Congress

We are looking forward to welcome you to Tampere, Finland!

Important dates

The dates in the below table are subject to change. → All possible changes will be informed here.

Item	Date
Abstract submissions deadline (end of the day)	Feb 27th 2023
Papers acceptance, authors contacted	Mar 17th 2023
Complete program published	End of April
Registration early-bird rates valid until	May 15th 2023
Banquet Dinner registration ends	June 26th 2023

Congress registration

IPA-2023 registration prices are on the table below. Registration is now OPEN! Registration can be done through Conftool here.

Registration type	Early Bird price *	Normal price **
Congress registration	800 €	950 €
IPA members - Congress registration	650 €	800 €
Student	350 €	450 €
Single day	350 €	550 €
Banquet & Awards Night ***)	120 €	170 €
Tuesday social program: Boat trip	50 €	50 €
Thursday social program: Sauna Evening	50 €	50 €

*) Early Bird prices valid until May 15th 2023 (end of day)
**) Normal prices after May 15th 2023
***) Student prices for Banquet: 100/150 € (early-bird/standard)

Please see also information about Tampere and Finland, how to travel to Tampere, conference hotels with negotiated prices, the congress venue, Tampere Hall.

Schedule

The overview to the schedule is below. Please note that changes in schedule are possible, and the in-detail scientific program will be published later.

	Monday July 10	Tuesday July 11	Wednesday July 12	Thursday July 13	Friday July 14	Saturday July 15
9:15–9:30		Congress Opening
9:30–10:30	PDT School - Basic Sciences, Chair: Lothar Lilge	Plenary Lecture, Tayyaba Hasan & One Invited Lecture	Plenary Lecture, Kristian Berg & One Invited Lecture	Plenary Lecture, Brian Pogue & One Invited Lecture	Plenary Lecture, Tim Maisch & One Invited Lecture	Plenary Lecture, Juliane Schroeteler & One Invited Lecture
10:30–11:00		Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break	Coffee break
11:00–13:00		Sessions 1–3	Poster Session	Sessions 10–12	Sessions 13–15	4 Invited Lectures
13:00–14:00	Lunch Break	Lunch Break	Lunch Break	Lunch Break	Lunch Break
14:00–16:00	PDT School - Clinical delivery, Chair: Colin Hopper	Sessions 4–6	IPA General Assembly		Sessions 16–18
16:00–16:45		Coffee Break	Coffee Break		Coffee Break
16:45–18:45		Poster Session	Sessions 7–9	Social Program: Sauna by the Lake 17-22	Sessions 19–21
18:30–22:00	Welcoming Reception 18:30-20:30	Social Program: Boat Trip & Exploring an Island	19:00 Congress Banquet

Conference App

IPA-2023 smartphone app provides you with the most comfortable tool for planning your participation in the 18th Biennial International Photodynamic Association World Congress.

• Browse the complete program directly from your phone or tablet and create your very own agenda on the fly.
• The app is available for Android and iOS devices.