxi 0432 505858

Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia (Ronchi dei Legionari - GO) 0481 773224/5

Airport Marco Polo (Venice) 041 2609260

Telephone

To phone from a public phonebox you need:

- coins (10, 20, 50 cent Euros)

- phonecards: for national and international calls: 5,00 or 10,00 Euros phonecards.

You can find them in bars, tobacconists and Post Offices

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TOURS

In this part of booklet you can find some information useful to rach and visit the most beautiful

cities and touristics resorts of Friuli and surrpundings.

1st

PR0POSAL Aquileia

A trip to the most important archeological seat of Friuli

To reach Aquileia

By train: from Udine station to Cervignano del Friuli station (cost 2,65€) and from there to

Aquileia (8 km) with bus lines every hour.

By car: from Udine, highway A23 in direction of Venice, exit E70 at Palmanova (17 km from

Aquileia) following the SS 352 road signs to Aquileia.

By bus: from Udine bus station to Aquileia every hour.

The Touristic firm of Friuli, Turismo FVG, organizes every day (10.30 a.m. and 3.30 p.m. guided

tours from 1st April to 30

th June 2009 and September). Guided tour costs 7,50€ including

admission to the crypts of the Basilica. Moreove, you can make use of the audio guide service at

euros 4,00€ single and 7,00€ couple. For information and bookings you can contact all FVG

Tourist Infopoints at phone: 0432 734100 or e-mail: info@turismo.fvg.it info@turismo.fvg.it.

Aquileia. The origins of Aquileia date back a long time ago. In the place where, already in the proto-historic period, it

used to trade amber from the North bartering it for seaborne items arriving from the Mediterranean and the Middle

East docks, the Romans founded in 181 BC a colony. From a military outpost to a capital of the "X Regio Venetia et

Histria", the city developed rapidly because of exclusive military reasons relating to expansionist aims of Roman

Empire towards central European and Balkan regions. Aquileia became flourishing and prosperous thanks to the vast

trade through a functional and capillary road network. It used to have mighty defensive walls and enormous buildings

such as circus, amphitheatre, theatre, thermal baths, forum at the crossing between the main cardo and decumanus. It

reached its peak during Caesar's empire: its inhabitans were more than 200.000 and became one of the biggest and

richest city of the whole Empire. It was the residence of many emperors, its palace was very visited, till Constantino

the Great and longer. With Attila's destruction in the middle of Vth century AD, there was the final economical and

social collapse of Aquileia that lasted till the Medieval period. Aquileia remained an important political and cultural

centre, also during Hungarian invasions (Xth century AD), notwithstanding it was a problem area of the Empire,

meeting point of Latin, German and Slav civilization. Patriarch of Aquileia was always close and friendly to the

political power even when the power became German. In 1077 emperor Henry IV granted to Sigeardo Patriarca the

feudal investiture with the ducal title over the County, giving the origin of the "Stato della Patria del Friuli".

Inside the city's walls, the most important archeological site in northern Italy, there were houses and palaces,

monumental squares, official buildings and a river port where heavy cargo ships docked loaded with goods. Many are

the Roman ruins still visible today among which: the Roman Forum, the Roman graveyard, the Fluvial port, the street

and some Roman houses; other places to visit: the Popone's Basilica, its beautiful mosaic floor, bell tower, baptistery

and crypts; then there are also: the Archaeological Museum, the Early Christian Museum and the Civic Museum

(Museo Civico).

More information: http://www.aquileia.net/inglese.htm

2nd

PR0POSAL Cividale del Friuli

A trip to the the heart of Friuli

To reach Cividale

By train: from Udine station to Cividale in half an hour (costs 2,25€).

By car: from Udine centre, following the SS 54 read signs to Cividale.

By bus: form Udine station to Cividale statio in 45 minutes.

Cividale del Friuli. According to tradition Cividale was founded in 50 B.C by Julius Caesar and called Forum Julii

(the market of Julius). Venetian and Celtic remains, however, bear witness to pre-existent settlements. In 568, with the

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conquest of the Longobards led by King Alboin, Cividale becomes the capital of the first Longobard Dukedom in Italy. In the VIII century, during the Frankish domination, the ancient name of the city is changed from Forum Julii to

Civitas Austriae and later from Civitas into the present Cividale. The city becomes the seat of the temporal power with

the beginning of the patriarchal State in Friuli (1077). In 1420 the city is included in the Venetian Republic.

The artistic heritage of the city testifies its historical importance: the Celtic Hypogeum, a fascinating and mysterious

place; the Oratory of Saint Maria in Valle (the famous little Longobard Temple), an extraordinary example of upper

Middle Ages architecture and sculpture; the Cathedral (XIV-XV century), in the interior of which you may admire the

silver altar-piece of Pellegrino II, masterpiece of Italian medieval goldsmith art, and two paintings by Palma the

Younger; the Municipal Palace (XIV-XV century); the Venetian Superintendents’ Palace (XVI century), designed by

Andrea Palladio.

You may also visit the National Archaeological Museum which houses archaeological Longobard remains and

relevant medieval codes; the Christian Museum with the baptistery of Callisto (VIII century) and the Ratchis altar

(VIII century). You should also not forget to visit the Devil’s Bridge and its wonderful view over the Natisone river.

According to the legend, the bridge was built by the Devil, who had requested in exchange the soul of the first person

crossing it. The city is rich in events: the traditional Broadsword Mass, celebrated on 6th January, is a peculiar and charming

religious ritual, that celebrates the historical ceremony of Patriarch Marquardo von Randeck’s entry into the city

(1366); Civintas (June-July), an enological show; Mittelfest (each year in July), an important festival of prose, music

and dance from Central Europe countries.

The ancient Forum Julii is unanimously recognised as being the historical and cultural capital of Friuli.

More information: http://www.cividale.com/turismo_uk.asp

3rd

PR0POSAL Grado

A trip to the coast of Friuli

To reach Grado

By train: Udine station to Cervignano del Friuli station (cost 2,65€), and from there to Grado (18

km) with bus lines every hour.

By car: from Udine, highway A23 in direction of Venice, exit E70 at Palmanova (17 km from

Aquileia) following the SS 352 road signs to Grado.

By bus: from Udine bus station to Grado every hour.

Grado. The island of Grado and its lagoon represent a geographic, artistic, historical and anthropological reality. Its

historical events have always been connected to Aquileia even before the barbaric invasions. The two cities had been

fighting a long and hard war lasted for centuries in the need to obtain the supremacy on the Seat of the Patriarchs,

then they played a marginal role in the life of the Republic of Venice, and at the end of it in 1797 and after the short-

lived rising to the power of the Emperor Napoleon, they were annexed to the Hapsburg County of Gorizia and

Gradisca. In 452 AD Aquileia was invaded and devastated by a barbaric tribe called Huns, led by Attila; the

population was forced to leave the town and the lagoon, followed Archbishop Secondo, and took refuge in Grado.

Later in 1451 the Papal bull of Pope Nicolò V transferred the Patriarch’s Seat from Grado to the Venetian

Archbishop’s Seat of Castello led by Lorenzo Giustiniani: the first Patriarch of Venice. These long thousand years

represent an important and illustrious , although difficult, period of the History of Grado that after losing the

Patriarch’s seat remained in a dignified isolation and called out from the History of the great State it belonged to: the

Republic of Venice. Grado was governed by a Count sent by Venice, he was chosen among the noble families, while

the population was segregated to a small group of fishermen.

Grado started to emerge from its isolation at the end of 1800 when the great medical value of its sands was

discovered. The Austrian entrepreneurs were the first hotel-keepers, who gave the most important contribution to

establish the modern Grado: the elegant and particular tourist and thermal town, which was in that period the

summer seaside resort of Austrian, Slovakian, Bohemian, Hungarian upper, middle-class and aristocracy and of a

more international tourism.

The lagoon is one of the few “alive” lagoons in Europe, rich in animals and plants and in small isles on which

original buildings called “casuni” made of reed and mud were once, in a not so far past, the only homeof the

fishermen. Near those small isles the Isle of Barbana stands out. It is known for the old monastery so dear to the

Christian faith of the inhabitants of Grado; according to the tradition over 750 years ago the population made a vow

and promised to go there, every year, on a pilgrimage on the first Sunday of July. The vow is released during an

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impressive religious procession, called “Perdòn” made on the boats floating through the canals.

More information: http://www.grado.it/new/grado.php?id_sezione=1&lingua=en

4th

PR0POSAL Venice

A trip to the City of Lovers

To reach Venice

By train: from Udine station to Venice station every half an hour (cost 8€).

By car: from Udine, highway A23 in direction of Venice, then following the road signs in highway

A4 to Venice.

By bus: from Udine bus station to Portogruaro bus station and from here to Venice with connected

bus every two hours.

To visiting the historical centre of the city and its monuments you approximately spend 2 hours

with the mini-tour organized everyday at 9.15a.m. by Meeting Point Iat of S. Marco Square at the

cost of 38€. For booking you can contact the tuouristic office at phone 041 5298711 or by e-mail

info@turismovenezia.it.

Venice. In the Roman times the term Venice stood for the North-Eastern region of Italy, but following the collapse of

the Roman Empire and particularly the arrival of the Longobards (568), it started to indicate a part of the small

settlements that were created on the islands of the lagoon between the Adige and the Piave rivers. Their economy was

based on the trade activities between the Near-East countries and Northern Europe (Germany and Flanders). They

established a federation legally dependent on Byzantium but their relations became increasingly looser as the latter's

decay proceeded, and they acquired complete independence towards the end of the 9th century. Hence, ever since the

beginning of the 9th century, the domination of Eraclea and Malamocco were followed by that of Rivo alto (Rialto,

today's Venice). This event coincided with the failure of the Franks' attempt to conquer the islands. After driving back

the Arab invasions and eliminating in the year 1000 the Croat piracy in the Adriatic sea, the political expansion to

Istria and Dalmatia started, under the leadership of a class of shipowners and merchants who had managed to

prevent some of the major families (Partecipazio, Candiano, Orseolo) from introducing the hereditary power system.

In order to prevent the closure of the Otranto canal (the gateway to the East) and of the passes on theAlps that were

so vital to trade with northern countries, Venice had to fight the Normans, Suevians and Angevins who were trying to

settle along the Albanian and Epirot coasts, and at the same time it joined the Lombard League to prevent the

Emperor from acquiring an excessive power.

The Fourth Crusade (1202 - 1204) enabled Venice to found a vast colonial empire in the Balkan peninsula and the

Aegean Sea, which withstood the restoration of the Byzantine Empire (1261) but exacerbated the rivalry with Genoa.

This originated numerous naval battles with alternating victories on both parts.

At the beginning of the 14th century, a period marked by the setting up of signories, some attempts were made

(Baiamonte Tiepolo, 1310; Marin Faliero, 1355) to turn into a signory the oligarchic government of Venice too (since

1297 it had been restricted to a limited number of families) thanks to the support of the populace (sailors, fishermen),

but they failed. In the meantime Venice started to expand to the hinterland (in particular after the serious threat faced

in 1378 during the war for Chioggia, when the lagoon was besieged both by sea and land by Hungary, Padua and

Genoa which had joined in a coalition). As the context was favourable, within few years Venice conquered the whole

Veneto region, Friuli, Brescia and Bergamo starting a long series of wars against Milan and later on against

Florence and Ferrara too.

The gains in Puglia (1495) and Romagna (1503) and the ill-advised idea to help the French conquer Milan in order to

acquire the Cremona area (1499) proved fatal to Venice: it was attacked by allEuropean powers, set up against it by

the pope Julius II (League of Cambrai) and defeated by the French at Agnadello (1509), which definitely stopped its

expansion in Italy. Meanwhile, despite its strong resistance, it lost its dominions in the East under the Turkish attacks,

and the discovery of America diverted trade (to which it owed its prosperity) from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.

That marked the beginning of Venice's slow and glorious decline: it fought the Turks in Cyprus (1571-73) and at

Candia (1644 - 86), reconquering the Morea for some time (18th century), and humiliated the Barbaresques in Tunis

(1784-86). The Habsburg, eager to unify the Tyrol and Milan, soon became Venice's new mortal enemy, but they only

managed to achieve their objective when Napoleon, through the Campoformio Treaty (1797), ceded the old republic

to Austria in exchange for the Duchy of Milan. In 1805 it was annexed to the Neapolitan Kingdom of Italy, in 1813 it

was returned to Austria and, following the Vienna Treaty, it became the capital of the supposed Lombard-Venetian

Kingdom together with Milan. In 1848 it rose against the Austrians and was proclaimed Republic by Daniele Manin.

On the eve of the Armistice of Salasco it joined the Savoy monarchy. After the restoration of the republic it fought the

Austrians till August 1849, which marked the end of a long and memorable seige. At last the third war of

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independence (1866) marked its annexation to Italy.

Today's Venice is more than ever a city devoted to art, in all its forms. Historic art can be seen in its numerous

museums, which display the most beautiful original works of art by the artists who gave a major contribution to the

history of art.

By taking a simple walk you will find yourself surrounded by palazzi and churches whose architectural features turn

them into an open-air museum. Moreover, once every two years Venice holds one of the most important exhibitions in

the world on contemporary art: la Biennale di Venezia, which acts as a springboard for today's best artists and their

work. The Theatre "La fenice" (which has been completely rebuilt at last) and the numerous Auditoriums scattered all

over the city offer many shows. Classical music finds in Venice its ideal setting, as the city is a natural choreography

that goes perfectly with symphony and chamber music.

Venice is also known as the "City of lovers" because the absence of cars allows people to take long and serene walks,

reached only by the sound of water washing the shores. Venice is suitable for the youngest tourists and the more

mature ones, as the city itself inspires the rules of intimacy among people. It lacks the amusements typical of all large

cities, there are no huge discos (only one, which is very nice actually), but it is rich in places where you can eat the

typical Venetian "cicchetti" (small portions of food usually served with aperitives) and drink an excellent "spritz"

(aperitif), maybe listening to some great musicians playing jazz. Obviously, the most restless ones can always go to

the mainland, at few kilometers from Venice, where some of the most beautiful discos in Italy can be found, and for

those of you who love gambling, Venice hosts one of the best Casinos in the world.

One of the most extraordinary events is the Carnevale di Venezia which draws in hundreds of thousands visitors from

all over the world. For about 10 days the streets are painted with the most incredible colours and masks. In this

period Venice is the quintessence of entertainment and music.

Restaurants in Venice are famous for their culinary skills, especially for their fish specialities. Prices are always

displayed in showcases outside restaurants so as to allow people to choose places they can afford.

Getting into Venice is very easy, no matter how you choose to move. There are large parking lots but it is a good idea

to choose and reserve a place before you arrive, just to be sure that you find a place where to park and at a fair price.

Another possible solution is to park your car on the mainland, in Mestre, from where you can count on frequent

connections all day long, and slightly less frequent ones late at night, and reach Venice in 10 minutes.

More information: http://www.venezia.net/venice/

5th

PR0POSAL Trieste

A trip to the Mittleuropen city of Friuli

To reach Trieste

By train: from Udine station to Trieste station a train every half an hour (cost 7,05 €).

By car: from Udine, highway A23 in direction of Trieste, exit E70.

Trieste. It is situated towards the end of a narrow strip of land lying between the Adriatic Sea and Italy's border with

Slovenia, which lies almost immediately south, east and north of the city. Trieste is located at the head of the Gulf of

Trieste and throughout history it has been influenced by its location at the crossroads of Germanic, Latin and Slavic

cultures. In 2007 it had a population of 208,000 and it is the capital of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia

and Trieste province. Trieste was part of the Habsburg Monarchy from 1382 until 1918. In the 19th century it was the

most important port of one of the Great Powers of Europe. As a prosperous seaport in the Mediterranean region

Trieste became the fourth largest city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (after Vienna, Budapest, and Prague). In the

fin-de-siecle period, it emerged as an important hub for literature and music. However, the collapse of the Austro-

Hungarian Empire and Trieste's annexation to Italy after World War I led to a decline of its economic and cultural

importance.

Today, Trieste is a border town. The population is an ethnic mix of the neighbouring regions. The dominant local

Venetian dialect of Trieste is called Triestine. This dialect and the official Italian language are spoken in the city

centre, while Slovene is spoken in several of the immediate suburbs. The Venetian and the Slovene languages are

considered autochthonous of the area. There are also small numbers of Serbian, Croatian, German, Hungarian

speakers.

The economy depends on the port and on trade with its neighbouring regions. Throughout the Cold War Trieste was a

peripheral city, but it is rebuilding some of its former influence.