Registration includes:
- Participation in all course sessions
- Course materials
- Accommodation
- Lunches, some dinners and coffee breaks
- Welcome dinner
- Excursion
Payment
Selected participants will receive an email with a link to do the payment no later than 20 July 2019.
Selection criteria
In case more than 25 applicants will register for this course, the following criteria will be applied to select the course participants:
- Each applicant will be requested to submit a short abstract summarizing his/her project and how targeted proteomics might be useful in the future. Abstracts will be used to assess which applicants could benefit the most.
- Each applicant will be expected to have a basic prior knowledge in MS-based proteomics.
- Fair distribution of applicants from different countries and scientific institutes.
- Fair gender distribution.
- Fair background distribution: students, postdocs, scientists and industry participants.
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts must be submitted online no later than 5 July 2019. Abstracts must be written in English. Submission of an abstract does not ensure the acceptance for the course. Abstracts should include a title, authors, authors’ institution addresses and body.
Bibliographic references should only be used if quoted in the abstract body. The body of the abstract should not exceed 4,000 characters (including spaces) or 500 words in English.
If an abstract is not submitted, the application form will not be considered.
Poster specifications
The course includes several poster sessions in which participants will explain their research projects. Each participant will be provided with an A0 poster board to display the poster.
The poster board surface area is approx. 90 cm wide and 120 cm high. This is a portrait/vertical format. Materials should be printed on thin poster paper or cardboard, anything heavier will not stay in position. You will be provided with velcro tabs and pins to adhere your poster to the board. All participants will present their poster.
Travel grants
A limited number of travel grants are available for participants. Applicants do not need to apply separately for travel grants for this event but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered for a travel grant. Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizer who will notify all eligible participants. More information is available at EMBO Travel Grants' page.
Child care grant
EMBO Courses and Workshops offers grants to offset additional child care 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 child care grant and specify the sum that you will need.
