Online Payment by Credit Card (preferred)
Please visit https://payment.mdpi.com/open/sciforum and follow the instructions to pay by credit card. We accept payments in Swiss Francs (CHF), US Dollars (USD), Euros (EUR) and Singapore Dollars (SGD) through VISA, MasterCard and American Express. We also accept payments over Alipay+ in Swiss Francs (CHF) and US Dollars (USD).
Wire Transfer
Payment in any currency must be made by wire transfer to the MDPI AG bank account. Banks fees must be paid by the customer, for both, payer and payee so that MDPI AG can receive the full invoiced amount.
Please provide the invoice ID when transferring the payment.
Beneficiary's Name: MDPI AG
Beneficiary's Address: St.Alban-Anlage 66, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Bank Name: UBS Switzerland AG
Bank Address: UBS Switzerland AG, Bahnhofstrasse 45, 8001, Zürich, Switzerland
PAYMENT IN CHF
IBAN: CH74 0023 3233 2227 2101 Y
SWIFT Code / BIC (Wire Transfer Address): UBSWCHZH80A
Bank Account Number (CHF, Swiss Francs Account for MDPI): 0233 00222721.01Y
PAYMENT IN USD
IBAN: CH92 0023 3233 2227 2162 C
SWIFT Code / BIC (Wire Transfer Address): UBSWCHZH80A
Bank Account Number (USD, US Dollars Account for MDPI): 0233 00222721.62C
PAYMENT IN EUR
IBAN: CH06 0023 3233 2227 2160 E
SWIFT Code / BIC (Wire Transfer Address): UBSWCHZH80A
Bank Account Number (EUR, Euros Account for MDPI): 0233 00222721.60E
PAYMENT IN SGD
IBAN: CH05 0023 3233 2227 2165 H
SWIFT Code / BIC (Wire Transfer Address): UBSWCHZH80A
Bank Account Number (SGD, Singapore Dollars Account for MDPI): 233 -222721.65H
For detailed payment instructions, or for more payment methods, visit the website at https://www.mdpi.com/about/payment .
In-Person Registration
The In-Person registration fee includes attendance of the selected local conference sessions, morning/afternoon coffee breaks and lunch, as well as all the virtual conference sessions, and recordings afterwards (please note that the registration does not include travel or accommodation arrangements).
Please make sure to add in the comments the location of the Hub you want to attend: Singapore, Basel or Toronto.
Please note that selected Speakers need to attend in person. If a speaker cannot attend in person, they forfeit their right to present.
Virtual Registration
The Virtual registration fee includes attendance of the 24h live stream, and recordings afterwards.
Important Information
Participation to the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid.
Please note that, in order to finalize the scientific program in due time, at least one registration by anyone of the authors, denoted as Covering Author, is required to cover the presentation of any accepted abstract. Covering Author registration deadline is 23 July 2023. Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.
When registering, please provide us with your institutional email address. This will accelerate the registration process. If you are registering several people under the same registration, please do not use the same email address for each person, but their individual institutional email addresses. Thank you for your understanding.
Certificate of Attendance: Participants of the event will be able to download an electronic Certificate of Attendance by accessing their dashboards on Sciforum.net once the event is concluded. The certificates will be found under "My Certificates" category.
Discounts
Reach out to us if you're from a low-income or lower-middle income country to apply for reduced fees.
Members from partnering societies are granted a 20% discount on all registration fees. Please make sure to provide us with proof that you are indeed part of one of our partnering societies. Are you part of a society that isn't partnering with the conference? Contact us to discuss a possible partnership!
In case you should be eligible for a price reduction, please note that special prices and discounts will be added to your registration when processing. This means that you will not have to pay the stated price immediately upon registration, and you will receive an invoice with the price adjustment after you have registered.
Cancellation of paid registration is possible under the terms listed below:
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> 2 months before the conference |
Full refund but CHF 50.- are retained for administration |
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> 1 month before the conference |
Refund 50% of the applying fees |
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> 2 weeks before the conference |
Refund 25% of the applying fees |
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< 2 weeks before the conference |
No refund |
Visa Information
Please note that you must apply for your own visa application. MDPI is not responsible for any visa application, however, MDPI can provide a Visa Support Letter.
- Applicants must have paid for registration and submitted an abstract in order to get a letter of support.
- Applicants must provide us with a scan of their valid in date passport that contains a photo of them.
- Applicants must provide us with a letter of support from their institution to confirm that they support the delegate attending the meeting.
- This must be carried in good time before the meeting, “last minute” requests will not be processed.
Disclaimer
We will endeavour to present the program advertised. However, in the unlikely event that MDPI shall deem it necessary to cancel the conference, all pre-paid registration fees will be reimbursed. MDPI shall not be liable for reimbursing the cost of travel or accommodation arrangements made by individual delegates. Tours run by third parties may be subject to cancellation or alteration.
Beware of Unauthorized Registration and Hotel Solicitations
Note that Sciforum is the only official registration platform to register to WSF2023, and that we are not associated with any hotel agency. While other hotel resellers and travel agencies may contact you with offers for your trip, they are not endorsed by or affiliated with WSF2023 or Sciforum. Beware that entering into financial agreements with non-endorsed companies can have costly consequences.
Insurance
The organizers do not accept liability for personal accident, loss, or damage to private property incurred as a result of participation in the WSF2023. Delegates are advised to arrange appropriate insurance to cover travel, cancellation costs, medical, and theft or damage of belongings.
Photographs and/or video will be taken during the conference
By taking part in this event you grant the event organizers full rights to use the images resulting from the photography/video filming, and any reproductions or adaptations of the images for fundraising, publicity or other purposes to help achieve the conference’s aims. This might include (but is not limited to), the right to use them in their printed and online publicity, social media, press releases and funding applications.