Cell polarity and membrane dynamics

Registration includes:

• Accommodation (in single or double room): 5 nights (Check-in: 16 May 2027, check-out 21 May 2027
• All meals (breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch and dinner)
• Gala dinner
• Bus transfer to/from venue

Registration infomration

Early-career researchers (PhD students and postdocs) applying for a travel grant, registration fee waiver, and/or a child care grant should submit a motivation letter of no more than one page explaining how the travel grant would benefit their future career.

Payment

The payment link will be provided once the selected participants have been notified. You will then have one month to make the payment:

15 March 2027: Selected participants will be notified

16 April 2027: Payment deadline

Cancellation policy

All requests for cancellation must be submitted in writing to embo2027cellpolarity@manners.es no later than 22 April 2027. The registration fee will be refunded in full minus an administrative fee of 20%.
Cancellations received after 22 April 2027 or no-shows will not be refunded at all.

Selection criteria

All participants will be selected based on scientific excellence with a strong focus on PhD students and early-stage researchers, while ensuring diversity, gender, and geographic balance.

Travel grants will be allocated according to EMBO travel grant guidelines.

Organizers will select 24 applicants for short talks (15 min) and 24 applicants for flash-talks (1 min) based on scientific excellence, research area, and career stage diversity. All other applicants will be encouraged to present their work during poster sessions.

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts must be written in English and should not exceed 250 words. The organizers will review all abstracts. Participants that are selected for an oral and poster presentation will receive a notification email by 15 March 2027.

Poster specifications

Please bring a printed A0-sized poster (vertical orientation) in free design and fonts, adhering to the maximum dimensions below:

Width: 90 cm
Height: 120 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.

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.