Application, Registration & Fees
The procedure consists of two steps.
To participate in the ACDL course, all attendants must
(1/2) Register for the ACDL 2025 Course (by February 23, 2025) and
(2/2) Book accommodation (by the accommodation form) at the course venue, “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA” (by April 23, 2025); all attendants must stay at the “Riva del Sole Resort & SPA”. Once accommodation has been booked at Riva del Sole Hotel, the participant must send this information to the ACDL organizing committee (acdl@icas.cc).
PayPal will be used to pay the registration fee.
We know that the recognition of ECTS credits (8 ECTS in the case of ACDL) varies from country to country. Furthermore, in all these years of activity, we have found that the recognition of the ECTS credits also varies from University to University and in some cases, even from Department to Department (sometimes within the same University there are Faculties/Departments that have particular requests and different constraints to formally accept ECTS credits).
Having made this necessary premise, to allow all ACDL students to be able to recognize ECTS credits, we have adopted a flexible policy for assigning the aforementioned credits.
All participants before, during and after the course will receive teaching material (e.g., articles, presentations, URLs, source code, technical reports, demos, etc.) which they must view/read/study as an integral part of the course’s teaching activity. 1) The hours for the study of all the teaching material provided together with 2) the attendance of the course lessons allow the students to reach the hours necessary to obtain the 8 ECTS credits.
(I) For students who simply need to attend the course to have ECTS credits recognised, the organizing committee verifies that the student has been present at all the teaching activities of the course, if the student has been present at more than 85% of the teaching activities then the student will receive the Formal Certificate of Attendance in which it will be written that this course is worth exactly 8 ECTS.
(II) In case that participation alone is not sufficient for the recognition of ECTS credits by the University/Faculty/Department, the following procedure will be adopted. For ECTS credit recognition, the student must be present at more than 85% of the teaching activities and at the end of the course (typically two weeks after the end of ACDL) the student must take an online exam or complete a project in 4-6 weeks. Once the exam has been passed or a positive evaluation of the project has been obtained, the student will receive the Formal Certificate of Attendance in which it will be written that this course is worth exactly 8 ECTS.
(III) In case that the two previous points do not satisfy the requests of the University/Faculty/Department the organizing committee and the Directors of the course will try to satisfy, if possible, the requests of the academic bodies to verify the feasibility of the required procedure.
No, unfortunately the course is unable to provide any form of financial support.
The registration fee includes the cost of registration, all lectures, all course sessions, orals sessions/presentations, tutorials, PayPal fee, administrative fee, and all the scientific activities of the Advanced Course.
The registration fee is fixed and cannot be prorated.
Yes, major Credit Cards are accepted using the Online Payment System.
Shortly before the beginning of your Course you will be sent additional information specific to the Advanced Course. The final program will be available online short before the beginning of the Advanced Course.
Receipts are sent out via e-mail.
Getting There
Yes. All Participants are responsible for arranging their own transportation.
The Course is meant to be conducted in a relaxed and informal atmosphere.
For the social dinner we ask to dress more formally.
Onsite
Yes, there will be a wireless connection at the Course venue.
If needed, you should bring your own electrical adaptors with you, which is a Type C (CEE 7/16) two-pronged adaptor where the pins are 4mm in diameter. This adaptor is also called a “Europlug”.
We strongly discourage partial attendance and in order fully gain from the Advanced Course; participants should attend for the full duration. Should personal circumstances require this, please contact us and let us know.
The fixed fee will be charged regardless of the length of time a participant attends an event. Fees cannot be prorated for anyone.
After the Advanced Course
The lecture hall and other areas of the Riva del Sole Resort & SPA will be closed before and after the dates of the Advanced Course or may be occupied by other activities.
If you desire to stay longer in Castiglione della Pescaia / Tuscany or in the area you may refer to the Activities page of this website. Tuscany offers an extremely ample variety of accommodations and activities suitable for all taste and all budgets. If needed, we will also be happy to refer you to a local travel service for further info. Please note that the ACDL is unable to assist with individual travel plans.
