Registration includes:
- Access to presentations of keynote and invited/selected speakers
- Access to meet with the experts / editors session
- Access to meet with the speakers / editors session
- Access to poster sessions
- Welcome reception
- Coffee/tea and lunch during the 3-day workshop
- Gala dinner at the last evening of the workshop (June 20)
Excluding accommodation and dinners (on June 17-19)
Online participants will only have access to presentations of keynote and invited/selected speakers. The workshop does not include online poster sessions.
Payment
Selection criteria
- All applicants are expected to present a poster or short talk.
- Applicants should indicate their preference at abstract submission.
- Scientific quality of the abstract
- Relevance to the theme and objectives of the workshop.
- Balance of gender, ethnicity and EU/outside EU investigators
- Priority will be given to early stage investigators
- Priority will be given to applicants who will attend in person
Online participants can submit an abstract for a short talk.
Abstract guidelines
Abstract maximum length is 200 words, not including title, author names and affiliations. Abstracts must be in English and should clearly indicate scientific relevance, results and conclusions. Abstracts should not contain figures or references.
Poster specifications
Poster boards are 125 x 100 cm (h x w), so it is best to print your poster in portrait style. Push pins or Velcro for hanging the posters will be provided.
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.
Special travel grants and registration fee waivers
A limited number of travel grants and registration fee waivers are availablefor scientists working in Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, 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 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
Invited speakers and attendees from the Netherlands will travel by train or by bike.
Invited speakers and attendees from Europe will be encouraged to travel by train.
If sponsoring is limited, invited speakers located in Europe who traveled by train will be reimbursed first.
Catering will include vegetarian lunch and gala dinner.
Bottled water or single-use wares will be avoided.
Abstract books and programs will be shared in electronic form only.
The venue, Naturalis Biodiversity Center has their own geothermal heat pump system, sustainable ventilation, 100 percent LED lighting, solar panels, green roofs, and an energy-friendly climate control system.
Code of conduct
Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy
At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting. EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.
