Registration includes:
- Accommodation for the entire duration of the event in single rooms to regular participants or double rooms to students/post-docs
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- Social events and Workshop material
The registration fee for accompanying persons is 600 EUR.
Payment
The registration fee can be paid only via bank transfer
Bank Transfer Information
Beneficiary: Fondazione Luigi Sacconi
Bank: FIDEURAM - FILIALE 001 (20122 - PIAZZA ERCULEA 9 IV PIANO - MILANO)
International Bank Account: IT94J0329601601000067133522
BIC Code: FIBKITMM
Please insert the payment details and the name of the Workshop: "EMBO Workshop." Ensure that your name is clearly visible on the bank transfer.
CANCELLATION AND REFUND POLICY
Registration fee, less 100 Euro for administration charges, will be refunded if cancellation is received in writing by 30 April 2018. After this date, all fees are non-refundable. Refunds will be processed after the Workshop.
Selection criteria
Participants will be selected on the basis of their abstracts, in terms of novelty, anticipated impact, relevance to the theme and objectives of the workshop, and scientific content.
Participation of scientists at an early stage of their career will be favored, and they will have opportunities to present their research through selected oral contributions, poster session and group discussions. Achieving regional and gender balance will also play an important role in selecting speakers and participants.
Abstract guidelines
The abstract text must be 2000 characters or fewer.
The first author must be the person presenting the abstract (poster or oral presentation) at the conference.
Please note that only one abstract per attendee will be accepted.
Among the regular participants and the granted students, 6 of them will be selected for a regular lecture and 9 will be selected for a short talk. Please indicate on the abstract submission form if you would like to be considered for a lecture or a short talk.
Poster specifications
Poster should be A0 size (841 mm x 1189 mm), portrait
Travel grants
A limited number of travel grants are available for participants. Applicants do not need to apply separately for travel grants for this event but should indicate on the registration form if they wish to be considered for a travel grant. Selection of awardees is handled directly by the organizer who will notify all eligible participants. More information is available at EMBO Travel Grants' page.
A limited number of additional grants are available for students and young postdoctors to cover their registration fee:
- three grants sponsored by GIDRM for young (up to 35 years old) GIDRM members (see also http://www.gidrm.org),
- two grants sponsored by Bracco S.p.A.,
- three grants sponsored by ISMAR.
Applicants should indicate in the registration form if they wish to be considered for one of these grants, and send by email to embo@cerm.unifi.it (and to direttivo@gidrm.org for the GIDRM grants) CV and presentation letter from the supervisor, within March 31, together with a copy of the abstract submitted via the workshop website.
Two bursaries of 400 Euro are offered by EBSA to PhD students or postdocs from the EU area. Applicants should fill the form available at http://ebsa.org/portal/bursaries, and send it to embo@cerm.unifi.it
Additional information
Please find the pictures taken during the workshop here.
