About us
Cell Shape and Polarity: Lymphocytes and Beyond
Emergence & Convergence is series of one-day mini-symposia on biomedicine organized jointly by Nature Publishing Group and Fondation IPSEN.
Each meeting in the series brings together a group of leading international speakers to address a topic of strong current interest and one which has elements both of new advances in the field — 'emergence' — and a developing consensus on the importance and integration of the new advances with existing understanding — 'convergence'. Where applicable, meetings will be cross-disciplinary in nature to facilitate and promote collaboration.
Each meeting is hosted by editorial staff from Nature Publishing Group.
Attendance for each meeting is 100-120 delegates. Registration for the meeting is free, and the delegates are selected from among those applying to attend.
Conference Organizers
Fondation IPSEN
The Fondation IPSEN (Paris), created in 1983, has two objectives, the distribution of knowledge, and encouraging the exploration of emerging areas of research. To fulfill these commitments the foundation organizes series of international meetings (among them, the Colloques Médecine et Recherche in Neurosciences, Alzheimer’s disease, Endocrinology, Cancer Science, Longevity, and the Vascular Tree). It also awards annual prizes in recognition of outstanding scientific achievements ans publishes various reports, books, newsletters, etc.
Over the past twenty-four years, the Fondation IPSEN has established its place in the scientific and medical landscape and intends to continue to be at the forefront in forming links, initiating multidisciplinary exchanges and contributing to the spread of knowledge, with time, intelligence, goodwill and above all, the collaboration of leaders in current biomedical research.
Nature Publishing Group
Nature Publishing Group (NPG) is a division of Macmillan Publishers Ltd, dedicated to serving the academic, professional scientific and medical communities. NPG's flagship title, Nature, was first published in 1869. Other publications include Nature research journals, Nature Reviews, Nature Clinical Practice, and a range of prestigious academic journals including society-owned publications. NPG also provides news content through Nature News and scientific career information through Naturejobs. The company has a growing conference series.
NPG is a global company with headquarters in London and offices in New York, San Francisco, Washington DC, Boston, Tokyo, Paris, Munich, Hong Kong, Melbourne, Delhi, Mexico City and Basingstoke. For more information, please go to www.nature.com.
Nature Immunology
Nature Immunology publishes high-quality original research articles that provide fundamental insight into the workings of many aspects of the immune system. In addition to publishing significant original research, Nature Immunology also publishes commentaries, News and Views articles, historical perspectives, correspondence from readers and reviews of the literature, thus serving as the major conduit of top-quality information for the immunology community.
Nature Cell Biology
Nature Cell Biology publishes papers in all areas of cell biology, with a particular emphasis on studies shedding light on molecular mechanism. Cell biology is defined in the broadest terms as the study of cell autonomous events in a physiologically relevant setting. Every issue includes a timely and informative collection of News & Views articles, book reviews and editorials as well as peer-reviewed original research. In addition, issues contain Reviews, Historical Perspectives and Commentaries on a regular basis.
