conference - FROM aPRIL 2020 TO September 2021
INFO 30.04.2021
• Conference organization - Information, 30.04.2021
• The 5th Conference on 'Urban e-Planning' will be Virtual and will take place in September 2021 (7 - 10 September - on the Zoom platform).
• The 6th edition is expected to take place, returning to in person / on-site mode, in Lisbon - Portugal, in the Spring 2022.
INFO 15.03.2021
• Conference organization - Information, 15.03.2021
• The organization of the conference in the second semester of 2021 is dependent on the evolution of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Portugal.
• More information will be available here on May 2021.
• For more information, contact: ijepr.conference@gmail.com
INFO 15.06.2020
• Conference organization - Information, 15.06.2020
• The organization of the conference in 2020 has been cancelled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
• All participants in the conference were informed of this decision on 15.06.2020.
• The University of Lisbon will refund the conference fee. Participants have been informed.
• The 5th Conference on Urban e-Planning will take place in 2021, in a date to be defined later, taking into account the development of the pandemic.
• All accepted abstracts will continue valid for the 2021 conference and we will open later an extra call for new participants and also for additional themes.
• For more information, contact: ijepr.conference@gmail.com
INFO 11.03.2020
• Conference organization - Information, 11.03.2020
• New date agreed with the participants in the conference: 1-2 September 2020
• A final decision will be taken in mid June taking into consideration the state of the Covid 19 pandemic in June.
• All participants have been informed.
INFO 06.03.2020
• Conference organization - Information, 06.03.2020
• The 5th International Conference on 'Urban e-Planning' had to be postponed. All participants in the conference have been informed.
• The new date will be announced soon.
INFO 05.03.2020
• Conference organization - Information, 05.03.2020
The 5th International Conference on 'Urban e-Planning', 6-7 April 2020, had to be postponed due to the pandemic development of Covid-19. All participants in the conference have been informed by email and all will receive additional information, as soon as possible, on the alternative date for the conference, registration/fees, etc.
INFO 05.03.2020
• Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning, University of Lisbon - Decision, 05.03.2020 :
"(...) Postpone the holding of all international conferences and congresses." (due to be held until 1 June 2020) - (extract from the Information to the academic community )
INFO 03.03.2020
• Rector University of Lisbon - Release on 3.3.2020 "(...) In particular, it is recommended to postpone international conferences planned for ULisboa and to cancel the participation of members of the ULisboa community in similar meetings." (extract from the Release 3.3.2020: https://www.ulisboa.pt/info/covid-19-informacoes)
INFO 29.02.2020
• As referred in the 2 emails sent to all participants in the conference, on 27 and 29.02.2020, it is uncertain if it will be possible to hold in normal conditions the 5th Conference on 'Urban e-Planning', in early April, due to the restrictions that may be adopted by the national Health Authority (DGS) and/or University of Lisbon to travellers and to residents in response to the spread of the virus Covid-19.
• If there is any travel restriction in the country or in the institution of any participant that will prevent presence and participation in the conference, please inform us as soon as possible so we can adjust the conference program accordingly.
• For the moment (29.02.2020), the organization of the 5th Conference on 'Urban e-Planning' continues as planned. If the conditions change, we will inform all participants in the conference immediately.
• Therefore, all participants should consider, in the planning and decision regarding their participation in the conference, the possibility of cancelation / postponement of the conference, at any moment, due to restrictions related to the Covid-19.
INFO 29.02.2020
• The Health Authority in Portugal (DGS - Direção-Geral de Saúde) provides regular information on the Covid-19 situation in the country in this website: https://www.dgs.pt/corona-virus.aspx
• A daily report is published here (at 18:00): https://www.dgs.pt/pagina-de-entrada3/corona-virus/boletim-informativo.aspx You can follow the situation daily in this webpage/report.
• Personal and social attitudes recommended by the Health Authority:
o avoid close contact with patients with respiratory infections
o wash your hands frequently, especially after direct contact with sick people
o avoid unprotected contact with wild or farm animals
o adopt respiratory etiquette measures:
o cover your nose and mouth when sneezing or coughing
o use a tissue or the arm, never with your hands
o throw the tissue in the trash
o wash your hands whenever you blow, sneeze or cough
o avoid / reduce handshaking/hugs
o use face masks in special situations
• In case of symptoms the initial contact should be by telephone to a special dedicated number of the National Health Service (https://www.sns24.gov.pt/en/ ; Tel. 808 24 24 24).
• The Health Authority (DGS) issued an Information (005/27.02.2020) regarding citizens returned from an area with active community transmission of the new corona vírus. These areas are: North Italy, China, South Korea, Singapura, Japan or Iran. For travellers coming from these areas the Health Authority recommends, besides those general practices referred above, the following two attitudes:
o Avoid staying in closed and crowded places for 14 days after the return
o Avoid physical contact with other people for 14 days after returning.