The DEADLINE for abstract submission, for the 7th Genome meeting has
been extended
until October 10th 1999.
https://www.ornl.gov/small_genomes/abstract.htm
There is also still a reduced registration fee available until October
10th.
Registration is available at
https://www.ornl.gov/small_genomes/registration.htm
A total of 36 STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS have been made and if
registrations and funding permit a second round of awards will be made
after
October 10th.
Detailed information concerning the meeting can be found at:
http://www.esd.ornl.gov/programs/microbes/genome99.html
This will be the seventh in a series of meetings on the sequence
and function of small bacterial genomes. The conference is the
continuation of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM)
conference series on Small Genomes, which originated in 1992
and was last held in Lake Arrowhead, California, in 1998.
This conference will primarily focus on recent advances in
functional genomics as well as DNA sequencing and sequence
comparative analysis. The conference will especially emphasize
studies (1) exploring genome sequence information to understand
various biological processes through experiments and (2) defining
gene functions and regulatory networks. We hope that the conference
will help in identifying research gaps, problems, challenges, and
trends in microbial genomics from the viewpoints of genetics,
biochemistry, cell biology, physiology, and ecology. In addition,
to train the next generation of genomic scientists, the conference
will provide partial support to selected graduate students, postdocs,
and young faculty to attend this conference.
This meeting is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy ant the
Office of Naval Research, and the National Science Foundation and there
will be partial support for attendance for a limited numbers of
students, postdoctoral
associates, and junior faculty.
This meeting will feature invited talks and contributed posters.
Meeting Topics Include:
I. Microbial genome sequencing, microbial diversity, and microbial
genome programs
II. Bioinformatics and functional genomics
III. Genomic technology and functional genomics
IV. Genetic and biochemical technology for defining gene functions
V. Cellular processes, regulatory networks, and evolution
VI. Systematic functional analysis of genome sequences
VII. Applied functional genomics
Organizing Committee:
Dr. Jizhong Zhou, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dr. Jeffrey H. Miller, University of California, Los Angeles
Dr. George Weinstock, University of Texas at Houston
Dr. Jennie Hunter-Cevera, Lawerence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Richard Mural, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dr. Monica Riley, The Marine Biological Laboratory
Dr. Elisabeth Raleigh, New England Biolabs Inc.
Dr. Anthony V. Palumbo, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
If you need a registration form faxed to you, please contact:
Kim Smith, 423/576-4860 (phone), smithky at ornl.gov (email)
These completed forms should be returned via fax to 423/576-8646,
ATTN: Kim Smith.
For check payment, please make checks payable to: "7th Conference on
Small
Genomes"
Mail checks to:
Kim Y. Smith
ORNL, P.O. Box 2008
Bldg. 1505, MS-6038, Room 326
Bethel Valley Road
Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6038
Thank you.
Anthony V. Palumbo and Jizhong Zhou for the organizing committee.
