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President's Message

Final Program [Printer-friendly pdf file (2000program.pdf, 156 K) of Final Program with meeting rooms and program abstract numbers]

Meeting Registration

Awards

Poster Competition

Housing/Meals Reservation

Travel to Boulder, Parking, and Recreation

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

Abstract receipt: March 10, 2000, for both electronic and paper submissions.

Latin American Scholarship Application: March 1, 2000

Abstract withdrawal: April 10, 2000

Early Meeting registration: April 28, 2000

Student Travel Award application: April 28, 2000

Meeting cancellation with refund: May 19, 2000

Guaranteed Housing/Meal reservation: May 19, 2000

Program confirmation mailed in mid-May

On site registration: June 7-11, 2000

President's Message

January 2000

Dear Colleagues,

Development is a huge subject, and the membership of the Society reflects this diversity. This is always a problem with organizing an annual society meeting. A regular symposium meeting is generally focused on one aspect of development; an organism or a phenomenon, and attracts only the people who work in that immediate field. An annual society meeting, however, is a forum for the whole society, and should attract all the members, no matter what they work on. With this in mind, I set out to try to include as much of the scope of development as possible, with respect to model organisms and events of embryogenesis.

The program is attached. I have tried to include all aspects of development, in temporal order (but not to scale!!), so there will be something interesting for all members to both contribute and listen to.

The meeting will last three and a half days. Each of the full days will contain a plenary session, with plenary lectures representing each of the topics of the day. Then the meeting will break into three parallel sessions. Each of which will contain an equal mix of invited speakers and speakers chosen from submitted abstracts. Please look through the program and check on the session that best suits your needs and submit abstracts for selection as platform presentations.

After the parallel sessions, each day will finish with a poster session. All the posters will be in the same large hall, so unless there is an unprecedented demand for poster space, they will stay up for the whole meeting, in a hall where refreshments will be served and vendors will show their products.

Each evening will contain informal workshops. Please contact workshop organizers if you would like to make suggestions. Of course, I welcome your comments and suggestions as well.

The Education Committee is planning a symposium and several workshops for the afternoon of June 7, covering the many aspects of education of developmental biology, from elementary level to graduate training. Details will be posted on SDB Website as they are finalized.

I look forward to a memorable meeting. Please send in your abstracts and join us in Boulder, Colorado.

Sincerely,

Chris Wylie, Ph.D

President

The registration fee for all Meeting participants includes:

Entry to all scientific sessions

Entry to exhibits

Opening Reception

Awards reception and banquet (June 10)

Refreshment breaks

Program and Abstracts Book

Participants Directory

Cancellations and refund requests MUST be made IN WRITING, with return of the confirmation card (if issued) and postmarked or FAXed in by May 19. A processing fee of $20.00 will be charged.

pdf file with Registration Form

Poster Competition

Candidates for poster competition for junior postdoctoral fellows (up to the third year after degree) and student (undergraduate as well as graduate) SDB members should check the appropriate box on the abstract form.

Student Travel Award

Student members who wish to request funding to offset their travel expenses should complete the application form and submit with by receipt deadline, April 28. Number and amount of awards will depend on the number of applications received and available funding. Notification of award will be given mid-May.

Latin American Scholarships

A merit-based Latin American Scholarship Program will begin this year for three faculty members and three students who are currently at institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean. Membership to SDB is not a requirement, but preference will be given to SDB members candidates if qualifications are equal. Candidates should complete the application form, include additional material as listed below and submit with abstract. Deadline for receipt of application with abstract is March 1.

Faculty Scholarship: Please include your affiliation and position, and your three most recent, pertinent publications.

Student Scholarship: Please include a letter of recommendation from your advisor or the department chair. The letter should explain why he/she is endorsing the applicant as well as state the amount that the department is willing to contribute to the student's travel.

Eligibility requirements:

1. The first/presenting author must be a current SDB member and be an undergraduate student, a graduate student, or a first, second or third year postdoctoral fellow.
2. The submitted abstract must have a check in the box requesting participation in the Best Poster Competition.

1. Quality of Science:

   Logic and motivation for study

   Documentation of results

   Quantification

   Conclusions appropriate from the data

   References cited where necessary

2. Impact on the field
3. Innovativeness of approach
4. Usefulness of a new technique
5. Appropriateness of the study organism for addressing the issue
6. Clarity of presentation and ease of reading
7. Number of authors on the paper
8. Whether the first author is a student of a postdoctoral fellow
9. The intellectual input of the first author (judged in part by talking to the author and in part by analysis of other posters from the same laboratory).

1. The poster board size is approximately 4 ft (height) by 6 ft (width) or 1.2m by 1.8m.
2. A label with the abstract number (to be provided on the program confirmation card), title, authors, and affiliations should be posted on the top of the poster board.
3. Charts, drawings, illustrations and text should be easy to read from about a 3ft (1m) distance.
4. Check spelling and abbreviations.
5. Post a copy of your abstract (original or corrected, as appropriate).
6. Do not overload the poster board.
7. If necessary, use numbers, letters or arrows to direct sequence of panels on the board.
8. Do not draw or write on the poster boards.

Presenters wishing to use VCR or other audiovisual devises must include a written request with the abstract submission. Authors will be advised of the availability and cost. Confirmation of equipment will only be given after advance rental payment is received.

Online Abstract Submission

On-campus housing and meals will be provided at the Kittredge Residence Halls complex. To reserve on-campus housing you must download, complete and mail the housing form directly to the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU-B) Office of Conference Services. Conference housing begins on June 7 evening and ends morning of June 11. A limited number of rooms are available for early arrival/late departure at an additional charge. Please indicate an early arrival or late departure, if applicable, on the housing form.

The Kittredge Residence Hall Complex consists of five separate buildings clustered around two ponds. Kittredge is located to the southeast of the center of campus. It is within walking distance of the campus lecture halls where meeting sessions will be held. Kittredge rooms are designed for single and double occupancy, with singles allocated by the conference on a first-come, first-served basis. The CU Housing Department is pleased to introduce ResNet, a new Ethernet service available to the meeting residents. ResNet provides the conferees with direct Internet connections in each residence hall room, free of charge. Meeting participants who wish to bring a laptop computer with a compatible 10/100 Ethernet card will be able to connect directly to the University network and the Internet using the Ethernet jack in their rooms. For more information please contact Kelly Mulholland of ResNet at (303) 735-4922.

Rooms are not air-conditioned. While individual rooms do not have private baths, central baths are conveniently located in the immediate area. Linen, towels, and blankets are furnished. Telephones are installed in each room. Microwaves and refrigerators are included with all rooms. Local calls are free. Long distance calls may be made by credit card or by calling collect. We suggest you bring an alarm clock as wake-up service is not available.

The lodging and meal package rates will be $262.89 for a single and $166.36 per person for a double. These rates include lodging Wednesday, June 7 through Sunday, June 11 (checkout time is noon), meals beginning with breakfast Thursday, June 8 and ending with lunch on Saturday, June 10 and tax (tax is subject to change without notice). The awards reception and banquet on Saturday evening are included in all meeting registrations. There is no credit for missed meals or for missed nights lodging. Those rooming off campus will not be able to purchase a full meal plan. However, the Kittredge cafeteria will have a limited number of extra meals which can be purchased with cash at the door during designated meal times. Rooms will be held for reservation until May 19. After this date, reservations will be accepted on a space available basis.

pdf file with Housing Form

For more information, please contact Office of Conference Services by telephone: (303) 492-5151, or by email: [email protected].

Additional information on CU-B is available at: http://www.colorado.edu/

SuperShuttle bus service will be available to transport you between DIA and CU-B for $32 round trip per person discounted rate or $18 one way per person. Simply identify yourself as being with the Society for Developmental Biology to receive the round trip discounted rate. SuperShuttle departs hourly from Level 5 of DIA and proceeds directly to Boulder, 70 minutes travel time. Tickets may be purchased at the SuperShuttle desk located near door 510 on Level 5 at DIA. SuperShuttle will drop you off at Kittredge. For more information about SuperShuttle, please call (303)-316-3816 or Fax (303)-399-3111 or email [email protected].

Rental cars are available at the airport. We do suggest advance reservations. Boulder is located 26 miles northwest of Denver via U.S. Highway 36 and about 40 miles from DIA.

Finally, if you decide to take a taxi from the airport, be sure to agree upon the fare with the driver prior to departure from the airport. The fare to Boulder is approximately $60-$70.

PARKING
For those with cars there is campus parking available. Participants living on campus can park in designated lots around Kittredge. Permits are required and will be sold at check-in. The fee is $16.50. Parking for commuters will be available in Lot 436 which is east of the Engineering Center which is near the meeting location.

RECREATION
For a nominal fee, participants and their families may use the University's recreation center which includes handball and squash courts, tennis courts, swimming and diving pools, and indoor ice rink, exercise rooms, gymnasiums, and saunas.