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CALL FOR PAPERS
PRE-REGISTRATION
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GENERAL INFORMATION
LOCATION AND DATES
CIMTEC 2010 will be held in Montecatini Terme, an international renown Spa and tourist resort in the environments of Florence, the historical centre of the European Renaissance. The town is placed in a strategic position to reach the most interesting historical and tourist places in Tuscany, such as Florence, Pisa, Siena, Pistoia, Volterra, “Le Cinque Terre (Five Lands)”, and several others.
Palazzo dei Congressi
Registration desk and secretariat will be open at the Palazzo dei Congressi according to the following time schedule:
Forum on New Materials The registration desk will open at 11.00 a.m. on Sunday June 13. Technical Sessions will start Monday June 14 morning and continue until Friday June 18. The Forum will close with the Conference Dinner on Friday June 18, evening.
No credit cards are accepted at the registration desk. On site registration payments only can be made by cash or traveller cheques.
Montecatini Terme is located in Central Italy in between Florence and Pisa. It can be reached: All those planning to attend CIMTEC 2010 must register and receive badges. Advanced and late registrations fees are offered as well as special student registration fees. All Registration Fees include 20% government taxes.
* Payment may also be in US$ at the exchange rate of the day in which the payment is made ** Authors of Contributed Lectures (L) and Posters (P), other participants *** Evidence of student status and xerocopy of passport or other document showing the student age must accompany the registration **** and/or Member of Conference Committees a includes one DVD of the Ceramics Congress Proceedings b includes one DVD of the Forum Proceedings c includes the DVD of the whole CIMTEC 2010 (Congress and Forum) Registered members to the Ceramics Congress may purchase one copy of the Proceedings of the Forum at the price of 45 EUR, including package and air-mail. Registered members to the Forum may purchase one copy of the Proceedings of the Ceramics Congress at the price of 50 EUR, including package and air-mail. The fees include:
Every attendee is requested to fill in and return the Registration Form. Those members who make the payment on-line are not requested to return the Registration Form. All registrations received by May 15 will be acknowledged. Registration received after May 15 will not be acknowledged. Registration which are not accompanied by the appropriate fees will not be filed. All payments shall be made in EURO or US$, net of all charges, by:
ON-LINE REGISTRATION a 3% commission is charged by the bank for on-line payment. Participants are encouraged to take advantage of the discounted rate, applicable only if both registration and payment are received by April 20. English will be the official language for the Conference. ORAL PRESENTATIONS The booklet of the Final Programme including titles and detailed timetable of Lectures, Posters and “HOT POSTERS” will be given at the registration desk. It also will be hopefully available on the conference web site approx. 10 days before the beginning of the conference. A book of abstracts of all Oral and Poster Presentations will be given to all registered members at the registration desk. It will hopefully be made available on the conference web approx. 10 days before the beginning of the conference. Official Proceedings (about 20-25 volumes) of the contributions (Oral/Posters) presented at CIMTEC 2010 will be published by Trans Tech Publications Ltd., Switzerland, in the Techna Group series “Advances in Science and Technology” as Volume 62 onwards. Attendance of the Presenting Author is requested for publication. Submission and uploading instructions are provided by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. to the Presenting Author of each paper. Submission of the written text for the Proceedings is not mandatory. Late-news papers will be accepted for poster presentation, provided the following mandatory conditions be met:
To submit go to: ON-LINE REGISTRATION The Conference Secretariat will confirm receipt of the Hot Poster and will supply the Presenting Author with proper information about Poster Presentation. Submission and uploading instructions for the preparation of the text for the Proceedings Volumes will be supplied by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. to the Presenting Author.
Ceramics Congress
Ceramics Congress
Ceramics Congress:
Forum on New Materials:
Registration Fee by April 20: 260 Euro. After April 20: 290 Euro Appropriate booking space may be found in the REGISTRATION FORM and in the ON-LINE REGISTRATION On-site registration is subject to availability of places. Prepaid registration fees (conference, companions programme) are refundable, minus a 20% administration fee, if written notification of the cancellation is received before May 20, 2010. No refund can be made for cancellations received after May 20, 2010. However delegate substitution can be accepted. All refunds will be made after the Conference. All travel, lodging and registration expenses will be responsibility of the individual participants. Special letters of invitation to be used for visa application will be provided upon written request by the participant to the conference organizers. The weather in Montecatini Terme at the beginning of June is usually fine with temperatures ranging from 20 to 25 °C during the day and 12 to 15 °C during the night. Clothing suitable for (early) summer is recommended.
Rooms have been reserved in a number of hotels located at walking distance from the Congress Centre. The prices agreed for the Conference members are reported in the Hotel Accommodation Form to be returned by April 20, 2010 to: Banks are generally open Monday to Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. All banks are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Traveller’s cheques and major credit cards are accepted in most hotels, and in some restaurants and shops.
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