18-23 April 2010
Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
Chaired by: Rita Carsetti, Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, IT
Co-Chair: Deborah K. Dunn-Walters, King’s College London School of Medicine, UK
ESF Rapporteur: Lars Kristiansen, ESF, FR
Announcement - 18 April 2010Despite our efforts to keep the conference on track, it is now clear that the conference programme can not take place as planned. Thank you everyone for your efforts to come to the conference. It is extremely regrettable that it has happened this way. |
Programme |
Microbes populated the earth long before any eukariotic cell. Therefore, in order to survive, mono and multi-cellular organisms had to develop mechanisms of adaptation, cohabitation and defense against bacteria, fungi and viruses. One of these mechanisms is mediated by immunoglobulins in the serum and at mucosal surfaces. B cells and their antibodies, both natural and adaptive, play a fundamental role in the immediate and late defence against microbes and in the control of the commensal microflora. They also protect the organism from viruses neutralizing them before infection. Therefore, although over the last years B cells have been considered the mere executors of the orders derived by the complex interaction between antigen presenting cells and T cells, new attention is concentrating on the humoral response. For example, B cells are now the cellular target of a new generation of vaccines against HIV, the best known T cell virus. It has been found that B cells sense the environment not only through their unique B cell receptor, but also using the more promiscuous and evolutionary ancient TLRs...
Registration |
Registration Form
For accepted participants and invited speakers only
All participants - including speakers, chairs & session chairs - are kindly expected to confirm their attendance (and, when applicable, to pay the conference fee) by filling in a Registration Form.
Closing date for Early Bird Registration & fee payment: 05 March 2010 FINAL closing date for ALL registration & fee payment: 19 March 2010 |
Abstracts, Posters & Short Oral Contributions
There will be no short talks other than those listed on the final programme.
Recommended poster size is A0 (Vertical). Use letters and drawings that can be read from approximately 100 cm distance. Posters can be affixed with cellotape and Blu-Tack.
List of Accepted Posters: PDF (212 KB) Last updated 22-March-2010 |
Group Transportation & Practical Information Guide
Detailed information on all practical aspects of the conference (access to site, registration & fee payments, accommodation, travel reimbursements...) is available from the Practical Information Guide . Please read it fully and carefully.
GROUP TRANSPORTATION
Three buses will be arranged on arrival and departure day between Barcelona airport and Hotel Eden Roc. The journey takes approximately 2 hours.
Bus departure times on Sunday, 18 April
16.30 and 17.30 and 18.30
Bus departure times on Friday, 23 April
8.00 and 9.00
ACCOMMODATION
Please note that SINGLE accommodation can only be guaranteed to invited speakers. All other participants will have to share a TWIN room. In case single rooms would become available at the time of the conference, rooms will be attributed on a “first come, first served” basis. Only the TWIN conference fee should be paid to the ESF when registering. The supplement for single should be paid to the venue directly. Should you wish to be put on waiting list for single accommodation, please contact Ms. Jean Kelly.
Fees & Grants |
Conference fees cover an all inclusive package which includes all basic expenses that occur during the event. For more details, click here.
| Name | Description | To Pay |
| Grantee | Conference fee will be covered by ESF and its partners | 0 € |
| Assisted | Conference Fee will be partially covered by ESF and its partners | 380 € |
| Early Bird | Registration and payment NO LATER THAN 05 March 2010 | 730 € |
| Normal | Registration and payment LATER THAN 19 March 2010 | 800 € |
| Non-Residential | Conference participation without accommodation | 550 € |
7 EUR of this fee is used to make this conference more ecologically sustainable. This amount will allow us to offset almost 100% of the CO2 emissions created by this conference and is part of our efforts to make ESF Research Conferences greener. For more information, please click here
Practical Information |
Hotel Eden Roc, Sant Feliu de Guixols, Spain
The conference will take place in Sant Feliu de Guixols, on the Spanish Costa Brava, 120 km north of Barcelona and 30 km south of Girona. Group transportation will be arranged from/to Barcelona airport, on arrival and departure days. For further information, click here.
Partnership
This conference is organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in partnership with the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).
With Support from
