Registration

Pre-registration for PME49 begins in December 2025 (see ). It will be carried out online using the ConfTool conference registration system (link). In order to register for the conference or paying the membership fee, you need to register in the PME ConfTool system.  

1. If you already have been a user of the PME ConfTool system, for example, if you attended one of the last conferences:

• Please enter your username and password to log in and select the option “Pre-Register for this Event or Join PME as a member.” If you have forgotten your password, ConfTool will help you to retrieve it.  

If you are a new user for the PME ConfTool system:  

• Please create a new account and register in the system.
• You will need to provide your personal information and account information in order to build your own data base in the system.
• After filling in these details and submitting all information needed, you will be able to continue with your conference pre-registration.
   

2. Select your status as PME participant by clicking on the appropriate option. Step by step, the system will take you to the payment form for the conference deposit.  

If you have any problems with your conference pre-registration, please contact us at  

If you have been an IGPME member in the past, but will not be attending PME 49, or you want to become a new IGPME member who will not attend PME 49, pay the annual membership fee for PME through ConfTool. This is necessary for maintaining or getting membership.  

1. As a member of IGPME who wants to renew membership:

• Please log in by entering your username and password and select the option “Pre- Register for this Event or Join PME as a member.”  

As a new member of IGPME:  

• Please create a new account and register in the system.
• You will need to provide your personal information and account information in order to build your own data base in the system.
• After filling in these details and submitting all information needed, you are able to select the option “Pre-Register for this Event or Join PME as a member.”

2. After checking your personal details and choosing “Pay PME membership fee ONLY” in the following step, the system will automatically take you to the payment form for the membership fee. 

If you have any problems with the payment of the membership fee, please contact  

The non-refundable conference deposit is EUR 110 if you choose to contribute EUR 30 to the Skemp Fund or EUR 90 if you choose to contribute EUR 10, the minimum donation amount. For those who attend the conference, the equivalent to EUR 90 will be deducted from the total conference registration fee.  

The conference deposit covers  

• PME memberships for the year 2026 of EUR 50;
• a compulsory Skemp Fund donation of at least EUR 10;
• access to electronic conference proceedings; and
• administrative costs related to the handling of the proposals.

The upper limit for the total registration fee will be around the equivalent of EUR 460, according to PME regulations. The exact amount depends on the number of participants and external financial support, and it will be decided by the International Program Committee in April 2026.

The total registration fee covers:  

• PME membership for the year 2026 of EUR 50;
• a compulsory Skemp Fund donation of at least EUR 10;
• access to an electronic version of the proceedings;
• 4 lunches and 8 coffee breaks;
• opening reception;
• participation in one of the conference excursions;
• conference dinner; and
• the costs of venue, administrative work, and facilities needed for the organization of the conference.

We welcome accompanying people. Accompanying people participate in the social program but not in the scientific program of the conference. The fee for accompanying people is expected to be around the equivalent of EUR 150 per person depending on the anticipated number of participants. The exact amount will be decided by the International Program Committee in April 2026. Registration of accompanying people must be completed at the same time as full registration (see Important Dates) via [TBA].

The fee covers:  

• opening reception;
• participation in one of the conference excursions;
• conference dinner; and
• some of the administrative work involved outside of the scientific program. 

An additional charge of the equivalent of EUR 70 will be applied for registrations made after the registration deadline (see Important Dates). 

All participants should do their payment by credit card payment. After confirming your pre-registration, you will find the information to make the credit card payment.  

For Registered Participants 

Participation in the conference is conditional upon registration and payment of all fees. All cancellations and changes regarding the conference registration must be made in written form to the conference secretariat by sending an email to . In all cases, the conference deposit will not be refunded; however, the deposit will cover one year of membership as well as access to the electronic conference proceedings.  

If a cancellation for conference participation is made after the full registration fee has been paid:

• Before June 14, 2026, the refund will be the amount of the full registration fee except the conference deposit and the fees that the bank charges for transferring the refund
• Cancellation after June 14, 2026 will be subject to the discretion of the Conference Chair on an individual basis.  

For Accompanying People 

If a cancellation for accompanying person is made after the full registration fee has been paid:

• Before June 14, 2026, the refund will be the amount paid except the fees that the bank charges for transferring the refund will be refunded  

Participation is not guaranteed until full payment of the registration fee is received.  

The conference program may be subject to changes based on decisions by the International Program Committee.

In the case of unforeseeable events, it is up to the International Program Committee and the International Committee of PME to decide on changes or even the cancellation of the conference and the amount of refund of payments. If the conference is cancelled, the remaining funds will be paid back to the participants and no further liability of the local organizers or PME will be accepted towards the client.