ETP Farm Tour 2024

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LET’S MEET AGAIN

The Farm Trip event will gather turf growers from all over Europe and around the World. With a 2-day program you can see how turf is grown in central Italy. There is time for interaction networking, and explore the stunning city of Rome in Italy. We hope that ETP members and potential new members will appreciate the possibility to meet in such a beautiful location.

17-18 Oct 2024, in Rome (ITALY) – SAVE THE DATE

What can you learn here?

  • Have a beer or a glass of wine with sod producers from all over the world;
  • Visit the local sod producers, who grow both warm- and cool-season turfgrasses;
  • Have lunch in the surrounding countryside;
  • Have a roman dinner inside an old nursery, along the Old Appian Way, the first “highway” in history;
  • Visit Piazza di Siena, home for 90 years of the Rolex Grand Prix Rome of horse jumping;
  • Visit the Olympic Stadium, home of AS Roma, SS Lazio, Rugby Six Nations, the FIFA World Cup in 1990, 2 UEFA European Championship, 3 UEFA Champions League finals;
  • Have lunch inside the stadium;
  • Visit Marco Simone Golf Club, home of 2023 Ryder’s Cup.

Program

Wednesday 16 October

16:00
Registrations open at Hotel del Congressi, Rome
18:00
Welcome drink
Sponsor presentations and ETP General assembly

Presentations:
LS Products BV – Eco Clipper
Optimizing Mowing Costs: Key Factors and Strategies for Turfgrass Producers

VMOW

ICL Specialty Fertilizers

Van Vuuren Machines

Thursday 17 October

07:30
Registrations
09:00
Bus leave the hotel
10:00
Visit of Beccia Prati sod farm and coffee break
12:00
Bus leave
12:30
Visit of Bindi Pratopronto sod farm in Aprilia and Lunch
16:00
Bus leave and come back to the hotel
19:30
Bus leave from the hotel to the dinner restaurant
20:30
Dinner at Garden Risto’
23:30
Bus come back to the Hotel

Friday 18 October

08:30
Bus leave the hotel
09:30
Visit to to Piazza di Siena horse track
10:30
Bus leave
11:30
Visit to Stadio Olimpico– visit and lunch
14:00
Bus leave to Golf Club Marco Simone
15:00
Visit of golf course with final drinks
17:00
Bus leave and come back to the hotel

Accommodation 1

Hotel Dei Congressi Roma
Viale Shakespeare, 29
00144 – Roma – Italy

Hotel dei Congressi is located in the centre of the EUR district. Proximity with the B-line subway stop EUR Fermi (4 min. by foot).

We have negotiated for you very good rates for the event (all prices per room includes breakfast):

  • Single room € 117,00
  • Double room single use € 135,00
  • Double room € 157,00

+ 7.50 € CITY TAX PPPN

Please contact directly the hotel’s to make  your own reservation front@hoteldeicongressiroma.com: to obtain the preferential rates above, please quote “ETP”:

Accommodation 2

HILTON Rome EUR La Lama
Viale Europa, 287
00144 – Roma – Italy

Hilton Rome Hotel is located 200 m away from Hotel dei Congressi.

Hilton Deluxe Rooms (all prices per room includes breakfast):

  • Double room € 230,00

+ 7.50 € CITY TAX PPPN

Please follow this link to make  your own reservation and obtain the preferential rates above: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/romeuhi-getpg-39645964-d23c-4665-b92d-18fa3ec84e92/

Accommodation 3

Ibis Styles Rome EUR
Viale Egeo, 133
00144 – Roma – Italy

Ibis Styles Rome  is located 2 km away from Hotel dei Congressi.

Room rates:

  • Double room rate for single use €175.00
  • Double room rate €195.00

Rates are per night, per room and include VAT, buffet breakfast, free use of the gym upon reservation and wi-fi connection. Tourist tax excluded, €7.50 per person per night. To proceed with the direct reservation, a credit card is required as a guarantee.

Please contact and quote ‘ETP’:

Registration

Registration fees.

ETP Members, TPI Members, ETS Members

€270
Register

All others

€370
Register

Some simple ground rules:

  • If your farm or company is a member of ETP \ ETS \ TPI, then all the people registered with that affiliation will pay the Member fee
  • Registrations fees include: welcome drink (16/10) lunch and dinner (17/10) coffee break (17/10), lunch (18/10), all bus transfers

For all ETP memberships, please visit  http://turfgrassproducers.eu/become-a-member/

Registration form

Registration is not possible anymore. Please contact: info@turfgrassproducers.eu

How to get to Hotel dei Congressi

Rome has two international airports:
Fiumicino: https://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en/
Ciampino: https://www.adr.it/web/aeroporti-di-roma-en/pax-cia-ciampino

By plane / Airport Fiumicino

From the “Leonardo da Vinci” airport in Fiumicino:With public transportation: take the train from Fiumicino to Ostiense station. The train station is inside the airtport, tickets available from automatic vending machines. Once at Ostiense station, take the subway B-line, direction Laurentina, to Eur Fermi. Viale Shakespeare is right outside the subway stop.

By plane / Airport Ciampione

From the airport Ciampino:Take Via Appia nuova toward Rome, then the GRA (Grande Raccordo Anulare) toward Pontina/EUR/Laurentina. Exit at gate 26, and take the direction toward the center of Rome. Take the B-line subway, direction Laurentina, and get off at Eur Fermi. Viale Shakespeare is right outside the subway stop.

By car

Drive on the Roma-Fiumicino highway toward Rome. Follow the indication to take Via Cristoforo Colombo, in the direction outside Rome. At the intersection with Viale Asia, turn left until you reach the intersection with Viale Shakespeare, which will be on your right.

By train

From Termini Station: Take the B-line subway, direction Laurentina and get off at Eur Fermi. Viale Shakespeare is right outside the subway stop.

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