INFORMATION TO PARTICIPANTS

LOCATION AND DATES

CIMTEC 2018 - 14th International Ceramics Congress & 8th Forum on New Materials will be held on June 4-14, 2018 in Perugia, splendid chief town of Umbria region, placed in the middle of Central Italy. The city is about 170 km from Rome and is placed in a strategic position to reach the most interesting historical and tourist places in Umbria, such as Assisi, Orvieto, Spoleto, Todi, Spello, Gubbio, Montefalco, Trevi, Trasimeno Lake and several others.

CIMTEC 2018 includes the “14th International Ceramics Congress” (June 4-8, 2018) and the “8th Forum on New Materials” (June 10-14, 2018).
 

CONFERENCE VENUE

Centro Congressi Hotel Quattrotorri
at Best Western Hotel Quattrotorri Perugia

Via Corcianese 260
06132 Perugia - Italy


The Conference Venue is about 8 km outside Perugia center.
A complimentary transfer service between the Conference Hotels and the Conference Venue will be made available for Conference Members.

For the Ceramics Congress the registration desk will open at 15.00 on Monday June 4. Technical Sessions will start Tuesday June 5 morning and continue until Friday June 8. The Congress will close with the Conference Dinner on Friday June 8 evening.

For the Forum on New Materials the registration desk will open at 15.00 on Sunday June 10. Technical Sessions will start Monday June 11 morning and continue until Thursday June 14. The Forum will close with the Conference Dinner on Thursday June 14, evening.
 

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

CIMTEC 2018    
Corso Mazzini 52    
48018 Faenza    
Italy    
Tel.: +39 0546 22461    
Fax: +39 0546 664138
E-mail: congress@technagroup.it
 

REGISTRATION DESK AND SECRETARIAT

Registration desk and secretariat will be open at the Congress Center according to the following time schedule:
 
International Ceramics Congress
June 4 Monday   15.00-19.00
June 5 Tuesday 8.00-13.00 14.15-19.00
June 6 Wednesday 8.00-13.00 14.15-19.00
June 7 Thursday 8.00-13.00 14.15-19.00
June 8 Friday 8.00-13.00 14.15-18.30

Forum on New Materials
June 10 Sunday   15.00-19.00
June 11 Monday 8.00-13.00 14.15-19.00
June 12 Tuesday 8.00-13.00 14.15-19.00
June 13 Wednesday 8.00-13.00 14.15-19.00
June 14 Thursday 8.00-13.00 14.15-18.30

No credit cards are accepted at the registration desk. On site registration payments can be made only by cash
 

HOW TO REACH PERUGIA

Perugia is located in the Umbria Dictrict (Central Italy), about 170 Km from Rome.

By plane
The most suitable Italian airport for delegates coming from overseas countries is the Intercontinental Rome Airport (Aeroporto di Roma Fiumicino, “Leonardo da Vinci Airport”).
Direct flights to Perugia (International Airport of Umbria-Perugia “San Francesco d’Assisi”) are also scheduled. Flight details are available at http://www.airport.umbria.it/

To reach Perugia from Rome:

By car
From Rome, take the A1 Motorway and go out at the Orte exit. Then take the A14 Motorway to the Perugia exit.

By train
From the train station located inside the airport of Fiumicino, you can take the “Leonardo express” (departures every 30 minutes) to the Rome Central Railway Station (Roma Termini). From Roma Termini you find the trains to Perugia (departures about every hour, duration about 3 hours).
Please visit web site www.trenitalia.com to find all available connections

By bus
Sulga buses make direct connections from Rome Fiumicino Airport to Perugia. You can buy your ticket directly in the bus.
Departures from Fiumicino Airport: from the International Arrivals Terminal 3.
All days except Sunday: Departure 9.00 12.30 14.30 17.00
Arrival in Perugia: 12.45 16.15 18.15 20.45
On Sunday only two connections: Departure 12.30 and 16.30
Arrival in Perugia: 16.15 and 20.15

COURTESY TRANSFER SERVICE FROM ROME AND PERUGIA AIRPORTS FOR PARTICIPANTS LODGED IN “CONFERENCE HOTELS”
A complimentary bus transfer service will be provided by the Conference Hotels on Monday June 4 and on Sunday June 10 from Fiumicino Rome Airport “Leonardo da Vinci” and from Perugia International Airport “San Francesco d’Assisi” to the respective hotels in Perugia reserved to CIMTEC attendees who booked their stay through the Hotel Booking Center Quattrotorri (Conference Hotels). Hotel Booking Center Quattrotorri staff will welcome participants at the exit of International Arrivals Terminal from 14.00 to 24.00 of June 4 and June 10.
 

PERUGIA CONNECTION TO CONGRESS CENTER

By train
From Perugia (Central Railway Station) to Ellera station (100 meters from the Congress Center) about every hour from 6.00 to 21.30, train ride 10/15 min.
From Ellera Station to Perugia Central Railway Station about every hour from 7.00 to 22.00, train ride 10/15 min.

By bus
From the centre of Perugia to the Congress Center there are two lines (Line F and Line G), one every hour from 6.00 to 21.00, bus ride 40 min, the other every half an hour from 5.30 to 21.30, bus ride 45 min  (proper information may be asked at the hotels)

By car
From Perugia about 15-20 min in normal traffic.

By taxi
From Perugia centre about 15-20 min in normal traffic. Fare about 20/15 EUR.

CIMTEC daily shuttle connections to and from the Congress Center
A complimentary shuttle service will be available to delegates to reach the Congress Center for the beginning of the Technical Sessions and come back at the end of the Technical Sessions. The service will be available from Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 and from Monday 11 to Thursday 14. Departures and arrivals are from and to Piazza Partigiani (near the city center).

Bus departures to Congress Center:  8.00 a.m. from Piazza Partigiani

Bus departures from Congress Center:  6.45 to 7.00 p.m. to Piazza Partigiani

A special complimentary shuttle bus connection to and from each “Conference Hotel” to the Congress Centre will be made available to delegates who booked their room through the “Hotel Booking Center”. The service will be active as from the Registration day (June 4 afternoon for the Ceramics Congress and June 10 afternoon for the Forum on New Materials) and during the whole conference. Time schedule will be available at each hotel.
 

REGISTRATION FEES

All those planning to attend CIMTEC 2018 must register and receive badges. Advanced and late registrations fees are offered as well as special student registration fees. All Registration Fees include 22% government taxes.
Registration rates are in EUR, but payments may be also effected in US$ at the exchange rate of the day in which the payment is made.
 
  CERAMICS
CONGRESS
(June 4-8)
FORUM ON NEW
MATERIALS
(June 10-14)
WHOLE CIMTEC
(CONGRESS+FORUM)

(June 4-14)
Early (by April 20, 2018)      
Full Member* 720.00 EUR 720.00 EUR 1,240.00 EUR
Student** 420.00 EUR 420.00 EUR    740.00 EUR
Invited Lecturer*** 360.00 EUR 360.00 EUR    880.00 EUR
       
Late and on site      
Full Member* 800.00 EUR 800.00 EUR 1,320.00 EUR
Student** 470.00 EUR 470.00 EUR    820.00 EUR
Invited Lecturer*** 440.00 EUR 440.00 EUR    960.00 EUR

* authors of lectures (L), posters (P), other Participants
** evidence of student status must accompany the registration
*** and/or Member of CIMTEC 2018 Committees


The fees include:
• General and secretariat costs
• Government taxes
• Admission to all technical sessions
• Lunch tickets
• Coffee tickets
• Participant bag and booklet of the Final Programme
• Admission to the Social Programme
Every attendee is requested to fill in and return the Registration Form unless the payment is made online by credit card.
Those members who make the payment on-line do not have to return the Registration Form.
 

PAYMENTS

All payments shall be made in EUR or US$, net of all charges, by:

Bank transfer made payable to:
Techna Group Srl
Name of the Bank: Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena SpA, 505 Filiale Faenza 1
Address of the Bank: Corso Mazzini 95, 48018 Faenza, Italy
SWIFT: CECRIT2CXXX
IBAN: IT58 Q061 2023 705C C505 0002 852

DESCRIPTION: CIMTEC 2018 and Participant Name
(copy of the bank transfer to be attached to the Registration Form)

Credit cards cannot be charged directly by the Conference organization. However on-line payment by credit card can be made:

ON-LINE REGISTRATION
a 2,30% 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.
 

LANGUAGE

English will be the official language for the Conference.
 

PRESENTATION FORMATS

Oral Presentations
Electronic presentation (Power Point) facilities will be available including video projector, PC and laser pointer. Slide projectors will not be available. Cost for any special audio-visual request will be the responsibility of the individual speaker.
The timing for each lecture (day, and morning/afternoon sessions) may be read in the Session Timetable.

Poster Presentations
Guidelines for Poster preparation can be found at POSTER PREPARATION. Authors are kindly requested to be present at their poster for discussion with attendees during the Poster Session. It is each author’s responsibility to remove the poster immediately after the end of the session. The organisers do not assume any responsibility for posters left up after this time.
Attendance by at least one of the authors is mandatory for poster presentation.
 

FINAL PROGRAMME

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.
 

PUBLICATION POLICY

Authors at CIMTEC 2018 may submit their contributions to any journal or other media sources they find appropriate.
However they have the opportunity to submit their papers for publication in special issues of Elsevier-TechnaGroup Journal Ceramics International and in its parent Journal Ceramics in Modern Technologies
A window for papers sumnission will be opened at both journal websites as from June 15 to July 15.
More detailed information will be included in the Final Programme that will be available online on May 29.
 

HOT POSTERS

Late-news papers will be accepted for poster presentation, provided the following mandatory conditions be met:

- Only Poster submission from Presenting Authors who do not have oral or poster presentations already scheduled in the conference programme will be accepted.
- Only one “HOT POSTER” may be contributed by the same Presenting Author.
- Submission shall be accompanied by the payment of the registration fee.
- The submission deadline has been extended to May 10, 2018.

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.
 

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

Ceramic Congress

Welcome Party
June 5, evening

Opera Concert
June 7, evening

Conference Dinner
June 8, evening


Forum on New Materials

Welcome Party
June 11, evening

Opera Concert
June 13, evening

Conference Dinner
June 14, evening
 

OPTIONAL TOURS

Ceramics Congress

Guided tour to Perugia and Trasimeno Lake
June 5, full day
Guided tour to Spoleto and Montefalco
June 6, full day
Guided tour to Assisi and Spello
June 7, full day
Guided tour to Gubbio
June 8, morning

Forum on New Materials

Guided tour to Perugia and Trasimeno Lake
June 11, full day
Guided tour to Spoleto and Montefalco
June 12, full day
Guided tour to Assisi and Spello
June 13, full day
Guided tour to Gubbio
June 14, morning

Registration and payment for optional tours is to be made on site by cash only. Subjected to availability of places.
 

COMPANION PROGRAMME

Ceramics Congress
June 5 full day Guided tour to Perugia and Trasimeno Lake
June 5 evening Welcome Party
June 6 full day Guided tour to Spoleto and Montefalco
June 7 full day Guided tour to Assisi and Spello
June 7 evening Opera Concert
June 8 morning Guided tour to Gubbio
June 8 evening Conference Dinner

Registration Fee: 290 EUR      After April 20:  310 EUR
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
Inscription to Companions Programme does not allow to attend technical sessions

Forum on New Materials
June 11 full day Guided tour to Perugia and Trasimeno Lake
June 11 evening Welcome Party
June 12 full day Guided tour to Spoleto and Montefalco
June 13 full day Guided tour to Assisi and Spello
June 13 evening Opera Concert
June 14 morning Guided tour to Gubbio
June 14 evening Conference Dinner

Registration Fee: 290 EUR      After April 20:  310 EUR
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
Inscription to Companions Programme does not allow to attend technical sessions
 

CANCELLATION

Prepaid registration fees (conference, companions programme) are refundable, minus a 20% administration fee, if written notification of the cancellation is received before May 20, 2018. No refund can be made for cancellations received after May 20, 2018. However delegate substitution can be accepted. All refunds will be made after the Conference.
 

VISA APPLICATION

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.
As the application for a visa may be a lengthy process, we recommend  to start your visa application process in due advance. Those attendees who need a visa to entry in Europe are suggested to contact CIMTEC Secretariat as soon as possible indicating the following information:
date of birth, place of birth, nationality, title (Ms., Mr., Dr., Prof.), affiliation, full postal address, passport number, issue and expiring dates of the passport and any other information useful to obtain visa to: CIMTEC 2018 Secretariat, info@technagroup.it
All letter of invitations will be sent by priority mail and PDF e-mail attachment or fax.
CIMTEC organisation is unable to contact Embassies in support of an individual attempting to gain entry to attend the Conference.
 

WEATHER

The weather in Perugia at the beginning of June is usually fine with temperatures ranging from 22 to 27 °C during the day and 12 to 15 °C during the night. Clothing suitable for (early) summer is recommended.
 

ACCOMMODATION

Rooms have been reserved by Hotel Booking Center Quattrotorri Perugia in a number of hotels (Conference Hotels). The prices agreed for CIMTEC 2018 members are reported in the Hotel Booking Form.
To book your hotel, please complete the form and send it to:  

CIMTEC 2018 Hotel Booking Center
Via Corcianese 260
06132 Perugia
Italy

Tel. +39 075 5171722
Fax +39 075 5171707
e-mail: cimtec2018@hotelquattrotorriperugia.com

Shuttle bus connection to and from the Congress Center (which is located about 8 km from Perugia centre) will be made available by the Conference Hotels for the registration day (June 4 afternoon for the Ceramics Congress and June 10 afternoon for the Forum on New Materials) and during the whole conference.
Buses departure for evening social events will be arranged from Conference Hotels
 

SUMMARY OF DEADLINES

April 20, 2018 Registration at reduced rate
May 20, 2018 Conference fee cancellation (80% refund)
   

CURRENCY, BANKING AND INSURANCE

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. Banks are closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Major credit cards are accepted in most hotels, and in some restaurants and shops.
The Organizers do not assume any responsibility for participant’s personal accidents, sickness, thefts or property damage.
 

INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE

For scientific and organizational aspects of the conference (until May 30):

CIMTEC 2018
Ms Stefania Bianchedi
Corso Mazzini, 52
48018 Faenza - Italy

Tel. +39 0546 22461
Fax +39 0546 664138
e-mail: congress@technagroup.it

For aspects related to hotel accommodation (booking, schedule changes, cancellations, etc.)

CIMTEC 2018 Hotel Booking Center
Via Corcianese, 260
06132 Perugia - Italy

Tel. +39 075 5171722
Fax +39 075 5171707
e-mail: cimtec2018@hotelquattrotorriperugia.com
 

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