2^nd World Congress on Infectious Diseases August 24-25, 2016 Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

About City

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the fifth-most-populous city in the United States. It is located in the North-Eastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, and it is the only consolidated city-county in Pennsylvania. Popular nicknames for Philadelphia are Philly and The City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia is the economic and cultural centre of the Delaware Valley, home to 6 million people and the country’s fifth-largest metropolitan area. In 1682, William Penn founded the city to serve as capital of Pennsylvania Colony. Philadelphia has shifted to an information and service-based economy. Financial activities account for the largest sector of the metro economy, and it is one of the largest health education and research centres in the United States. The city is also the nation’s fourth-largest consumer media market, as ranked by the Nielsen Media Research. Philadelphia is known for its arts and culture. The cheese steak and soft pretzel are emblematic of Philadelphia cuisine, which is shaped by the city’s ethnic mix. The city has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city. Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park is the largest landscaped urban park in the world. Summers are typically hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winter is cold.

The city has more outdoor sculptures and murals than any other American city, and Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park is the largest landscaped urban park in the world. The birthplace of America is Philadelphia, the city where the founding fathers lived and the Declaration of Independence was signed. Today that history echoes in the original buildings and museums of the area often called “Historic Philadelphia”. Lacking defined boundaries, Historic Philadelphia covers parts of the Old City and Centre City neighbourhoods and includes the Independence National Historic Park. Some of the top Historic Philadelphia attractions is not exhaustive, but it does include some of the most popular, interesting and informative places to visit in the area.

Centre, Independence, Art, Rittenhouse, Reading, Eastern, Please, Masonic, Philadelphia, Franklin, Mutter. Many of the festivals on tap for the spring have been around for so long that they’ve turned into tried-and-true spring traditions. The Italian Market Festival, the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair and Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show while many have gained popularity in fairly recent years. The Roots Picnic, Awesome fest and Philly Beer Week. Philadelphia the City of Brotherly Love is about to host the world’s largest Colour Festival at Bellevue State Park on August 23rd this all-day celebration of colour and culture.

Attractions & Landmarks

• Longwood Gardens.
• Franklin Square.
• The Barnes Foundation.
• The Liberty Bell Center.
• Philadelphia Museum of Art.
• The Philadelphia Zoo.
• Franklin Institute.
• Independence National Historical Park.
• Love Park.
• National Constitution Center.
• Valley Forge National Historical Park.