Registration includes:
- Admission to all lectures and poster sessions
- Refreshments at breaks
- Lunches 8, 9 and 10 June
- Dinner 7 and 8 June
- Guided tour in botanical garden 9 June
- Conference dinner 9 June
- Abstract book
Accommodation is not included.
For dinner tickets for accompanying persons please contact the administrative organizer:
Mirella Imthorn (Registration and Logistics)
mmh.imthorn@bb.leidenuniv.nl
+31 71 527 3135
Payment
Participants will receive payment information by email, once they are notified that they have been selected.
Selection criteria
- Novel and striking results
- Presenting data (talk or poster)
- Presentations by PhD students and post-docs (early stage researcher)
- Coherence and variety of subjects in the context of the program.
- Gender balance
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts should be submitted online and written in English (Maximum length 500 words).
From the abstracts the organizing committee and session chairs will select a limited number for oral presentation of 15 minutes (including discussion). Please indicate if you prefer an oral presentation or poster presentation. Authors whose abstracts are selected for an oral presentation will be notified by 1 May 2020.
Very short oral presentations of 1 minute can be given at the beginning of the poster sessions.
All oral presenters (including invited speakers) are requested to bring a copy of their presentation on a USB memory stick for uploading.
Abstract submission is not mandatory but if registrations exceed the number of available spaces, preference will be given to applicants who have submitted an abstract.
Poster specifications
The maximum size for portrait posters is A0 format (120 cm vertical and 85 cm horizontal).
Posters will be displayed during the whole meeting.
The materials for poster mounting will be provided by the organizers.
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.
