Dear Colleague:
You are invited to attend the International Plant & Animal Genome
XI Conference (PAG-XI), January 11-15, 2003 at the Town & Country
Conference Center in San Diego, California.
This e-mail is a CALL FOR ABSTRACTS.
The meeting will again offer the satellite sessions and workshops
that took place at the Plant, Animal & Microbe Genomes X
Conference. Over 50 workshops are now scheduled for PAG-XI. The
meeting draft for PAG-XI and abstracts from previous meetings are
now available on the Internet via the World Wide Web (WWW) at:
http://www.intl-pag.org/
Important Dates & Deadlines to Remember:
ABSTRACT DEADLINE: Friday, October 4, 2002
All researchers presenting posters must pre-register for the
meeting to have their abstract printed in the final meeting
program. You may submit your abstract electronically at:
http://www.intl-pag.org/11/11-abstracts.html
PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE: November 1, 2002
The early registration fee is $450 (non-profit/univ/gov't) or
$600 (industry). The student fee (Pre-Ph.D.) is $225 (requires
proof with letter-of-certification). Postmarked date will be
used for all deadlines.
After November 1:
The on-site registration fee is $550 (non-profit/univ/gov't) or
$700 (industry). Student fee (Pre-Ph.D.) of $225 applies to
pre and on-site registration.
For secure on-line registration go to:
http://www.intl-pag.org/11/11-registration.html
For those attendees who come only for the weekend workshops there
will be a weekend rate of $200 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) which
also applies to pre and on-site registration.
HOTEL CUT OFF DEADLINE: December 13, 2002
It is expected that the hotel will be SOLD OUT, so people should
book early. For information concerning lodging at PAG-XI go to:
http://www.intl-pag.org/11/11-intro.html
TRAVEL AWARD GRANT DEADLINES:
There are four travel award grants for PAG-XI offered this year.
For information concerning these grants go to:
http://www.intl-pag.org/11/11-grants.html
OTHER INFORMATION:
Participants requiring entry-VISAs are urged to apply as early
as possible. Requests for VISA letters should be directed to
Hans Cheng at: hcheng at msu.edu
United airline travel code: 556HR (Domestic Travel Only)
All administrative questions regarding PAG-XI should be directed
to Scherago International at the following:
Tel: 212-643-1750 ext. 25,
Fax: 212-643-1758 or,
E-mail: pag at scherago.com
I look forward to seeing you again at the upcoming International
Plant & Animal Genome XI Conference.
Sincerely,
Darrin Scherago
Meeting Manager
Scherago International, Inc.
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Darrin Scherago, CMP - Scherago International, Inc.
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10001
Tel: 212-643-1750 ext. 25 / Fax: 212-643-1758
E-mail: darrins at scherago.com
Website: http://www.scherago.com
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