United States (IBwire.com - April 08, 2011) The conference, in its 14th year, is also known as Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction, but is known more popularly as PRES.

For the fifth year running, the event is held jointly with ICHeaP10, (Chemical and Process Engineering), after previous successes. The intention is to combine the knowledge and resources of industrial commerce with the academic world.

The PRES ’11 and ICheaP10 conference will be held at Palazzo degli Affari Piazza Adua 1, 50123 Firenze. Ideally situated, the conference centre is only 80-100 metres from the central train station and easily accessible from Vespucci Airport, which is only four kilometres away.  Delegates staying in hotels in Florence will have no need of hire cars since Florence is easily navigable on foot, with buses and taxis readily available. Demand for hotels will be high during this period in May and advance booking is highly recommended in order to avoid disappointment.

PRES was initiated by the late Professor Zdenek Burianec in the framework of the CHISA congresses and have previously been hosted in Prague, Ontario, Rome and Budapest. The conference is held across two parallel sessions with open discussion from delegates invited and encouraged. Participants can attend sessions of either PRES or ICheap10 without incurring extra registration or attendance fees. One fee covers both sections of the conference.

Registration is available online and starts from €700. Accommodation and transport are not included.