• Presenters testing sessions (please see instructions for presenters below)


• Test session 1: Monday 28/09/2020 at 12:30 CEST (Link)


• Test session 2: Monday 28/09/2020 at 16:00 CEST (Link)

• Camera-ready presentations and videos submission: September 28.

• All registered attendees will receive an email including temporary credentials and instructions on how to set their passwords



• Starting from Monday 28 September, the tab "CATS 2020 Online" will be accessible by registered users including:




• Overall CATS 2020 Conference schedule


• Daily CATS 2020 Conference schedule with




• Links to join the online sessions using GoToMeeting application


• Papers list per session including abstract, link to PDF and video presentation for offline viewing

• Similar to CIRP CATS 2020 attendees, all registered presenters will receive an email including temporary credentials and instructions on how to set their passwords



• The created account provides access to the "CATS 2020 Online" tab as described in the "Instructions for attendees"



• All online sessions will be hosted using the GoToMeeting tool which supports audio, video, chat and desktop sharing either through a web app or a desktop application



• IMPORTANT Preparations:




• To ensure proper setup of your computers and avoid connection issues during the conference two test sessions have been scheduled on Monday 28 September:




• Test session 1: Monday 28/09/2020 at 12:30 CEST Link.


• Test session 2: Monday 28/09/2020 at 16:00 CEST Link.


• All presenters are kindly requested to connect in either session so you may test your audio, video and presentation capabilities.




• During the Conference days, sessions will open 30 minutes before the official start time and will remain open during the breaks. All presenters are welcome to join earlier and test their connections.

The registration process for CIRP CATS 2020 is open.

More information including the available registration types, the corresponding fees, as well as the online registration process is available at the Registration tab.

The organizing committee remains at your disposal. For any question please contact: cats2020@lms.mech.upatras.gr .

Updated 16 July 2020
Having taken into consideration the latest updates on the COVID19 situation, it has been decided that CIRP CATS 2020 will be presented as a virtual conference, taking place September 29-October 1, 2020.

The organizing committee is confident that a high-quality platform for research discussions can be provided representing the CIRP CATS series.

More information to be provided regularly.
The organizing committee remains at your disposal. For any question please contact: cats2020@lms.mech.upatras.gr

Updated 22 March 2020
Having analysed the situation around the world, considering the health risks involved and having considered the traveling restrictions in many countries, it has been decided to reschedule the event.

New dates: 29 September to 1 October 2020.

More information to be provided regularly.
The organizing committee remains at your disposal. For any question please contact: cats2020@lms.mech.upatras.gr

Updated 10 March 2020
Athens in Greece is not yet affected too much by the COVID-19 and for this reason no restriction has been applied for the next two months, namely April and May, because the risk is considered to be low by the authorities.
Even though it is soon to predict the situation on May, the evidence so far conclude to the point that CIRP CATS 2020 will go ahead as planned from Monday, 18 May to Wednesday, 20 May, including the welcome reception and other social events, while the organisers are in close contact with health authorities and consider protective measures in place, such as sanitation material.
Nevertheless, if some authors cannot attend the conference to present their results, due to travel restriction measures in their country, we will manage presentations by video-conferencing system, including these papers in the PROCEDIA CIRP of course.
At this stage we keep going according to the original plan and we will be reassessing the situation regularly. In case of any change, we will definitely inform the participants as soon as possible. For more information as to how our event team is responding to the situation, please contact: cats2020@lms.mech.upatras.gr