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 3rd Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium
Frontiers in Arthropod Genomics
June 11 - 14, 2009
Marriott Hotel, Downtown Kansas City
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Registration continues to be accepted.
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SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM
The symposium will begin Thursday evening at 7:30 p.m. with an opening keynote presentation and welcome reception. Friday and Saturday will feature a keynote presentation, talks by featured speakers, abstract presentations and two poster sessions. The talks will conclude Saturday at 4:00 pm. An optional evening of Kansas City Jazz and Barbecue is planned for Saturday night. On Sunday morning, you are invited to participate in a roundtable discussion led by members of the ArthropodBase Consortium regarding the generation of integrated arthropod genome databases, tools for genome analysis, and community annotation. The meeting will conclude Sunday at noon.
A pre-symposium Workshop on Chado databases and integration with GMOD tools is scheduled for Thursday, 4:30 to 6:30 pm. A Seminar on genomic sequence capture Next-Gen sequencing, sponsored by Roche NimbleGen, will be presented Friday evening.
POSTER ABSTRACTS
The deadline for submission of poster abstracts has been extended to Friday, June 5. The platform presentations have been chosen from submitted poster abstracts. Please follow the abstract submission guidelines and submit by e-mail to dmerrill@k-state.edu on or before Friday, June 5.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS
The Marriott Hotel in downtown Kansas City has reserved a block of rooms for symposium participants at the reduced rate of $135/night. The DEADLINE for reservations is Thursday, May 21, 2009. After 5/21, reservations will be accepted at the hotel's prevailing rate (up to $300). The on-site parking fee is $13 daily. Call 1-800-810-0850 on or before 5/21/09 and provide the group booking code, "AGSAGS-A, -B, or -C" or book online by clicking here.
TRANSPORTATION
Air: Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is 30 minutes from the conference site.
Ground: KC Transportation Group, www.kctg.com, offers options such as Super Shuttle Shared-Ride Van Service, 1-800-258-3826, ~ $29/person round trip with Group Code 7WCA9 or Taxi, ~ $55 one-way. More Info >>
SATURDAY NIGHT BBQ DINNER and JAZZ
An optional dinner of Kansas City Barbecue with Jazz by the Kerry Strayer Trio will be held Saturday night at Fiorella's Jack Stack Freight House. Cost of the optional banquet is $50 ($25 for students). Transportation will be provided.
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
We continue to welcome your registration and attendance!
The registration fee includes a welcome reception Thursday evening, breakfast and lunch on Friday and Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday. The Saturday evening dinner is not included in the fee.
Early Registration Deadline is Friday, March 20: $295 ($150 for graduate and undergraduate students).
New! Lower Registration Fees, until May 15:
$345 ($175 for students).
After Friday, May 15: Registration will be $395 ($225 for students).
REGISTER ONLINE (See QuickLink above.)
or BY PHONE
Call 1-800-432-8222 or 785-532-5569 and ask for Non- Credit Programs Registration. Office hours are Monday - Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., CST
or MAIL to:
Arthropod Genomics Symposium
141 College Court Building
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-6015
KEY DATES AND DEADLINES - 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009 Early Registration Deadline
May 15, 2009 Extended to Friday, June 5 Poster Abstract Deadline
Thursday, May 21, 2009 Hotel Reservation Deadline
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
William M. Gelbart
Harvard University
Opportunities & challenges for arthropod genomics & informatics in the NextGen world
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Volker P. Brendel
Iowa State University
Opportunities and challenges for automated genome annotation and modeling in a time of unlimited access to sequence data
Susan J. Brown
Kansas State University
Profiling genome transcription during Tribolium development: From egg to eternity
Jay D. Evans
USDA-ARS Bee Research Lab, Beltsville, MD
Chasing your honey: Genomic studies of honey bees and their pathogens
Marian R. Goldsmith
University of Rhode Island
The new silk road: From Bombyx to butterflies
David G. Heckel
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Germany
Insect defenses in chemical co-evolution: Transcriptional responses of the generalist herbivore Helicoverpa armigera to plant defense compounds, phytohormones, and insecticides
Kristin Michel
Kansas State University
Mosquito salivary gland interactions with malaria parasites
Terence Murphy
NCBI/NIH
Arthropod genome support at NCBI and the challenges of annotating genomes in the 21st century
Marcelo Ramalho-Ortigao
Kansas State University
Sand fly functional genomics and beyond
Yoonseong Park
Kansas State University
Evolutionary processes of the partnership between neuropeptides and their receptors
Jose Ribeiro
NIH/NIAID
An insight into the spitome of the blood sucking Nematocera
Denis Tagu
INRA Rennes, UMR BiO3P, France
The pea aphid genome to study phenotypic plasticity
Doreen Ware
USDA-ARS, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories
Annotation and comparative analysis of plant genomes
Stephen K. Wikel
University of Texas Medical Branch
Tick-host-pathogen research in the post-genomic era |
Refund Policy
If you must cancel your registration, do so as soon as possible. Substitutions are encouraged. A full refund, minus a $10 administrative fee, will be made if cancellation is received by the Division of Continuing Education by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2009. After that date, due to guarantees we must give, refunds are not available. Refunds cannot be given in amounts less than $5.00.
Registrants who do not cancel their registration through Conference Registration are responsible for the total conference registration fee even if they do not attend the conference and have not paid the registration fee.
Cancellation Policy
The Division of Continuing Education may cancel or postpone any course or activity because of insufficient enrollment or other unforeseen circumstances. If a program is canceled or postponed, the Division of Continuing Education will refund registration fees, but cannot be held responsible for other costs, charges, or expenses, including cancellation/change charges assessed by airlines or travel agencies.
Questions
Call the Non-Credit Programs Registration Office at 785-532-5569 or 1-800-432-8222 or email registration@k-state.edu for registration information. Please include the name of the event in the subject line. For information about the symposium content, contact Doris Merrill at 785-532-3482 or dmerrill@k-state.edu
Special Assistance
A participant in a conference or non-credit program with a disability who needs accommodations or has special dietary requirements should indicate services needed at the time of registration. If you have further questions please contact Heide Burke at (785) 532-2549or hburke@k-state.edu. Early notification is requested to ensure that accommodations can be provided in a timely manner.
Notice of Nondiscrimination
Kansas State University is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, ancestry, disability, military status, veteran status, or other nonmerit reasons, in admissions, educational programs, or activities and employment, including employment of disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam Era, as required by applicable laws and regulations. Responsibility for coordination of compliance efforts and receipt of inquiries concerning Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 has been delegated to the director of Affirmative Action, Kansas State University, 214 Anderson Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-0124, 785-532-6220 or TTY: 785-532-4807.
Disclaimer
The Arthropod Genomics Symposium planning committee and Kansas State University accept no responsibility for accidents, losses, thefts, damages, delays, or any changes in the sympoisum program resulting from unforeseen events. All (tour/transportation etc) services offered have been arranged with contracted agencies. The Arthropod Genomics Symposium planning committee and Kansas State University assume no responsibility for any actions taken by these agencies or any accidents, losses, thefts, damages, cancellations or changes which may occur before, during or after the 2009 Arthropod Genomics Symposium. |
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