Dear FEBS Constituent Society members, 

We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the FEBS Congress in Maastricht this summer
Council meeting taking place during the afternoon of Wednesday 8th and the morning of Thursday
Please note below and in the links within this letter, the matters relating to this year’s
and Council meeting. 

50th FEBS Congress; Maastricht, The Netherlands 4th – 8th July 2026 

The Congress is taking place in Maastricht, The Netherlands from Saturday 4th to Wednesday 8th July 2026, 
preceded by the FEBS Young Scientists’ Forum, in Wageningen, The Netherlands, from 2nd to 4th July 2026. 
For the latest updates on Congress registration and abstract submission, please visit here.

Appointment of delegates to the 66th FEBS Council Meeting; Maastricht, The Netherlands 8th – 9th July 2026 
Please return ‘1. Council delegate form 2026’ with details of your Society’s delegate to the 66th 
Council meeting. The form should be sent to FEBS’ Chief Administrator: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 31st  May 
2026. 

There will be a Council dinner on the evening of Wednesday 8th July, with the meeting taking place during the 
afternoon of Wednesday 8th and the morning of Thursday 9th July. The meeting will finish on Thursday 
lunchtime so delegates have time to travel home. Further details will be shared with the meeting delegates. 

Elections: nomination of candidates for the available positions of FEBS Committees or Working Groups 

Please note the linked list of the positions available for election and the eligibility criteria and please 
complete the applicable candidate nomination form in the attached zip folder ‘2. Nomination forms for 
elections 2026’. Completed nomination forms should be sent from the nominating society, by email, to FEBS 
Chief Administrator: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by the deadline of 31st May 2026.  

2029 Congress and Young Scientists Forum: call for bids 
The call for bids to host the 53rd FEBS Congress and Young Scientists Forum in 2029 is now open, with further 
details attached with this letter. Any society interested in bidding to host the Congress, should in the first 
instance contact the FEBS Congress Counsellor, Prof. Graça Soveral: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Bids should be 
submitted, by email, to FEBS Chief Administrator: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., by the deadline of 31st  May 2026.  
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FEBS 3+ Meetings and FEBS National Lectures 
On behalf of the Congress Counsellor, I would like to invite you to apply for FEBS National Lecture support for 
your national society meetings in 2026 and 2027 and FEBS 3+ Meeting support for 2027. Please see here for full information and please contact the Congress Counsellor, via the FEBS Events Manager, to apply: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

FEBS 3+ Meetings offer support for scientific national meetings of a FEBS constituent society organised in
collaboration with at least two other constituent societies. FEBS support is currently €20,000 for each meeting
with €10,000 for the host society to use towards general organization and €10,000 to use for a travel award
scheme to attract young scientists outside the host country who are members of one of the collaborating
societies. Applications for meetings in 2027 are invited, with a deadline for applications of 30th September 2026
In 2026, FEBS 3+ meeting support has been awarded to the Austria society (ÖGMBT) for their joint scientific
meeting being held this September, in conjunction with the societies of the Czech Republic and Slovenia. In 2025
FEBS3+ meeting support was awarded to the Lithuania society hosting in conjunction with the societies of Estonia
and Latvia; the Czech society hosting in conjunction with the societies of Slovakia, Poland and Germany; and the
Serbia society hosting in conjunction the societies of Croatia, Hungary, Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
FEBS National Lectures: FEBS supports plenary lectures to enhance national scientific meetings of constituent 
societies, with support for the travel costs of an internationally recognised speaker from outside the host 
country. Member societies are encouraged to apply for a FEBS National Lecture award during 2026 and 2027. 
In 2026 so far, FEBS is giving National Lecture support to the society national meetings of Norway, Spain and 
Germany. Support for further society national meetings is available. In 2025, FEBS National Lecture support 
was given to the society national meetings of Norway, Hungary, Spain and Poland. 
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Please let us know, via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., of your society’s annual national meeting, so we can add it to the
calendar on the FEBS website and let us know if there are any updates to your society’s individual page and
contact details on the Members section of our website. 
We are looking forward to seeing you and your society’s members in Maastricht this summer. 
With best wishes, 

Miguel       
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Prof. Miguel A. De la Rosa 
FEBS Secretary General 
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