Payments

The payment for the conference consists of 

(I) The registration fee, and 

(II) The conference fee. 

The payment of the fees is a requirement for participation in the SIS-13 Congress. Waiving the conference fee is impossible. 

(I)  REGISTRATION FEE 

Before 30 June 2025 After 30 June 2025 

Regular 350 Euros 400 Euros

SIS and SEMA members 200 Euros 250 Euros

Accompanying persons 100 Euros 150 Euros

The registration fee includes

• Participants' packs.

• Congress documentation. 

• Admission to Cultural Events outside the OAC premises.

• Organisational costs (post-delivery costs, supplies, etc.).

• Website design and management.

• Abstracts management.

• Contingency.

Payment of the Registration fee

The Payment of the Registration fee can be made 

a) by bank transfer to the following account after the notification of acceptance of the participant's Abstract and after they have gotten their visas, in case they need a visa to travel to Greece: 

Account Holder: IOANNIS VANDOULAKIS

IBAN: LT42 3250 0992 3550 2732

BIC/SWIFT: REVOLT21

Bank name: Revolut Bank UAB 

Bank address: Konstitucijos ave. 21B, 08130, Vilnius, Lithuania

BIC of corresponding bank: CHASDEFX

[The International Bank Account Number (IBAN) is an internationally agreed-upon means of identifying bank accounts across national borders with a reduced risk of propagating transcription errors]

Please provide us proof of the remittance (by emailing a scanned copy of it in PDF format), ensuring that the name of the Congress participant is indicated. 

b) in cash on arrival. 

The Registration Desk will be open at the Congress venue on the first day of the Congress. 

SIS and SEMA members can pay their registration and membership fees on-site. 

Only cash (in Euros) will be accepted for on-site payments. ATMs are not available in the Congress venue; the nearest ATMs are available at the Chania airport, upon arrival, and in the town of Kolymbari. 

Cancellation/refund policy. 

No cancellation refund will be possible.

⚠️Participants who need a visa to enter Greece are kindly requested to get their visas before making any bank transfer. 

(II)  CONFERENCE FEE

The Orthodox Academy of Crete offers three options of conference fee for staying in the OAC from Friday, 22 August 2025 (arrival day – no scientific meetings – earliest check-in day) until Friday, 29 August 2025 (departure day – no scientific meetings – latest check-out: 9:30 am).

1. Single-room package at the OAC: 1480 EUR per person. 

2. Double/Shared room package at the OAC: 1170 EUR per person. 

3. Outside-OAC accommodation package (in case of completion of the OAC rooms): 880 EUR per person. 

Packages 1 and 2 include: 

a) Up to 7-nights accommodation.

b) Up to three meals daily (breakfast, lunch and dinner, including white and red wine during lunch and dinner) based on local food and the Cretan cuisine. 

c) Up to two coffee breaks daily, including coffee, tea, orange juice and Cretan traditional biscuits, all at the OAC premises. 

d) Welcome Reception. 

e) Conference room (no hybrid facilities). 

f) 3 shuttles for transfers from the Chania airport (CHQ) to the OAC on arrival and one shuttle from the OAC to the Chania airport (CHQ) on departure. 

g) Conference excursion – bus transfers are included. 

h) 1 bus transfer from the OAC to Chania and return to visit the Old Venetian Port and attend a Cultural Event (the Cultural Event will not be paid by the OAC). 

i) Admission to all sessions/symposia/workshops taking place at the premises of the OAC. 

The participants have to select either Package 1 or 2 until the rooms of the OAC become full. Staying at the OAC facilitates interaction and exchange of ideas, which is necessary for the success of the Congress. 

The Third Package concerns participants who, in case of completion of the OAC rooms, are compelled to book accommodation outside the OAC (in hotels, Airbnb, etc.). This package is obligatory for all the Congress participants who will have accommodation outside the OAC. Selective participation only at sessions inside the Conference Hall without paying the whole package is not permitted. 

Accordingly, Package 3 includes 

a) Participation for up to 7 days at the Congress, 

b) Up to two meals per day (lunch and dinner, including white and red wine during lunch and dinner), based on local food and the Cretan cuisine. 

c) Up to two coffee breaks daily, including coffee, tea, orange juice and Cretan traditional biscuits, all at the OAC premises. 

Please note that breakfast at the OAC is not permitted for this package – the participants should have breakfast at their hotels/Airbnb or nearby restaurants.

d) Welcome Reception. 

e) Conference room (no hybrid facilities). 

f) 3 shuttles for transfers from the Chania airport (CHQ) to the OAC and 1 shuttle from the OAC to the Chania airport (CHQ). 

g) Conference excursion – bus transfers are included.

h) 1 bus transfer from the OAC to Chania and return to visit the Old Venetian Port and attend a Cultural Event (the Cultural Event will not be paid for by the OAC). 

i) Admission to all sessions/symposia/workshops taking place at the premises of the OAC. 

⚠️The prices in all Packages include the cost of using the premises of the OAC (the main Conference Hall of the OAC), the necessary technical equipment (laptop, projectors and screens, microphones, speakers, poster stands, etc.), technical support, and the organisation of social events (Welcome Reception). Thus, the payment of the conference fee is a prerequisite for admission to all sessions/symposia/workshops and events taking place at the premises of the OAC. We must also emphasise that all Packages are not offered on a day-by-day basis. Moreover, no exclusion of some components from a Package is permitted. The packages are fixed. 

🗓️The prices for participants who wish to stay additional nights will be handled separately, depending on the availability of rooms at the OAC and the arrival and departure dates requested. 

The payment deadline is Monday, June 30th, 2025 (non-refundable), by bank transfer – exclusively to the following Bank Account of the Orthodox Academy of Crete: 

Bank information 

Bank: Cooperative Bank of Chania

Account holder: Orthodox Academy of Crete

Account Number: 113505004

IBAN: GR20 0690 0080 0000 0011 3505 004

BIC: STXAGRA2

Bank address 

Cooperative Bank of Chania

ELEFTHERIOU VENIZELOU, 28-32

73132 Chania

GREECE

Account holder address 

Orthodox Academy of Crete

73006 Kolympari

GREECE

🚩 Important Note: 

• Only bank transfers in EUR are acceptable (not in other currencies).

• All bank charges are at the sender's expense.

• It is absolutely necessary to mention in the comments section of the bank transfer the following information:
  a) the name of the Congress participant, and
  b) the name of the Congress: “SIS-13”.

• Please send the proof of the remittance (by emailing a scanned copy of it in PDF format), ensuring that
  a) the name of the Congress participant and
  b) the name of the Congress 
  are indicated. 

• The payment is non-refundable.

The OAC is entitled to issue a Notice of Receipt as an official document for payment. Because of its legal status, the OAC cannot issue any other type of receipt (e.g., an invoice that contains VAT). Please consider it if you plan to submit a payment document to your university to reimburse your expenses. 

⚠️Participants who need a visa to enter Greece are kindly requested to get their visas before making any bank transfer.