13th SDEWES Conference

"Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

The Report of the U.N. Brundtland Commission, Our Common Future, 1987

"If there are to be problems, may they come during my life-time so that I can resolve them and give my children the chance of a good life."

Kenyan proverb

"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."

Buckminster Fuller, philosopher, futurist and global thinker (1895 - 1983)

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VISA INFORMATION

SDEWES2018 Conference will be held in Palermo, Italy. Italy is a part of the Schengen area, for more information on the visa policy of the Schengen Area see here.

The Italian authorities may issue two types of visa. The visa type is indicated on the visa sticker in a special section and marked with the letters A or C. For coming to the conference, you will need a type C multientry visa. A uniform visa (type C) entitles its holder to free movement throughout the entire territory of EU Member States.

In principle, a visa application should be lodged at least 15 calendar days before the intended visit (as this is the normal processing time) and cannot be lodged earlier than three months before the start of the intended visit.

Who does not need a visa?
A short-stay visa (stay in the Schengen area of up to 90 days) is not required by:

Nationals of EU Member States or Contracting Parties to the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985;
Nationals of third countries listed in Annex II to Council Regulation (EC) No. 539/2011 of 15 March 2001 (Official Journal of the European Union L 81 of 21 March 2001, pp. 1-7) listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (including amendments);
Holders of diplomatic, service or special passports of countries with which Italy has signed an agreement on the abolition of visa requirements;
Holders of valid Schengen visas (type C) of other Contracting Parties to the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985;
Holders of valid residence permits issued by Schengen States, provided that these permits are included in the list of residence permits entitling their holders to travel without a visa;

If you are not sure whether you need a visa for coming to Italy, please contact your nearest Italian consulate/embassy.

Where to apply?
Information on the diplomatic missions and consular posts of Italy where you can submit your visa application is available here. Following its entry into the Schengen area, Italy is also represented in the visa procedure by some other Schengen States. Thus, at locations where Italy does not have a diplomatic mission or consular post authorised for conducting visa procedures, you may apply at the representations of Schengen States.

The Conference will issue an invitation letter only to registered participants that are presenting authors or co-authors of accepted papers and with settled fees.

Participants need to apply for an invitation letter as a part of their registration in the FEE/REGISTRATION menu.

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