Tickets will be required for all the Social Events, whether or not a charge is made. No admittance to the events will be possible without presentation of the Symposium badge. Therefore, you are kindly requested to accurately fill in the Social Programme Form in order to guarantee your reservation (see Registration Form).
Please note that tickets for the reserved events are valid for 1 person only and will be given at the Symposium upon registration.

Deadline for reservations:
reservations for the Social Events will not be guaranteed for registrations received after April 30, 2002.

SOCIAL EVENT (for participants and accompanying persons regularly registered)

Wednesday, June 12, 2002 (evening)
Event No. 1 (offered)
WELCOME RECEPTION

SOCIAL EVENT (for registered accompanying persons)

Thursday, June 13, 2002 (morning - half day)
Event No. 2 (offered)
S. MARIA NOVELLA CHURCH, ITS CLOISTERS, AND ITS PHARMACY
Lunch not included

NOTES ON THE SOCIAL PROGRAMME

Event No. 2

S. MARIA NOVELLA CHURCH, ITS CLOISTERS, AND ITS PHARMACY
(The tour will be held in the morning of June 13, 2002 by foot; lunch is not included).

The Dominicans friars settled in this area in the 13th century and built the pure gothic style church of Florence here. Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, Filippino Lippi and many other artists embellished it with spectacular works of arts. The Dominicans owned all the area around the church where they established a pharmacy, as early as 1612. They grew herbs and prepared medicines, balsams and ointments, they distilled herbs and flowers and made essences which became world wide famous over the centuries. This tradition is still alive today.