Dendrites and beyond: properties, function and contributions to network processing

Registration includes:

• Conference materials
• Welcome reception
• 8 Coffee breaks
• 4 Lunches

Excluding accommodation

Contact Information

Participants will be asked to provide essential contact details, organizational affiliations, dietary preferences, accessibility requirements, a photo (if needed), and any additional custom information relevant to the event.

Registration Details

Attendees can select their appropriate registration type (and fee category (e.g., early bird or late). This section also outlines what is included.

Please also find below the available options for remote participation.

VISA APPLICATION SUPPORT

Unsure whether you need a visa to travel to Greece? Click HERE to consult the list of countries and visa guidelines provided by the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Participants or delegations requiring an official letter of invitation, either for visa application purposes or for authorization from their home institution to attend the EMBO Workshop DENDRITES 2026, must first complete their registration and payment for the workshop.

Once registration and payment are confirmed, please contact the Workshop Secretariat at embo2026@artion.com.gr with your request, including the following information:

• Full name
• Affiliation(s)
• Full postal address
• Passport details (number, date of birth, expiry date)
• Phone number
• Email address

Please note:

• The invitation letter is issued solely for visa or institutional purposes and does not imply any financial commitment from the EMBO Workshop DENDRITES 2026 organizers.
• Requests submitted prior to registration and payment will not be processed.

Accommodation

Participants have the option to book their stay directly at the Galaxy Hotel Iraklio, which also serves as the venue for the Workshop.

Social Events

Any available social events can be added to the registration at any time.

Summary

Before proceeding to the payment page, a Summary is available of all bookings made, followed by the Terms and Conditions.

Payment

Payment will be made directly through the activated online registration page which is linked to the bank’s secure server.

Payments & Taxes

• All registration fees are quoted in Euro (€) and include 24% VAT
• Invoices with an address in the European Union should be provided with a VAT Number. The invoice address and VAT number are provided during the registration process
• Early bird rates are valid if paid until the early bird deadline
• After the early bird deadline expires, unpaid registrations are switched automatically to the valid registration fee of the day

Payment options
Credit card:Visa, Master, Maestro, AMEX cards are accepted.
PayPal, Stripe & Google Payment
Bank transfer: Bank charges must be paid by the participants in addition to the registration fees.
*Please make sure to indicate the Congress name, “EMBO Dendrites 2026”, full participant name/s and affiliation/s in the details section of the bank transfer.

DATA PROTECTION:
We inform you that the personal data you provide to us are collected with your consent; the personal data collected through the registration form are for the purpose of processing your registration form at the EMBO Dendrites 2026. They will be processed in accordance with Greek legislation and Regulation No 2016/679, General Regulation on the Protection of Personal Data.

By registering, I consent to receive news from the organizers, related to the EMBO Dendrites 2026 and news from the Congress Industry Sponsors, related to the EMBO Dendrites 2026.

Once the Registration Form is completed and submitted, delegates will receive a confirmation email containing a pro forma invoice summarizing their bookings and payments. The email also includes a personalized link, allowing them to revisit the form and make any necessary changes at any time.

CANCELATION POLICY

Participants who withdraw up to one month before the workshop are eligible for a refund minus a 10% administrative fee.

Refund and Cancellation Policy

Any cancellation of participation must be notified by e-mail to embo2026@artion.com.gr

• For cancellations received by 19/04/2026 – the full amount is refundable, reduced by the administrative fee of 10%
• For cancellations received after 19/04/2026 – No refund is possible

All refunds are processed after the Workshop and within of a period of six weeks.

Refundable amounts may bear bank fees.

Requests for reimbursements must be sent only by email to embo2026@artion.com.gr.

Refunds to credit card payments may only be credited back to the original credit card used upon payment; refunding to an alternate card is not possible.

In case of event cancelation for reasons of force majeure, paid registration fees are fully refunded.

If the EMBO Dendrites 2026 is rescheduled to a new date, for whatever reason, a full refund of the registration fee will be provided to those who have already paid the fee but cannot attend the Congress at its newly scheduled time.

However, transfer of your registration to another person is acceptable. Any modification should be communicated to the Workshop Secretariat embo2026@artion.com.gr.

No-show Policy

Refunds will not be granted for no-shows (delegates who do not attend the Workshop with no prior notice of cancellation). Delegates assume full responsibility for notification to and verification of receipt by the EMBO Dendrites 2026 hosts.

Selection criteria

Participants will be selected based on the submission of scientific abstracts. Abstracts will be reviewed by the program committee and evaluated according to their relevance to the topic of the workshop, their merit, and the significance of their scientific findings. Efforts will be made to ensure that at least 40% of participants are female/underrepresented researchers.

With respect to young researchers, the workshop will have sessions (8-10 talks of 15 minutes each) where young researchers (postdocs or students) will be selected to present their work. The selection will be based on the scoring (relevance, merit and significance) of submitted abstracts. The top 8-10 abstracts will be selected, taking into account the percentage of female authors. Our goal is that at least 4-5 of the young speakers are female/underrepresented.

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts should describe the latest work on molecular, biophysical, anatomical, computational and/or functional aspects of dendrites to further our understanding of how these beautiful structures contribute to different brain functions and their abnormalities. Abstracts should be no longer than 600 words plus references. There are no formatting requirements. Please use the online submission system and copy-paste your text in the specified locations.

Poster specifications

Poster board dimensions are 1.00m x 1.00m with actual display area of 80cm width x 94cm height

REMOTE SPEAKER PARTICIPATION

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.