We are speaking the same language, Maxwell's Equations.
--- In memory of Jin Au Kong

The 38th PIERS in St Petersburg, Russia

22 - 25 May, 2017

About St Petersburg - English - Chinese
Venue: Park Inn by Radisson Pribaltiyskaya hotel

Important Dates

• 20 January, 2017--- Extended Deadline of Abstract Submission [Submit] [Guidelines]
• 20 February, 2017--- Pre-registration Deadline [Login First] [Instruction]
• 25 February, 2017 --- Extended Paper Submission Deadline [Submit] [Guidelines]
• 20 March, 2017 --- Preliminary Program available
• 5 April, 2017 --- Advance Program available
• 20 April, 2017 --- Final Program will be available

• 3 March, 2017 --- Visa-invitation request for non-Europeans [Request] [Visa Info]
• 3 April, 2017 --- Visa-invitation request for Europeans [Request] [Visa Info]

Annoncement

• Proceedings of Spring PIERS 2017 in St Petersburg have been posted on IEEE Xplore now
• Online Final Program is available now. [download Final PDF version of printed program - 20170426]

• PIERS Mobile APP is online. download instruction
• Useful Tips about Shuttle Buses, Lunches, and etc.

• PIERS Survey for PIERS Session Organizers
• List of confirmed Focus & Special Sessions
• List of confirmed Keynote Speakers

• PIERS 2017 in St Petersburg Online Registration
• Online Registration after LOG IN is strongly suggested.

• Calling for Papers --- PIERS 2017 in St Petersburg, Russia, on 22-25 May 2017 [PDF]
• PIERS Guidelines We strongly suggest authors visit the PIERS Guidelines before online submission.

• Online Abstract Submission [Exdended Deadline: 20 January, 2017]
  [After 20 January 2017, late abstracts will be accepted on a space availability basis.]
• Full-length Paper Submission [Deadline: 25 February, 2017]
• You can LOG IN to submit, proofread, revise abstract and full-length papers, download PIERS invitation letters...
• Authors Guidelines: Extended Papers --- PIERS Proceedings for IEEE Xplore

• To become a Sponsor/Exhibitor, please download this Sponsor/Exhibition Application Form (DOC, PDF)
• Information about Visa Application
• About Conference site, Booking Hotel, and other locale information
• Tours and Excursions program for PIERS Participants

• PIERS Focus Sessions
  Each focus session should be focused on a specific hot topic that must be timely and reflect the future trends or the latest scientific advances in the area. The leadership of the conference will select the topics of focus sessions and the responsible organizers. The organizers may adjust the title of the focus session to make it e.g. more specific/focused and should make the best effort to ensure the high quality of the session by inviting high-profile keynote speakers (30 min for each; 0-2 keynote speakers for each focus session) and excellent invited speakers (20 min for each), etc. Some contributed oral talks (15 min each) are encouraged, however, quality must be very well controlled by the organizers with a typical acceptance ratio of less than 50%. Each focus session will last for a half-day (with a coffee break) or a full-day (with a lunch break and two coffee breaks).
  Note that in some cases the conference leadership would invite/encourage the leading scientist (or one of the few leading scientists) of a selected topic to give a keynote talk and also serve as a co-organizer of the same session to ensure the high quality of the focus session.

• Best Student Paper Award
  To encourage more students to present their good research results in PIERS, Best Student Papers will be awarded after their presentation in each PIERS. About 4-5 winners will be selected by a special committee. Each winner will receive 500 USD cash award and a banquet ticket to attend the Award Ceremony. Besides a winner (500 USD cash award), each subcommittee will also have 1-2 runner-ups for honorable mention. Each of them will receive a banquet ticket to attend the Award Ceremony.
  A student competing for best student paper award must be listed as the first author as well as the presenting author of a paper submitted for oral presentation. A full-length paper is required for the evaluation of the technical quality. The full-length paper should be submitted by the full-length paper submission deadline and registered by the pre-registration deadline. The final score is 50%*(paper review score)+50%*(presentation score).
  List of Best Student Paper Award for past PIERS events...

• Banquet&Reception Reservation
  
  Banquet Location: please visit here.
  Symposium Reception: Sunday evening, 19:00, 21 May 2017.
  All conference participants are invited to a welcome reception at the conference hotel. The tickets are free and handed out on a first-come-first-served basis. Please make reservation in advance for the reception by 5 May.
  Symposium Banquet: Wednesday evening, 19:30, 24 May 2017.
  Symposium banquet is planned for PIERS participants and their guests. A limited number of banquet tickets will be available. For all participants, the price is USD 70 or RUB 4000 per person. Please make reservation and pay by credit card (USD) in advance for the banquet by 5 May.
  To reserve the tickets of Banquet & Reception, please download the form and email to PIERS OFFICE.
  BanquetReservationForm.doc, BanquetReservationForm.pdf
  
  

• Contact Us - Local website
  
  

  * Inquiry about Hotel, Visa, Travel and other issues related to local arrangement, please contact:
  
  Local Organizing Committee:
  
  Email: piers-2017@mail.ru
  
  Ivan Andronov (Professor, Computational Physics) - Chair
  Nataliya Sharkova (Senior Lecturer, Mathematical Physics) - Secretary
  Pavel Belov (Assistant-professor, Computational Physics)
  Maria Perel (Associate-professor, Mathematical Physics)

  
  * Inquiry about paper submission, registration, and program schedule, please email to:
  
  PIERS OFFICE: office@piers.org and/or tpc@piers.org