The meeting followed the same philosophy as the 1st iNEXT Annual User Meeting held successfully last year in Madrid. Its aim was to gather the iNEXT partners providing access to various techniques of integrative structural biology and scientists and users who have been using the equipment, technology, and expertise of HORIZON 2020 funded iNEXT consortium. The conference was organized with a focus on strengthening contacts between iNEXT users, both academic and industrial, and on facilitating European scientific collaboration on projects that target translational research. Users had the opportunity to present their results to the iNEXT community, the iNEXT partners demonstrated the newest technologies developed in the JRAs, and feedback sessions between the iNEXT Management Committee, the Scientific Advisory Board, and the User Panel helped to optimize the cooperation between the iNEXT partners.
The programme of the Meeting 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 23rd May 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 22nd and 23rd May 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. Minutes of both, Meeting of iNEXT Management Committee and iNEXT General Assembly Meeting are included in this document.
