Biophysical Society Thematic Meeting | Ascona 2026

Mechanobiology of Infection

General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

Registration Location and Hours Registration will take place at the Reception Desk of Monte Verità. Registration will be open continuously from 15:00 on June 7 through 17:00 on June 10. BPS Information Desk Location and Hours BPS Information Desk will be located at the corridor to the Auditorium of Monte Veritá. Hours are as follows: Sunday, June 7 16:00 – 19:00 Monday, June 8 8:30 – 17:00 Tuesday, June 9 8:30 – 12:00 Wednesday, June 10 8:30 – 17:00 Instructions for Presentations (1) Presentation Facilities: A data projector will be made available in the Auditorium. The Monte Veritá will provide one (1) PC laptop and one (1) Macintosh laptop. Speakers who need to run a special program should bring their personal laptop. Speakers are advised to preview their final presentations before the start of each session. (2) Poster Sessions: 1) All poster sessions will be held in Balint Salon. 2) A display board measuring 1189 mm (3’ 10”) high by 841 mm (2’ 9”) wide will be provided for each poster. 3) There will be formal poster presentations on Sunday and Monday. All posters will be available for viewing during all poster sessions. 4) During the assigned poster presentation sessions, presenters are requested to remain in front of their poster boards to meet with attendees. 5) All posters left uncollected at the end of the meeting will be disposed. Note Pads/Pens CSF name tags, CSF bags, BPS and CSF pens and CSF notepads will be provided. Meals and Coffee Breaks There will be a two-hour Welcome Reception on Monday, June 8 from 17:00-19:00. This reception will be held in Sala Balint located on the first floor of the main building. Weather permitting, the terrace in front of Sala Balint is for the exclusive use of the conference participants.

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