We are pleased to announce the National Ph.D Meeting, organised by the ABCD. This year, it will be held at the Grand Hotel Salerno, in Salerno, from 7 to 9 April 2016.

The programme includes oral communications, thematic poster sessions, two Keynote Lectures delivered by Gabriella Minchiotti from Naples and Letizia Lanzetti from Turin and a Lecture on Emerging Technologies. As it has become a hallmark of these meetings, students play a fundamental role both in the meeting organisation and its scientific content. The Ph.D. Student Committee will be fully responsible for the selection of oral communications from the submitted abstracts and for chairing all sessions.

Registrations and abstract submissions are accepted exclusively through the website http://dott2016.azuleon.org and will be possible until 22 February 2016. ABCD and SIBBM members will benefit from reduced registration fees. Remember to be an early bird to benefit from discounted prices! Details about the different registration fees can be found on the information page.

 We will be able to award travel grants, covering the registration fee, to a good number of participants. To be eligible, the following conditions must be met:

• be a member or a junior member of the ABCD
• be less than 35 years old at the start of the meeting.

You may apply for the travel grant during the registration procedure. The number of travel grants assigned will depend on the number of requests.

Finally, please remember that prizes for the best posters and best oral communication will be also awarded.

We hope that you and your students will join us in large numbers to ensure a productive exchange of ideas and a lively interaction among the participants.

We look forward to seeing you in Salerno!