*-* Sixth Annual Arthropod Genomics Symposium and i5k Community Workshop*-* MAY 30 to JUNE 2, 2012 Kansas City Marriott on the Country Club Plaza http://www.ksu.edu/agc/symp2012
You still have time to register before Friday, March 30, at the early bird rates and make arrangements to attend!!! ***Print this e-mail from a PDF*** Key deadlines: Friday, March 30 - Early Discount Registration Friday, March 30 - Hotel Reservations at the Marriott on the Country Club Plaza Friday, March 30 - Poster Abstracts to display a poster Friday, May 18 - Registration at regular rates. Registration will continue to be accepted after May 18, if space is available. The symposium focuses on new insights gleaned from analyzing arthropod genomes and is designed for scientists interested in genomic studies of Arthropods, both model organisms and those of agricultural or health relevance. The program will include platform presentations, a welcome reception, a bioinformatics-related workshop and arthropod genomics-related poster sessions. Postdoctoral, graduate, and undergraduate students are also encouraged to attend. Sessions conclude Saturday evening, followed by an optional Kansas City Barbecue banquet. *-*-*-*-* i5k Community Workshop*-*-*-*-*- MAY 30, 2012 (Wednesday morning) to MAY 31, 2012 (Thursday afternoon) “i5k Community Workshop: An international effort to sequence 5,000 of the world’s key arthropod species.” The Workshop will aim to bring together biologists, informaticists, and policy-makers to discuss and contribute to advance planning for the i5k initiative. Plans for the i5k Workshop include presentations by top genomics and bioinformatics researchers and representatives from the primary sequencing centers, followed by training and breakout sessions focused on i5k and other successful insect genome projects. The Workshop will conclude with a discussion of white papers and programmatic steps needed to enact i5k projects. REGISTRATION: Register ONLINE or visit the Register tab on the Symposium website, www.k-state.edu/agc/symp2012 . Registration Rates for Non-Students: Arthropod Genomics Symposium ONLY- $375 ($475 after 3/30/12) i5k Workshop ONLY - $100 ($150 after 3/30/12) Combined Symposium and i5k Workshop - $425 ($575 after 3/30/12) Registration Rates for Students: Arthropod Genomics Symposium ONLY- $175 ($250 after 3/30/12) i5k Workshop ONLY - $50 ($100 after 3/30/12) Combined Symposium and i5k Workshop - $200 ($300 after 3/30/12) HOTEL ROOMS at the Kansas City Marriott on the Country Club Plaza can be reserved for the low rate of $121/night at: http://www.k-state.edu/agc/symp2012/hotel.html POSTER SESSIONS are planned for Friday and Saturday. Please follow the guidelines at http://www.k-state.edu/agc/symp2012/images/AbstractGuidelines.pdf and submit your abstract by March 30, 2012. BIOINFORMATICS WORKSHOP: Friday, June 1, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Terence Murphy, NCBI/NIH, “How to submit your sequencing project to NCBI” Dan Lawson, EMBL-EBI, “Making your genome useful to a wider audience” KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Gene E. Robinson Entomology and Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign “Understanding the Relationship between Genes and Social Behavior: Lessons from the Honey Bee” FEATURED SPEAKERS: Volker Brendel Department of Biology and School of Informatics and Computing Indiana University William E. Browne Biology, University of Miami Niche Partitioning in the Pelagic Zone and the Evolution of the HyperiidAmphipods Angela E. Douglas Entomology, CornellUniversity “From Metagenomes to Function in Animal-microbial Symbioses” Giles E. Duffield Biological Sciences and Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame “Circadian and Light Regulation of the Mosquito Transcriptome” MiodragGrbic Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada and Research Center of Vine- and Wine-related Science, Logroño, Spain “The Genome of the Two Spotted Spider Mite Tatranychusurticae: New Model for Plant-pest Interactions” Marc S. Halfon Biochemistry, University at Buffalo-State University of New York and NY State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences “Regulatory Element Discovery in Sequenced Insect Species” Michel R. Kanost Biochemistry, KansasStateUniversity “Initial Insights from the Manducasexta Genome” Karl Kjer, Entomology, Rutgers University Bernhard Misof, Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, Germany Xin Zhou, Beijing Genomics Institute, Shenzhen, China “The 1KITE Insect Transcriptomics Initiative” S. R. Palli Entomology, University of Kentucky “Functional Genomics of Juvenile Hormone Action” Jason L. Rasgon Entomology, The Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics, and the Huck Institutes of The Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University “FunctionalMetagenomics of Anopheles-microbe Interactions” David W. Severson Eck Institute for Global Healthand Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame "Dengue Virus Vector Competence and Functional Genomics in Aedesaegypti" Matthew G. Slattery Biological Sciences, Human Genetics, University of Chicago Specificity Revealed: Protein-protein Interactions Mediate Emergent DNA Recognition Properties of DrosophilaTranscription Factors TENTATIVE PROGRAM for SYMPOSIUM & i5k WORKSHOP Wednesday, May 30 – i5k Community Workshop 7:15-8:15 am Registration 8:30 am -5:30 pm Speaker sessions 7:30 pm-10:00 pm Poster session Thursday, May 31, 8:30 am-5:00 pm – i5k Workshop continues with breakout groups, common session, and report-backs Thursday evening, May 31, 7:30 pm – Arthropod Genomics Symposium begins with keynote presentation and welcome reception Friday, June 1 – Arthropod Genomics Symposium Platform and Poster Sessions Friday, June 1, 5:30-7:30 pm - Symposium Bioinformatics Workshop Friday evening, June 1 – Dinner on your own Saturday, June 2 – Arthropod Genomics Symposium Platform and Poster Sessions Saturday evening, June 2 – Optional Kansas City BBQ banquet at Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue,Freighthouse location Saturday evening, June 2 - Meeting concludes VENUE: The symposium will take place at the Kansas City Marriott on the beautiful Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. QUESTIONS: Contact Doris Merrill at [email protected]. If you would like to join the ArthropodNews listserv to ensure receiving future notices, please send an e-mail with your name and e-mail address to [email protected]. Please help us “paperlessly publicize” the Symposium by sharing this announcement with colleagues and students! SPONSORS: *Center for Genomic Studies on Arthropods Affecting Human, Animal and Plant Health, KansasStateUniversity *American Genetic Association *Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame *USDA-Agricultural Research Service *USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture CORPORATE SPONSORS: +Monsanto Company +Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. If you would like to become a corporate sponsor, please contact Doris Merrill at [email protected]. Susan J. Brown, Professor and Director, Center for Genomic Studies on Arthropods Affecting Human, Animal and Plant Health, KansasStateUniversity Kristin Michel, Assistant Professor, Division of Biology, KansasStateUniversity, Chair, AGC Symposium Organizing Committee Jay D. Evans, USDA-ARS Bee Research Lab Co-Chair, i5k Workshop Organizing Committee by Doris Merrill, Program Coordinator K-State Arthropod Genomics Center Division of Biology, Kansas State University 116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 [email protected], www.k-state.edu/agc
