Types of presentations
You can present up to two papers, in one of the following ways:

• Oral presentations (talks). Your presentation should be 10 minutes in length, followed by 5 minutes of questions and answers. Presenters can use a PC and a multimedia projector. The presentations must be compatible with PowerPoint 2010, stored on a CD or USB memory stick and brought with you on the day of presentation.
• Poster presentations. A poster session lasts 1 hour. Maximum allowed poster size — 80x90 cm (printed on paper not heavier than 150 g/m²).
• Online presentations. For those of you, who can not attend in person. Online participants receive their certificates of publication and symposium (or conference) programme by email.

All the papers, regardless of the presentation type, will be published in the relevant journal of International Scientific Publications.
Please note that PhD students are allowed to present posters only.
The official language is English.

Registration
During the registration, each participant will receive a name badge and the symposium (or conference) programme. Accompanying persons receive only a badge saying "Visitor". You may also be asked for a proof of your identity. Access to the symposium (or conference) hall is available only to registered participants and their accompanying persons. The registration desk is also a good place to learn more about our social programme.

Event	Registration	Opening	Venue
Materials, Methods & Technologies	05–06 PM, 10 June 09–10 AM, 11 June	10 AM, 11 June	10–14 June 2013 Hotel Imperial, Sunny Beach, Bulgaria

Materials, Methods & Technologies
31 January 2013 30 April 2013	Registration form and abstract (up to 150 words) submission deadline. You will be notified about acceptance/rejection with an email within five working days of receiving the submission.
28 February 2013 30 April 2013	Deadline for transferring the registration fee. All bank charges and commissions are paid by the participants. Payment on site is not allowed.
28 February 2013 30 April 2013	Final paper submission deadline. The paper must comply with the formatting requirements. You will be notified about acceptance/rejection with an email within five working days of receiving the submission.
31 May 2013	Deadline for sending the PowerPoint presentation of your talk. Does not apply to participants in the poster sessions.
31 May 2013	You will be asked to confirm the form of your presentation (talk or poster) and that you will take part in the symposium (or conference) in person. In case no confirmation is received, the organisers have the right to change the form of your presentation.

All the papers, regardless of the presentation type, will be published in the relevant journal of International Scientific Publications.
Each paper is reviewed by two anonymous, independent reviewers.
All journals are indexed by EBSCO Publishing and have an ISSN.
The official language is English.

Materials, Methods & Technologies (ISSN: 1313–2539)
http://www.scientific-publications.net/open-access-journals/materials-methods-and-technologies/

Type	Amount
Standard registration fee for members of educational and research institutions	210 €
Special registration fee for members of educational and research institutions who were registered participants at last year’s conference	180 €
Special reduced registration fee for full–time PhD students Note: post–graduate students working at universities or other establishments or students taking distance learning, correspondence or other similar courses are not eligible.	150 €
Fee for all participants who have missed the payment deadline	240 €
Additional fee for a second paper presented	90 €

All prices are in Euro and include VAT.

Event	Payment deadline
Ecology & Safety	30 April 2013
Materials, Methods & Technologies	30 April 2013
Agriculture & Food	30 April 2013
Economy & Business	30 June 2013
Education, Research & Development	30 June 2013
Language, Individual & Society	30 June 2013
Media & Mass Communication	30 June 2013

Accompanying persons do not pay registration fees. Each participant, except PhD students, can take one accompanying person to the symposium.
The presentation of other people’s papers is not allowed without a good reason and the prior consent of the organising committee.
If the type of presentation (talk or poster) is not specified, the organising committee has the right to decide on it as appropriate.
Please note that PhD students are allowed to present posters only.

The registration fee includes

• Certificate for publication and participation, sent by email (sample certificate)
• Admission to all sessions of the symposium (or conference)
• The presentation of a paper either as a talk (10 minutes for presentation and another 5 minutes for discussion) or as a poster (up to 80x90 cm)
• Publication of a paper up to 20 pages long in the relevant journal of International Scientific Publications
• A printed copy of the symposium (or conference) programme
• Coffee breaks

Payment
Registration fees are transferred to the account given in the notification email sent to the participant by the organising committee.
All bank charges and commissions are paid by the participants. Please inform your bank about this when ordering the transfer.
Payment on site is not allowed.

Invoices will be sent in PDF format by email. As they have a signature and a stamp in full colour, you need a high–quality printer to print out the original.
To receive an invoice you need to provide the following information:

• If the bank transfer is ordered by a natural person: the person’s full name and address.
• If the bank transfer is ordered by a company or organisation: legal name of the organisation, address, VAT number or identification code, name of recipient of the invoice and full address.

If the bank transfer is ordered by a natural person, it is not possible to issue an invoice to a company or organisation.

Visas
All participants and their accompanying persons will be emailed official letters of invitation for the symposium (or conference) in Bulgarian. Those who need a visa have to personally apply for it at a Bulgarian consulate, showing the letter. If you will be accompanied by your underage children, please give us their names so that we can include them in the invitation. Letters of invitation will be sent only after the correct registration fees are received.

Travel
There are international airports in Sofia (420 km from Sunny Beach, 430 km from Elenite), Plovdiv (300 km from Sunny Beach, 310 km from Elenite), Varna (90 km from Sunny Beach, 100 km from Elenite) and Burgas (30 km from Sunny Beach, 40 km from Elenite). Direct charter flights are available to the Black Sea airports in Varna and Burgas during the summer season.

Bulgaria
Bulgaria is located in Southeast Europe, in the northeast part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is a European, Balkan, Black Sea and Danube country. This geographic location places it on the crossroad between Europe, Asia and Africa. The country’s favorable climate and natural attractions provide the basis for the development of its 142 resorts, of which 26 are marine resorts, 56 mountain resorts, and 58 are balneological resorts, not counting the numerous balneological and spa centers.

• Presentation of Bulgarian Black Sea Resorts (PDF, 36 MB)
• Presentation of Nesebar (PDF, 8 MB)
• Presentation of Sunny Beach (PDF, 8 MB)
• Official Tourism Portal of Bulgaria
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria

Sunny Beach
Sunny Beach is the largest resort in Bulgaria. It is situated on a bay in the shape of a crescent between the town of Nesebar and the resort Sveti Vlas. With its hundreds of hotels, multiple entertainment and catering establishments, shops and its developed infrastructure, the resort complex can presently receive thousands of tourists. The beach line is over 10 km in length and in some places it is more than 60 meters wide. The fine sand, the natural sand dunes and the gradually deepening sea bottom attract thousands of tourists from around the world.

Elenite
Elenite is a vacation complex, situated at the sea shore, on the southern slope of the easternmost Balkan Mountain. The resort is located in a beautiful bay in close proximity to Cape Emine, 4.5 kilometers from Sveti Vlas and 8.5 kilometers from Sunny Beach. The international airport of Burgas is only 40 km away from Elenite. The complex is designed so that its exposition is entirely southern. It consists of villas and hotels situated among the fresh greenery of the Balkan mountain and it offers its guests peace and luxury, combined with beautiful nature and fresh air.

Accommodation
The symposiums and conferences we organise are held in Sunny Beach Resort (conference hall of hotel "Imperial") or Elenite Holiday Village (conference hall of hotel "Royal Castle"). A list of hotels (nearby the conference hall) offering preferential rates for our participants can be found below. To book please contact us by email. Please inform us if you will organise your stay individually.

Hotel	Location	Prices	Photos	Website
Hotel "Imperial"	Sunny Beach, Bulgaria	Download	View	Visit
Hotel "Amfora"	Sunny Beach, Bulgaria	Download	View	Visit
Hotel "Ruby"	Sunny Beach, Bulgaria	Download	View	Visit
Villa "Maria Revas"	Sunny Beach, Bulgaria	Download	View	Visit
Hotel "Royal Park"	Elenite, Bulgaria	Download	View	Visit
Hotel "Atrium"	Elenite, Bulgaria	Download	View	Visit
Hotel "Andalusia"	Elenite, Bulgaria	Download	View	Visit
Villas "Elenite"	Elenite, Bulgaria	Download	View	Visit

The organisers assume no responsibility for any subsequent changes in the accommodation prices.