Official Language
The official language of the Congress is English.
All abstract submissions and presentations are to be in English.
No simultaneous translation will be provided.
Scientific and Commercial Exhibition
A comprehensive Exhibition will run during the Congress. The Exhibition will be at the Congress venue.
Audiovisual Equipment
A Speakers Ready Desk will be available for presenters, every day throughout the Congress. Please note that you need to bring your presentation (PPT or PDF format) on a CD (not a ZIP disk!) or on a USB stick.
Personal laptops are not allowed.
We advise you to do this the day before your presentation or, if not possible, early in the morning of the day of your presentation. If a presentation is scheduled early in the morning, speakers are kindly requested to check their presentation the day before.
If you are using embedded video clips in your presentation, please remember to submit video files separately.
Registration and Accommodation
All participants must submit a completed registration form. Hotel accommodation at special Congress rates will be available to participants at the Congress website.
Badges
For identification purposes and admission to session halls, participants are requested to wear their badges, which will be given to them upon registration, at all times. Admission to the Congress areas (meeting halls, e-poster and exhibition areas) will not be allowed without badge identification.
Certificate of Attendance
Registered participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance the last day of the Congress.
Liability and Insurance
The organizers accept no liability for any personal injury, the loss or damage of property or additional expenses incurred by participants either during Congress or as a result of delays, strikes or any other circumstances. Participants are advised to make their own arrangements with respect to health and travel insurance.
Time
GMT +2 (GMT +3 between last Sunday in March and last Sunday in October).
Climate
The climate in Greece is typically Mediterranean with warm and dry summers and mild winters. Heraklion has a typically Mediterranean climate. Situated by the sea, the city’s climate is directly affected by it.
For more information please visit: https://www.freemeteo.com or https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/.
Electric Current
Electricity in Greece, as in the rest of Europe, comes out of the wall socket at 220volts alternating at a 50cycles per second. The sockets are for plugs with two or three round pins in a row (CEI 23-16/VII and CEE 7/4 German style Schuko). Appliances from North America require a transformer and British ones an adaptor.
Currency
Euro is the official currency in Greece. Money exchange is available in most of banks. There are plenty of cash dispensers in Heraklion. Major international credit cards are widely but not always accepted in Greece (check in advance is small restaurants), and are not commonly used for small amounts. Banks are open from Monday to Thursday 08:00-14:30 and on Friday 08:00 – 14:00.
Credit Cards
All major credit cards are accepted in almost all hotels, shops and restaurants. Stickers in the front windows will advise you as to which cards are accepted.
Banks and ATMs
Banks are open from Monday to Thursday, 8:00-14:30 hrs and on Friday, 8:00-14:00 hrs; on Saturdays and Sundays they are closed. ATMs are widely available all over the country. For further details while in Greece please consult your hotel concierge.
International Calls
Dial 00 + country code + area code + phone number. The international code number from abroad is + 30 followed by the number code of the person you are calling, comprehensive of the ‘2810’ of Heraklion region.
Useful Telephone Numbers
Tourist Police: 171
Police Emergency Line: 100
Airport Police: 2103536919
Fire Emergency: 199
Ambulance Service: 166
SOS Doctors: 116
Emergency Hospitals / Pharmacies: 14944
European Emergency Service: 112
Telecommunications info: 11888
Weather: 14944
Time: 14844
Heraklion Airport: +30 2810-397129, 397136 (info 24hrs)
Tourist Police in Heraklion: +30 2810-283190
Service of Lost or Stolen Credit Cards
American Express: (+30) 210 3397250
MasterCard: 00800118870303
Diners: (+30) 210 9290200
Visa: 00800116380304
Eurocard: (+30) 210 9503673
