Forces across scales

Registration includes:

• Attendance of the EMBO Workshop and all materials
• Lunch on the 28th, 29th and 30th of April and coffee breaks
• Social activities (guided tour on the 29th of April, and conference dinner)

Excluding accommodation

Payment

If selected, participants will be notified via email and sent detailed instructions on how to pay the registration fee. The fees should be paid directly to the organizing institution's bank account by bank transfer.

Cancellation policy

All cancellation requests must be submitted by 1 March 2027. Requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis; however, refunds cannot be guaranteed.
Please note that no refunds will be issued for cancellations received after the 1 March 2027.

Selection criteria

Participants are expected to submit an abstract for poster or oral presentation at the time of registration. Selection will take into account the scientific excellence of the participant, relevance to the theme and objectives of the workshop, and novelty of the work. Priority will be given to unpublished data or recent discoveries.
Selection will ensure a balance of gender, career stage and geographical distribution. Portuguese participants will be limited to 22 (~20% of maximum capacity).

Abstract guidelines

Abstracts should include title, all authors, affiliations, and research summary. The research summary should be limited to 250 words.

Poster specifications

Poster should be prepared in portrait format: 90 cm width x 120 cm height.

Sixteen participants will be selected for a flash talk to be presented at the beginning of the poster sessions.

Presenters selected for a flash talk should prepare a 3 minute presentation (1 slide only).

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.