Lipid Droplets: Cell-Biological Control of Metabolism

Registration includes:

• Conference participation
• Accommodation for 5 nights on site
• Airport shuttle transfers (at specific times)
• Meals and coffee breaks during the conference
• Refreshments during poster sessions
• Half-day excursion to Girona
• Gala dinner and farewell party on last evening
• Conference material

Payment

Payment of the registration fee is required after acceptance to the conference. Selected participants will receive payment details by email from the conference secretariat Diesenhaus-Unitours travel agency.

Cancellation policy

Notifications of cancellation must be made in writing to Orit Gilad (oritg@diesenhaus.com). Cancellations before July 21 2025 will be refunded for a 50 EUR handling charge. Cancellation after this deadline will be dealt with on an individual basis, however, refunds cannot be guaranteed.

Selection criteria

All participants including faculty need to submit an abstract to be considered for participation in the workshop. If the number of applications exceeds the capacity of the venue, participants will be selected from submitted abstracts based on:

1. Scientific excellence and content of the abstract representing the full scope of the workshop
2. For fairness reasons the maximal number of participants from the same lab may be capped.
3. Priority to participants who complement topics that are not covered by invited speakers

The organizers will ensure a balanced participation of senior PIs and early career scientists, especially graduate students and postdocs. Likewise, they will aim for a diverse group of scientists regarding gender and geographical location.

Each selected participant will be requested to present a poster. Outstanding abstracts will be selected for short oral presentations or poster flash talks.

Abstract guidelines

Your abstract should contain the following information:

• Title
• Authors and affiliations (Please specify the presenting author)
• Maximum abstract length is 250 words
• Please indicate in the registration form whether you would like your abstract to be considered for an oral presentation

Poster specifications

Maximum poster size is A0 portrait (84,1 cm x 118,9 cm / 33.1 x 46.8 inches)

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.

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.

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.