Registration includes access to all sessions in the practical course, accommodation, and meals for the whole duration of the course from June 30 till July 7, 2024 (8 nights).
Registration fees does not include accommodation or meals for any days before or after the specified course dates.
Payment
Accepted participants will receive a payment link with details on how to pay fees. Registration fee must be paid before the payment deadline. Payments will be accepted via online bank transfer or international credit cards.
Selection criteria
Applicants will be shortlisted for the CEM3DIP 2024 practical course based on their CV, current research project, relevant skills, and applicability of cryoEM in their research goals.
Applications will be judged using the following criteria:
- Applicant’s ability to comprehend the topics of the course.
- Applicants having preliminary data or exposure to electron microscopy/cryo-EM/tomography or expertise in macromolecular structure determination will be preferred.
- Requirement of cryo-EM-based tools in the applicant’s immediate and future research goals.
- Student/Postdoctoral applicants will have to support their application with their supervisor’s reference letter. The applicant’s supervisor must send an email reference letter about the applicant to the email address: cem3dip2024@gmail.com quoting the applicant's application number, before the abstract submission deadline.
Submitted applications will be screened by members of the organizing committee based on the abstract for poster, motivation letter, CV and reference letter.
Abstract guidelines
Abstracts should have maximum of 250 words limit (excluding title, author list and affiliations). It should clearly state applicant’s research aims and highlight applicability of cryoEM methods to achieve them.
Poster specifications
Posters should be printed and presented in standard A0 size (portrait mode).
Further details on posters will be sent directly to selected applicants.
Additional Information
A short motivation letter should accompany the application with maximum length of 250 words explaining the applicant’s current skill level with cryo-EM, interest in cryo-EM and how they plan to apply cryo-EM in their research project.
Supervisor’s reference letter should also accompany student/post-doctoral applications. Reference letter should include supervisor’s letter head and include the applicant’s application number. Letters should be sent directly to: cem3dip2024@gmail.com.
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.
Sustainabiilty
Some invited speakers from other continents will give their talks remotely to save on travel. The venue is centrally located with good public transport and connected to major transport hubs. The venue location is also pedestrian-friendly.
The venue will take some energy efficiency measures such as serving predominantly vegetarian food on all days with locally sourced ingredients. Bottled water and single-use wares will be not be used and alternate, sustainable options provided.
Participants are requested to offset the CO2 footprint from the flights by paying the extra charge offered by most airlines.
Abstract books and programs will be shared in electronic form only. Venue locations are walkable and bicycles can also be arranged upon request. Group transportations will be arranged to reduce vehicle use.
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.
