The  registration period for the IUPS 2026 Beacon meeting in Japan was closed  on June 15th.

A total number of 98 participants have registered, 41 coming   from Japan and 57 from overseas, most of them from Asian countries (a huge number coming from Taiwan)  but also Africa,  Europe and the U.S. There will be 74 poster presentations. 15 travel grants were assigned to overseas participants and another 7 to participants from Japan. Selections of grant applications were made based on the relevance of the research to the symposium theme and the scientific quality of the submitted work.The organizers also placed considerable emphasis on geographical diversity and sought to support participants from a broad range of countries, including developing countries, within the limits of the available budget.
In their third year of existence, the IUPS Beacon meetings, continue attracting  an ever increasing number of participants from all over the world. This is no surprise considering the  highly attractive program, the  format favouring  intensive  networking and th e unique opportunity of getting latest cutting edge physiology presented by internationally  highly renowned experts in their fields!
A congratulation to the organizers of this meeting!