Keystone Symposia at Gleneagle

Where Ideas Have Room to Develop

International scientists. Focused programmes. Time and space to think, talk and connect.

Keystone Symposia bring together specialist scientific communities to share emerging research, challenge ideas and build connections with others working at the forefront of their fields.

Over the years, Gleneagle has repeatedly welcomed Keystone meetings to Killarney. Typically bringing together 150 to 300 delegates, these multi-day residential conferences demonstrate how Gleneagle can create the right environment for smaller, highly focused international gatherings.

At a Glance

  • 150–300 delegates
  • International scientific conferences
  • Multi-day residential programmes
  • Scientific sessions & presentations
  • Poster sessions & networking
  • Onsite accommodation
  • Killarney experiences
  • Repeated Keystone meetings over many years
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Built Around the Conversation

Keystone programmes combine scientific presentations and discussion with poster sessions, coffee breaks and opportunities for researchers to connect outside the formal programme.

At Gleneagle, meeting spaces, accommodation, dining and hospitality work as one connected experience, allowing delegates to move easily between scheduled sessions and the conversations happening around them.

The best conversations don't always happen when they're scheduled.

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Let Killarney In

Killarney gives those conversations somewhere else to go.

Keystone has incorporated the destination into its meetings, with opportunities for delegates to experience Killarney National Park and some of the area's best-known attractions.

For organisers, it means a concentrated conference programme can be balanced with time away from the meeting room and shared experiences in the destination.

Here, getting away from the meeting can become part of the meeting.

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A Relationship That Keeps Returning

Keystone meetings have taken place in Killarney over many years, bringing international researchers together across fields including immunology, cancer, genomics, metabolism, infectious disease and vaccine development.

The subjects and delegates may change from one symposium to the next, but Keystone's repeated return to Killarney reflects a long-standing relationship with the destination and a conference environment that works particularly well for these focused, residential gatherings.

Different subjects. Different researchers. The same destination.

Sometimes the strongest case for a conference venue is choosing to come back.

The Right Size for the Conversation

Gleneagle is known for major conferences and events, but scale works in both directions.

For Keystone's 150 to 300 delegates, we can create a focused, connected environment while retaining the advantages of onsite accommodation, dining, technical support and the wider Gleneagle experience.

Because a smaller conference doesn't have to mean a smaller experience.

Bring Your Conference to Killarney

Whether you're bringing together a specialist research community, professional association, leadership team or international group, we'll help build the experience around the people in the room.

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