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 Euros (EUR), US Dollars (USD) and Swiss Francs (CHF) through VISA, MasterCard and American Express. We also accept payments over Alipay+ in US Dollars (USD) and Swiss Francs (CHF).
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 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 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 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
For detailed payment instructions, or for more payment methods, visit the website at https://www.mdpi.com/about/payment .
The registration fee includes attendance of all conference sessions and morning/afternoon coffee breaks.
Participation to the conference is considered final only once the registration fees have been paid. The number of participants is limited: once the number of paid registrations reaches the maximum number of participants, unpaid registrations will be cancelled.
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 and publication of any accepted abstract. Covering Author registration deadline is 24 February 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 Your abstract will be withdrawn if your registration is not complete by this date.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 downlod 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.
Cancellation of paid registration is possible under the terms listed below:
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> 2 months before the conference |
Full refund but 60 EUR 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 Support Letters
- 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 an academic CV, two references from their institution (contact information including institutional email and phone) and 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.
VISA INFORMATION
Citizens of the EU and the EFTA
Citizens of EU and EFTA countries must present valid personal identification, an ID card or a passport. No visa is required.
Regardless of their citizenship, family members of EU and EFTA citizens must present a valid passport and they must have a specific residence permit from a Schengen country (no visa required). Otherwise, a visa must be obtained.
For more information, please visit the official website.
EU Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
EFTA Countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland.
Schengen Countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.
Citizens of the USA and Canada
No visa is required for stays of up to 90 days. However, a passport valid for at least 3 months beyond your date of departure is required (6 months recommended). Spanish government regulations may require a return or on-going ticket or proof of funds.
Other Countries
A valid passport is required and in some cases a visa must be obtained prior to entering Spain. Find your nearest Spanish embassy or consulate here.
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 Genes 2023, 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 Genes 2023 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 Genes 2023. Delegates are advised to arrange appropriate insurance to cover travel, cancellation costs, medical, and theft or damage of belongings.