Key Dates & Registration
The LC Meeting 2026 will take place on September 9th to 12th 2026 in Innsbruck, Austria.
Registration and Abstract submission open from 03.03.2026 to 15.04.2026.
To register, you need to (in this order):
- Create a user account
- Register for the conference
- Submit an abstract
You can of course also join the LC meeting without submitting an abstract /making a contribution. In this case, you would only need to register.
Please note, that if you participate without a contribution, registration fees still apply.
In any case, your meeting registration is only effective once we have received the registration fee.
Also, the venue is limited to 100 people, so another reason to register early.
Registration Fees
Registration Senior (PI, Professor) € 550
Registration Junior (Student, PhD student, postdoc) € 450
- Registration Online € 90
ISTAART members discount:
- Registration Senior (PI, Professor) € 440
- Registration Junior (Student, PhD student, postdoc) € 360
- Registration Online € 90
What's included in the registration fee:
- Coffee breaks before and after lunch
- Welcome Reception on Wednesday
- Lunch on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday
- Dinner on Wednesday and Friday
- Conference Dinner: Includes a 3 course menu at the Restaurant 1809 in Innsbruck.
Additional Options
Social Event Friday Afternoon
We will leave after lunch to go to the bus J together. There will be two possiblities:
Visiting Seegrube/Hafelekar at the Nordkette: Bus to Hungerburg station, with the cable car 20 min to Seegrube.
Costs: we take the bus J Vill - Hungerburg, 24-hour ticket € 4,8 per person, cable car € 47,60 per person + your drinks/food at the restaurant.
If you wish, you can also drive all the way to the summit of Hafelekar, from where it is a 10-minute walk to the summit cross. The view from here is spectacular.
Please note: only for people who are not afraid of heights.
Please make sure to bring suitable foot wear (i.e. ankle-high shoes with a good profile sole). Also, anybody should prepare for variable weather conditions in September at an altitude of 2.256 meters: Please bring comfortable clothes, a warm jumper, long trousers, as well as a light, windproof and ideally waterproof rain jacket. Snow is also possible.
Visiting Seegrube/Hafelekar at the Nordkette: Bus to Hungerburg station, with the cable car 20 min to Seegrube.
Walking option: At the way down you can walk from Hungerburg Station to the city of Innsbruck. 30-40 min. There you can take bus J up to Vill/Grillhof again.
Costs: we take the bus J Vill - Hungerburg, 24-hour ticket € 4,8 per person, cable car € 47,60 per person + your drinks/food at the restaurant.
If you wish, you can also drive all the way to the summit of Hafelekar, from where it is a 10-minute walk to the summit cross. The view from here is spectacular.
Please note: only for people who are not afraid of heights!
For this about trip, there is the option to do very little hiking. If you plan to hike, please make sure to bring suitable foot wear (i.e. ankle-high shoes with a good profile sole). Also, anybody should prepare for variable weather conditions in September at an altitude of 2.256 meters: Please bring comfortable clothes, a warm jumper, long trousers, as well as a light, windproof and ideally waterproof rain jacket. Snow is also possible.
Saturday Afternoon Recommendations
For participants who are staying longer, there are plenty of great hiking opportunities. It is worth staying in Innsbruck a little longer for this:
Hiking: Boscheben (Patscherkofel), walk from the Patscherkofel cable car station 30-40 min.
Costs: Cable car appr. € 33 per person + your drinks/food at Boscheben
There are different hiking routes to the Patscher Alm:
- Take the Patscherkofelbahn cable car to the mountain station. From there, follow the signposted trail via the Hochmahdalm down to the Patscher Alm (walking time approx. 1.5 hours).
- From Igls via Heiligwasser to the Patscher Alm (walking time approx. 1.5 hours).
- From Patsch (Grünwalderhof) to the Patscher Alm (walking time approx. 1.5 hours)
- Take the Patscherkofelbahn cable car to the middle station, then walk almost flat to the Patscher Alm (walking time 10 minutes)
STADIUM TOUR at Bergisel – Sports tour with ski jumbers (50 minutes)
The sports guides, most of whom are still active ski jumpers themselves, will share their experiences and insider knowledge with you. Be inspired by fascinating insights into training routines, technique and ski jumping, and find out what it means for a ski jumper to sit on the starting bar. On request, they can also go into more detail about the history and architecture of the historic Bergisel.
Available for groups of 10 or more (price depends on number of participants, approx. € 15)
Public transport costs: 24-hour ticket € 4,8 per person
Funding for this conference was made possible in part by the ISTAART Grant Program for Conferences and Convenings 26IGPCC-A-1582281, and Alzheimer’s Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer’s Research and Treatment (ISTAART), through the Neuromodulatory Subcortical Systems (NSS) Professional Interest Area (PIA). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Alzheimer’s Association; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the Alzheimer’s Association.