{"id":3203,"date":"2026-01-28T16:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/portale2.unime.it\/upon2026\/?page_id=3203"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:18:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:18:57","slug":"latest_news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/portale2.unime.it\/upon2026\/latest_news\/","title":{"rendered":"LATEST NEWS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3203\" class=\"elementor elementor-3203\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71e8918 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71e8918\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa31284\" data-id=\"aa31284\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22469bf elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22469bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><br><br>   LATEST NEWS<br><br><br><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad48a45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad48a45\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef34617 elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ef34617\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e68c8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e68c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LATEST<br>NEWS<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-174aaed elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"174aaed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d65f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d65f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>April, 27<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Due to pressing requests, the deadline for the submission of Original Contributions has been extended once again.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The new deadline for the submission of original contributions is now May 15<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Very Important<\/strong><\/span>: <span style=\"color: #0000ff\">the deadline for Scientific Reports is unchanged. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Abstracts submitted within the previous deadline (April 26th) will receive priority in the revision process,&nbsp; so that the deadline of May 24 for notification of acceptance can be met. Notification for acceptance for abstracts submitted after April 26th may be delayed.&nbsp; There cannot be any further postponement due to time restrictions in the revision and publication process.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check the &#8220;Call For Papers&#8221; page (from the main menu) for all related information&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed2bbb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed2bbb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>April, 3<sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>The deadline for the submission of Original Contributions has been extended.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>The new deadline for the submission of original contributions is April, 26<sup>th<\/sup>, 2026.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p><p>Please check the &#8220;Call For Papers&#8221; page (from the main menu) for all the revised dates.\u00a0<\/p><hr \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76982ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76982ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Mar, 27<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Please note that we have updated the instructions for the submission of original contributions. In the previous version we indicated that the lenght of the abstract should have been &#8220;exactly&#8221; 4 pages. This was incorrect. The instructions now read: &#8220;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">The\u00a0<strong>Extended abstract length must be at least 4 pages<\/strong> in one of the two mandatory formats (Word or LaTeX2e)<\/span>.&#8221;<\/p><hr \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d5b065 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d5b065\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Mar, 30<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Registration is now open. Please go to the registration page and\u00a0<strong> read the instructions carefully.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><hr \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca9e99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ca9e99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Mar, 12<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>A new special session has been added. Please check the &#8220;call for papers&#8221; tab for details on all special sessions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><hr \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa45fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aa45fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>Feb, 20<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>Detailed information for the submission of contributions to UPoN 2026 is now available. 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