Since 1998 the “Cells as Protein Factories” or “ER & Redox Club” meetings have been organized in Europe on a (bi-)annual basis, providing a platform for researchers of redox function, protein folding and ER homeostasis to interact and to foster collaborations.

We are pleased to announce the next ABCD Congress to be held in Ravenna, Italy, at the Palazzo dei Congressi, from 12 to 14 September 2013.

We are pleased to announce the Joint National Ph.D. Meeting, organised by the ABCD and SIBBM. This year, it will be held at the Centro Congressi SGR in Rimini from 11 to 13 October.

We are very pleased to welcome you to the Meeting of the ABCD Group “Cell Stress: Survival and Apoptosis” (CSSA), that will be held at the waterfront resort Città del Mare, located nearby Palermo, 18-19 May 2012.