PEeMEC PhD School Early Bird Registration deadline is coming!

Early bird registration deadline is approaching. If you register before February, 15th 2012 you can pay a reduced fee.

All the information can be found at the following link:

Enrollment Procedures

Important dates:

February 15th, 2012 - Early bird registration deadline
May 1st, 2012 - Standard registration and payment deadline
May 6th, 2012 - Submission of research activity report to tomasso@unicas.it deadline
May 28th, 2012 - PhD School start
May 30th, 2012 - Companies exhinition and recruitment
June 1st/2nd, 2012 - Guided tours

13th Edition Official Programme

Official programme of the 13th European PhD School PEeMEC is now available.

You can download it at the following link:

(file pdf, scarica/visualizza)

2012 Edition of the Ph.D. School

We are pleased to announce the 13th Edition of the European Ph.D. School "PEeMEC", which will be held in the town of GAETA (Italy) from May 28 to June 1, 2012.

The preliminary program is available here.

News and updates coming up soon.

Giuseppe Tomasso

Ph.D. School Director

Venue

The 13th Edition of the European PhD School: Power Electronics for Electrical Machine and Energy Control will be held in Gaeta, Italy in a wonderful Angevin castle, that has been recently renovated.

Gaeta is a well known and popular seaside resort in the province of Latina, perched on a spur of Mount Orlando which faces onto the bay of the same name, whose history is lost in the mists of time. There are various hypotheses on the origins of its name: according to Strabone it comes from "gaetas" (a term used by fishermen to explain the location, with clear reference to its morphology, protected from winds and storms), according to Diodorus, however, it derives from "Aietes" (father of Medea), and finally, according to Virgil from "Cajeta" (the name of the nurse of Aeneas, who was buried by the Trojan hero in this area).
The earliest settlements date back to the VIII century B.C., later in 345 B.C. the town fell under the influence of Rome and soon became a popular resort for wealthy patricians and senators, also thanks to the construction of Via Flacca, much shorter than the Via Appia. After the fall of the Roman Empire the territories were subject of continuous raids and attacks by Barbarians and Saracens. For this reason, thanks to its favorable geographical position, the center strengthened its defense and became a "castrum" surrounded by fortified walls and protected by a castle. The Duchy of Gaeta was officially founded in 917, when Giovanni Gaetani I assumed the title of Duke. Gaetani I kept the rule over the city until the XII century, when this noble family was dispossessed by the Normans, who, however, left to the inhabitants of the town numerous privileges. Over the following centuries the town submitted the domain of the Swabian, Angevin and Aragonese and Bourbons, becoming what was then called "the key or gateway to the Kingdom of Naples", where Kings and Popes often sheltered, which encouraged the construction of major civil and religious buildings.