Selection

1.    Participation is only open to judges, prosecutors and lawyers in private practice from eligible EU Member States.

2.    The number of places available is limited (30 places). Participation will be subject to a selection procedure. Selection will be first come first served and according to nationality. Priority will be given to those participants who did not attend an ERA event on e-evidence / online investigations / investigating web 2.0 in 2017/2018. Spanish applicants who work for the prosecution service (CEJ) must apply for this event through CEJ.

3.     Applications should be submitted before 30 July 2020.

4.     A response will be sent to every applicant after this deadline. We advise you not to book any travel or hotel before you receive our confirmation.

Registration Fee

5.     €250 including documentation, lunches and dinner.

Travel expenses

6.     Travel costs up to €300 can be reimbursed by ERA upon receipt of the original receipts, tickets, boarding passes, invoices after the seminar. Participants are asked to book their own travel and accommodation. These rules do not apply to representatives of EU Institutions and Agencies who are supposed to cover their own travel and accommodation. Participants are advised of the obligation to use the most cost-efficient mode of transport available.

Accommodation

7.     Maximum 2 hotel nights (up to 115 EUR/night) can be reimbursed by ERA, only upon receipt of the original hotel invoice.

Other services                                                    

8.     Two lunches, beverages consumed during the event and the seminar documents are offered by ERA. One joint conference dinner is also included.

Participation

9.     Participation at the whole conference is required and your presence will be recorded.

10.   A list of participants including each participant’s address will be made available to all participants unless the ERA receives written objection from the participant no later than one week prior to the beginning of the event.

11.   The participant’s address and other relevant information will be stored in ERA’s database in order to provide information about future ERA events, publications and/or other developments in the participant’s area of interest unless the participant indicates that he or she does not wish ERA to do so.

12.   A certificate of attendance will be distributed at the end of the conference.