My name is Alexandre and I’ve recently arrived in Jake Baum’s lab as a Visiting Scientist from Institut Pasteur in Paris.

I’d like to let you know about the upcoming Young Researchers in Life Science (YRLS) conference end of may in Paris (flyer attached). It is organised by a federation of associations of young researchers (Msc/PhD/PostDocs) from all major life science institutes of Paris, but is open to anyone to attend. It welcomes roughly 200+ people every year, covering basically all areas in Life Sciences (it also includes special sessions and workshops, one of them on imaging this year)

I happened to have co-founded and co-organised that congress for 3 years, and I can vouch that this conference is a great place to talk about your work (everyone gets to present a poster, talk if selected) and interact with other young researchers. The atmosphere is quite relaxed but very interdisciplinary, plus the science level is really high (best presentations get awarded), and each year at least 2 top-notch keynote speakers are invited.

Since the idea is it to be open to be greatest number, it's very affordable (~30￡ including lunch and cocktail for 3-days), part of the budget is reserved for a few travel grants, and a couch-surfing system is available specifically between the conference participants.

Deadline for short abstract submission is March 28 (tomorrow!), otherwise you may still register as “attendance only” until end of April.

Don’t hesitate to transfer this mai;/flyer around in your respective circles/labs, every year more students come from abroad, and I hope the momentum continues.

The website is www.yrls.fr, but feel free to let me know if you need more info.

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Alexandre Dufour, Ph.D.

Visiting Researcher @ Jake Baum lab (www.baumlab.com)

Department of Life Sciences, South Kensington campus

Imperial College, London (UK)

Permanent Researcher @ Biological Image Analysis group (www.bioimageanalysis.org)

Department of Cell Biology & Infection

Institut Pasteur, Paris (France)

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From: YRLS organizing team <contact@yrls.fr>
Subject: Registration closing soon: Young Researchers in Life Sciences Conference: 26-28th May
Date: 1 Mar 2014 14:37:34 GMT
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***PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ALL THE PhDs AND POST-DOCS***

YOUNG RESEARCHERS IN LIFE SCIENCES CONFERENCE

The next edition of the YRLS meeting will take place at the world known Institut Pasteur, Paris, from May 26^th to 28^th.
This conference is a venue for young scientists (PhDs and Post-Docs) from various fields in Life Sciences, to present their work, exchange ideas, learn from experts and form new collaborations.

Early registration, with abstract submission: March 28^th (LAST MONTH TO REGISTER!!!!!)
Late registration (attendance only): APRIL 30^th

NOTE that if you are part of one of the organizing institute/association, the registration price is reduced. Don’t hesitate to contact your local representative, or us at participate.yrls@gmail.com
Prizes will be awarded to the best presentations and the best posters.
We are pleased to announce this year’s keynote speakers, Professor Karlheinz Meier and Benjamin Prud’homme, PhD. Prof. Meier is co-director of the EU Human Brain Project and Chair of the Department of Experimental Physics at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. Benjamin Prud’homme, a group leader at the Institut de Biologie du Développement de Marseille Luminy, is interested in understanding the genetic and developmental bases of phenotypic novelty.

Please visit our website for more information : http://yrls.fr/