The Department of Energy, Systems, Territory and Construction Engineering (DESTeC) of the University of Pisa invites all academics and professionals interested in the debate on FORTIFICATIONS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN COAST to present their contributions at the FORTMED 2023 International Conference, both as a full paper or as a short paper.

To submit a paper to the Conference, it is necessary to write an abstract of 300 words or less, with title, name/s, affiliation, keywords, topic, and email address of the authors. Abstracts should be written in English, Italian or Spanish. All abstracts must follow the Conference template. The Abstract Template is available in the section “Downloads” (see column on the left).
The abstract submission is over.
A Word file (.doc or .docx) and an Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file should be uploaded in the form.
The .pdf file will be sent without the authors’ personal data.
The Conference Scientific Committee, after the evaluation, will communicate to the authors the acceptance of the abstracts.

PAPERS

Only after receiving the abstract’s acceptance, the final paper be submitted.
The paper must include an abstract in English, while the paper can be presented in English, Italian or Spanish.
All papers must follow the template of the Conference. The Paper Template is available in the section “Downloads” (see column on the left). Similarly, in Authors Guidelines instructions for figures, endnotes and references can be found.
Two types of paper will be accepted:
– Full Paper: 5 to 8 pages, including images, endnotes, and references.
– Short paper: 4 pages, including images, endnotes, and references.
Papers will be sent by the following LINK.
(A google account is required to fill out the form. If you don’t have it, feel free to connect with us at fortmed2023@gmail.com).
A Word file (.doc or .docx) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) file should be uploaded in the form.
The .pdf file will be sent without authors’ personal data.
Acceptance of papers will be communicated to the authors on the basis of a blind peer review process conducted by the Scientific Committee.
All duly accepted papers will be published in the Conference proceedings with ISBN after paying the registration fee by at least one author. Each paper will also be identified by DOI code.
Submissions received after the deadline will not be included in the Conference proceedings.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

The Scientific Committee will select the papers for oral presentation at the Conference. The Organization Committee will inform the selected authors.
The official languages of the Conference are English, Italian, and Spanish. Simultaneous translation will NOT be performed at the Conference. For a better understanding, all texts in the presentation must be written in English.
The time for each intervention will be 15 minutes strictly. Debates will be organized as indicated by the final program, where the speakers will answer the audience’s questions.

Participants should consider the current deadlines and the payment of the registration fee.