PIERS 2016 in Shanghai

Online Final Program is available now
[Attention: Time of each talk has been finalized by 5 July, 2016]
PDF version of Final Program [updated by 20 July, 2016]

Calling for Papers --- PIERS 2016 in Shanghai, China, on August 8-11, 2016 [PDF]
PIERS Guidelines [We strongly suggest authors visit the PIERS Guidelines before online submission.

Online Abstract Submission [Extended Deadline: 5 April, 2016]
The online submission linkage is open for late abstracts now...
Full-length Paper Submission [Deadline: 10 May, 2016]
You can LOG IN to submit, proofread, revise abstract and full-length papers, download PIERS invitation letters...

PIERS 2016 in Shanghai Online Registration - [Pre-registration Deadline: May 5, 2016]
Online Registration after LOG IN is strongly suggested.

Registration instructions for Chinese Participants (Paying with RMB) , please visit here.

To become a Sponsor/Exhibitor, please download this Sponsor/Exhibition Application Form (DOC, PDF)

Information about Visa Application
About Conference site, Booking Hotel , and other locale information, please visit here.

PIERS Focus Sessions
Each focus session should be focused on a specific hot topic that must be timely and reflect the future trends or the latest scientific advances in the area. The leadership of the conference will select the topics of focus sessions and the responsible organizers. The organizers may adjust the title of the focus session to make it e.g. more specific/focused and should make the best effort to ensure the high quality of the session by inviting high-profile keynote speakers (30 min for each; 0-2 keynote speakers for each focus session) and excellent invited speakers (20 min for each), etc. Some contributed oral talks (15 min each) are encouraged, however, quality must be very well controlled by the organizers with a typical acceptance ratio of less than 50%. Each focus session will last for a half-day (with a coffee break) or a full-day (with a lunch break and two coffee breaks).
Note that in some cases the conference leadership would invite/encourage the leading scientist (or one of the few leading scientists) of a selected topic to give a keynote talk and also serve as a co-organizer of the same session to ensure the high quality of the focus session.

Best Student Paper Award
To encourage more students to present their good research results in PIERS, Best Student Papers will be awarded after their presentation in each PIERS. About 4-5 winners will be selected by a special committee. Each winner will receive 500 USD cash award and a banquet ticket to attend the Award Ceremony. Besides a winner (500 USD cash award), each subcommittee will also have 1-2 runner-ups for honorable mention. Each of them will receive a banquet ticket to attend the Award Ceremony.
A student competing for best student paper award must be listed as the first author as well as the presenting author of a paper submitted for oral presentation. A full-length paper is required for the evaluation of the technical quality. The full-length paper should be submitted by the full-length paper submission deadline and registered by the pre-registration deadline. The final score is 50%*(paper review score)+50%*(presentation score).
List of Best Student Paper Award for past PIERS events...

Banquet&Reception Reservation
Symposium Reception: 18:30 - 20:30, Sunday, 7 August, 2016.
All conference participants are invited to a welcome reception at the conference hotel. The tickets are free and handed out on a first-come-first-served basis. Please make reservation in advance for the reception by July 20.
Symposium Banquet: 19:30 - 21:30, Wednesday, 10 August, 2016.
Symposium banquet is planned for PIERS participants and their guests. A limited number of banquet tickets will be available. For all participants, the price is USD 80 per person. Please make reservation and pay by credit card (USD) in advance for the banquet by July 20.
To reserve the tickets of Banquet & Reception, please download the form and email to PIERS OFFICE.
BanquetReservationForm.doc, BanquetReservationForm.pdf
For chinese participants, to pay RMB for Banquet ticket(s) with Alipay, please visit this page.

Contact PIERS OFFICE: office@piers.org