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Spring Symposium 2026


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NVVI Spring Symposium ‘Immunity in Action: Mechanism to Medicine’.

 

April 9 & 10 2026
De Werelt, Lunteren

The Spring Symposium of the Dutch Society for Immunology is held each year at the end of March and covers a broad range of immune-related topics. The Spring Symposium more than 50 years long history and the tradition of hosting renowned international and national scientists that present their cutting-edge research.
About 150 - 250 immunologists from all stages in their career attend this symposium. Its low-threshold setup allows for ample discussion with the speakers and other participants not only after the talks, but also during breaks, the dinner, and the ‘meet the speaker’ breakfast.


Program

The following (inter)national experts in the field of immunology will teach us on the latest developments immunology has to offer:

International experts:

Jan Terje Andersen, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Maria Casanova-Acebes, Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), Madrid, Spain
Omer Dushek, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Bart Lambrecht, VIB UGent – Center for Inflammation Research, Brussels, Belgium
Thomas Pradeu, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
Karina Silina, Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zurich, Switzerland

National experts:

Derk Amsen, Sanquin
Susanne Kooistra, UMC Groningen
Jeanette Leusen, UMC Utrecht
Reina Mebius, Amsterdam UMC
Gerty Schreibelt, Radboudumc
Rene Toes, LUMC

yNVvI Career workshop

The scientific program will soon be available.



Registration

For registration select the button ‘Registration for members’ or ‘Registration for non-members’ on the left

Registration fees

 Registration fee (excl. hotel accommodation):

Before 1 March

As of 1 March

Member: 1 day

€ 165,00

€ 215,00

Industry professional* member: 1 days

€ 230,00

€ 275,00

Non-Member: 1 day 

€ 265,00

€ 315,00

Industry professional* non-member: 1 days

€ 330,00

€ 375,00

Dinner Thursday

€ 55,00

€ 55,00

Member: 2 days

€ 235,00

€ 285,00

Industry professional* member: 2 days

€ 360,00

€ 410,00

Non-Member: 2 days

€ 340,00

€ 390,00

Industry professional* non-member: 2 days

€ 460,00

€ 510,00

Master student: 2 days

€ 155,00

€ 175,00

 * participation of Master student: membership is not necessary, but a confirmation of your supervisor is mandatory.

The registration fee includes: Admission to the meeting, all coffee breaks and lunch and congress dinner on Wednesday.

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Hotel accommodation
Limited hotel rooms are available at the venue De Werelt, Lunteren.

Book your room when registering for the symposium.

Single room (incl. breakfast)  € 125,-
Double room (incl. breakfast)  € 155,-

For double room bookings, please indicate who you will be sharing the room with.

Cancellation policy:
Cancellations and refund requests must be submitted in writing to the NVVI secretariat: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Cancellations made before 15 February 2026 will be refunded less 30% to cover administration costs. After this date no refunds will be given.

General information

Date:
9 & 10 April 2026

Venue:
The symposium will be held at Hotel and Congress Centre De Werelt. Address:
Westhofflaan 2, 6741 KH Lunteren, The Netherlands.
More info: www.dewereltlunteren.nl

Language
The symposium language will be English.

Contact

Symposium secretariat:

For more information, please contact:
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Karin Vonk
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Tel: +31 (0)6 83 56 39 52
www.connectmeetings.nl

Sponsoring

Sponsoring:

Interested to become a sponsor of this symposium?
We look forward to welcome you during our symposium!
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Symposium secretariat:

For more information, please contact:
Logo connect




Karin Vonk

E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Tel: +31 (0)6 83 56 39 52
www.connectmeetings.nl