From owner-announce@net.bio.net Fri Oct 01 01:35:00 1999 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Anthony V Palumbo Newsgroups: bionet.announce Subject: 7th Genome Meeting Update Date: 30 Sep 1999 19:35:24 -0700 Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN Lines: 99 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: kristoff@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <37F369E7.8505D1D8@ornl.gov> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net 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@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. .