Key dates: 2-2-2026 start registration --- 30-4-2026 end early bird --- 15-6-2026 end abstract submission
The final program is available HERE. Congress & abstract book in pdf format HERE. Details of the poster sessions HERE.
Last-minute change: The oral presentation by Agnieska HUC on Thursday in session T6.4 has been changed to a poster presentation, also on Thursday (P31).
Information on the social program here.

Congress venue

Le Centre des Congrès du Phare de la Méditerranée - Palavas-les-Flots (GPS coordinates: 43.52836341432917, 3.9321251266802277)
 
Palavas-les-Flots is located at the mediterranean border at about 15 km from the city center of Montpellier.

 

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How to go to Montpellier:

  • By train to Montpellier:

    Montpellier is served by two train stations: “Montpellier Saint-Roch” and “Montpellier Sud de France”.

    Both stations are major stops on France’s high-speed TGV network.

    By TGV (bullet train) you can travel directly from Montpellier to Paris (both city center and Paris CDG Airport terminal) or other major cities in the West Europe (Brussels, Barcelona, Lyon, Lille…)

    • Paris ⁓ 12 trains/day (3H10)
    • Lyon ⁓ 11 trains/day (2H)
    • Brussels  ⁓ 3 trains/day (5H30)
    • Barcelona  ⁓ 4 trains/day (2H30)
    • Madrid ⁓ 1 train/day (6H)

    From Paris and Brussels you have direct train connections to The Netherlands (Amsterdam), Germany (Cologne, Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin), England (London) or Austria (Vienna).

    From Lyon you can travel to Italy (Milan,  Turin) or Switzerland (Geneva).

    Intercity (IC) trains link Montpellier to other key French cities such as Marseille, Bordeaux and Toulouse.

    Regional Trains (TER) connect Montpellier to smaller towns and cities in the area, making it easy to explore the Occitanie region.

    For more information visit

  • By road:

    • Montpellier is located on the main French highway connecting Paris with Spain and Italy.

      By car or long-distance buses you can travel directly from Montpellier to all major cities in France and Europe.

      For more information visit

  • By air:
    • Montpellier Méditerranée Airport (MPL)

      Located about 7 kilometers from Palavas-le-Flots offers for international travelers direct connecting flights to/from PARIS, AMSTERDAM (Air France – KLM), FRANKFURT (Lufthansa) and ZURICH (Swiss).

      • PARIS ⁓ 11 flights/day (1H20),
      • AMSTERDAM  ⁓ 2 flights/day (2H)
      • FRANCFURT  ⁓ 4 flight/week (1H30)
      • ZURICH ⁓ 2 flight/week (1H20)

      In addition other airlines ensure direct flights to ATHENS, BASEL, BERLIN, BRUXELLES, COPENHAGUEN, HERAKLION, ISTANBUL, LISBON, LONDON, LUXEMBOURG, OSLO, ROME, ROTTERDAM, SEVILLE, CASABLANCA…

      For more information visit

Going from Montpellier to Palavas-les-Flots: check this link https://www.palavas-tourisme.com/preparer-son-sejour/comment-venir-a-palavas-les-flots/ (if not in English, click on the French flag in the right side-bar)

  • Arriving at the airport: the easiest is to buy on-line tickets for the small Totoom busses (10€) or to take an UBER or BOLT at the airport.
    Alternatively but rather complicated, you can take the shuttle to Place de l'Europe and then tram lines 1 and 3 to Pérols (Étang de l'Or; terminus) and change to busline 1 (Transp'Or) (several euros, every 30 minutes at daytime  and every hour after 19h45; get out at the stop Hôtel de Ville very close to the Phare).
    Another possibility is to take the airport shuttle (line 620) to get to Montpellier city centre: the shuttle arrives at Place de l'Europe , in the Antigone district. Journey time: approximately 15 minutes. Then  take the TAM tram line 4 (without the A) towards Montpellier Léon Blum and get off at the Garcia Lorca stop. From the Garcia Lorca stop, take  bus line 631  towards Palavas-les-Flots and get off at the Salle Bleue stop. The last bus 631 on Sunday is at 18h35 (only one bus each hour)
  • Arriving at the railway station 'Montpellier - Sud de France: on-line tickets for the small Totoom busses (10€).
    Alternatively you can take tram line 1 towards Mosson and get off at the Port Marianne stop. Then take the TAM tram line 3 towards Pérols Étang de l'Or and get off at the “Étang de l'Or” stop in Pérols. From there, take line 1 Transp'Or and get off at the Hôtel de Ville stop in Palavas-les-Flots very close to the Phare.
  • Arriving at the railway station 'Montpellier - St-Roch': take tramline 3 to Pérols (Étang de l'Or; terminus) and then change to busline 1 (Transp'Or) (several euros, every 30 minutes at daytime  and every hour after 19h45; get out at the stop Hôtel de Ville very close to the Phare).
  • By taxi: Airport Taxi Stand : 0033 -4 67 20 65 29; Mediterranean Airport Taxi Group : 0033 -4 30 96 60 00
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General information  about the local transport between Palavas-les-Flots and Montpellier:

Registration

The registration desk at the conference center will be open from 4pm to 6:30 pm on Sunday, starting from 8:00 am Monday and from 8:30 am from Tuesday to Friday.

Welcome Reception

19:00 Welcome Reception (La Plage des Lézards). For those who do not wish to walk, shuttle busses will be available from the conference center from 6 to 7 pm and from 9 to 10 pm for the return journey. For those who will arrive directly at the welcome reception, it will be possible to collect your badges at la Plage des Lézards.