3rd Global Action Meeting

General Information

  • Dates: 20th-21th April 2026 (with hybrid MC meeting on 21th afternoon)
  • Place: Athens, Greece
  • Organizing Committee: Demeter Tzeli, Laura Rodríguez, Kristin Bartik and Mélanie Vander Geeten.
  • Local Organizing Committee: Demeter Tzeli, Georgios Vougioukalakis, Georgios Ampeliatis, Athanasia Karantoni, Christina Kolokytha, Elefterios Papamichalis, Christina Tzeliou
  • Contact : info@lucescostaction.com

The two-day symposium will include oral communications, poster presentations, WG meetings as well as plenty of opportunities to interact with everyone active in the field of LUCES.

Online participation to the oral communications (only passive attendance) and the Management Committee meeting will be offered. Registration is also mandatory for online attendance.

Key dates

  • 6 February 2026
    • Deadline for pre-registration & abstract submission for Action members requesting financial support from LUCES (abstract template)
  • 20 February 2026
    • Notification of abstract acceptance for a poster, flash or oral communication
    • Notification of eligibility for reimbursement by the COST Action
  • 6 March 2026
    • Deadline for full registration and accommodation booking at the meeting venue

Late registration for attendance in person and for a poster communication can be accepted till March 31st (without possibilities of reimbursement).

Late registration for online attendance will be accepted till April 10th.

Programme

Around 20 oral communications (20 min.) will be chosen from the submitted abstracts with the aim to cover the different topics of the Action. Flash and poster session will also be organized.

Stay in touch for the full programme.

Meeting venue & Accommodation

The meeting will be held at Hotel Golden Age, where all scientific activities will take place. In order to encourage fruitful interactions between Action members, participants are encouraged to stay at the meeting venue.

  • Urban Chic Double room for single use : 130 € /night/room
  • Urban Chic Double room for double use : 140 € /night/room
  • + Green tax: 10€ /night/room

American Buffet Breakfast included.
Free cancellation until 2 days before arrival.

We encourage you to book as soon as possible to benefit from the special rates, using the code: LUCES GAM and sending an email to reservation@hotelgoldenage.com.

Travel

Athens is easily accessible from most major European cities by air, with numerous daily direct flights operated by both regular and low-cost airlines to Athens International Airport – Elefthérios Venizélos (ATH).

Directions to Hotel Golden Age

  • Metro
    Is the easiest way to reach The Golden Age of Athens from the International Airport (35 minutes). The Megaro Mousikis station is just a 4-minutes walk from the Hotel.
  • Express Bus X95
    From the airport arrivals hall to Illisia bus stop (1 hour) which is a 6-minute walk from the Hotel.

Athens public transport

New alternative option for contactless payment using either physical or virtual bank card, without having to pre-purchase the ticket. This applies to the full fare products (Urban and Airport Tickets):
• 90-minute €1.20
• 24-hour €4.10
• Airport Express Bus €5.50
• Metro €9.00.
See more here.

COST Funding

Up to 58 participants may receive financial support from the LUCES COST Action (reimbursement of travel expenses + daily allowance).

Eligibility criteria:

  • Being a WG member of LUCES, or having a direct supervisor who is a WG member of LUCES (the supervisor’s name must be provided on the registration form).
  • Registering by 6 February.

The Core Group will manage the selection according to COST rules and inclusiveness criteria. Priority will be given to active participants submitting an abstract by 6 February.