The GLEON 2026 All Hands’ Meeting will be held at Lake Banyoles, Spain on 30 August to 4 September 2026 with pre-meetings and early arrivals on 28-30 August 2026. The meeting will be hosted by Universitat de Girona (UdG), Blanes Centre for Advanced Studies (CEAB), and University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) with support from numerous local institutions, companies, and communities.
Ada Pastor, Núria Catalán, and Mireia Bartrons will be the host team for the GLEON 2026 Meeting in Banyoles, Spain. This website will be updated as new information is available, so check back soon.
The hashtag #GLEON2026 will be used for social media.
Attendee Checklist (details provided below):
All attendees MUST complete and pay for both the meeting registration AND the appropriate meeting package by the deadline. After May 15th, participation in the meeting will be based on availability.
The pre-meeting program includes a Steering Committee retreat (tentative) on Saturday, workshops on Sunday, and the main meeting beginning on Monday and continuing through Friday. This schedule allows more meeting time for working group meetings and excursions during the week.
Plan travel and budget accordingly to arrive at Banyoles, Spain by Friday (to be confirmed for Steering Committee members), Saturday (for students and workshop attendees), or Sunday (if only attending the main meeting) and depart on the following Friday afternoon. See Travel and Meeting Venue below for more information.
An overview of the meeting program is provided below:
Please note: the meeting will take place through Friday this year to allow for mid-week excursions.
Special groups involved in the meeting:
The vision for the meeting organizers is to uphold GLEON’s values:
Registration is open for the GLEON 2026 Meeting in Spain. Please complete the meeting registration form by 15 May 2026.
In addition to registering for the meeting with GLEON, attendees MUST reserve the appropriate meeting package by completing a separate form provided by the local host team. (See Venue and Accommodations below).
The GLEON Steering Committee has created a fee structure to allow attendees to select the fee most appropriate to their situation.
The registration fee options are as follows:
There is no added fee for pre-meeting workshops. Meeting participants will also need to reserve and pay for the appropriate meeting package to stay in Banyoles for the meeting (see Venue and Accommodations below).
Travel support is available for early-career researchers. See Freshwater Futures Fellowship below for more information.
For anyone for whom the registration fee creates a barrier to participation, contact the GLEON Steering Committee Co-chairs to inquire about fee waivers.
Q1: Do I need to be a GLEON member to submit registration to attend the All Hands’ Meeting?
A1: No, anyone interested in attending can register. GLEON membership is not a requirement for attending GLEON meetings. However, you will be expected to become a member when you decide to join GLEON collaborative efforts (e.g. projects, working groups, experiments) that require all team members involved to agree to the GLEON Operating Principles & Procedures.
Q2: Do I need to pre-register for this meeting?
A2: There is no pre-registration for this meeting. Attendees should register for the meeting AND reserve the appropriate meeting package using the forms provided.
Q3: Is registration support available for this meeting?
A3: For anyone for whom the registration fee creates a barrier to participation, contact the Steering Committee Co-chairs to inquire about fee waivers.
Meeting organizers are using a strategy to ensure a genuine GLEON experience:
Overnight accommodations are limited in Banyoles, and our local host team has made arrangements to accommodate our group.
In addition to registering for the meeting, all meeting attendees MUST complete a reservation form by 15 May 2026 to reserve one of the two following options that includes the Meeting Package. One package includes pre-arranged overnight accommodations for attendees who will be traveling to the meeting, and the other is for local attendees, guests, or those who do not require overnight accommodations. Payment in full will be required at the time of your reservation. After the deadline, the meeting package will be based on availability.
The following overnight accommodation options are available for meeting attendees. Links are provided for attendees to learn more about the options. Reservations should be made by completing the form provided by the local host team not directly with the hostel, hotel, or apartment vendor:
Meeting package rates with overnight accommodations included are as follows:
The meeting package with overnight accommodations is priced per person and includes everything apart from the GLEON meeting registration fee, namely: overnight accommodations in your choice of hotel, apartment or hostel on a first-come, first-served basis, on-site participation in all organized activities, daily coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, and social activities.
If you are traveling with your family or accompanying person, please select the La Carpa Apartments single use or l’Ast Hotel*** Double room, single use option and contact us at congressos.fundacioudg@udg.edu for further arrangements.
The meeting package without overnight accommodations is priced per person and includes: on-site participation in all organized activities, daily coffee breaks, lunches, dinners, and social activities. Overnight accommodations are not included in this rate.
The accompanying person is priced per person and includes lunches and dinners. Accommodations, social activities, and daily coffee breaks are not included.
The host team has secured funding through the esGLEON network to provide full participation support (for registration and travel) to early career researchers. For those who qualify for Freshwater Futures Fellowship support, please complete the meeting registration form and apply for support by 24 April 2026 using this application form. For a list of criteria, click here.
For more information about student participation in the GLEON All Hands’ Meeting, including a student checklist, click here.
During registration, participants are invited to submit an abstract (or more if applicable) to present your research at the GLEON All Hands’ Meeting. For more information and formatting instructions, click here.
The GLEON Student Association (GSA) Poster Committee will prepare a GLEON 2026 Abstract Book and include all abstracts that authors give permission to share during registration. A link will be shared in advance of the meeting.
The purpose of the Network Partnership Program (NPP) is to help New-to-GLEON participants engage in effective, friendly networking and integration into the community of people and collaboration. For more information about the NPP program, click here.
If you need a letter of invitation to support your visa application or approval by your instutions, click here for instructions.
The GLEON Student Association developed a Beginner’s Guide to GLEON to help orient those who are new to the network or attending their first meeting.
Please refer to the GLEON Meeting Code of Conduct, adopted by the Steering Committee in 2019 and updated in 2024.
GLEON is grateful to our sponsors and partners for organizing and supporting the All Hands’ Meeting:
The GLEON 2026 meeting in Spain was organized with support from numerous local institutions, companies, and communities, including:
