Here below, the suggested guideline for final paper to be presented at the workshop. However, feel free to use your own format.

• Problem statement: a clear problem statement, based on exhaustive bibliog-raphy is mandatory. Even in the first year of PhD, the student should have a deep understanding of the state of the art. The research proposal in the first or second year may be limited to a review of applicable scientific literature.
• Research question(s): Already from the first or second year some research question shall be formulated, in order to correctly guide the research and the methodology to be used. The research questions may be adjusted during the last years basing on preliminary results.
• Work plan: a work plan is made of research methodology to use/used and its justification, possibly with a critical discussion about pros and cons of alternatives. At the end or during the second year this choice shall be clear and already preliminarly tested. The different phase of the research and their scheduling shall be defined.
• Expected results: basing on the stage of PhD, expected results (second year) can be preliminar results (second/third year) or final results (last year or after last year). If results are already final ones, where should we go after that, what is left to do?

The maximum length of your final working paper must be between 6 and 8 pages. All the paper should be prepared using the template IFIP (download "template_ifip").  The PhD student must be the single author of the final paper. However, other associated persons may be included in the acknowledgements. 

2. Presentation program

The sessions of the workshop will consist of presentations and discussions of the selected research topics.

For each presentation:

• 15-20 minutes: participant presentation
• 5 minutes: discussant review (by the peer assigned discussant)
• 5 minutes for general discussion

3. Registration information

Registration fees

 Registration is required for all congress participants. Early bird registration fees are offered at a discounted rate.

Registration Fees include:

• Admission to the scientific sessions (both participant and accompanying person)

• All congress materials and a name badge

• Certificate of attendance (both participant and accompanying person) 

• Two or three nights accomodation in “Villa Saulina” 4 star resort with swimming pool, breakfast included

• All refreshment breaks during the congress (three light lunches and three coffee-breaks during the workshop)

• Entrance to the Welcome Reception and the social program

• Dinner on June the 14th dinner in Florence on June the 15th

• Dinner after/during tour on June the 16th for three days accomodation

• Tour in Florence on June the 15th

• Tour (t.b.d.) on June the 16th for three days accomodation

• Discounted fee is for early bird (before March the 15th) registration and for those registering both in PALM2018 and INCOM2018 

In order to keep the cost as low as possible (please note that in Florence June is the highest season) we provide the accomodationin double room for young collegues. In this case the first of the two colleagues must register for the full fee two or three nights in single room, but noting on registation form for the accomodation in double room, with a colleague. The second one must register as "second partecipant" with full services.

If travelling with an accompanying person it is necessary to register for two/three nights single room + Accompanying person with full service is this person will  partecipate to social events and sessions, or for two/three nights single room + Accompanying person with only accomodation services if he/she will only share the rrom and ahve breakfast.

Registration payment

Upon the reception of the pre-registration form the information related to the payment process will be sent. Our system supports the following payment methods:

• Online: Secure credit card transactions (CB, Visa, Mastercard)

  • link for online payment

• Offline:
  • Bank transfer 

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Letter of Invitation

Participants requiring an official Letter of Invitation from the conference organizers can request one during the Registration. This letter may be required by the Italian authorities to issue a visa. To receive a Letter of Invitation, participants must first register to the conference and submit payment in full. Please make sure that you hold all the travel documents and passport required by the french authorities to enter the country.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation must be notified to palm2018@sciencesconf.org or mario.tucci@unifi.it. All refunds will be made after the conference. Refunds will be made to the same bank account or credit card as the original payment. Please refer to the following dates for cancellation:

• Cancellation by May the 1^th : Full refund less bank or credit card expenses and a 75€ processing fee

• Cancellation after May the 1^st : No refund

Cancellation means that the final paper could be withdrawn from PALM’18 Proceedings if no author has finally registered to the Main Conference.

Please remember that cancelling your registration does not automatically cancel your hotel and travel arrangements. Each participant is responsible for cancelling their own hotel and travel reservations.