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Venue of Networks 2025


The Home of The Human Safety Net
Procuratie Vecchie
Piazza San Marco 128, Venice

Timings of Networks 2025


Start: on November 5, 2025, at 12:30 PM (Welcome Lunch)
End: on November 7, 2025, at 02:00 PM.

Hotel


To Live this Networks as a community, we will all stay at the same hotel on San Servolo Island

San Servolo
Isola di San Servolo,30124 Venezia VE
San Servolo is a small island located in the Venetian Lagoon, just a 10-minute boat ride from Piazza San Marco. Once home to a monastery and later a historic psychiatric hospital, the island has been transformed into a international conference and cultural center.

Check-Ins & Check-Outs
Check-in: Participants can check in at the Hotel San Servolo starting from 2:00 PM.
Check-out: The check-out time is 11:00 AM.

How to reach your hotel by water transport?


From Venice Marco Polo Airport to San Servolo From Marco Polo Airport, you can take the Alilaguna Blue Line to San Marco (approx. 40 minutes) (Linea Blu Timetable | Alilaguna). From San Marco, you can reach San Servolo Island via the public ACTV waterbus (Line 20) Actv_nav_linea_20.pdf (ACTV ticket), which departs from San Zaccaria (Pier B) and takes about 10 minutes.

From Venice Santa Lucia Station Or Piazzale Roma To San Servolo
From Venezia Santa Lucia train station, take ACTV vaporetto Line 1 or Line 2 to San Zaccaria (approx. 30–35 minutes, depending on the line). Once you arrive at San Zaccaria (Pier B), take ACTV Line 20 towards San Servolo. TIMETABLES AND ROUTES | AVM.

From Tronchetto Car Park (main car parking in Venice)
Take Line 2 (30 – 35 min) stop in San Zaccaria – San Marco, change for line 20.

Travel Documents


For Visa Application and Entry Requirements:

• For EU/EEA Nationals: You only need a valid ID to enter Italy.
• For Non-EU/EEA Travelers: You need:

A valid passport or travel document (must be valid for at least 3 months after you plan to leave the Schengen Area and issued within the last 10 years).

A visa, if required by Italian visa rules.

We recommend checking with the Italian Embassy or Consulate in your country for specific visa requirements and timelines.

Climate


During this period, the weather in Venice can be quite variable, with autumn temperatures ranging from 8°C (46°F) to 15°C (59°F). Although November is generally a dry month, there is always the possibility of occasional rainfall.