Please find below all the important dates and deadlines regarding the Annual Conference in Antwerp July 8th - 11th 2025.




7th     January 2025                     Abstract system, YSAS and Irene Manton submission opens


8th January 2025                     Promotional materials for the conference available online


15th January 2025             Conference registration opens


7th March 2025                       Abstract submission deadline


7th March 2025                       YSAS (Young Scientist Awards) application deadline


7th March 2025                       Irene Manton poster prize submission deadline


12th March 2025                  Invited speaker abstract and registration deadline


19th    March 2025               YSAS extended abstract submission deadline


30th March  2025             Company of Biologists travel grant deadline


4th April 2025                        Authors notified of papers accepted for oral, pecha kucha or poster presentation and timing of their abstract


14th April 2025                   COB Grant decision deadline


16th  May 2025                       Early bird registration deadline


22nd    May 2025                      Irene Manton Poster PDF Submission Deadline (SEB)


31st May 2025                        SEB Conference Travel Grant deadline