The cost of the workshop will be Euro ???. This cost covers all food, accommodation, local transport in the Burren and organisational costs. The fee must be paid by 20 December 2026. Once you have been offered a place at the workshop (and only then), there are two ways of paying: via the University of Melbourne credit card system (preferred); or by bank transfer to the University of Melbourne, for which an invoice will need to be generated and sent to you. Please contact Roger Cousens at rcousens@unimelb.edu.au for the second of these options.
However, if you have a PhD that you completed in the last 5 years (we call you an ECR, Early Career Researcher), you could be one of twelve people to attend free of charge! All you would have to do is pay for your travel costs. There will also be two free places for applicants from ???? developing countries – again covering everything except for travel to the Burren.
Please consider your carbon footprint for this meeting. This will be vary between individuals. For some of you, your employers will make a contribution towards carbon offsets or add something to the cost of your airline tickets. For others, please consider purchasing appropriate carbon credits from a third party to cover your travel emissions.
Refund policy
Andina is an informal group of colleagues, without financial reserves, which runs meetings for the benefit of the scientific community. By December 2026 we will be starting to pay venue and other costs on your behalf. Once you have made your payment, our refund policy is similar to a theatre ticket: we are happy to make a refund provided all tickets have been sold and we are able to “on-sell” your ticket to someone else. In case you are forced to cancel, for example for medical reasons, you should make sure that your travel insurance will cover it.
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