Meetings

The General Meeting (Year 1)
7th and 8th of September 2026 in Innsbruck

The General Meeting brings together COST Action members and external participants to exchange progress, discuss ongoing collaborations, and plan future activities. We aim to hold at least one general meeting each year within our COST Action, with this year marking our first meeting. Below you will find practical information regarding participation, logistics, and organisational details.

Online Participation:
There is no registration fee however online participants must be formally invited via e-COST; therefore, please register regardless of participation mode. A participation link will be sent to registered online attendees shortly before the event begins.

In-Person Participation:
There is no registration fee for in person attendance either however participants must cover the cost of meals and if applicable accommodation at the venue. Check out our venue (Grillhof) for this general meeting for practical details.
We will handle all meal reservations and accommodation bookings (at the venue) on your behalf. As the venue is in a secluded location, we will arrange meal bookings for all participants. Payments are made directly on site; online payment through us is not available. Participants staying at the venue may settle their bill at the end of their stay. Those using alternative accommodation can pay directly at the venue after each meal. We will inform you by the end of April whether a room at the venue can be allocated to you. 

Single room: €93 per night
Double room: €80 per night

Lunch costs €20.50 and dinner €18.50.

Funding Info (for in-person only):
Funding opportunities are limited; however, participation is open to everyone regardless of funding availability. Please indicate in the registration form below if you request funding. We will inform you in due course whether we are able to provide financial support. Most applicants will be notified by end of April regarding financial support, with remaining notifications issued on a rolling basis up to the event. Participants who can be funded will be formally invited via e-COST and are required to accept the invitation.

The daily allowance for this meeting is set at €150. 
The maximum travel reimbursement is €1,500 (with an expected average of €500).

Extra Information:  The Locus Coeruleus Meeting

in case you are interested, independent of the COST Action, right after the COST general meeting, there will be the Locus Coeruleus meeting in the same venue. In this meeting, we discuss current methods for investigating the Locus Coeruleus in vivo in humans and animals, as well as current insights into its changed role in ageing and neurodegeneration and its role in regulating cognitive and other functions in the brain. As always, we aim for a very interdisciplinary meeting, involving methods experts, clinicians, researchers in human populations as well as animal models. 
The Registration is also open until the 15.04.2026
Goto https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/congress/lc-meeting/