The biennial ABCD National Congress is the single most relevant scientific event promoted and organized by our Society. The National Congress is a unique opportunity to meet prestigious national and international scientists both by attending their lectures and by informally discussing your and their science with them during free time. The meeting focuses on a limited number of hot and timely topics in cell and developmental cell biology, which are structured in plenary sessions, along with parallel sessions devoted to the traditional areas of interest to our community. Ample time is foreseen for young investigators, who have the opportunity to present and discuss their findings at poster sessions and with selected oral communications