The 2nd Annual iNEXT Users Meeting (AUM) was hosted by CEITEC Masaryk University, one of 23 project partners, in the Best Western PREMIER Hotel International. The conference aimed to gather the iNEXT partners providing access to various techniques of integrative structural biology (NMR, EM, and X-ray crystallography) and scientists and users who have been using the equipment, technology, and expertise of HORIZON 2020 funded iNEXT consortium. The meeting was organized by Prof. Vladimír Sklenář with a focus on strengthening contacts between iNEXT partners and users, both academic and industrial, and on facilitating European scientific collaboration on projects that target translational research.
The programme started with the Partner and User Highlights, five scientific contributions selected by Program Committee from more than 50 submitted poster abstracts for oral presentations, followed by Flash Talks Session, where 23 poster presenters introduced their results. Five excellent scientists were invited to discuss Contemporary Trends in Conformational Dynamics at Atomic Resolution during a special workshop on Tuesday morning. Joint research activity Sessions, iNEXT General Assembly, Foresight Meeting, a session bringing together representatives of European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), and other joint activities on Tuesday and Wednesday complemented the programme, which culminated in the Gala dinner on Wednesday evening. This special occasion brought all participants to the Augustinian St. Thomas' Abbey, and overlapped with 3rd Instruct Biennial meeting held in the same venue as AUM since Wednesday, May 24.
