Forthcoming events:
Workshop: "TOWARDS A BIOBANKING STRATEGY FOR AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION"
6-8 September 2010
AT THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON & EUROPEAN XENOPUS RESOURCE CENTRE (UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH)
3rd Announcement
Hello everyone,
The "TOWARDS A BIOBANKING STRATEGY FOR AMPHIBIAN CONSERVATION" workshop's presentations and discussions will be held at the ZSL (London) on Monday and Tuesday 6 and 7 September 2010 and practical demonstrations will be held at the EXRC (University of Portsmouth) on Wednesday 8 September 2010.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION & PRACTICAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL NEXT MONDAY (9 AUGUST 2010)!
Abstract Submission
The organisers invite you to submit abstracts on aspects relating to amphibian biobanking. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed and selected for presentation (either as an oral communication or as a poster). Abstracts of no more than 250 words can be emailed or posted (using the abstract submission form) to Mrs Claire Rutter (click on amphibian ark logo for link) by 9 August 2010 for consideration by the organisers. Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by 16 August 2010.
Registration for the presentations/discussions (ZSL, London, Mon and Tue 6-7 September)
To register for presentations and discussions please complete the registration form and email or post it to Mrs Claire Rutter by 23 August 2010.
Registration for the practical demonstrations (EXRC, Portsmouth, Wed 8 September)
The number of places on the practical demonstrations is strictly limited to 16. ONLY 7 PLACES LEFT! To register for the practical demonstrations please complete the registration form and fill in the box explaining why you want to attend the practical demonstrations and how you are likely to benefit from attending and email or post it to Mrs Claire Rutter by 9 August 2010 for consideration by the organisers. Successful applicants will be notified by 16 August 2010.
Please send abstract and registration forms to:
Mrs Claire Rutter,
Room 1.36,
Biophysics Laboratory,
School of Biological Sciences,
King Henry Building,
King Henry I Street,
Portsmouth,
PO1 2DT, UK.
E: Claire.Rutter@port.ac.uk; T: +44 (0)23 9284 2047; F: +44 (0)23 9284 2053.
Accommodation
Please book your own accommodation. Links to hotels local to ZSL (London) and the EXRC (Portsmouth) can be found on the biobanking sub-portal and the ZSL science page. Biobanking Sub-portal/ZSL Science page Programme updates will be also be available on the biobanking sub-portal and ZSL science page.
We look forward to seeing you,
Rhiannon Lloyd, Matt Guille, Kevin Zippel, Oliver Ryder and Dominik Lermen
Workshop Co-organisers