Courses & Workshops Programme

Presented by Mary Gannon

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)Heidelberg, Germany

EMBO Courses and Workshops Programme

• started in 1964• Practical Courses• Workshops• Conference Series• Joint Activities

EMBO Courses and Workshops Programme

• Practical Courses– teach young scientists cutting edge techniques– further the transfer of up-to-date knowledge throughout

European laboratories– ~ 10 experts are involved in training up to 20 young scientists– ~ 20 sponsored annually throughout Europe– ~ 9 courses are sponsored internationally

• Travel Grants– open to accepted participants on EMBO Courses– covers long distance travel– maximum 400 Euro is available

EMBO Courses and Workshops Programme

• Workshops– bring scientists together who do not normally meet, to

consider a focused topic– encourage the exchange of important recently

discovered results– ~ 120 experts participate in these workshops– ~ 20 sponsored annually throughout Europe– ~ 3 workshops sponsored internationally

EMBO Courses and Workshops Programme

• Conference Series– support scientific community building– enables collaborative networks and new contacts to be

established– provides possible sponsorship for 3 meetings to be held

bi-annually over a 6-year period– should alternate with corresponding meetings in the USA– focus on topics of major importance to the European

scientific community

EMBO Courses and Workshops Programme

• Joint Activities– Symposia

– Promote interdisciplinary events– Interface between Life Scientists and members of

other disciplines– Co-sponsored with ESF (European Science

Foundation)– ~ 5 meetings per year

EMBO Courses and Workshops Programme

• Organizer:– Applications are invited from scientists belonging to

EMBC Member States– Funding is provided up to a maximum of 30.000 Euro– Closing dates for applications:

• 1st February and 1st August• http://courses-workshops.embo.org/index.php

• Review Procedure:• Evaluated by the EMBO Courses and Workshops

Committee• Consists of 10 EMBO members• Meets twice annually• Organizers notified of the outcome 6 - 8 weeks after

deadline

• Online Helpdesk provides organisers with:• meeting website• related poster• online application system• abstract submission facility• assistance with advertising

(This service is provided by EMBO free of charge)

EMBO Courses and Workshops Programme

• Participant:– Programme information available via:

– EMBO websitehttp://www.embo.org/courses_workshops/index.html

– EMBO Annual meetings poster– EMBO Journal and EMBOreports– Topic related publications

EMBO Plenary Lecture Programme

• funds EMBO members to speak at internationalmeetings worldwide

• brings EMBO and its activities to the attention of awider scientific audience

• ~ 20 experts were invited and funded to speak inEurope

• ~ 10 experts were sponsored internationally

Application submissionsaccepted throughout the year

EMBO World Activities

• started in 1998• to improve interactions between European and non-

European scientists• to raise the profile of Europe in areas where

interaction is limited• to act as a well recognized entry point into Europe

for non-European scientists

EMBO Courses and Workshops Programme

• Mary GannonProgramme Manager: Courses & Workshops

World Activities

e-mail: courses_workshops@embo.orge-mail: world@embo.org

European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)Heidelberg, Germany

Office location:

Meyerhofstraße 1,D-69117 Heidelberg Germany

tel: +49 6221 8891 0 fax: +49 6221 8891 200http://www.embo.orgEmbo@embo.org