Upcoming meetings and events

28th Meeting of the French Glial Cell Club – November 17-20th, 2026

Information

The Glial Cells French Club is organizing its annual meeting from November 17th to November 20th, 2026, 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, 5 symposia, 2 poster sessions, a technichal workshop and the general assembly (see program).

Check out our Program!

- 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.

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 2025-2026 period!

Former meetings and events

Glial Cell Day for Young Researchers – May 13, 2025 – Montpellier (France)

Information

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.

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

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 sessions