GRELL & ENCR
Ascension Meeting 2025
The 49th GRELL Annual Meeting will take place in Porto, Portugal, from 27th to 30th May 2025.
The GRELL 2025 meeting will be particularly special, as it will also host the ENCR (European Network of Cancer Registries) meeting. In this context, workshops will be organized on Tuesday, followed by a 3-day GRELL-ENCR conference.
Stay tuned! Further information will follow soon.
The institution hosting the event
Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto FG, EPE
IPO Porto mission is to provide timely, patient-centered healthcare, without neglecting prevention, research, training and teaching in the field of oncology with the aim of ensuring high levels of quality, humanism and efficiency.
EUROSTARS OPORTO
Modern, functional and well connected: a reference hotel in Porto
The Eurostars Oporto Hotel is a modern, newly-built hotel boasting an optimal, strategic location very near the main entrances to the city and just 15 minutes from the airport. The Hospital São João, the most important universities and the Das Antas zone, the home to Oporto’s Do Dragão football stadium, are all just a few minutes away from the Oporto hotel. The modern, attractive building houses a highly functional hotel in Oporto with 64 apartments, ideal for longer stays, along with 6 meeting rooms, a restaurant, bar, television room, business centre and two parking zones (one indoor and one outdoor). Because of its location, features and comfort, it is a great option for both business and pleasure travel. The is also perfectly equipped for hosting all kinds of events from working meetings to conventions or banquets thanks to its numerous meeting rooms and their functionality.
CONTACTS
Rua do Mestre Guilherme Camarinha, 212
4200-537, Porto
Portugal
350 meters on foot – 5 min
2,3 km by car – 5 min
Reservation: Eurostars Hotels
Promocode: GRELL25
Axis Porto & Spa Hotel
The Hotel in Porto, ideal for a leisure or business stay
This Hotel in Porto is the ideal place for those who opt for a comfortable stay, close to the most important tourist attractions in the city, whether for leisure or business reasons. Combine rest or work with the discovery of a stunning city or relax at Axis Porto Hotel, which allows you to “forget” stress and take the opportunity to promote your physical and mental well-being.
The Hotel’s SPA offers, in a sophisticated and elegant environment, treatments designed to enhance diversified experiences, in addition to the 3 massage rooms, it also has a dynamic pool, Sauna, Turkish bath and sensory shower.
CONTACTS
Rua Maria Feliciana, 100
4465-283, São Mamede de Infesta – Porto
Portugal
1,4 km on foot – 20 min
1,4 km by car – 4 min
Reservation: Axis Hotéis & Golfe
Promocode: GRELL25
ibis Porto São João
Vibrant economy hotel, open to everyone
The ibis Porto Sao Joao hotel is located in Porto University district, close to Sao Joao hospital and on the top floor of the Campus Sao Joao shopping center. The hotel is strictly non-smoking, and features 4 fully equipped meeting rooms plus fast and direct access to the city old town via the metro station next to the hotel and to the Exponor and Europarque business centers. Relax in one of our 100 comfortable rooms and enjoy the 24-hour bar and snack service, free outdoor parking and free WIFI.
The ibis Porto São João has many advantages for those who visit Porto because it is located in the city’s university complex and provides quick access to the Exponor and Europarque business centers. At ibis Porto São João, Porto city center is 10 minutes away by car or metro. The metro station next to the hotel takes you straight to the historic center. Leave the car and stress behind, for free.
CONTACTS
Rua Dr Placido Costa,
4200-450 Porto
Portugal
(+351) 225 513 100
h3227@accor.com
www.all.accor.com
500 meters on foot – 7 min
850 meters by car – 3 min
Provisional Scientific Program
Preliminary program — timing may be adjusted
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Abstracts Submission Instructions
Researchers from Population-based Cancer Registries of latin countries and from ENCR member states are invited to submit abstracts for oral communications and posters of the GRELL-ENCR Scientific Meeting.
We ask authors to follow these instructions scrupulously to facilitate the compilation of abstracts.
Instructions for authors
- The abstract must be written in English.
- The title of the abstract should contain no more than 120 characters (including spaces).
- A maximum of 10 authors belonging to up to five different institutions should be specified. The authors will be separated by semicolon(;), indicating name and surname, without indication of the academic title (see example below).
- The body of the abstract should contain no more than 2000 characters (including spaces).
- The abstract should include the following parts: Objectives, Methods, Results and Conclusions.
- The abstract should not contain any table or figure, nor references.
- The abstract must be submitted using the form available below.
- Authors may indicate a preference for the type of presentation: Poster or Oral communication. Participants who are going to present an oral communication will be asked for consent to broadcast the communication via streaming (audio and slides).
- If the abstract is accepted, at least one if the authors must be registered at the conference.
- Presenters need to attend the conference in person
- Abstracts will be evaluated by a Scientific Committee which will decide the acceptance of contributions and the mode of presentation.
- Notification of acceptance or rejection of the abstract will be sent to the author indicated for correspondence, up to two weeks after the deadline for submission.
Themes for Abstract Submission
- Social inequalities and cancer
- Age and cancer
- Cure and care
- Survival
- Epidemiological/clinical use of cancer registry data
- Data quality
- New methods, innovation, and AI applications
- Cancer Etiology
- Screening
- Results from new cancer registries
- Environmental and occupational exposure and cancer
Best oral and poster communication awards
The best oral communication and the poster presented at the meeting by a young (under 35 years old) GRELL researcher will be awarded a prize consisting on the fees reimbursement.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 17th of March 2025.
Each contribution will be assessed independently by two reviewers. Only contributions aiming to issues inherent to population cancer registries will be accepted.
We seek to ensure a maximum representation of cancer registries of Latin languages countries accredited or in process of accreditation.
Multiple contributions from the same institution will be evaluated on the basis of the relevance of the topics covered and the availability of oral communications.
Available soon
Lígia Silva
(+351) 914 592 380
eventos@lab52.pt
geral@lab52.pt
Scientific Committee
Rita Calisto
Portugal
Maria José Bento
Portugal
Claudine Backes
Luxembourg
Valérie Jooste
France
Marià Carulla
Spain
Liesbet van Eycken
Belgium
Gijs Geleijnse
The Netherlands
Manola Bettio
ENCR-JRC
Raquel Carvalho
JRC-ENCR
Organization Committee
Rita Calisto
Portugal
Maria José Bento
Portugal
Anabela Sousa
Portugal
Roxanne Garcia
Portugal
Ana Filipa Gonçalves
Portugal
Teresa Garcia
Portugal
Pedro Leite Silva
Portugal
Ana Catarina Rodrigues
Portugal
Claudine Backes
Luxembourg
Support
Workshop 1
Updates on ICD-O-4
Workshop 2
Enhancing Timeliness in Estimates:
Maximizing the Value of Population-Based Cancer Registries
Grants GRELL
In the last years it has been possible to request financial aid to participate at the “Ascension Reunion” GRELL’s annual meeting.
The elegible persons are mainly young researchers or recent cancer registry groups representants from latin language countries and/or other participant countries. Our goal is to give young researchers the opportunity to show their research and their work in order to integrate our scientific community. Other situations might also be considered.
The deadline for submitting grant applications is the same as the deadline for submitting abstracts.
To apply, download the application form below, and send it to:
Grants ENCR
The European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) is sponsoring the GRELL-ENCR Scientific Meeting 2025, covering part of the organisation and catering.
A limited budget is available for financial support to cover for travel and/or accommodation of participants with an accepted scientific abstract, coming from cancer registries that are part of the European Network of Cancer Registries.
Please note that the JRC cannot support the registration fee to the GRELL-ENCR Scientific Meeting.
Support may be requested by filling in this application form. If the number of requests for financial support will exceed the available budget, preference will be given according to the conditions below:
- Applicant submitted an abstract to the conference (not necessarily as 1st author)
- Applicant affiliated with a ENCR cancer registry
- Applicant coming from a lower-income European country
- a single applicant per Organisation
- date of application received
Depending on the number of requests, support may be restricted to travel or accommodation.
Please complete the application in English. All relevant information should be included in the electronic form.
Best oral and poster communication awards
The best oral communication and the poster presented each year at the GRELL meeting by a young (under 35 years old) researcher are awarded a prize consisting on the fees reimbursement for that year’s Meeting.
The presentations are evaluated by a Sub-Committee elected from the members of the Scientific Committee of the GRELL, composed of at least three members from different countries.
EARLY REGISTRATION
Participants aged 35 years and aboveUntil April 7th
€ 165,00
Includes:- Access to Lectures
- Documentation Folder
- Lunch
- Coffee Break
- Certificate of Attendance
- GRELL Membership
Participants younger than 35 Years OldUntil April 7th
€ 115,00
Includes:- Access to Lectures
- Documentation Folder
- Lunch
- Coffee Break
- Certificate of Attendance
- GRELL Membership
LATE REGISTRATION
Participants aged 35 years and aboveAfter April 7th
€ 215,00
Includes:- Access to Lectures
- Documentation Folder
- Lunch
- Coffee Break
- Certificate of Attendance
- GRELL Membership
Participants younger than 35 Years OldAfter April 7th
€ 165,00
Includes:- Access to Lectures
- Documentation Folder
- Lunch
- Coffee Break
- Certificate of Attendance
- GRELL Membership
*Registration Deadline: 12th May 2025
European countriesSTREAMING
€ 75,00
Includes:- Access to Digital Lectures
- Digital Congress Material
- GRELL Membership
Non-European countriesSTREAMING
€ 115,00
Includes:- Access to Digital Lectures
- Digital Congress Material
- GRELL Membership
*Registration Deadline: 12th May 2025
Supporting Registrations |
€ 20,00 |
Includes a voluntary contribution to support travel awards to the GRELL_ENCR 2025 conference for students or low/middle-income countries. |