8th Workshop on the Operation and Maintenance (O&M-8) of the IMS

Financial Information

Location:

Vienna, Austria

Language:

English

Registration and Abstract Submission

• Applicants are requested to register online at the Commission’s CTNW platform: https://ctnw.ctbto.org where abstracts can also be submitted online.
• While authors can indicate their preference for an oral or poster presentation, the final choice will be made by the Organizing Committee. By submitting an abstract, authors implicitly agree to the publication of their abstract and presentation materials by the CTBTO. Abstracts will be made available in a book of abstracts.
• No registration fee will be charged.
• Deadline for abstract submission, registration and application for funding: 30 April 2026.
• States Signatories wishing to nominate experts to participate are requested to inform the Provisional Technical Secretariat (See Point of Contact) through their respective Permanent Mission.

Financial Information:

Financial support may be available to a limited number of participants. Such assistance must be requested at the time of registration and no later than 30 April 2026. Financial support will be considered only for those who have submitted an abstract. Participants are strongly encouraged to first seek travel and participation funds from non-CTBTO sources. 

Applicable to PTS-funded participants only:

In accordance with the staff regulations and rules and administrative directives, the PTS will provide the following:

• A Daily subsistence allowance (DSA) that is sufficient to cover the related expenses during the workshop program.
• The PTS travel agent will reserve, issue and forward the flight ticket to the participants for the most direct and economic route.
• Funded participants are not allowed to purchase their own tickets unless, under exceptional circumstances, be authorized to do so and only if this proves to be the most cost effective option for the PTS.
• The PTS will book a hotel and cover the costs for the accommodation and workshop participants will receive their remaining DSA upon arrival; and
• Health insurance will be provided that covers the duration of the workshop.

Requirement: Scanned passport copies.

Other Pertinent Information:

Hotels

Information about hotels and venue of the workshop will be provided at a later stage.

Visas

Participants should apply for visas, if needed, at the corresponding consular office upon receipt of an acceptance Note Verbale from the PTS, in order to ensure timely processing. The PTS will provide personal invitations to visa applicants.