15–17 Feb 2027
Vicenza, Italy
Europe/Rome timezone
Registration is open!

Conference main info

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
- Filippo Berto, Univ. Rome "Sapienza"
- Vittorio Di Cocco, Univ. Cassino and Southern Lazio
- Francesco Iacoviello, Univ. Cassino and Southern Lazio
- Sabrina Vantadori, Univ. Parma

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
- Marino Quaresimin, Univ. Padova
- Michele Zappalorto, Univ. Padova
- Paolo Ferro, Univ. Padova
- Paolo Andrea Carraro, Univ. Padova
- Andrea Fabrizi, Univ. Padova
- Lucio Marangoni, Univ. Padova
- Alessandro Pontefisso, Univ. Padova

EVENT ORGANIZATION
In order to join the conference:
- Create account (already open): LINK
- REGISTRATION (already open): Fill out the registration form
- Deadline to submit your abstract (optional): 15.12.2026
- Abstract acceptance deadline: 20.12.2026.
- Early bird fees payment deadline: 20.01.2026
- Fees payment deadline (mandatory to add the presentation to the programme): 31.01.2027
- Paper submission (after the conference. Deadline: 31.03.2027) 
Important information
- Only one presentation per paying participant will be scheduled.
- During the conference, the slot for each presentation will be 15 minutes: 10 minutes for the presentation and 5 minutes for the Q&As.

Authors of accepted abstracts for the IGF29 Conference are invited to submit a full paper (deadline: 31.03.2027). To provide maximum flexibility and visibility for your research, we offer two distinct publication pathways. Click HERE for more details.
A selection of the presented titles will be invited to submit extended versions to be published in Fracture and Structural Integrity.

SUGGESTED HOTELS
Here you can find some suggestions near the IGF29 venue: 
Palace Hotel La Conchiglia d'Oro, Via Bassano, 7 (350 m far); 
Key Hotel, Viale Giangiorgio Trissino, 89 (550 m far); 
Glam Boutique Hotel, Viale Antonio Giuriolo, 10 (750 m far); 
City Hotel Cristina, Corso SS. Felice e Fortunato, 32 (1,8 km far);
Palace Scamozzi, Corso Andrea Palladio, 40 (1,4 km far);
Albergo Due Mori, Contra' Do Rode, 24 (1,1 km far);
Palazzo Otello 1847, Corso Fogazzaro 4 (1,3 km far);
Relais Santa Corona, Contrà Santa Corona, 19 (1,2 km far);
Antico Hotel Vicenza, Stradella dei Nodari, 5 (1,1 km far);

IMPORTANT. Do not forget that:
Conference registration will not include hotel-booking option. 
Participants are recommended to book hotels as soon as possible in order to get the best rates possible.

HOW TO ARRIVE IN VINCENZA
By plane:
The airports nearest to Vicenza are Venice Marco Polo (75 km from Vicenza), Verona Valerio Catullo (60 km from Vicenza) and Treviso Antonio Canova (60 km from Vicenza); both airports are served by many frequent international flights. From both Venice Marco Polo and Verona airport, it's about an hour's transfer (by bus then train) to Vicenza; from Treviso airport, it’s about one hour and 30 minutes.
Info on https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
By train:
Vicenza station is on the main Milan-Venice railway link, served by numerous international trains. Trenitalia Le Frecce and Eurostar trains stop at Vicenza. 
Info on https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html and https://www.italotreno.com/en
By car:
Vicenza is on the A4 (Milan-Venice) motorway, which is linked to the European motorway network.