Frequently Asked Questions

Registration fees include access to the conference's scientific sessions, poster sessions, special sessions, opening reception, social events, networking events, and coffee breaks.

Society for Muscle Biology accepts Visa, MasterCard, and American Express credit card payments. Purchase orders are not accepted.

Substitutions are allowed with conference organizers' approval. To request a registration change, please contact info@musclebiology.org 

Cancellation requests must be emailed to info@musclebiology.org by the conference cancellation date. 

• If cancellation occurs earlier than 2 months prior to the start of the event, a cancellation fee of $50 will be charged
• If cancellation occurs between 7 days and 2 months prior to the start of the event, the cancellation fee is 75% of the registration fee. 
• If cancellation occurs less than 7 days prior to the start of the event, the cancellation fee is 100% of the registration fee.

If payment has been made by the payment deadline of the event and a VISA is not awarded in time to travel to the event, the full registration fee will be reimbursed. In this case, the VISA rejection letter or proof that the visa application process has been initiated on time is required before reimbursement is processed. 

Early Discounted Registration deadline has been extended to August 7th, 2023

Regular Registration deadline is September 15th, 2023

Invited speakers must submit an abstract before the abstract submission deadline after completing registration. Other participants may submit an abstract to be considered for a poster session or a short talk. Abstracts must be submitted at the time of registration. Please follow the abstract guidelines. 

Authors will be notified via email about the decision by October 15th. Please understand that we want to give every application the same chances to be reviewed properly. 

Early stages investigators (PhD students and Postdocs) are encouraged to apply for travel awards. Travel award application must be submitted at the time of registration. Please refer to the instruction on the conference website.

Awardees will be notified via email before the start of the conference. Awardees will receive the award funds at the conference site. 

Please follow the link in the email advertisement or on the conference webpage. To access the conference reduced rates, click the Special Rates button and type SMB23 in the preferential code box (left side of the screen). At the top of the page, you can select the nights you are reserving and your currency. Full room payment is required at time of reservation.

The deadline to reserve the room at the group rate is September 30th, 2023

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you would like to reserve a double room but do not have a roommate, please reserve your room by contacting the hotel directly by email at reservasofiteljequitimar@accor.com(please include SMB MYOGENESIS MEETING in the subject line), or by phone at +55 (13) 2104-2000.

Yes, Sofitel Guaruja Jequitimar Hotel provide a Kids’ club. If you wish to have more information, please contact us at info@musclebiology.org

The Society of Muscle Biology encourages all potential attendees to check their entry requirements with their international office and consulate. As of Saturday August 26th, 2023, the Brazil Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced delaying implementation of the new visa rules until January 10, 2024.  This means that a visitor visa is not required for US, Canadian and Australian conference attendees. In addition it was announced that a 3-year extension of visa-free reciprocal travel was enacted between Brazil and Japan, meaning a visitor visa is also not required for attendees from Japan.  A prior reciprocal agreement allowed visa-free travel for European visitors. Citizens of Mercosur member states do not need a visa to enter in Brazil. The Society of Muscle Biology encourages all potential attendees to check their entry requirements with their international office and consulate.

If you require a VISA letter from the Society for Muscle Biology, please contact info@musclebiology.org after you completed the conference registration.

Brazil is open to international travel. 

As of August 2023, in order to enter Brazil, being vaccinated against any specific type of disease (including COVID-19) is not mandatory.