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Venue for the scientific programme

Built in 2011, just 23km west of Chania city on the picturesque Kolymvari bay, providing a world of choice for accommodation, relaxation, fine dining and entertainment, Avra Imperial Hotel was built on the vision of becoming a milestone in modern luxury accommodation in the wider Chania region. Blending traditional Greek hospitality elements with imposing architectural structures, innovation and world class services, Avra Imperial was built with its own distinctive character, smartly complemented with discrete ancient historical features. The creative and innovative architectural design of Avra Imperial Hotel is inspired by the structural features of the Minoan palaces. The striking feature of the monumental palaces is their overall size, covering several thousand square meters with large public spaces. Equally impressive are their height and large colonnaded areas.

The hotel’s impressive conference center provides a wide variety of facilities; 10 fully equipped conference halls with ​​2,000m² of elegant meeting space can host even the most demanding events with our state-of-the-art main conference hall “Maistros” accommodating up to 1,100 people.

Accommodation

Accommodations for the conference are also at the Avra Imperial Hotel.  The hotel is located in Kolymbari, 39 km from Chania International Airport, 23 km from the Souda Harbor, and 23 km west of Chania town center.  Please take a taxi from the airport to the conference venue. 

Main Conference Registration Fee Package includes:

  • Conference Registration & Material, Welcome dinner (June 17), Breakfast (June 18, 19, 20, 21, 22), Coffee Break (October 18, 19, 20, 21), Lunch (June 18, 19, 20, 21), Dinner (June 18, 19, 20), Tour (June 20), Gala dinner (June 21)
  • 5 nights hotel accommodation in a single room at the Avra Imperial Hotel (Check-in June 17 & Check-out June 22)

Deadlines

  • Applications Opening
    1 Jan 2024
  • Youth Travel Fund Grants
    15 Feb 2024
  • Applications closing
    1 March 2024
  • Closing times: 23:59 (UTC+01:00)

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