SUMOylation: From discovery to translation

Registration includes:

• Registration and meeting costs
• Accommodation for 3 nights in single cabins (academic and industry) or double cabins (2 separate rooms with shared bathroom, students and post-docs)
• Breakfast (if accomodation included), coffee breaks, lunch, dinner
• Excursion
• Gala dinner

Payment

Participants are expected to pay by credit card and, if not possible, by bank transfer. Selected participants will be sent a link for payment by email.

Cancellation policy

All requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to embo_sumo@services.cnrs.fr prior to 15 June 2025. The registration fee will be refunded in full, less an administrative fee of 20% of the registration amount.

Selection criteria

Participant selection will be guided by submitted abstracts, according to the expected scientific impact of the work on the conference and the field. It is, therefore, requested that all participants submit an abstract (at the time of registration, they should also specify whether they wish to present a poster or short talk).

For participants who do not plan to present their work, a CV (for principal investigators) or motivation letter (for students/post-docs) is requested. The CV/motivation letter has to be sent to embo_sumo@services.cnrs.fr prior 15 May 2025.

In addition, a proper balance of participants from different countries, genders, and career stages will be sought.

Otherwise, selection will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The organizing committee will send a notification of your acceptance to the conference shortly after submission. This e-mail will also include payment details. The selection for oral presentations will be sent within 2 weeks after the abstract submission deadline.

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts MUST:

• be submitted in English
• include the title, authors list and affiliations
• be submitted with the agreement of all listed authors
• character limit: Up to 250 words (maximum 2200 characters including spaces)

Poster specifications

Poster size: height 110 cm, width 80 cm.

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.

The deadline for travel grants and registration fee waivers application is May 1st 2025.

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 measures at the meeting

The venue takes some energy efficiency measures such as the production of electricity with solar panel, high levels of recycling and use of recycled materials.

Catering will include vegetarian days, locally sourced ingredients, and bottled water or single-use wares will be avoided.

Participants are encouraged 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.

Code of conduct

Anti-harassment and non-discrimination policy

At EMBO, we believe that harassment and discriminatory behaviour are unacceptable in any setting.

Media and communications policy

Recording or communication of the presented data needs to be agreed upon by all concerned.

EMBO's code of conduct is applicable for all participants of this EMBO meeting and can be found here.