NESS2024 | Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference

Registration

Registration information

NESS2024 will be organised as an onsite conference in Turku, Finland.

NESS meeting registration fees include:

attendance in the scientific programme 4-6 June
materials, coffee and lunch on the conference days as marked in the programme
Welcome reception on Tuesday, 4 June
possibility to attend conference dinner on Wednesday, 5 June (additional fee 50, incl. VAT 24%).
possibility to addend guided conference tours on Friday, 7 June (additional fees)
possibility to reserve accommodation with a special conference rate

Registration fees

Regular fee	490,00 EUR
Student fee	300,00 EUR

The registration fees are not subject to VAT. Except for separate social programme tickets where VAT 24 % is applied.

Student registration rates are for undergraduate or graduate students, researchers working on stipendia, researchers without institutional position/funding (e.g., those working on stipendium).

Important dates

Registration opens – 17 January 2024
Registration deadline – 21 May 2024

Confirmation of registration

You will receive a confirmation to your email after you have submitted your registration. If you do not receive a confirmation, please check your junk email folder just in case. You may also contact aboaevents@certia.fi.

Accommodation

Note: June is expected to be a busy month in Turku, we recommend booking accommodation well in advance. See here for more information.

Questions

If you have any questions regarding registration or payments, please contact Aboa Events aboaevents@certia.fi.

Methods of payment

1) Credit card payment
On the registration form, choose the credit card payment and fill in the payment card details. Payment service provider Paytrail Plc*

2) Online bank payment (for Finnish/Nordic banks only)
On the registration form, choose your bank, and you will be forwarded to the payment service. Payment service provider Paytrail Plc*

3) PDF invoice (payment with bank transfer).
An invoicing fee of 15 EUR will be added.
The PDF invoice will be sent to your e-mail address after you have submitted your registration. In case you are not paying the invoice yourself, please forward it to the right person.

4) E-invoice (for Finnish organisations only).
An invoicing fee of 10 EUR will be added.
The e-invoice will be sent directly to the e-invoicing address provided.

Please make sure to give the correct invoicing address. An extra invoicing charge of 10 EUR will be added if a new invoice is processed (revised PDF or e-invoice due to a wrong address, or otherwise modified).

*Paytrail Plc (FI2122839-7) acts as a collecting payment service provider in cooperation with Finnish banks and credit institutions. Paytrail Plc is an authorized payment institution. Paytrail Plc appears as the payee on the bank statement or card invoice and forwards the payment to the event organiser. In case of reclamations, please contact the event organiser.

The registration fees are invoiced by Certia Oy, Aboa Events (VAT FI23274223) on behalf of the local organiser Åbo Akademi University, VAT FI02463121).

All payments must be made in euros (EUR).

Cancellation policy & insurance

Cancellation of registration must be made in writing (email) to aboaevents@certia.fi before 4 May 2024. No fees will be refunded after this date. A processing fee of EUR 50 will be deducted from all refunds.

In the event that the meeting is cancelled by the Meeting Organisers, or cannot take place for any reason outside the control of the Meeting Organisers, the registration fee shall be refunded in full. The liability of the Meeting Organiser shall be limited to that refund.

Insurance

Please note that the meeting participants are not covered by any insurance (travel, medical, accident or liability) taken by the Meeting Organisers. The Meeting Organisers cannot accept liability for any loss or damage suffered by any participant or accompanying person or another person during travel to and from the meeting or during the meeting. Participants are advised to consider purchasing their own travel insurance and to extend their personal policy to cover personal possessions.

Change of the participant

At any time after registration, in case you will be unable to attend for any reason, you will have the opportunity to send a colleague in your place with no additional cost. In such case, please contact Aboa Events at aboaevents@certia.fi as soon as possible.