The FIPSE-7 conference opens with a Welcome Reception on Sunday, July 5, at the Makedonia Palace. There, FIPSE-7 registrants will pick up their registration materials. They will meet old friends and start making new ones. Plenty of cold and hot finger food choices will be available, accompanied by many drink choices, as well as fruit and dessert. (Details to follow before the conference)
Welcome Reception -- Sunday, July 5
Breakfast and Lunch
Hotel room reservations can be made directly through the Hotel’s website. A FIPSE code is used to obtain the negotiated room prices, which include a sumptuous breakfast.
Elegant FIPSE-7 Banquet – Monday night
It is customary for the first FIPSE banquet to take place on Monday night to start building connections between past and new participants and spouses/companions. The FIPSE community is a close-knit one. Details will be provided in due time.
Evening at City of Thessaloniki on Tuesday
Since FIPSE-2, it has been a tradition for FIPSE participants to leave the conference site and have dinner on their own at a nearby city during one of the evenings. This time, the town is just a 5-minute walk from the hotel. This allows them to feel the town’s evening pulse and sample the various dining options.
A list of suggested restaurants will be given in time.
Closing FIPSE Banquet and Dance on Wednesday
The Gala Banquet, on the last evening, serves as the closing event, celebrating the conclusion of the three-day meeting full of intense and productive presentations and discussions about the most important open problems in Process Systems Engineering. It usually starts at 19:00, and it is always bound to last until the last participant has been left with no energy to party anymore. Live music of Greek and International songs will energize everyone. Such a dinner cannot end without a demonstration by all FIPSE participants of their expertise in Greek dancing.
