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The French Glial Cell Club is happy to organize a new meeting focused on glial cells on May 13, 2025 in Montpellier, just before the NeuroFrance meeting. This event is organized by the Young Researchers and for them, but of course all Researchers and PIs are welcome and expected to engage in fruitful interactions with students !

So if you are a Phd Student, a Post Doc or an Engineer/Technician we offer you the opportunity to present your work on glial cells ! You can apply for a talk, a poster presentation, and/or chair a session. 

The program offers a complete coverage of the field of glia research, through 1 plenary lecture, 3 symposia, 2 poster sessions and 1 mentoring session with senior researchers (see program). Lunch and coffee breaks will be provided during the meeting, and at the end of the day a social event will be organized.

Abstract submissions for oral and poster presentation are now closed.

• Venue: Institut Agro, 2 Place Pierre Viala, Campus La Gaillarde, 34000 Montpellier
• Registration fees: registration fees include access to the conference and a lunch. For the Licence and Master Students lunch will not be provided. 

Click here to Register! 

This event is organized by the French Glial Cell Club and sponsored by QuantaCell, Aquineuro and CBS2 doctoral school. 

Members of french academic labs – Important information for payment if your registration is paid by the lab

After payment, you will received a confirmation email that give you the opportunity to modify the invoice so that it fits with financial management requirements.

To do this: (1) Clic on « facture » button, (2) Choose « Facture au nom d’une société » then (3) in the « Société » item, please indicate the exact affiliation of your lab (ex: IGF CNRS UMR5203- INSERMU1191)

Oral presentation

All the talks will be given by Young Reaserchers throughout 3 symposia : 

• Symposium I : Shaping Glial Research: Models and Methods
• Symposium II : Crossing Borders: Glial Roles at the Brain’s Frontier
• Symposium III : Glial Architects: From Development to Disease 

Abstracts need to be submitted at the time of registration, and you have to specify for which symposia you want to give a talk (see program). [format 1 page max, 11pts Time New Roman, with short title, authors and affiliation, no figure, acknowledgment or reference]

Three abstracts will be selected for an oral presentation in a related symposium. 

Poster session

Two interactive poster sessions will take place in dedicated a room during 45min. 

If you want to present a poster abstract submission is needed (same instructions as for the oral presentation). 

The poster format will be specified later. 

Payment information

Payments can be done online using CB, Visa or Master Cards, however, please note that 3D secure cards are required. The invoice can be printed from the confirmation email by clicking on « obtenir une facture », and following the instructions.

Information

The Glial Cells French Club is organizing its annual meeting from October 8th to October 11th, 2024, in the city of Sète, located in the south of France.

This international meeting will bring together expert scientists in the field of glial cell biology from Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the UK and the US. The program offers comprehensive coverage of the burgeoning field of glia research, featuring 2 plenary lectures, 6 symposia, 2 poster sessions, a technichal workshop and the general assembly (see program).

Check out our Program and Click here to Register! 

Registration and abstract submission for posters will close on June 20th, 2024. Late registrations will incur additional fees

• • Venue: The meeting will be held at the Domaine du Lazaret in Sète, in an informal setting by the beach.
  • Registration fees: Registration fees include access to the conference, on-site housing, and all meals.

This event co-organized by the French Club of Glial cells and NEURATRIS is sponsored by ScopPro, 10x Genomics, Scipio Bioscience, Eppendorf, Vizgen, Montpellier University, SFRMS, France Sclérose en Plaques  and The Company of Biologists.

Poster sessions

Posters will be visible throughout the meeting. The poster format is A0 in portrait mode, i.e. 84 cm wide and 119 cm high.

Interactive poster sessions will take place on Wednesday and Thursday during 1h30 minutes, in dedicated rooms.

Abstract  can be submitted at the time of registration or latter by email at glialcellclub@gmail.com, but please note that deadlines of June 20th 2024 applies to either means [format 1 page max, 11pts Time New Roman, with short title, authors and affiliation, no figure, acknowledgment or reference]

Six abstracts will be selected for an oral presentation in a related symposium (see program and themes). If you wish your abstract to be considered for an oral slot, please tick the box: “Selection for oral presentation”.

Two best posters (500 euros each) and one best oral presentation (800 euros) will be awarded at the end of the meeting.

Payment information

To ease the billing process, please ask your administration first for the exact labeling that should appear on your bill, and then register accordingly! Then, when reaching the « Informations de facturation » section, please tick « Facture au nom d’une société » and indicate the appropriate bill labelling.

Payments can be done:

(1) online using CB, Visa or Master Cards, however, please note that 3D secure cards are required. The invoice can be printed from the confirmation email by clicking on « obtenir une facture », and following the instructions.

(2) by purchase order (for french accademic labs and for group registration only). To obtain the quote required for the purchase order, click on « obtenir une facture » and follow the instructions.

Please note that several individual registrations can be grouped on the same payment. In case of problems, please contact us: @glialcellclub.gestion@gmail.com.

Travel information

For environmental and logistical reasons, we recommend the train as the prefered transportation option to reach Sète or Montpellier. Final destination is Sète. Some high-speed trains (TGV) from Paris have a stop in Sète station. If this is not the case for your train, here is how to commute to Sète from Montpellier train stations and airport.

Please note that there is two train stations in Montpellier Saint Roch (in the city center) and Sud de France (at the periphery).

• • From Montpellier St Roche Station: Take the local train (TER) to Sète railway station (Gare de Sète) your final destination                                                                (estimated travel time 15 min, train frequency 2-3 trains/hour).

• • From Sud de France Station:
    1. 1. Take the railway shuttle and stop at Place de France Stop (8 min travel).
       2. Take tram# 1 (blue on with white birds) and stop at Gare Saint Roch (estimated travel time 20 min, Tram frequency every 15 min).
       3. At the station take the TER to Gare de Sète your final destination (estimated travel time 15 min, train frequency 2-3 trains/hour).
  • From Montpellier Airport:
    1. 1. Take the shuttle airport to Place de l’Europe stop (estimated travel time 25 min, bus frequency 1 bus/hour).
       2. Take tram # 1 or #’4 and stop at Gare Saint Roch (estimated travel time 8 min, tram frequency every 10 min).
       3. At the station take the TER to Gare de Sète your final destination (estimated travel time 15 min, train frequency 2-3 trains/hour).

Useful websites

• • Website to purchase train tickets: SNCF
  • Website for Montpellier Transportation: TAM

Adhesion to the Club is included in the registration fees. By registering to our annual meeting you will thus become an official member of the French Club of Glial Cells for the 2022-2023 period!