To register, you will need to create an account, or log-in to your existing account (you may have an account if you've registered for a New Phytologist symposium in 2022 or 2023).

Select the type of registration you want to book this will add it to your basket. 

You will then need to complete the registration form.  

If you are booking for someone else, make sure that you have changed the personal details for that registration to the details of the person attending, including if they have any dietary restrictions or access requirements. This can be updated after registration by contacting the Events and Promotion Manager.

Once the registration form is complete, you can then move to payment. 

In the invoice section, please add the contact details for the invoice.  

You can then move to the payment section. Options are to pay by credit card, or to pay the invoice via bank transfer.  

Accepted credit cards are Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, JCB and American Express. 

After completing the payment section, your registration will be processed.  If you paid by credit card, your ticket will be approved soon afterwards. If you selected to pay by invoice, your place will not be confirmed until your invoice has been paid. 

You can pay for your registration fees by credit card when checking out, or you can request an invoice to pay your registration fees later. 

If you choose to pay by invoice, your place will be reserved for 30 days.  If after 30 days your payment has not been received, we reserve the right to give your place to someone on the waiting list.   

If you have applied for a travel grant, we will extend the deadline to pay the invoice until after the decision about the travel grant has been communicated to you.  

If you received an invoice, but now want to pay by credit card, we can arrange this.  

Please get in touch if you have any questions or need assistance. 

Navigate to abstract submission.  You may be promoted to log into your Evessio account. 

Once logged into your account, you can save your progress and return to the submission form later. 

Ensure that the personal details are those of the presenting author. 

Fill in your abstract details. 

Upload a Word document of your abstract.

Add any further author information such as an Author Identifier page and/or a CV (optional). 

If you are applying for a travel grant, provide the further information requested.

When you are finished, make sure you submit your abstract using the green 'Complete' button. 

The exact number of abstracts is still to be confirmed, but we have limited poster exhibition/programme space, and expect the process to be competitive. 

Preference will be given to new, unpublished, or recently published work.

We only allow one abstract submission per presenting author. However, you may be listed as a non-presenting co-author on other abstract submission. 

Space in the Symposium sessions is limited and is for registered delegates only.   

Subject to space, guests may be able to attend the field trip and/or conference dinner. Additional costs will apply. Contact the Events and Promotions Manager for more details. 

Invited speakers are listed on the programme page. Further details including biographies and abstracts will be added in due course. 

No, this symposium is in-person only and presentations will not be recorded. 

Yes - but additional charges will apply for extra occupants' breakfasts if they are not also a delegate. 

Please contact the Events and Promotions Manager no later than 1 May 2024 to confirm if you want to share accommodation, or if you have any questions.  

If you are sharing accommodation with a fellow delegate, one delegate will need to pay the accommodation registration rate, and the second delegate can register without accommodation.

Please note that if only one of the two delegates is eligible for a reduced registration, the delegate registering with accommodation should pay the Standard delegate rate.  

Please get in touch with the Events and Promotions Manager, who will assist you.  If extending your accommodation to attend the workshop, we will shortly have an option to add this to a new or existing booking. 

Additional nights of accommodation can be added to your registration by 1 May 2024.  

You can add this when registering or applying for the workshop by clicking the Add-on Products in your basket

You can then select the type of room you need (single or double occupancy), and add the number of nights.

The Events and Promotions Manager will be in touch to confirm dates if necessary. 

If you want to add on extra nights after registering, log into your account

Navigate to Events>Tickets 

Click on the relevant completed transaction code (not "change" or "edit") 

you can then add any additional items. 

The hotel does have a limited number of suites and flats. 

If you would like to request one of these, please get in touch.  

The New Phytologist Foundation has learned that a third-party company, travellerpoint.net, is targeting New Phytologist Symposium speakers and attendees with a fraudulent travel and hotel booking scheme.

The company is calling and / or emailing symposium speakers and attendees, falsely claiming it is the 'official' housing bureau and / or authorised by New Phytologist to book hotel and / or travel accommodation for the symposium. The New Phytologist Foundation is not affiliated in any way with with this company, or any third party accommodation firm. 

All accommodation bookings for New Phytologist Symposium should be made through the New Phytologist Foundation symposium website (based at npf-events.evessiocloud.com) or directly with the Events and Promotions Manager.

Other organisations have reported this apparent scam, which appears to target conferences. Attendees of other conferences have reported the person calling:

• Claims that the hotel rate has dropped and they would like to adjust the cost.
• Claims that rooms are running out and must be booked as soon as possible.
• Claims that rooms are sold out and that they can help find you alternative hotels.
• Claims they can get you a better room rate than the conference organisers.

Please be aware that this is a SCAM designed to obtain your credit card information and / or make charges to your credit card. Please exercise extreme caution when contacted by any third party. The representatives are often extremely pushy. We recommend that you do NOT give this company your credit card number, personal information, or any details about your hotel reservation.

 If you receive a phone call or email from a company offering a hotel and travel booking service, please forward the information to np-symposia@lancaster.ac.uk.

You can apply as part of your abstract submission (please note we cannot accept travel grant applications without a corresponding abstract submission). 

Please ensure you have provided the following information 

• Your CV 
• A letter of support/reference from a senior researcher who has agreed to provide you with a support letter
• A brief (no more than 200-word) statement indicating your reasons for wishing to attend and how you hope the meeting will enhance your career/research
• An estimate of your travel costs.

We have a limited number of travel grants available for individuals in the early stages of their career (student and post-doctoral researchers with up to five years’ experience since gaining / defending their PhD, excluding career breaks). 

We also accept grant applications from researchers based in countries classed as low- or middle-income by the World Bank. 

To be eligible for a grant, you must also submit an abstract for consideration as an oral or poster presentation.  

Travel grants will be paid after attendance at the event.  Travel grant claim forms will be sent following the symposium.   We do not require travel receipts to claim your travel grant. Travel grants can be paid directly to your Institution when appropriate. 

Travel grants are typically processed within one month of receipt of the claim form. 

The number of travel grants awarded will vary depending on the number of applications and the amount requested by applicants. 

The process is expected to be competitive. 

Please ensure you have submited your abstract and travel grant application by 1 March 2024.