5th EPATH Conference: Killarney, Ireland

EPATH will host their fifth European conference ‘Strengthening the standards: communities and research‘ from April 26-28, 2023 in Killarney, Ireland. The conference will start on Wednesday at 9h00 and will end on Friday at 13h30 (Irish Time).

The bid to host the 2023 EPATH Conference was won by TENI. TENI is a non-profit member-driven organisation, founded in 2006. The governance is provided by a volunteer Board and operations are led by the Chief Executive and staff. Community engagement is an essential part of TENI’s identity and their mandate is based on a substantial membership, which elects the Board and is involved in long-term strategic planning. We’re looking forward to work with them!

TENI received a lot of local and national support in developing and presenting the bid for Ireland. The following organisations and services expressed their support for the bid: Health Service Executive, HSE Social Inclusion, Health Service Executive Kerry, TransParenCI, Listowel Family Centre, Fáilte Ireland, the Kerry Convention Bureau. the Kerry County Council, and the Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce.

Registration fees

For your information, the registration fee for EPATH 2023 is:

Early bird:

  • EPATH / WPATH Member: €495
  • NON-MEMBER of EPATH / WPATH: €695
  • Student/NGO: €320

Standard rate (from December 17):

  • EPATH / WPATH Member: €595
  • NON-MEMBER of EPATH / WPATH: €795
  • Student/NGO: €420
  • Reduced fee: €250*
Registration fees include:
  • Admission to all scientific sessions
  • Admission to the Opening Reception on April 26
  • Refreshment Breaks & Lunch
  • Conference package including programme book.

Registration fees do not include the attendance of a partner or additional companion at the scientific presentations or other social events within the conference (e.g., the Conference Walking Dinner and After Party on April 27). Exceptions are made for those needing assistance due to reduced mobility. Add-on fees apply for the Conference Walking Dinner (€75) and transportation fees (airport-conference venue).  Please get in touch in case you need more information: contact@epath.eu

* Participants from low-income, lower-middle income, and upper-middle income economies (check if your country is on the list here) are entitled for reduced fees.

Cancellation and refunds

The Organising Committee must be notified in writing of any registration cancellation by fax or e-mail (contact@epath.eu). Telephone amendments will not be accepted. The appropriate refunds will be made. The following cancellation conditions apply, and are subject to change without notice:

Members and Non-members:
REFUNDS WILL BE GRANTED AS FOLLOWS:

  • 100% refund granted from November 1 – December 31
  • 75% refund granted from January 1 – January 31
  • 50% refund granted from February 1 – March 14
  • 0% refund granted from March 15th and beyond

Regardless of the above criteria we will honour all refunds at 100% if we are notified of cancellations within 72 hours of purchase. Please be aware that payment by credit card (particularly when using different valuta) may incur a fee from the creditcard provider. Hence, this fee will be subtracted from your refund.

To obtain a refund, please email us at contact@epath.eu, and we will provide a refund within a couple of days. Please note it can take up to a week for a refund credit to appear on your credit card.

If after registering, you are unable to attend, you will be given the opportunity to send a colleague in your place. Any name change should be made in writing to contact@epath.eu.

Become a member!

Professionals who wish to become a member of EPATH are kindly requested to consider becoming a WPATH member to receive the benefits of WPATH membership and a reduced registration fee to this event.  Please apply for WPATH membership here. Please note that WPATH has approved a tiered membership fee, effective for dues subscription fees for the 2023 calendar year.  If you qualify for the tiered membership geographical discounted full membership dues, please email the WPATH associative director, Jamie Hicks at jamie@wpath.org, for assistance in adjusting your annual dues amount.

WPATH student members are eligible to register as students. Non-WPATH students should provide documentation proving student status (e.g., a letter from a student supervisor written on the headed paper of the institution or a copy of their student card) to contact@epath.eu.

The call for abstracts has ended.

A first tentative program will be available in January, and a final program at the end of February.

See here a video of the beautiful region where the next conference will take place:

Read more about the different formats of presentation here.

With the support of: