Deadline for registration, payment and abstract submission
Deadline for registration is November 29th, 2024, at 23:59 (CET).
Deadline for participation fee payment is 10 days after online registration.
Deadline for abstract submission (for short talk or poster sessions) is November 15th, 2024, at 23:59 (CET).
Attendance fee
The 2nd Annual Meeting of 3R Competence Network NRW including the social event on the December 5th, 2024, is NOT free of charge, and a registration is complete once the payment is done until the registration deadline in 10 days after online registration. The fee also includes attendance at the Get-Together Evening at Tivoli in Aachen, Germany. Please check the registration section to learn more about the process.
Payment
To complete your registration for the 2nd Annual Meeting, you are required to transfer the corresponding attendance fee (83,00 € for regular participants; 42,00 € for student participants) in 10 days after online registration for the following bank details:
- Name of the Bank: Deutsche Bank Bonn
- Account Number (Konto-Nummer): 31379100
- Bank code (BLZ-Bankleitzahl): 380 700 59
- SWIFT-BIC Code: DEUTDEDK380
- IBAN: DE91 3807 0059 0031 3791 00
ATTENTION: Please also enter the reference "M-281.0301" in the reference field (Verwendungszweck) along with your full name during your bank transfer. Thank you!
Certification and further education points
Attendance at the Annual Meeting is certified as an advanced training course as part of the German advance training obligation in accordance with §3 TierSchVerV.
Business trip outside of Germany
The 2nd Annual Meeting of 3R Competence Network NRW will take place in Vaals, Netherlands. Although the town Vaals is just by Aachen, Germany, please check if special travel rules apply to you and request in advance for necessary permissions. As we expect most of our participants from Germany, please also check with your employer and apply for an official trip in advance. Please also consider applying for an "A1-Bescheinigung" in a timely manner (usually at least 6 weeks) for social security reasons.
Video, audio and photo recordings
We will make and collect video, audio recordings and photographical shots from the 2nd Annual Meeting of 3R Competence Network NRW to use for informative and promotional reasons on our website, presentations, newsletter and further printed, digital and online media outlets. By registering to the event, you permit us to use those in which your face and/or voice might be identified. If you request to be unidentified on those data, we will then handle this data accordingly.
Aachen Animal Welfare Award
The Faculty of Medicine at RWTH Aachen University is making a clear commitment to animal welfare and research innovation and invites submissions for the 5th Aachen Animal Welfare Award!
Grants of €1,500 are offered for each category (Replacement, Reduction, Refinement)!
Participation and Details: All members of RWTH can submit a publication, dissertation, or a two-page project proposal by November 11, 2024, to Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. Dr. Groß (Contact: dgross@ukaachen.de). Submissions from last year that were not selected may be resubmitted this year. The focus is on supporting scientific work that promotes the 3R concept according to Russell and Burch—research that replaces, reduces, or improves conditions for laboratory animals.
The award ceremony will take place during the annual conference of the 3R Competence Network NRW on December 5, 2024, in Aachen.
For additional information, please contact our network coordinator Lena Kistermann:
Email: lkistermann@ukaachen.de Phone: 0241-80-88605