From owner-announce@net.bio.net Mon Apr 26 23:00:00 1999 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: "Kungl, Andreas" Newsgroups: bionet.announce Subject: 3rd International Conference on Molecular Structural Biology Date: 27 Apr 1999 16:35:03 -0700 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 323 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: kristoff@net.bio.net Distribution: world Message-ID: <7g5hj7$5qi@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The Biochemistry Subgroup of the Austrian Chemical Society is pleased to announce the Third International Conference on Molecular Structural Biology which will take place in Vienna, Austria from September 8-12, 1999 FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE BELOW OR VISIT OUR HOMEPAGE AT http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/ipcwww/icmsb99 ************************************************************************ Introduction to the ICMSB99 The First and the Second International Conference on Molecular Structural Biology (ICMSB) took place in Vienna in September 1995 and 1997. Both conferences were very well received by all who took part, including over 250 participants from more than 20 countries worldwide. The organisers are pleased to announce the Third ICMSB, which will take place from 8th to 12th September 1999, and which will, like the previous conferences, feature internationally renowned speakers. The ICMSB99 will focus on topics covering a number of the most exciting areas in the field, with the aim of bringing together specialised scientists from different areas. It will be opened by one of the most outstanding scientists in the field of structural biology, Robert Huber, and the following four days of sessions will include Folding and Function, Novel Structures, Advances in Microscopic Methods, Structural Molecular Biology, Structure-Based Drug Design, and Prediction and Simulation. ************************************************************************ Vienna - An Attractive Conference Location The ICMSB99 will be located at the Federal Chancellery in Vienna. The city is a particularly attractive location for a conference, with its combination of historical buildings, green parks, and modern architecture. Some of the most famous city sights include Schönbrunn Palace and the Hofburg, former homes of the Habsburgs, St. Stephans Cathedral, and the colourful Hundertwasser House. Also unique to Vienna is the Prater park, with its endless green avenues and its funfair, featuring the ´´Riesenrad´´ (ferris wheel). Of course, no trip to Vienna would be complete without a visit to one of the many traditional Viennese cafés, for a piece of the famous Sachertorte. An ´´Oldtimer-Tram´´tour around the Ringstraße will take participants past many of the finest sights. ************************************************************************ Organising Committee A. Kungl, P. Andrew, A. Binder, S. Kristl, A. Schilk ************************************************************************ Scientific Committee C. Kratky, M. Sippl, A. Kungl, P. Andrew ************************************************************************ In Cooperation With Austrian Academy of Sciences Austrian Federal Chancellery ************************************************************************ Sponsored By Austrian Airlines Novartis Forschungsinstitut ************************************************************************ Scientific Programme The six sessions of the conference cover a wide range of topics and experimental methods, which will be presented in the form of plenary lectures, selected short oral communications, and posters. Wednesday 8th: Registration from 2 p.m. onwards Evening: Honorary Lecture (followed by a welcome drink and snack) Robert Huber (Max-Planck-Institute, Martinsried): Diversity and Conservation in Proteolytic Enzymes and their Inhibitors Thursday 9th: Morning Session: Advances in Microscopic Methods Werner Kühlbrandt (Max-Planck-Institute, Frankfurt): Two Conformations of Membrane Ion Pumps Hansgeorg Schindler (Linz University): Single Molecule Microscopy Methods for Structural Biology Helen Hansma (University of California, Santa Barbara): Probing Biomaterials with the Atomic Force Microscope Afternoon Session: Folding and Function Alan Fersht (Cambridge University): Minichaperones: Practical and Mechanistic Tools Thomas Kiefhaber (Biozentrum Basel): Speed Limit for Protein Folding Peter Wright (Scripps Institute): Structure and Dynamics of Unfolded Proteins and Protein Folding Intermediates Friday 10th: Morning Session: Novel Structures Michael Rossmann (Purdue University): The Assembly of Viruses Examined by Combining Crystallography and Cryo-electron Microscopy Don Wiley (Harvard University): Structural Studies of Viral Entry Mechanisms in Influenza, HIV-1 and bola Viruses Kurt Wüthrich (ETH Zürich): TROSY and BSE - Recent Progress with NMR in Structural Biology Afternoon Session: Structure-Based Drug Design Siegfried Reich (Agouron Pharmaceuticals): The Use of Protein Structural Information in Drug Design and Development: Some Examples Keith Wilson (Vertex Pharmaceuticals): Structure-Based Drug Design: Reality over Hype Poster Session I Saturday 11th: Morning Session: Structural Molecular Biology Stephen Cusack (EMBL Grenoble): tRNA and Amino Acid Recognition by Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases Robert Kaptein (Utrecht University): Allosteric Interactions in Protein-DNA Recognition Christoph Kratky (Graz University): Structure and Mechanism of Enzymes with a B12 Cofactor Paul Sigler (Yale University): Structure and Function in Chaperonin-Assisted Protein Folding Afternoon: Poster Session II (followed by the ´´Oldtimer-Tram´´ tour) Sunday 12th: Morning Session: Structural Genomics David Eisenberg (UCLA): Protein-Protein Interactions Terry Gaasterland (Rockefeller University): Using Patterns of Evolution Across Whole Genomes to Support Structural Genomics Target Selection John Moult (University of Maryland): The Past, Present, and Future of Protein Structure Prediction Wayne Hendrickson (Columbia University): Prospects of High-Throughput Crystallographic Structure Determination Approx. 1 p.m.: End of Conference with Farewell Drink and Snack ************************************************************************ Call for Posters Interested participants are invited to submit abstracts describing original work which has not been presented elsewhere. Abstracts should arrive no later than July 10th, 1999. Authors will be informed about the provisional acceptance of the abstract by the end of July. The presentation of the abstract as a poster will be confirmed, and included in the Book of Abstracts when one or more of the authors registers for the conference. Contributors of outstanding abstracts will be chosen by the Scientific Committee to give a 15 minute oral presentation. Poster Prize A prize of ATS 2,000 will be awarded for the best poster contribution i n terms of innovative results and presentation. ************************************************************************ Abstract Submission Camera-ready abstracts should be printed in good quality on a single (A4) sheet of paper, within the area 16 cm wide and 24 cm long. The title should be followed by the author(s) name(s), affiliation(s), and address(es). Text should be in a 12 point font with maximum 1.5 line spacing. Please send two unfolded copies of the abstract to the conference secretariat. ************************************************************************ Posters The poster boards will be 100 cm (width) x 200 cm (height). Materials for poster mounting will be provided. ************************************************************************ Conference Proceedings The lectures and poster presentations will be published by the Austrian Chemical Society in book form (with an ISBN number), and will be distributed to the participants upon arrival at the conference. Additional copies of the Conference Proceedings can be purchased for ATS 300,-. ************************************************************************ General Information Exhibition: An exhibition of instruments, accessories, software, literature, and other items is planned. Companies interested in displaying their products are kindly requested to contact the conference secretariat. Social Events: The conference will be opened by a welcome drink f ollowing the honorary lecture in the Federal Chancellery on the evening of Wednesday, September 8th. On Saturday afternoon, the conference participants will be taken on a tram tour of the city centre. Following this, all participants are encouraged to visit a typical Viennese Heurigen (wine cellar) to enjoy the local food and wine (not included in the registration fee). A further social event will be arranged for one other evening, leaving one evening free to explore Vienna. In addition, half day tours to some of Vienna´s best known sights will be organised for accompanying people (dependent on participant number). Registration (please contact the Conference Secretariat or our homepage): Registration Fee Before August 1 After August 1 Regular Participant 5.000 ATS 5.500 ATS GÖCH Member* 4.000 ATS 4.500 ATS Student** 2.500 ATS 3.000 ATS GÖCH-Students*/** 1.750 ATS 2.000 ATS Accompanying Person 500 ATS 600 ATS *Payment must be accompanied by proof of the remittance of the ´99-GÖCH membership fee **Payment must be accompanied by proof of student status The registration desk will be open from 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 8th. The registration fee includes the Conference Proceedings and participation in all scientific sessions, the welcome and farewell drinks, lunch from Thursday to Saturday, coffee breaks, and participation in the social programme (please note: the Heurigen visit is not included). Accompanying people attend only the social programme (welcome drink, tram tour, additional evening). Accomodation is not included in the registration fee! For accomodation, to register for the Heurigen evening, and to book social events for accompanying people, please ask for the flyer of the travel agency MONDIAL CONGRESS (at the conference secretariat or at our homepage). Remittance of Fees: Remittance must be made in Austrian Schillings (ATS) payable to the Gesellschaft Österreichischer Chemiker, Arbeitsgruppe Biochemie, Account Number 0043-19265/04 at Bank Creditanstalt, Bank Code 11000. Payment is also accepted by sending a (Euro-)Cheque to the conference secretariat or by filling in the credit card form (Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Diners Club, and American Express are accepted). All charges due to bank transfer have to be paid by the sender. The sender´s name and address have to be clearly marked on every remittance. Cancellation: Applications may be cancelled up to August 1st, in which case 85% refund of fees already paid will be made. It will not be possible to offer any refunds if cancellations are made after that date. ************************************************************************ Conference Homepage Please visit our homepage at http://www.kfunigraz.ac.at/ipcwww/icmsb99 for the latest update of the programme plus further information. ************************************************************************ Key Dates July 10, deadline for submitting poster abstracts August 1, deadline for early registration fee August 1, deadline for cancellation ************************************************************************ Location Austrian Federal Chancellery (Bundeskanzleramt) Festsaal Radetzkystraße 2 A-1031 Vienna ************************************************************************ Conference Secretariat Dr. Andreas Kungl Austrian Chemical Society (GÖCH), Biochemistry Subgroupc/o Institute of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of Graz, Universitätsplatz 1, A-8010 Graz Tel.: +43 316 380 5373, Fax: +43 316 382541 E-Mail: andreas.kungl@kfunigraz.ac.at .