FENS statement regarding the COVID-19 developments and update on activities

The COVID-19 situation represents a global health concern that FENS takes seriously. We are monitoring the situation and are closely following recommendations for appropriate action as they become available from national and international health advisory bodies, including the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).

For all upcoming activities, we advise participants, faculty and partners to follow recommendations from their national health authorities and to check the WHO website for updates and advice. In addition, we recommend including cancellation insurance when booking travel. 

We are all committed to help ensuring the health of those involved in our activities. FENS will continue monitoring the situation and will provide any updates about our activities through our regular communication channels and below should the situation change.

Should you have any questions, please contact us.
FENS Administration

UPDATES ON UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

• Brain Awareness Week 
  16-22 March 2020, multiple locations
  A number of events are being canceled or postponed. We invite all participants to check with the local organiser.
• CAJAL courses
  Some CAJAL courses are being postponed. Full information available here.
• Slots in NENS Courses 
  Some NENS courses are being postponed. Full information available here. 
• Brain Conference: “Brain Stroke: why, how and hope” 
  19-22 April 2020, Rungstedgaard, Denmark
  POSTPONED to 11-14 April 2021. Please read the FENS-Lundbeck Foundation joint statement here.
• FENS-SfN Summer School “Artificial and natural computations for sensory perception: what is the link?”
  7-13 June 2020, Bertinoro, Italy
  POSTPONED – to 6-12 June 2021
• Brain Conference: “RNA Mechanisms and Brain Disease”
  21-24 June 2020, Rungstedgaard, Denmark
  POSTPONED to 18-21 April 2021
  
• ENCODS2020
  9-11 July 2020, Glasgow, United Kingdom
  POSTPONED to 4-6 June 2021
• FENS 2020 Virtual Forum 
  11-15 July 2020, followed by extended on-demand access
  As a consequence of the COVID-19 crisis, the 12th edition of the FENS Forum has been held entirely online. For further information about the FENS 2020 Virtual Forum, please go here.
  
• FENS-Hertie Winter School “Multiscale approaches to probe psychiatric disorders“
  1 September update
  POSTPONED to 9-15 January 2022 (Obergugl, Austria)

This is an update of the 4, 12, 18 March and 19 April statements.