The diversity of experimental systems used to study the effects of Notch signaling, pleiotropy of Notch signals, and increased appreciation of Notch involvement in disease has made the Notch field explode in the past decade.

In 2007 we launched a biennial general Notch research meeting that aims to reflect the diversity of Notch research and bring together researchers from different fields and different experimental systems interested in Notch signaling. The second and third meetings were held in Athens in 2009 and 2011.

These meetings allow each of us to become better informed about what is happening in spheres of interest not immediately connected with our own, get a feeling about the trends and most exciting developments in the field, explore medical Notch applications, and hear and meet old and new players.

Interspersed with these general meetings, in alternating years, more focused smaller workshops help to explore specific thematic in more depth. The first such workshop with the title Notch and Cancer was held in 2008. The second, with the title Notch and Stem Cells was held in Athens in October 2010. The third one focusing on Notch and Trafficking will be held in Athens, Greece, Sunday 30 September through Wednesday 3 October, 2012. The “Notch and Trafficking” conference will be small and intensive, with approximately 60 experts in the field attending. Emphasis will be on open communication of novel, unpublished data "Gordon Conference" style, with the goal of advancing the field and catalyzing new collaborations.

These meetings are sponsored by the not for profit foundation Fondation Santé and benefit from the generosity of additional sponsors. The provisional program including sessions and confirmed speakers will be posted shortly. There will also be a poster session. The program will not be firmly set before early summer.

We will not be able to accept more than 80 participants but encourage the participation of junior researchers as well as colleagues new to the field. Please note that the deadline for pre-registration is April 30.