The Welcome Reception is open to all preregistered registrants. It will take place at the Chapters/Somerset Rooms of the King's buiding (Level 2) on Saturday 18th of December 2021 from 20:00 to 21:30 (GMT). Preregistration is required due to health and safety reasons and the limited capacity. Participants must bring their conference badge to attend the reception. Information about the welcome reception booking is embedded in the QR code on the conference badge.

• The virtual participants can choose to join either the scientific programme or the virtual networking space at any moment during the conference. However, there are specific moments where all the participants are invited to network: the coffee breaks, lunch breaks and the virtual welcome reception on Saturday 18th of December 2021 from 20:00 to 21:30 .
• The virtual networking space is built in Gather Town. Gather Town is a video-calling space that allows multiple people to hold separate conversations in parallel, walking in and out of those conversations just as easily as they walk through the virtual spaces of the conference.
• The virtual networking conference space comprises a hall, two gardens, a lobby with table games and a disco. There are many private networking spaces to sit and chat with your colleagues. Otherwise, you can walk around with your avatar and network with the people you meet.
• Indications to access the networking space can be found here.