Points to Consider for Holding an International Congress

• Date (conflicts with other meetings, low airfare season).

• Place (ease of accessibility)

• Public transportation (air, train, from airport to hotels)

• Adequate facilities for holding meetings (hotel, university, congress hall, size of meeting rooms etc.)

• How many parallel sessions are possible?

• Who will underwrite the financing of the conference?

• Who will run the congress, how will it be managed?

• Restrictions on papers. How many papers can be accepted?

• Plans for invited papers

• How will papers be published?

• Registration fees, including the minimum income required by IUVSTA

• Plans for the exhibition (location, opening schedule)

• Plans for associated short courses

• Plans for social program

• Plans for companion's program