The FCIC'24 conference is a gathering of experts and professionals from various fields who come together to discuss and exchange ideas, knowledge, and experiences. The FCIC’24 conference, in particular, is related to Faro Convention and Participatory Heritage Management. Please refer to this webpage for the most up-to-date information about the scope of the conference: https://www.fcic24.com/transforming-through-co-creation.

The FCIC’24 conference will take place between the 29th of January and the 2nd of February 2024, mainly at Faculdade de Arquitectura da Universidade do Porto (Portugal). Nevertheless, we strongly recommend to check our webpage about the venue for more detailed information (https://www.fcic24.com/venue).

All participants will have diverse networking opportunities to meet and connect with other attendees. These include coffee breaks, poster sessions, and the official conference dinner.

The FCIC’24 conference is open to anyone who is interested in the topic or theme of the conference. This includes professionals, academics, researchers, students, and enthusiasts. It is not reserved solely for participants coming from State Parties to the Faro Convention, but to any person interested in, and/or doing research on topics which relate to the conference’s focus. Instructions for paper/poster and workshop proposals submissions, deadlines and dates must be confirmed on the conference website: https://www.fcic24.com/dates-and-deadlines.

The registration period will open on the 8th of November 2023. You can register for the FCIC’24 conference on the conference website, by following the instructions provided. To do so, please check the link: https://www.fcic24.com/registration. Please be aware that any registration will be considered valid only after the payment of the fees has been confirmed. As the payment method is via bank transfer, it is mandatory that you refer to the conference code in the bank transfer description field. Please, be aware that the FCIC'24 Organising Committee will not take responsibility for any fees charged for international bank transfers.

There is a registration fee for the FCIC’24 conference. The fee varies depending on the type of registration you choose (e.g., early bird, regular, student, etc). Please be aware that any registration will be considered valid only after the payment of the fees has been confirmed. As the payment method is via bank transfer, it is mandatory that you refer to the conference code in the bank transfer description field. Please check the following webpage for more information: https://www.fcic24.com/registration.

We are considering a discount fee for students, accompanying persons, and local NGOs, untill a limit of 50 registrations. The requirements for the discount fee are as follow: For students: a proof of enrollment in your educational instituion. For Accompanying persons: the name of the author that you will be accompanying. For local NGOs: a proof that the candidate is one of the representative members of the NGO. Please be aware that the organizing committee will only consider any registration under this umbrella as valid once the documentation and the payment of the fee, are confirmed by the organizing committee. Also, be aware that by the 50 registration discount it will rule the first presenting a valid registration / the first getting the discount. For more information please refer to this link: https://www.fcic24.com/registration.

The conference fees include: Tote bag; Lunches and Coffee Breaks (30/1-01/02); Welcome reception (29/01); Access to the Exhibitions, Workshops and Conference Sessions; Technical visits; Papers/Posters/Abstracts Proceedings publication. Remember: travel and accommodation, official dinner and related activities are not included in the conference fees. For more information please refer to this link: https://www.fcic24.com/registration.

The official dinner is not included in the conference fees. For the official dinner you must register and pay an extra fee. For more information please refer to this link: https://www.fcic24.com/registration.

All participants must pay their registration (conference fees) for the Faro Convention International Conference 2024 by bank transfer. Bank details will become available once the participants fill the registration form. To find this form and additional information about the conference fees, please refer to https://www.fcic24.com/registration. With this payment method, it is mandatory that you refer to the conference code in the bank transfer description field. Please, be aware that the FCIC'24 Organising Committee will not take responsibility for any fees charged for international bank transfers.

We are aware of and understand that travel expenses might be a problem for some participants. Unfortunately, the FCIC’24 conference organizing committee is not in a position to offer financial support to the candidates. We recommend that all candidates confirm with their institutions the available support programs to support conference attendance.

Information and suggestions about accomodations can be accessed via this link: https://www.fcic24.com/accomodation. Please contact the conference organizers if you need more or special information on this topic: https://www.fcic24.com/contact-and-subscribe.

Candidates can submit their proposals via these links: https://www.fcic24.com/call-for-authors; https://www.fcic24.com/call-for-workshop-proposals. Each participant will have the opportunity to submit more than one abstract, either it is for a paper/poster presentation, or a workshop. All proposals will be reviewed by the scientific committee. With regards to paper/poster presentations, the scientific committee will have the final call as to which abstracts should become an oral presentation or a poster presentation. This rule will not apply to workshop proposals. Independent from being an oral presentation (paper a poster), or a workshop, candidates must submit a full paper (manuscript) after the conference. Dates and deadlines to be checked via this link: https://www.fcic24.com/dates-and-deadlines.

Candidates are encouraged to send any type of proposal they might see as fit for the conference topic and themes. This includes both paper/poster proposals and workshop proposals, simultaneously. Candidates can submit their proposals via these links: https://www.fcic24.com/call-for-authors; https://www.fcic24.com/call-for-workshop-proposals.

Candidates can be authors/co-authors of more than one paper/poster proposals. In case both abstracts get accepted in the conference, the organizing committee might suggest changing the presenting authors in some proposals, later on, in order to avoid repetition within session panels. Candidates can submit their proposals via these links: https://www.fcic24.com/call-for-authors; https://www.fcic24.com/call-for-workshop-proposals.

Candidates are encouraged to send any type of proposal they might see as fit for the conference topic and themes. This includes the possibility of one candidate to be the main author author of more than one paper/poster proposals. The scientific committee will assess all proposals received. In case both abstracts get accepted in the conference, the organizing committee might suggest changing the presenting authors in some proposals, later on, in order to avoid repetition within session panels. Candidates can submit their proposals via these links: https://www.fcic24.com/call-for-authors; https://www.fcic24.com/call-for-workshop-proposals.

The registration for someone attending the workshops follows the exact same guidelines as any other participant (for registration and payment). Someone participating in the FCIC'24 conference will have access to the 'full package', and will be free to decide what sessions and workshops to attend. In the FCIC’24 conference there will be no distinction between session participants and workshop participants. So, workshop participants or session participants are the same.

We have not set a limit on the number of participants per workshop because it is highly dependent on the type of workshop candidates are preparing. Instead, the FCIC’24 organizing committee will take the inverse approach: we will organize the program and distribute the workshops in the available rooms depending on the nature of the workshops we have. What we suggest is that candidates send their estimated number of participants, and if something needs to be adjusted, later on, with regards with the number of participants, we will let you know and make our suggestions.

No. The deadline for submitting the proposals only refers to the abstracts submissions. The presentation of posters, and the submission of the final papers have a different deadlines. For more information on the dates & deadlines please follow this link: https://www.fcic24.com/dates-and-deadlines.

The FCIC'24 committee is working on and evaluating the possibility of having papers published in an indexed journal. Until more information on this matter becomes available, we suggest all candidates to send their paper/poster and workshop proposal/s. As soon as we have more details about this topic we will share them with the FCIC’24 community, right away.

Any candidates interested in participating in the FCIC’24 conference, or interested in attending the sessions/workshops, are encouraged to subscribe to the FCIC’24 newsletter. This way, we can reach the entire FCIC’24 community faster and more effectively. In case you have any pending questions regarding the FCIC’24 conference, you can also send the organizing committee your doubts through the contact form. Please, refer to this link to do so: https://www.fcic24.com/contact-and-subscribe.