Latin American Developmental Biology Conference
In March 2024 the Latin American Society for Developmental Biology (LASDB) organizes the Latin American Developmental Biology Conference in Valparaíso, Chile.
More info on: https://lasdb-development.org/.
Joint meeting of RBSCDB and BeSSCR on "CELL PLASTICITY"
The RBSCDB Autumn Meeting 2023 is a joint meeting with the Belgian Society for Stem Cell Research (BeSSCR) and will be held at the Museum of Medicine on the Medical campus of Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Date: Friday Nov. 24 2023 - Abstract deadline: Nov. 1 2023 - Registration deadline: Nov. 15 2023. More info on the meeting page.
EMBO Workshop "When Biology of Endocytosis Meets Physics"
The workshop will take place in Venice, September 10-15, 2023.
More info on: meetings.embo.org/event/21-endocytosis
ABCD 2023 - Biennial Congress of the Italian Association of Cell Biology and Differentiation
The next meeting of the Italian Society for Cell Biology, which will be held in Paestum, Italy on September 20-23, 2023.
More info on: https://abcd2023.azuleon.org/welcome
BSCDB became Royal!
On December 1st, 2022, the BSCDB was officially granted the title “Royal Belgian Society for Cell and Developmental Biology” by Chantal Cooreman, director of Services and Social affairs of the Royal Palace. We are excited to present our new logo and name, RBSCDB!

Meeting announcements
Save the date! The British Society for Developmental Biology organizes the next European Developmental Biology Congress. This will take place on 25th-28th September 2023 in Oxford (and online), and, in the spirit of experimenting with more accessible, conference formats, interlinked one-day meetings in Paris (spearheaded by Sigoléne Meilhac) and Barcelona (spearheaded by Alejo Rodriguez-Fratelli) will be incorporated.

Awards
The PhD excellence award 2022 was given to Astrid Deryckere on her thesis Neurogenesis, neural migration and differentiation in the developing octopus brain.