New frontiers in host-parasite interactions, from cell to organism

Registration includes:

• Meeting attendance
• Accommodation
• Meals
• Gala dinner
• Coffee breaks

Payment

• It is not possible to stop in the middle of the registration procedure or to modify your registration later. Please make sure you have all the necessary information, including payment, before you start the registration procedure!
• Possible payment methods are:
  • credit cards (no AMEX & no “carte achat CNRS”),

  • bank transfer/order form
• Please take all the necessary information and payment tools with you before beginning the registration process.

If you pay by card, you will receive a confirmation of registration by email. For other payment methods, you will receive a document with payment instructions.

Selection criteria

Candidates for oral or poster presentation will be selected on the quality of the abstract in terms of the summary of the results, data and potential scientific contribution to the relative fields and to the EMBO Workshop. This information should be based on the general subject areas covered by the workshop.

The information used to decide on accepting the abstract will be the content, which should be based on an important aspect of parasitology. The information to be used will also be based on quality, clarity and focus of the description of the work and whether the abstract covers one or more of the following domains: Molecular parasitology, molecular biology, modification of host immunity, immunity, diverse and virulence specific differentiation, parasite escape, expression of pathogenic molecules, epigenetics, control of gene expression, antigenic variation, metabolic pathways, drug discovery, epidemiology and vector biology.

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts are limited to 350 words (body of text) and should be submitted through the application system.

Only registered participants are eligible to submit an abstract.

Poster specifications

Poster boards are 2 m high x 1 m wide (portrait orientation). Posters should be A0 format portrait.

Travel grants and registration fee waivers

A limited number of travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for participants.

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

Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizers. More information is available on the EMBO Travel Grants' page.

Special travel grants and registration fee waivers

A limited number of travel grants and registration fee waivers are available for scientists working in Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia and Turkey. Grants are allocated on the basis of the quality of the submitted abstract.

A maximum of 700 Euros per participant are available to cover registration fees, travel, and accommodation (no additional subsistence costs can be covered). To apply, please indicate the itemized amount requested in the travel grants section of the registration form.

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.