Venue Information
The conference will be hosted by the University Ca’ Foscari in the historic centre of Venice.
Ca’ Foscari University is a university in Venice in northern Italy. It was founded in 1868, as the first Italian business college. The main building of the University, Ca’ Foscari Palace, is placed in a strategic position on the bend of the Grand Canal, in the heart of the city. Just like the city that hosts it, it is a crossroads of cultures, art, history, ideas, and creativity. Venice is unique and completely different from any other city in the world. A place that welcomes and captures the hearts of all those who visit it. The visitors arriving in Venice are carried into another world whose atmosphere and beauty remain incomparable.
Università Ca’ Foscari, Dorsoduro, 3246, 30123 Venice, Italy
Registration & Welcome Desk
Please note that it is compulsory to collect your badge when you first arrive at the conference and to have the badge on you at all times to access the conference rooms and catering services. Please see information for the Registration and Welcome Desks below:
Auditorium Santa Margherita Severino
to pick up your conference badge, welcome pack, and support for any incidence management.
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday, May 12th-15th: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Dorsoduro 3689, Campo Santa Margherita, 30123 Venice
Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista
to pick up your conference badge only.
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, May 12th-16th: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
San Polo, 2454 – 30125 Venice
Venice Access Fee
In 2025, on the days of May 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30, and 31, entry to the city of Venice is subject to payment of a 5€ / 10€ access fee, unless the visitor falls into one of the categories that entitle them to payment exemption.
If you will be in Venice during the above-mentioned days and you are staying at a hotel, house, or bed & breakfast within the municipal territory, you can obtain an exemption voucher. Registering and obtaining the appropriate voucher is required to benefit from the exemption. At the time of an inspection, proof of exemption status may be requested, together with an identity document. To register and get your exemption voucher, click here and select the option “I am a guest of an accommodation facility”.
If you will be in Venice during the above-mentioned days and don’t fall into the exemption categories, click here to pay the access fee. Please note that if you pay more than four days in advance, the price will be 5€. If you pay with less than four days in advance, the price will be 10€.
If you will NOT be in Venice during the above-mentioned days, NO exemption voucher or payment is needed.
Accommodation
The Privacy Symposium organising committee aims to provide a pleasant stay for all of our guests in Venice. Please see below a list of recommended hotels. Most of the listed hotels are within walking distance from the conference venues, except for the NH Laguna Palace, which is located in nearby Mestre.
Hotel Saturnia & International
Stars: 4│Use code PRIVACYSYMPOSIUM for a 10% discount
Hotel Saturnia & International is a four-star superior located in Calle Larga XXII Marzo, in the heart of Venice.
Housed in a patrician palace with typical Venetian forms and dating back to the 14th century, the hotel, managed and owned by the same family since 1908, overlooks the splendid street of the boutiques of the greatest Haute Couture brands, which is the wide street that connects Piazza San Marco with the Accademia area. For art lovers, nearby are Piazza San Marco with its museums, Palazzo Fortuny, the Gallerie dell’ Accademia and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Please note that the hotel is fully booked on Friday May 16, 2025.
NH Venezia Santa Lucia
Stars: 4│Use code PRIVACYSYMPOSIUM for a 10% discount
Santa Lucia Hotel is ideally located a stone’s throw from Venice’s Grand Canal. At a short distance from the Santa Lucia railway station, the hotel offers a perfect base in the craft district from which to explore the city’s attractions.
The hotel has completed a renovation preserving its original architectural elements while adding a new elegant design and modern comforts. The hotel’s spacious Venetian-style rooms offer an elegant ambience and balcony terraces provide views of Venice’s most beautiful sights.
Hotel Papadopoli Venezia – MGallery
Stars: 4│Use code PRIVACYSYMPOSIUM for a 10% discount
The Papadopoli Venezia MGallery hotel is in the heart of the city, nestled in the park with the same name, and a short distance from the Grand Canal and the Constitution Bridge. Strategically located, Hotel Papadopoli is close to Venice Santa Lucia station, Piazzale Roma, and Venice’s main waterway.
The hotel, dating from the 18th century, is sober and elegant and encloses a beautiful winter garden. The refined rooms offer a wonderful view over the Tolentini Canal and Papadopoli Gardens and a quiet environment.
Avani Rio Novo Venice Hotel
Stars: 4│Use code PRIVACYSYMPOSIUM for a 10% discount
The Avani Rio Novo Venice Hotel, formerly known as NH Venezia Rio Novo, is a modern hotel in the heart of the Dorsoduro district – an area renowned for showcasing the ‘real Venice’ and bustling with restaurants, shops, artisan boutiques as well as important sites like Ca’ Foscari University and the Peggy Guggenheim Collection. It’s easy to get from here to the rest of the city on foot (the lively Campo Santa Margherita is around the corner) or by vaporetto. The stylish hotel building, which dates back to the 1950s, is built in Razionalismo Italiano style, featuring sleek lines and geometric shapes.
The hotel’s sleek, contemporary design is reflected throughout the 144 comfortable and spacious rooms, with floor-to-ceiling windows filling them with light. Some offer views over the nearby canal, others views over the distinctive Venice skyline.
Ca’ Pisani Boutique Design Hotel
Stars: 4
A magnificent late-14th-century palace is the treasure chest replete with charming jewels: the Boutique Hotel Ca’ Pisani is an Art Deco gem where guests can stay in an art gallery adorned with original furnishings and tempera works by Fortunato Depero.
The Boutique Hotel Ca’ Pisani is in Dorsoduro, a district rich in museums, architecture, and art. Just a short stroll from the most beautiful places of the Serenissima, Dorsoduro is both a quiet residential neighbourhood and a buzzing area favoured by young people, where you can enjoy a taste of authentic Venice.
Hampton by Hilton Venice Isola Nuova
Reserve here with Privacy Symposium discount
Hampton by Hilton Venice Isola Nuova is close to Tronchetto Port, offering access to main tourist attractions and other islands by waterbus. Piazzale Roma, the main bus station, the Liberty Bridge, and Giardino Mistico are within two kilometers. The hotel offers complimentary hot breakfast and WiFi. Enjoy the fitness center, on-site restaurant with an outdoor terrace and underground car park with 104 lots. The hotel can be reached both by waterbus, by car and by People Mover (monorail train from Piazzale Roma).
NH Laguna Palace (in Mestre)
Stars: 4│Use code PRIVACYSYMPOSIUM for a 10% discount
The NH Venezia Laguna Palace Hotel is a striking, contemporary hotel in Venice-Mestre. This landmark building features one of the largest glass-covered structures in Europe. The hotel enjoys a great location 5 minutes from the Mestre train station and is just 10 minutes by car or by bus from the city’s historical centre. The hotel faces a marina, which can be seen from the hotel’s terrace, so you’ve water access too.
The tastefully furnished modern guestrooms are fully equipped.
Venice Information
Moving in Venice
The first thing you should know about Venice is that it is very small. It is possible to get from one end of Venice to the other by foot in just half an hour. Taxis, ambulances, and police cars in Venice are all waterborne, as are the water buses called vaporetto in Italian. In the city centre, the vaporettos replace the urban buses. Transport in Venice is guaranteed on a 24-hour basis. The night service (Line N) is operational from approximately midnight to 5.00 a.m.
Main Vaporetto lines:
- Line 1: It slowly cruises the Grand Canal from the central bus station in Piazzale Roma until Venezia Lido. It stops at most landmarks down the Canal like Piazza San Marco, Ca’Rezzonico, or Rialto Bridge.
- Line 3: connects Piazzale Roma and Murano.
- Line 7: connects Piazza San Marco with Murano.
- Line 10: is the quickest way to get from Piazza San Marco to Lido.
- Line 18: runs between Lido and Murano.
Discover Venice
Venice has one of the most important museum systems in the world. The heart of Venice is the splendid St. Mark’s Square, surrounded by the imposing bell tower and the Basilica with its extraordinary artistic heritage. The Venetian Civic Museums unite the main museums of Venice and act as a global monument of Venetian identity.
As well as booking your flights and hotel in advance, you can book a museum ticket.
The Venezia Unica City Pass is a custom-made tourist city pass in Venice. Each person can create his or her card based on the services they wish to purchase depending on their necessities. You will be able to have your tickets to monuments and museums, cultural events, Venice’s top attractions, as well as your transport travel card in one card.
