NVVI Annual Meeting 2025

The meeting will comprise presentations from 4 keynote speakers, the Van Loghem lecture, 8 invited speakers, Bright-Spark presentations, Thesis award presentation, oral presentations selected from abstracts and posters presentations.

Keynote speakers

Yasmine Belkaid, Insitut Pasteur, France
Michael Dustin, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, UK
Michelle Linterman, Babraham Institute, UK
Jo Van Ginderachter, VIB (Center for Inflammation Research), Belgium

Invited speakers

Sebastiaan Heidt, Erasmus MC
Maartje Huijbers, LUMC, Leiden
Itziar Martinez, arolinska Institutet, Sweden
Matthew McCall, Radboudumc, Nijmegen
Andrew MacDonald, University of Edinburgh, UK
Ferry Ossendorp, LUMC, Leiden
Lily Verhagen, Radboudumc, Nijmegen
Joost Wiersinga, Amsterdam UMC

Loghem Laureate 2025

John Haanen, AvL-NKI, Amsterdam and LUMC, Leiden

Programme outline:

Abstract Submission guidelines:

On behalf of the Scientific Committee, we would like to thank you for your interest in submitting an abstract for the NVvI Annual Meeeting 2025. The abstract will be judged on following guidelines. Please read carefully before writing your abstract.

Submission deadline is Friday 26 September 2025 - 23:59 hrs.
Submit your abstract HERE

1. All abstracts must be submitted in ENGLISH. The language during all scientific sessions will be English.

2. Topic/ submission categories:          

• Adaptive Immunology
• Autoimmunity
• Clinical/Medical Immunology
• Infection & Inflammation
• Innate Immunity
• Mucosal immunity & Allergy
• Tumor Immunology & Immune Therapy
• Vaccinology

3. 
   The following items have to be covered in the abstract (no headings for these paragraphs are required):
   a. Introduction: describe research background, the working definition and/or hypothesis and/or aims.
   b. Methods: applied methods.
   c. Results: please present a summary of the most important results based on sufficient quantitative and statistical data. Statements such as “to be completed” will not be accepted.
   d. Conclusion: please present a conclusion based on the results. Statements like “the results will be discussed” will not be accepted. Please number the conclusions.
   
   4. All abbreviations have to be written in full and explained upon first use.
   
   5. Format:
   a. Title: maximum 25 words, provide a short clear title reflecting the content of the abstract, no abbreviations in the title. Use generic names only, no commercial names.
   b. Abstract: maximum 350 words excluding title, authors and affiliations. Please note: it’s NOT allowed to include images in your abstract.
   
   6. Select your presentation preference: Oral presentation - Bright Sparks: Yes/No or poster presentation. For Brights Sparks submission criteria click HERE (link naar pdf invoegen). When submitting for the Bright Sparks, you need to send a letter of recommendation of your supervisor, a motivation letter and a short CV via e-mail to: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than Friday 26 September 2025 - 23:59 hrs.
   
   Submission deadline is Friday 26 September 2025 - 23:59 hrs.
   Submit your abstract HERE

Abstracts, submitted after the deadline, will NOT be accepted.
By the end of October/ start of November authors will receive notification of acceptance for an oral or poster presentation. The Scientific Programme Committee will decide on acceptance of your abstract. Correspondence on this decision is not possible.

Registration will open soon

Registration fees

 * participation of Master student: membership is not necessary, but a confirmation of your supervisor is mandatory.

The registration fee includes: Admission to the meeting, all coffee breaks and lunch and congress dinner on Wednesday.

Not a member yet? Apply now!

Hotel reservation

Your hotel accommodation can be booked directly via the congress venue NH Leeuwenhorst te Noordwijkerhout.

Hotel room prices (incl. breakfast & city tax):
Single room per night: € 128,85
Double room per night (for two) € 161,20

Make your reservation HERE.

Cancellation policy
Cancellations and refund requests must be submitted in writing to the NVVI via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Cancellations made before 1 October 2024 will be refunded less 30% to cover administration costs. After this date no refunds will be given. All refunds will be made after the congress. A name change can be made free of charge.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Accreditation

Accreditation will be applied for at the NIV (Nederlandse Internisten Vereniging).

Bus shuttle service
Bus shuttle service from the train station Leiden CS to the venue NH Leeuwenhorst (on Wednesday and Thursday) has arranged. Please sign up when registering for the meeting.

10 December:

From Leiden CS to NH Leeuwenhorst

Departure time: 8.45 / 09.00 / 09.15 / 09.30 / 09:40 hrs.

The buses will wait at the front side of the station near the Aldi. Bus stop ‘Soldaat van Oranje’.
Address: Stationsplein 107, Leiden

Return from NH Leeuwenhorst to Leiden CS

Departure time: 21.15 hrs.  

11 December:
From Leiden CS to NH Leeuwenhorst

Departure time: 8.15 / 08.30 hrs.

The buses will wait at the front side of the station near the Aldi. Bus stop ‘Soldaat van Oranje’.
Address: Stationsplein 107, Leiden

Return from NH Leeuwenhorst to Leiden CS

Departure time: 16.00 hrs.

Please sign up when registering for the meeting or send an email to:

Congress party
As of 21:00 hrs. the party will be held in room Sorbonne 2. Drinks are at your own account. You need a coin to get a drink. During the whole day coins can be bought at the reception desk of NH Leeuwenhorst.

Dates
Wednesday 10 and Thursday 11 December 2025

Language
The meeting language will be English

Venue
The meeting will be held in NH Leeuwenhorst at Noordwijkerhout.
Address: Langelaan 3, 2211 XT Noordwijkerhout
A route description can be found HERE

WIFI
Netwerk: NH Hotel group
Username: nh
Password: wifi

For more information on the NVVI Annual Meeting 2025, please contact the Meeting secretariat:

Karin Vonk
Tel: +31 (0)6 83 56 39 52
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
www.connectmeetings.nl

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