The European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR) is pleased to announce that the abstract submission is now open for the joint scientific meeting with the GRELL (Group for Cancer Epidemiology and Registration in Latin Language Countries). The GRELL-ENCR scientific meeting will take place between 28-30 May 2025 in Porto, Portugal (workshops organised on 27 May), and will bring together cancer registry professionals, researchers, and experts from Europe and GRELL countries to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices in cancer registration and research.
Deadline for Abstract submission: 17 March 2025
The meeting will feature a rich program of presentations, workshops, and discussions on the latest developments in cancer epidemiology, registration, and research. We invite all ENCR members and interested parties to submit abstracts and register for the meeting.
For more information on the meeting program, abstract submission, and registration, please visit the official GRELL-ENCR 2025 meeting website.
Workshops
Two half-day workshops will be organised on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, the day preceding the start of the conference.
Workshop 1 (morning): ICD-O-4: towards application in population-based cancer registries
Workshop 2 (afternoon): Is your data available for this year? Strategies to enhance timeliness at population-based cancer registries
Financial Assistance for ENCR Members
As an ENCR member, you may be eligible for financial assistance to attend the GRELL-ENCR Scientific meeting, granted by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC). A limited number of grants are available to support the participation of ENCR members who would otherwise be unable to attend.
The support refers exclusively to travel and/or accommodation. 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. 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.
Deadline to request financial assistance: 30 March 2025
Best Poster Awards
The ENCR Steering Committee will select the best poster communications presented at the meeting by a ENCR researcher for the Best Poster Awards.