The Technical Programme consists of 6 Plenary Lectures, 15 mini-symposia including 16 Keynote Lectures, 4 General Sessions, with 254 presentations overall.
Each plenary lecture is allocated 45 minutes (including 10 min. Q/A). Keynote lectures take 30 min (including 5 min Q/A). Each regular presentation lasts 20 minutes (including 5 min. Q/A).
A PC and a projector will be present in each room. We encourage using these PC and testing your presentations before the session starts. You can also bring your own laptop.
No presentations using transparencies will be possible.
Recommendations for your presentation:
The connectors available on each projector will be VGA and HDMI. We suggest taking with you any adaptor needed if you want to use your own laptop.
In order to prepare your slides for oral presentation please take also into account that the projectors available at the venue of the conference will have a resolution of 1920x1080 pixels (16:9 aspect ratio).
If you are using PowerPoint, we recommend you to adjust the slide size in Design->Page Setup menu and choose 16:9 ratio to ensure the compatibility.
We strongly encourage you to have a backup of your presentation on a USB storage device.
It is author’s responsibility to check in advance that presentations correctly work with the available version of the installed software.
Power sockets and plug converters for electricity in Italy:
In Italy the standard voltage is 230 V. The standard frequency is 50 Hz. The power sockets that are used are of type E.
You can use your electric appliances in Italy if the standard voltage in your country is in between 220V - 240V. If the standard voltage in your country is in the range of 100V - 127V, you need a power converter. If the label on the appliance states 'INPUT: 100-240V, 50/60 Hz', it can be used in all countries of the world.
Power socket type L
Italian power outlet with a typical power socket, a Schuko Grounded socket for large appliances, and a power switch. An adapter plug will fit into the two outer holes of either socket.
Plug adapter to convert the US rectangular pronged plug to the round prong Italian power plug used in most.
