In short

The EMS2026 is run as a hybrid event, to provide opportunities onsite as well as online. Detailed information and guidelines for conveners, session chairing, oral, and poster presenters, opportunities for early career scientists, and side meeting organizers will become available in the FAQ section.

Duration

The session programme will run from Monday (7 September 2026) morning at 09:00 CEST until Friday (11 September 2026) at least until lunch time, possibly into the afternoon or evening. The opening Icebreaker will take place on Sunday evening (6 September 2026) at 18:00 CEST.

Oral presentations

  • Oral sessions will be run in a fully hybrid format using Zoom for all oral presentations, both onsite and online.
  • Oral presentations follow the standard format (12 min + 3 min Q&A), while strictly selected solicited talks are longer (25 min + 5 min).
  • All oral presentations (onsite and online) need to be uploaded to the conference platform as presentation file at least 24 hours in advance of the start of the session. Note that no upload onto the laptop in the lecture room will be allowed. Online presenters have the option to share their presentation from their local device.
  • For presenters who agree to the publication of their talk, recordings will be made available online after the meeting.
  • The platform Zoom will be used for all oral presentations, both onsite and online. On the live programme page, a button to access Zoom will appear.

Poster presentations

  • Poster sessions will be run onsite only.
  • Each poster is assigned a specific board (number) in the poster area onsite. Poster display times and poster-in-attendance times (poster sessions) will be scheduled for each session. Poster display times typically cover one or two days for each poster; poster-in-attendance time (i.e. poster sessions) normally have a duration of 1 to 2 hours and are scheduled in the programme.
  • Poster presentations can also be uploaded as a presentation file until at least 24 hours in advance of the start of the session; these will then be accessible to all registered EMS2026 participants during the entire poster display time. In addition, the upload of 1 slide for a poster pitch is possible – and highly recommended. A template is provided here.
  • Poster pitches: Conveners are encouraged to schedule a time block for poster pitches during their oral session.

Timeline

The timeline for the programme development and publication, with deadlines and milestones is available here.