ICSM Registration and Secretarial Desk
On Sunday 06, ICSM 2008 Registration and Secretarial desk will be open from 10 am until 5 pm, when the conference program and additional material can be collected by the registered delegates. From Monday 07 to Friday 11, the ICSM 2008 desk will be open during the conference hours.

Student Certification
Students must confirm their fulltime student status, by presenting a Certificate Letter that must be signed by a Supervisor or Head of Department. Students must present this full-time student certificate at the ICSM 2008 Registration Desk before receiving the conference material.

Deadline for online registrations: June, 10  2008 
After that date only at the Conference Venue: July, 6 to 11 2008

Opening Ceremony and Welcome Reception
On the evening of Sunday 06, all ICSM 2008 delegates and registered guests are cordially invited to the Opening Ceremony at the Enotel main conference room, which will be followed by a Welcome Reception.

Alan G. MacDiarmid Memorial Session
On the morning of Monday, July 07, we will celebrate the memory of Alan MacDiarmid, one of the founders of our field and Nobel Laureate, with a special Memorial Session where the most recent advances and future perspectives of the scientific field of conducting and functional polymers will be discussed.

Keynote Lectures
Every morning, a list of distinguished scientists will present special lectures on the different themes of ICSM 2008, setting the tone of the day’s scientific agenda.

Oral Sessions
Everyday, several invited and selected contributions will be presented in parallel oral sessions dedicated to each one to 16 scientific themes that compose the ICSM 2008 scientific agenda.

Poster Sessions
Poster sessions will be held in the afternoons of Monday 07, Tuesday 08 and Thursday 10. All posters should be placed in the assigned spot by 8 am of the day they are scheduled for presentation and removed at the end of the corresponding poster session. The Organizing Committee cannot assume responsibility for posters that are not removed by its authors at the specified time. Maximum poster dimensions are 90 cm (35.4”) wide by 110 cm (43.3”) height”. Adhesive tape and special hooks for hanging the posters will be available.

Please Note: only one submission will be considered per registered ICSM 2008 participant. A single Certificate of Presence will be issued per contribution, containing the title of the paper, the name of the delegate and of all co-authors and the session where it was presented.

Exhibitions:
During ICSM 2008, a special area will be reserved near the area of Posters and coffee breaks for exhibition of equipment, software and publications, and of any other services related to the area of organic electronics and functional polymers. Interested exhibitors are invited to contact Promove. promove@promoveeventos.com.br or phones: + 55 81 3465.2627 / 3301.3438

Conference Location
ICSM 2008 venue is the Convention Center of the Enotel Porto de Galinhas Beach Resort. Located 57 km (36 miles) south of Recife international airport, Porto de Galinhas is a world famous tourist spot, well-known for the beauty of its beach front natural swimming pools formed on the coral reefs by the clear and warm Atlantic waters. The former fishermens village, of colorful history and located in a rich ecosystem of estuaries and mangroves, covered by coconut trees and spots of the former Atlantic rain forest, is nowadays an active handicraft center and hosts a variety of hotels and beach resorts. The ICSM 2008 will take place at the Convention Center of the Enotel Beach Resort (www.enotel.com.br), a recently opened modern hotel that occupies less than half of a 70.000m² area of coconut trees and tropical forest, where a limited number of apartments have been reserved for the participants, on a first come-first served basis. Several other lodging possibilities at walking distances will be available at different price ranges (please see http://www.luckviagens.com.br for details).

Lunch
Tickets will be provided to all ICSM 2008 delegates and registered accompanying persons for lunch at the main conference venue from Monday 07 to Thursday 10.

ICSM 2008 Gala Dinner
ICSM 2008 Gala Dinner will be held on the evening of the Wednesday July 09 at the Enotel. Individual tickets for delegates and accompanying persons will cost R$110,00. We recommend that Gala Dinner tickets be pre-purchased during online registration as we can not guarantee availability for all ICSM 2008 attendants.

Getting to Porto de Galinhas
Porto de Galinhas closest international and domestic airport is Recife International Airport. Two-way transport tickets to/from the conference accommodations from/to Recife airport can be acquired directly from LUCK VIAGENS (e-mail: luckeventos@luckviagens.com.br / phone: 55 81 3366 6203).

Hotel Shuttle Service in Porto de Galinhas
ICSM 2008 delegates and registered accompanying guests can freely use the daily round-trip bus shuttle service provided by the Conference from/to nearby recommended hotels to/from the main conference venue. Bus timetables will be available at each hotel main desk.

Official Language
The official language of Brazil is Portuguese. However, all ICSM 2008 lectures and general activities will be held in English and no translational facilities will be provided. English is also the language to be used in all documents and posters and abstracts presented at the meeting.

Climate
Porto de Galinhas has a tropical climate, enjoying year-long summer-like temperatures (in July, historical averages are in the 21ºC-27ºC (70ºF-81ºF) range), with permanently warm ocean waters. However, the calendar says that July is winter time in the Southern hemisphere, so light to moderate rains are a possibility. Do not forget to bring an umbrella or raincoat.

Currency
All prices mentioned at the ICSM 2008 website are in Reais (R$), the Brazilian official currency. Foreign currency and traveler checks can be cashed on arrival at the Recife International Airport. Bank agencies and automated teller machines (ATM) can be found at downtown Porto de Galinhas (~3 km, or 1.9 miles, from the Conference Venue).

Electricity
The electrical current in Pernambuco state is 220/240 volts AC 60Hz and two-pin (flat and round) power outlets are the most commonly found. Foreign that intend to visit other parts of Brazil must be advised that the 110/120 volts AC 60Hz standard is adopted in some other regions of the Country.

Passports and Visa
Please be aware that in terms of passports and visas for foreign visitors Brazil follows reciprocity protocols celebrated with other countries: hence, a passport and a valid visa are required for travelers that are citizens of countries that impose those same requirements upon visiting Brazilians.
As of December 2007, examples of visa requirements are as follows:

*Partial list. A more complete and updated information can be found (in Portuguese) at www.dpf.gov.br (Estrangeiro > Tabela de Vistos).

As the requirements may vary in time, foreign participants are urged to contact the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate in their home country as soon as possible to determine their particular visa requirements and to initiate the application process well in advance of their departure date. If you need a personal letter of invitation to attend the Conference, and have not yet received one, please contact us (promove@promoveeventos.com.br) and a signed letter will then be sent by mail and e-mail. This letter of invitation does not imply an invited talk or in the waiver of registration fees.

Vaccinations
An Immunization Record against Polio is necessary for children between the ages of three months and six years.
A Yellow Fever International Immunization Certificate (vaccination should occur at least 10 days before travel) is always required if the traveler has been to any of the following countries within the last 90 days of his/her Brazil’s entrance: Angola, Benin, Bissau Guinea, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Camerun, Central African Republic, Colombia, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana,  Guiana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenia, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Surinam, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda or Venezuela.
While your local medical center or personal physician should be contacted in case of specific questions, the Brazilian Embassy in your country can provide an updated list of vaccination requirements.