MECC Maastricht

Address: Forum 100, 6229 GV Maastricht

Web page: www.mecc.nl/en

Contact: +31 (0)43 38 38 383 | info@mecc.nl

How to Get to MECC Maastricht?

Network Name: IMC-2024

Password: imc-2024

Connection issues?

• Upon arrival at the venue, you can connect to the local Wi-Fi network using the abovementioned access.

If you notice excessive slowness due to potential network overload, please use your mobile data plan.

The official language of the IMC12 Congress will be English. All abstract submissions and presentations should be in English.

Please find below quick links to the IMC12 Congress scientific programme:

• Programme at a Glance
• Interactive Programme

Printed Posters will be displayed in the exhibition area during the Congress hours during breaks. Each poster will be displayed for a two-day shift, which will be divided into two groups: Odd Numbers and Even Numbers.

Poster presenters should refer to the Poster Help Desk in the Poster Area in order to locate their board number(s).

SHIFT 1:

• Mounting: From Sunday, August 11, from 16:30-19:45.
• Removal: By Tuesday, August 13, by 16:30.

SHIFT 2:

• Mounting: From Tuesday, August 13, from 17:30-20:00.
• Removal: By Thursday, August 15th, by 16:30.

Poster presenters are invited to be in the vicinity of their posters for informal discussions and to answer any questions.

• SHIFT 1 – Odd Numbers – Monday, August 12, from 14:00 – 15:00
• SHIFT 1 – Even Numbers – Tuesday, August 13, from 14:00 – 15:00
• SHIFT 2 – Odd Numbers – Monday, August 14, from 13:30 – 14:30
• SHIFT 2 – Even Numbers – Tuesday, August 15, from 13:30 – 14:30

IMPORTANT:

• You are expected to prepare and bring your printed poster to the meeting venue. There will be no printing facilities onsite.
• The organisers are not responsible for any posters that have not been removed by the end of their shift.
• If you do not remove your poster by the specified time, it will be removed and discarded. We kindly ask for your cooperation in meeting the removal deadline.

ePosters are available on the Congress App in the ePoster Gallery.

Congress abstracts will be available on the congress mobile App during the congress and will be published in the Studies in Mycology journal later this year.

All event activities (including educational sessions, meal functions, exhibit hall, etc.) are exclusively reserved for registered attendees. Non-registered guests (including children, family members, colleagues, etc.) are not allowed in any of the event areas.

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• The International Mycological Association (IMA), founded in 1971, represents the interests of over 30,000 mycologists worldwide. It is a non profit making organization, the purpose of which is the encouragement of mycology in all its branches. The International Mycological Association constitutes the Section for General Mycology of the International Union of Biological Societies (IUBS), the primary biological component of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).
• The IMC12 Congress is hosted by The Dutch Mycological Society (NMV), which was inaugurated on 17 October 1908 and is one of the oldest nature organisations in the Netherlands. The NMV now has nearly a thousand members who occupy themselves, either as amateurs or professionals, with mycology.
• The Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and is situated in Utrecht. We maintain a world-renowned microbial biologicial resource centre of living filamentous fungi, yeasts and bacteria. The institute’s research programs principally focus on the taxonomy and evolution of fungi as well as on functional aspects of fungal biology and ecology, increasingly making use of molecular and genomics approaches. The institute employs circa 70 personnel, among whom 20 scientists.

The main focus of the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute is and will continue to be to explore, study and preserve our fungal collection. We recognize the enormous potential of fungi in the application of solving the world’s biggest challenges. We therefore enhance our partnering with the scientific community, both in the academic, medical, agricultural and industrial field for fundamental and applied research. We also built a new wing to our institute, dedicated to novel product discovery.

To view the floor plan, please click here.

Download the mobile app to enhance your IMC12 Congress experience and access all the information you need!

• Scan the QR code below
• Download the App
• Login with your email address and registration ID number
• See the overview of sessions and speakers
• Receive real-time updates
• View Congress ePosters
• Bookmark the sessions you wish to attend for your personal schedule

Click on “My E-Tickets” on the Congress mobile App home screen in order to access your E-Tickets for Pre-Purchased / Pre-Registered Congress activities and purchases.
You will be asked to present your E-Ticket/s for scanning to the on-site attendants.
**If you have not registered for these events and wish to do so, please contact reg_imc12@kenes.com or approach the Registration desk on-site.

All times in the programme are in CEST Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)

Sunday, August 11, 2024: IMC12 Congress Opening Ceremony Followed by Networking Reception.

• All speakers must check in with their presentation on a USB Memory stick with the technician at the Speakers’ Ready Room at least 2 hours before the session starts.
  Click here to review the instructions and guidelines.
  On-site instructions can be found here.

Don’t miss a visit to the exciting exhibition located in the Expo Foyer, 1st Floor.

• Confirmed Supporters & Exhibitors – Click here

To view the floor Exhibition Floorplan, click here

• Participants are advised to wear business casual for all Congress functions and programmes.

An official personalised letter of invitation will be provided to registered participants as part of the registration procedure. This invitation is prepared solely for the purpose of visa applications and is not a commitment on the part of the organisers to provide any financial support or confirmation of inclusion in the scientific programme.

If you have any questions, please be sure to check out our Frequently Asked Questions page, or please visit the Contact Us page.