Abstracts and next deadlines

The scientific committee is now contacting those whose abstracts have been accepted for the conference. We hope to publish the list of all of these as soon as possible.
The deadline for contributors to send in their full papers is the 10th May.
We would like to remind that the acceptance of an abstract does not automatically enrol its author for the conference: they must complete their registration, if they haven't already done so, before the 30th April 2008. Failure to complete registration before this date means the acceptance of the abstract will be cancelled.
From the 15th April, the conference fee is the following:
250 euros (regular), 180 euros (student), 150 euros (accompanying person).
The deadline for registration is the 15th June. However, we would advise people to register as soon as possible and to book their accommodation, as places in the hotels are already scarse. We will give more information on this in the next post.

Note from the organizing secretary about arrivals/departures from Carloforte.

We would like to remind conference participants that Carloforte is situated on an island off the coast of Sardinia and it takes approximately one and a half hours, including the ferry crossing, to reach Cagliari airport.

For this reason, the organizing secretary has arranged for a shuttle service to be available from Cagliari airport to Carloforte on the 15th/16th July and back on the 20th July. The cost of the shuttle service is included in the conference fee, and it can be used by people and their 'accompanying friends and family', who have registered in advance for the conference. Places on the shuttle service are limited and reserved only for these people.

Anybody who has not registered and paid for the conference in advance, or who is arriving/departing on a date different from those mentioned above, will have to make alternative arrangements for transport, via taxi. There are no direct bus links between Cagliari airport and Carloforte.

We would also like to inform you that the first shuttle service from Carloforte to Cagliari airport on Sunday 20th July will leave at 7am. It will reach the airport at approximately 8.30am. Please take this into consideration when booking your return flight. If you need to leave before then, it is possible to book a taxi beforehand and pay separately. We have listed some private taxi companies on the conference website, in case anyone needs to arrange this.

On arrival at Cagliari airport, two members of the conference organization will accompany participants to the shuttle bus. On arrival at Carloforte, participants will be offered help and assistance, information about hotels, conference venues etc. Participants can then sign in for the conference at the Istituto Nautico, where they will receive the conference pack and conference pass, which allows access to all conference events and evening entertainment. It is not possible to pay for a pass on the spot.

N.B. The organizers will not be able to assist people who are not registered for the conference. They cannot accept payment of the conference fee on the spot, nor can they book taxis.