Registration Information

      Registration Fees
Tutorials
Registration Procedure
Registration Hours On-Site 
Letters of Invitation 
Visas
Personal Insurance 
Hotel Reservation
Privacy Policy


Registration Fees
    Early Registration
  Before June 30, 2008
Late Registration
After June 30, 2008
IEEE Member

€500

€560
Student Registration  €275 €350
IEEE Life Member €275 €350
Non-IEEE Member €580 €630
One Day registration €225 €250

 

Notes:

Please note that payment can be affected in Euros only.

IEEE Member rates are only available to individuals who are IEEE members at the time of registration - visit www.ieee.org/join to join. IEEE members will be required to show their valid IEEE membership card at the conference registration desk.

Student registrants must provide proof of student status by emailing to info@icecs2008.org an electronic copy of his/her university identification (ID) card or a letter from the university signed by an official representative verifying student status. Students should be prepared to show their student identification card at the conference registration desk.

All registrations include one copy of conference proceedings on CDROM, welcome reception and coffee breaks. All registrations, except student, IEEE Life member  and one-day, include a ticket  for conference banquet. All registrations except one-day include tickets for lunches. No lunch is included during the tutorial day. 


One-day registration is not valid for Author/Presenter/Tutorial Attendee.

Early registrations are only accepted if they are accompanied by full payment before the early registration deadline.

Optional Additional Items:

Additional Proceedings CDROM €20
Additional Banquet Dinner Ticket €70
Additional Welcome Reception Ticket €30


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Tutorials (31 August 2008)

Each registrant  may select a full day tutorial or one morning tutorial and/or one afternoon tutorial from the following list. No hopping between tutorials is allowed.

Morning Tutorials:   8:30 to 12:00 hrs
Evening Tutorials:   13:30 to 17:00 hrs

T1. High-Performance Chip-to-Chip Signaling (Half day, morning)

T2. μBUILDER: The Easy and Low Cost Road to Advanced Microsystems (Full day)

T3. The Design of Active RC Filters for the Analog Front End of IC Communication Systems (Half day,morning)

T4. Fundamentals of Wireless Networks Systems (Half day, morning)

T5. Lab-on-Chip Based Diagnostic Tools: Microfluidic Structures on Top of CMOS Devices (Half day, evening)

T6. Chip level security: Why ? How ? (Half day, evening)

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REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

All payments must be made in Euro. 
Payments can be done via credit card (recommended), Bank Draft or Bank Transfer. Please follow the respective procedure below. 


On-line Registration (Credit Card)

On-line registration and payment is highly recommended. Your registration payment will be processed through a secure web-based credit card payment system (SSL encrypted data transfer). Click here to register online.
Confirmation of online payment will be sent via e-mail, after proof of payment has been received. Please remember to print and bring this confirmation letter with you to the registration desk.



Registration by Bank Draft  (mailed Bank Draft  should be received by the corresponding deadline)

Registration can also be made by filling the offline registration form and sending payment bank draft  by mail. After completing the form, mail bank draft  with registration  number to:


Prof. Joseph Micallef
Department of Micro and Nanoelectronics
Faculty of ICT
University of Malta
Msida
MSD 2080
Malta

Email: info@icecs2008.org

Your registration will not be considered complete until we have received your Bank Draft. 


Registration by Bank Transfer

Payments can also be affected by Bank Transfer. To do so, please fill the  offline registration form  and perform a bank transfer. 

Your registration will not be considered complete until we have received your wire transfer to the conference bank account.   

Account Details are:

HSBC Bank Malta Plc.

IBAN: MT56MMEB44749000000074119306001

Swift Code:  MMEB MT MT



Please clearly indicate on your bank form:

Your full name (name given for the registration) 
Name of the conference: “ICECS 2008 registration” 
Your paper numbers (if author/co-author) 
For quick and accurate processing of your registration, it is requested that you email a scanned copy of your bank transfer receipt to info@icecs2008.org. Please remember to also bring this copy to the registration desk. After proof of payment has been confirmed by our bank, you will receive the official confirmation of registration via e-mail from the ICECS 2008 Committee. Please note that any additional transfer or service charges imposed by the bank must be paid by the participant. 

DO NOT
allow your bank to deduct it from the registration fee.



Notes: 

Your confirmation email will serve as your receipt. 
Each attendee must register separately. 
Pre-registration payments must be received by June 30, 2008, for the early registration fees to apply; if payment is not RECEIVED by this deadline, you will be responsible for higher rates. 



CANCELLATION POLICY

Cancellations must made by sending an  e-mail to info@icecs2008.org. The amount of refund will depend on the date of cancellation, as follows: 

Before 31 July 2008 85% refund of fees paid
After 31 July 2008 No refund


All refunds will be issued within 30 days after the end of the conference.



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Registration Hours On-Site


The ICECS 2008 registration desk will be open during the following hours: 
Sunday, 31 August 2008 8.00 a.m.-10.00 a.m.
4.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Monday, 1 September 2008 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Tuesday, 2 September 2008 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Wednesday, 3 September 2008 8.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.

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Letters of Invitation


Delegates requiring a letter of invitation in order to attend the Conference may write to the Conference Secretariat specifying the necessary details. Please note that this procedure aims to assist delegates who need to obtain a visa or permission to attend the Conference. It is not an official invitation covering fees and other expenses and does not imply any financial support from the Conference. Payment for registration fees must have been finalized before even requesting an invitation letter. Please make sure that in your request to info@icecs2008.org  for invitation letter you include:

Name, postal address, and a valid e-mail address. 
IEEE Member number, if you are a member of IEEE. 
Name of session and paper number, if you are presenting a paper. 
The words “invitation letter request” in the subject field of your e-mail request. 


The invitation letters will be emailed in a printable format and will state only the facts:

Conference title, dates, and location 
That the requester has paid the required registration fee in full 
If the requester is a committee member, speaker, or presenter 

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Visas

Attendees who need visas should apply for it to the respective consulate/embassy. For visa information, please visit: http://mfa.gov.mt/pages/main.asp?sec=83

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Personal Insurance

The organizers cannot be held responsible for accidents to conference participants or accompanying persons, for damage or loss of their personal property, or for cancellation expenses, regardless of cause. Participants should therefore, make their own insurance arrangements. Please consult with your local insurance sources regarding coverage.



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Hotel Reservations

Please reserve your hotel room at the Westin Dragonara Resort (conference venue) or in the nearby hotels at a special negotiated ICECS 2008 rates by clicking here

We would like to point out the strict deadlines for hotel accommodation booking. Since September is high season in Malta, you are strongly urged to book hotel accommodation as soon as possible.


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