Registration includes:
- Registration and meeting costs
- On-site accommodation (5 nights) in a shared double room
- All meals during the conference
- Gala dinner
- Bus transfers from/to Barcelona airport
- Group excursion (additional excursion costs may apply depending on the number of participants and will be communicated during the meeting)
Payment
Payment details will be provided by e-mail to selected participants. Your spot at the conference will only be confirmed after payment of the registration fee.
Cancellation Policy
Any duly justified request for full refund (minus 50€ administrative charge) must be made minimum 30 days before the first day of the conference. Cancellation requests after this cutoff date will be considered for partial reimbursement (half of the registration fee minus 50€ administrative charge). No refunds will be made for cancellation occurring less than 10 days before the start of the conference.
Cancellations due to visa denial (with documentation) will be considered for refund at the organizer’s discretion.
Selection criteria
Previous BacNet meetings have been over-subscribed. Please submit an abstract describing the work to be presented. In total, 24 abstracts will be selected for oral presentations.
Applicants will be selected according to research interests, affinity to the field and recent exciting work as described in the abstract. A fair gender balance will be ensured, and significant regional bias will be avoided.
Abstract guidelines
Please provide a title, list of authors and affiliation. The abstract should not exceed 2,000 characters including spaces.
Poster specifications
Please bring one printed copy of your poster. Poster dimensions must correspond to portrait DIN A0 format. Dimensions are: 1189 mm x 841 mm (46.8 in x 33.1 in).
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.
Accessibility grants
EMBO offers accessibility grants to support participants at EMBO Courses & Workshops with any access needs. These grants cover up to 500 Euros for any additional costs e.g. to adapt the conference environment, or to be accompanied by someone to assist them where necessary.
Participants with access needs may apply for a grant via the registration system of the related EMBO event, or by emailing the organizers of the related EMBO event directly.
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.
