Plant Membrane Biology

Registration includes:

The EMBO workshop on Plasma Membrane Biology is an all-inclusive event, where one fee covers everything from your arrival at Konventum until your departure. Specifically, this includes:

• Conference attendance at Konventum
• Accommodation in single rooms at Konventum
• Food and drinks from lunch on Day 1 to lunch on Day 5, including:
  • Breakfast (buffet)
  • Lunch
  • Coffee breaks
  • Dinner (2 courses)
• Reception buffet on Day 1
• Conference dinner on Day 4 at Kronborg Castle, including:
  • Transport to and from the venue
  • 3-course meal with beer, wine, and soda ad libitum
  • Traditional Danish dancing
  • Afterparty with a DJ and drinks/coffee ad libitum

The total price includes a registration fee of 385 EUR for PhD students and postdocs, and 605 EUR for other academically employed personnel. Accommodation costs 894 EUR per participant. Prices are excluding VAT, as this depends on whether you are applying from a Danish university or not.

Payment

You can pay for your participation in the conference by credit card through this link. The process is straightforward and will guide you step-by-step under “Sign up”. Please complete your payment at the same time as registering.

If you prefer to pay by a method other than credit card or have any questions, please contact us at petri@plen.ku.dk.

Cancellation policy

If conference attendance is cancelled more than one month before the start date, the participant will receive a full refund (fee + accommodation). If attendance is cancelled more than two weeks but less than one month before the start date, the participant will receive a 50% refund of the total amount. Cancellations made less than two weeks before the start date will not be reimbursed.

If you need to cancel, please contact us at petri@plen.ku.dk

Selection criteria

Acceptance to participate in the conference will happen on a first come first serve basis with a total capacity of 240 participants including speakers and organizers.

The abstracts will be used to choose who will be given the opportunity to present their work in a 15-minute talk at one of our 11 sessions. This decision will be made by an international organizing committee based on several aspects including news value, scientific excellence and whether the topic fits within one of the session themes (see program).

Young researchers will be prioritized in the selection process.

Abstract guidelines

The abstract should be a maximum of 200 words, describing the project that the attendee would like to present as a poster and potentially give a talk on.

Poster specifications

The poster should be in A0 format and brought printed.

Travel grants and registration fee waivers

Travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for participants.

Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizers. EMBO travel grants and registration fee waivers are allocated on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract.

Applicants do not need to apply separately for these but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered.

Additional travel grants are available for EMBC Associate Member States Chile, India, Singapore and Taiwan.

Child care grants

EMBO Courses and Workshops offers grants to offset additional childcare costs incurred by participants or speakers when participating at any EMBO Courses and Workshop funded meeting. Eligible costs include fees for a caregiver or child-care facility, travel costs for a caregiver, or travel costs for taking the child to the meeting etc. Please indicate on the registration form whether you would like to be considered for the grant. Please also describe how you intend to use the childcare grant and specify the sum that you will need.

Sustainability measures at the meeting

The venue and accommodation site has several certificates, including CO2 Neutral, Green Key, and Green Star.

Catering for the Conference Dinner will consist mostly of organic and locally sourced ingredients. Bottled water will be provided in environmentally friendly containers from Tetra Pak.

Since the venue and accommodation are at the same site, CO2 emissions from transportation are reduced. It is possible to reach the site from the airport by public transport. European speakers are encouraged to travel by train.

Code of conduct

Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy

At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting.

Media and communications policy

Recording or communication of the presented data needs to be agreed upon by all concerned.

EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.