Venue

UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE

POLO DI NOVOLI

BUILDING D4

VIA DELLE PANDETTE, 35

50127 – FLORENCE

How to reach us

Google Maps Position

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By Plane

•  From “Amerigo Vespucci” Airport – Florence

Florence ‘Amerigo Vespucci’ airport is connected to the city center via the tramway. From Florence Airport, take the T2 tram towards the center of Florence and get off at the “San Donato-Università” stop (ca. 5 minutes). From this tram stop you can reach the conference venue on foot in a few minutes.

By Train

From the main train station of Florence (Santa Maria Novella) take the T2 tramway towards the airport and get off at the “San Donato-Università” stop (ca. 15 minutes). From this tram stop you can reach the conference venue on foot in a few minutes.
From the Firenze Rifredi train station, the conference venue can be reached on foot in about 20 minutes.

 By Car

Near the university buildings, in Via Sandro Pertini, you can find a paid underground car park (Parking SAN DONATO). Parking in the surrounding streets is subjected to charges (blue lines) or reserved for the residents of the area (white lines).

Coming Soon…

The following speakers have so far agreed to give plenary lectures at the meeting:

Dominik Kubicki (University of Birmingham)

Mathilde Hauge Lerche (Technical University of Denmark)

Claudio Luchinat (University of Florence)

Alceo Macchioni (University of Perugia)

Maria Rosaria “Sasi” Conte (King’s College London)

Winner of the GIDRM/GIRM Gold Medal 2023 (to be awarded)

The following keynote speakers have so far agreed to give lectures at the meeting:

Cristina Airoldi (University of Milan Bicocca)

Francesca Cantini (University of Florence)

Angelo Gallo (University of Turin)

Cinzia Ingallina (University of Rome La Sapienza)

Marilisa Leone (CNR-IBB, Naples)

Alfonso Pedone (University of Modena e Reggio Emilia)

Gabriele Stevanato (University of Padua)

Claudia Testa (University of Bologna)

Abstracts

The deadline for abstract submission is May 31, 2024.

One page abstract (please use the Word or OpenDocument template provided) written in English must be sent by e-mail to: firenze2024@gidrm.org. Please specify in the message if you prefer a poster or an oral communication and send the Word or OpenDocument and NOT the .pdf file. Please name the file only with your surname.

In the template, a list of keywords is provided. Please, select those ones suitable for your contribution.

Please download the template and follow the style therein in writing your abstract.

You will be notified of the acceptance of your contribution by June 20, 2024.

Download the template file

Oral Communications

Scientific contributions presented as oral communications must last a maximum of 20 minutes (15’ presentation followed by 5′ questions).

The official language of the meeting is English.

Posters

The language for posters is English.

Posters preferred size: A1 (594 mm width x 841 mm height), maximum size: 700 mm width x 1000 mm height.

Poster Contest

All posters presented by under 35 researchers are eligible to take part in the GIDRM poster contest.

The posters presented by young researchers who are entitled to an Attendance Grant are automatically part of the competition.

Posters will be judged by a committee composed by all foreign invited speakers.

The winners of the Poster Contest will receive a prize and will present their posters as an oral communication of 10 minutes (7’ + 3’ dedicated to questions).

Deadline

The early registration deadline is July 7th 2024

Fee

The registration fee, which includes coffee breaks, lunches and the social dinner, is:

	Before July 7th, 2024	After July 7th, 2024
GIDRM Members	320 Euros	400 Euros
non-GIDRM Members	400 Euros + IVA 22%	480 Euros + IVA 22%

It is possible to register for a single day at a cost € 150 for GIDRM members and of € 180 + IVA for non members.

Even if you are a GIDRM member but still require the invoice you will have to add 22% VAT to the registration fee. In this case please contact pagamenti@gidrm.org 

Please note that to be entitled to pay the GIDRM member registration fee it is sufficient to subscribe the GIDRM membership for 2024.

To attend the event, you must purchase the ticket of your choice at the top of this page.

You must be registered and logged into the GIDRM website to purchase tickets.

To complete the purchase, you will need to complete the registration form.

– If you don’t have an account yet, create one on the home page of the site by clicking below on the red “Become a member” button (the account on the old site is no longer valid) and selecting “Free Membership”. After a succesful registration log in into your new account, return to this page and buy the ticket you want;

– If you are already registered or a GIDRM member, please login to your account and go to the top of this page and buy the ticket.

The registration fee can be paid by Credit Card or PayPal or Bank Transfer. In order to pay by bank transfer please contact pagamenti@gidrm.org

In the case you should encounter any difficulty in filling the form, please contact us by e-mail at: firenze2024@gidrm.org

For GIDRM members whose registration fee is paid by their institution: “Qualora la quota di registrazione a un evento venga pagata a seguito di emissione di fattura intestata all’Ente invece che direttamente dal Socio, è possibile applicare l’esenzione IVA su dichiarazione dell’Ente stesso. A questo scopo è necessario che l’Ente invii al GIDRM copia della dichiarazione di esenzione IVA ai sensi dell’art. 10 del D.P.R. n. 633 del 26.10.72 e successive modificazioni e integrazioni.”

Attendance Grants

A limited number of Attendance Grants (two of which sponsored by Fondazione De Marco) will be available for early career (under 35) researchers.

If you are an under 35 researcher and want to apply for a GIDRM grant, please submit your abstract, your curriculum vitae (using this template) and a presentation letter from your research supervisor before May 31^th by e-mail to: firenze2024@gidrm.org

GIDRM Grants will cover registration fee and accommodation expenses (accommodation will be booked by the organizers) and are intended for regular GIDRM members that have subscribed to the membership for 2024.

A limited number of GIDRM attendance grants will be awarded after evaluation of the submitted documents.

Cancellation and Refunds

Notification of cancellation must be sent to the congress e-mail address firenze2024@gidrm.org ).

If cancellation is made before August 20, 2024, 90% of the registration fee will be refunded.

No refund will be given for cancellation requests reaching the GIDRM after August 20, 2024.

All refunds will be processed after the congress.

Refund claims must include bank address and account number for money transfer.

Accommodation is NOT included in the registration fee.

Participants are kindly invited to book their own hotel rooms.

IMPORTANT: to save money and benefit from the best prices, please book your accommodation in Florence as soon as you can.

A very limited number of rooms can be booked at the following agreed price:

Breakfast included, booking before 30/06/2024. When contacting the hotels, please specify that you will be attending the GIDRM conference and use the reservation code GIDRM2024.

– Hilton Garden Inn, Via Sandro Pertini, 2/9, 50127 Firenze, 125 €/night (double room) or 110 €/night (double room for single use) + city tax 7.00 €/night per person, 4-6 September

– Hilton Garden Inn, Via Sandro Pertini, 2/9, 50127 Firenze, 164 €/night (double room) or 149 €/night (double room for single use) + city tax 7.00 €/night per person, 4-6 September

– Hotel Paganini, Via Niccolò Paganini, 66, 50127 Firenze, 140 €/night (double room) + city tax 6.00 €/night per person, 3-6 September