Early bird registration – by March 10th, 2026:
Delegates should pay the conference fee – 90 Euro/participant – after the notification of abstract
acceptance.
For delegates only attending the conference (without presenting), the fee is 40 Euro/participant.

Late registration – after March 10th, 2026:
Delegates should pay the conference fee – 120 Euro/participant – after the notification of abstract
acceptance.
Members of the IASS-AIS will pay 70 Euro/participant.
Also, for delegates from the Americas, the participation fee is 70 euros.

For delegates only attending the conference (without presenting), the fee is 40 Euro/participant.

The fee includes:
▪ Conference access to all lectures, workshops, seminars and round tables,
▪ Lunch – respectively two lunches, each day of the event,
▪ Refreshments during coffee breaks (at least 2-3/day),
▪ Conference badge and materials,
▪ A Welcoming Reception on May 22,
▪ Participation in cultural-artistic events offered by the organizers during the conference,
▪ Publication in conference proceedings, as well as in other international academic journals with which we have partnerships – such as, for example, New Explorations: Studies in Culture and Communication, Journal of Media Research, TAMGA-Journal of Turkish Semiotic Studies, or Technium Social Sciences Journal (selected papers only), respectively in the collective volume from an internationally prestigious publishing house.

The conference fee may be paid by direct bank transfer in the following bank accounts:

RO75BTRLRONCRT0CP1112902 – RON
Bank: Banca Transilvania S.A.
Bank address: Banca Transilvania S.A., Calea Dorobantilor No. 30-36, Cluj-Napoca 400117, Romania
Account owner: “Petru Maior” University Alumni Association – UMFST
Fiscal code (CIF): 16088808
SWIFT: BTRLRO22XXX
Reason for Payment: Conference Fee UMFST SemiosisComm

or

RO22BTRLEURCRT0CP1112902 – EURO
Bank: Banca Transilvania S.A.
Bank address: Banca Transilvania S.A., Calea Dorobantilor No. 30-36, Cluj-Napoca 400117, Romania
Account owner: “Petru Maior” University Alumni Association – UMFST
Fiscal code (CIF): 16088808
SWIFT: BTRLRO22XXX
Reason for Payment: Conference Fee UMFST SemiosisComm

IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER
1.⁠ ⁠Speakers and participants are invited to become members of IASS-AIS, and to formalize their membership when registering for the event – their membership fee for 2026 (€25) is paid at the same time as the conference registration.

2.⁠ ⁠The conference organizers and IASS-AIS facilitate the participation of researchers who are part of the Early Career Researchers ECR program (reduced fees, percentage of ERCs communications, scholarship). The number, amount, and respective contributions of the conference organizers and the IASS will be decided and specified later.
Also, as we have already accustomed the participants of our events, we will offer other surprises, for example, immediately after the end of the conference, on May 23 or 24, 2026, we will organize a trip to the surroundings – either to the famous Sovata resort, or to the Medieval Citadel of Sighișoara, or to the residence of King Charles of Great Britain in the picturesque village of Viscri, or to the fortresses and castles in the surroundings, for which we will return with additional information in due time, in subsequent messages.

After the payment delegates are required to send the payment confirmation to: dragan.nicolaesorin@gmail.com or sorin.dragan@umfst.ro in order to register for the conference.