Registration for this event is open
Our fifth Ambassador Program workshop is jointly organised and supported by our colleagues at the National Competence Centres in Poland. The hands-on workshop is aimed at Ph.D. students and post-docs and will be an on-site event focusing on the use of the following BioExcel core codes: GROMACS, PMX and BioBB.
Date: 8 – 9 September 2026
Location: Gliwice, Poland
Participation: Open application with a selection. 40 applicants will be selected for on-site participation. Applicants from Poland will be prioritised for on-site participation. We can only accept participants from EuroHPC Joint Undertaking member institutions.
Registration fee: €90
Registration deadline: 30 June 2026
Registration process: as part of the registration you will need to submit your CV, a motivation letter, a brief outline of your research interests and a poster abstract. Further information regarding this can be found via the registration link below.
Program:
An online Molecular Dynamics pre-workshop event with Alessandra Villa will take place on Friday 28 August 2026. The link will be provided two weeks before the event.
Day 1 – Tuesday 8 September 2026
| Time (CET) | Topic |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Registration |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Welcome (Artur Góra & Damian Borys) |
| 13:30 – 13:45 | Pre-workshop wrap-up |
| 13:45 – 14:45 | Lecture: Free energy (Bert de Groot) |
| 14:45 – 15:30 | Lunch |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | Hands-on: PMX (Bert de Groot) |
| 18:00 – 19:30 | Dinner |
| 19:30 – 21:00 | Poster session |
Day 2 – Wednesday 9 September 2026
| Time (CET) | Topic |
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Lecture: BioBB, basic (Adam Hospital) |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Hands-on: BioBB, basic (Adam Hospital) |
| 12:00 – 12:45 | Lunch |
| 12:45 – 13:45 | Lecture: GROMACS, enhanced sampling (Cathrine Bergh) |
| 13:45 – 14:15 | Coffee break |
| 14:15 – 16:15 | Hands-on: GROMACS, enhanced sampling with AWH (Cathrine Bergh) |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Closing remarks |
