I am not affiliated at a University or a scientific research center. Can I still participate to the conference?

International Biennales on Practical Philosophy of the Laboratory of Research on Practical Philosophy (L.R.P.Ph.) gather together philosophers, academicians, researchers, artists, practitioners who though have to present and develop a genuine approach to questions about Practical Philosophy (on four axes: political, ethical, educational, esthetical) revealing the possible relations of practical philosophy with other fields of scientific and artistic research, reflection and practice.

About Proposals Submissions (for the Conference)

What is the submitting procedure?

• 1^st step:  choose the way to participate (Oral Communication, Workshop, Round Table, E-Poster). For these ways, you can see here
• 2^nd step: See the Guidelines here
• 3^rd step: Proposal Submission Forms: See here

What scientific contribution do I need to provide in order to attend Biennale?

See the Axes & Structure of the Biennale here 

Do I have to send a full paper?

• A full text submission isn’t mandatory before the Biennale. Full text will be asked for the Biennale’s Proceedings with ISBN. For more instructions regarding the Proceedings, see here
• You will be asked though to provide a ppt in order to permit the multilingual audience to follow easier the presentation (this does not apply to e-posters). For more information, see here

Can I participate with more than one proposals?

No, you have to choose one of the different sections of the Biennale (i.e. oral communication, workshop, round table or e-poster), unless you are a supervisor of a PhD or master student and you want to be co-author & co-presenter with him/her. In this case, you can be co-author for one only presentation & you are not obliged to pay again registration fees.

What is the proposal format and words limit?

The abstract should be within the limit of 500 words for oral communication, workshop and round table & 150 for e-poster. For more information, see here 

Where can I find instructions about e-posters?

Please, click here

Can I also submit a proposal to the Pre-Biennale?

No, only invited speakers participate in the online Pre-Biennale (for more information see in the "rationale" here), which will be offered free of charge to Biennale participants

Book of abstracts

Are there any guidelines I should follow?

Yes. For more information, please see here

Presentation

Can I choose my presentation day?

In principle no, because it would be complicated and non applicable. Nevertheless, in case οf major difficulty, you can inform organizational committee about. Your preference can taken into account in within the limits of possible.

Do my co-authors need to make a presentation as well?

Ιt’s your decision if the corresponding author will make the oral presentation/workshop or if you will proceed to a shared presentation. In any case, the duration of the presentation, according to the program must be respected.

How long is the presentation time in oral sessions?

The presentation time in oral sessions is usually 15 or 20 minutes. However, the final duration can be extended depending on timetable possibilities.

How long is the duration of workshops? 

The duration of workshops is usually 1 to 2 hours. However, the final duration depends on timetable restrictions.

How long is the presentation time for round tables?

The duration for round tables is usually 1 to 2 hours. However, the final duration depends on program restrictions and the number of participants in the round table.

When the Biennale's program will be announced?

Τhe detailed timetable with sessions and connection instructions as well is announced a little while before the opening of the Biennale.

Can I make an oral presentation in a language other than English?

According to our Guidelines, you can also present in French. However, all participants will be asked to send us a PowerPoint with the main points of their presentation in French or English (for more information, see here)

Proceedings

What should be the full text document format for the Proceedings?

For more information about, see here  

Please do not convert it to PDF upon submission of the text

What should be the writing guidelines of a full text for the Proceedings?

For more information about, see here 

How does the review procedure, for Proceedings, work?

A double reviewing is expected:

• Regarding the author’s guidelines, by the collaborators of the L.R.P.Ph.
• Regarding issues of structure and adaptation to the Biennale’s content by the scientific committee. The reports are delivered, via e-mail, from the organizational team, to the authors a few time after the submission of the article. 
• Note: The review process will not change the acceptance status of your proposal; it is only for quality improving purposes.

For more information, see here

I want to participate to the conference: how do I proceed?

You should register to the 3^rd International Biennale of Practical Philosophy (I.B.P.Ph.) in the online registration form, which can be found at «Registration».

I have missed the registration deadline. Is there any other way to register to the conference?

You can contact us at lab-prapl-ph@aegean.gr.

What about my registration, if I cannot participate in person?

• You can withdraw your abstract and registration until March 19, 2024 & you will be informed by personal message about the return process. In this case of withdrawal, we will remove your personal data including the abstract from our system, or
• You can maintain your registration and in this way ensure your participation in both the online Pre-Biennale and the Book of Abstracts of the Biennale and its Post-Biennale Proceedings.

What are the registration fees?

About registration fees see here

Why are you charging fees?

While the policy of the Laboratory of Research on Practical Philosophy (L.R.P.Ph.) is to provide all educational and publishing activities gratis, a large scale and self-budget event, as International Biennale on Practical Philosophy is, needs to be supported in order to  organizational and event costs, article processing & publishing, website maintenance, IT services and secretarial works are covered.

Can I attend the conference without any payment?

Yes, if you are a student (graduate, post-graduate & doctoral student) at the University of the Aegean and specifically in the School of Humanities (as you can see here).

I have tried to make the payment using my credit/debit card and it was declined. Why?

• Your attempt to pay with your credit card may not have been processed due to a failure resulting from a technical problem on your card.
• As a solution, you could try to pay with another card or contact your bank to resolve the issue.
• If the problem remains, please contact us at: lab-prapl-ph@aegean.gr 

What payment methods do you provide?

We provide three payment methods: credit/debit card (any bank card with the labels Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, etc.) and bank transfer. The details about the payment methods are provided to you as an invoice after your registration. Please make sure you check with your bank, for bank transfer fees.

Can you make a waiver or discount of the participation fee?

As the conference is self-budgeted, we are unfortunately not able to provide any sponsorship. Besides, compared to almost all other conferences with similar standards in Europe, our fees are already among the lowest.

I have paid via bank transfer but haven’t received a confirmation within the same day. Why?

International bank transfers usually take several business days. You always can e-mail us an image of the transfer receipt to speed up the verification though.

Can I participate as audience only, without making any presentation?

Yes, you can register choosing the option «Audience registration» to join the conference without presenting a paper.

How does the acceptance procedure to the conference works?

• Once you submit a proposal, the committee makes an initial review and send a status confirmation to the authors two weeks after submission (as you can see here)
• This initial acceptance status is provided based on the proposal. If the initial acceptance status is positive, the authors can freely proceed with the registration.
• The positive answers on behalf of the scientific committee accept the proposals either “as they are” (possibly with comments) or provided they are resubmitted with “minor changes” or “major changes”

What about certificates?

For the participants & audience: You will receive a digital certificate to your e-mail address, within 15 days after the end of the Biennale

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What is your email answering time limit?

We usually answer emails within 3 days max

I cannot attend to this event due to time constraints. Please inform me for the next edition.

• We are sorry to hear that you will not be able to join us this time.
• Let us know though, by email, If you want to subscribe you in our database to receive our Newsletters.
• We will though be looking forward to seeing you in one of the future I.B.P.Ph’s editions and L.R.P.Ph. activities.