Social Program

Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception with DJ Music and Fireworks
Monday, 15 July 19:00 - 23:00
Location: Cavaniglia

Welcome to the beautiful city of Florence for the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and ITNC-USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting. Meet all colleagues and friends of our AP community and have fun with DJ musical entertainment. We will end with a special fireworks display to see Fortezza da Basso as you do not see normally.


Women in Engineering and Radio Science Cocktail Reception
Tuesday, 16 July 17:30 - 19:00
Location: Ronda 0-01

The Women in Engineering program for the 2024 IEEE AP-S/URSI Conference will host a Cocktail Reception with a 20-minute talk by Prof. Reyhan Baktur and a 40-minute panel in an interactive format with the audience that will focus on career, mentorship, personal challenges/experiences, work-life balance, and more.


Students and Young Professionals' Treasure Hunt
Tuesday, 16 July 17:45 - 23:00
Location: Meet at Teatrino

An immersive team building which offers the opportunity to visit the most interesting attractions, historical, cultural and artistic places through a Florence Renaissance paper Map.

17:45 Briefing with Silvia La Rossa, Director of Guide Association of Florence in Teatrino Room
18:30 Discover every secret of this beautiful city through riddles to solve and goals to be achieved together!
20:00 Ceremony for the winner teams and after … Buffet dinner, drink and more in the heart of Florence

Social Dinner and Dancing Evening at Stazione Leopolda
Wednesday, 17 July 19:30 - 23:30
Location: Stazione Leopolda | Viale Fratelli Rosselli 5 (Firenze)
Tramway T1 — Towards Villa Vittoria — Stop: Leopolda (10-15 minutes)

A delicious Italian dinner in the extraordinary Stazione Leopolda, the oldest railway station in Florence where ancient and modern beauty merge. At the end of dinner, have fun with a musical performance of a live band.

Stazione Leopolda
Stazione Leopolda