From owner-drosophila@net.bio.net Sun Aug 13 23:00:00 1995 Newsgroups: bionet.drosophila Path: biosci!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!news.moneng.mei.com!news.inc.net!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!nih-csl!NewsWatcher!user From: Stauffer@codon.nih.gov (Jim Stauffer) Subject: MUSCLE PLASTICITY MEETING INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION FORMS Message-ID: Sender: postman@alw.nih.gov (AMDS Postmaster) Nntp-Posting-Host: 128.231.222.63 Organization: UMN/LDN/NIHCD/NIH Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 02:20:40 GMT Lines: 153 Dear Colleagues: The following includes meeting information and registration forms to be returned either by e-mail or snail-mail. ----------------------------------cut here------------------------------------- MOLECULAR MECHANISMS REGULATING SKELETAL MUSCLE PLASTICITY Sessions & speakers will include: MYOBLAST AND MYOFIBRIL DIVERSITY C. Ordahl, B. Wold, N. Rosenthal, L. Leinwand DETERMINATION AND DIFFERENTIATION FACTORS E. Olson, B. Paterson, W. Wright SYNAPTOGENESIS AND PLASTICITY AT THE NMJ J. Lichtman, W. Thompson, S. Burden, Z. Hall MECHANISMS REGULATING FIBER-TYPE PLASTICITY D. Pette, A. Kelly, S. Williams, S. Hauschka, S. Schiaffino, A. Buonanno REGENERATION AND NEUROMUSCULAR DISESASE M. Rudnicki, Z. Yablonka-Reuveni, H. Blau LOCATION: The conference rooms, meals and sleeping quarters will be provided by the Airlie Conference Center. The Airlie buildings are historic manor homes, cottages and estates dating from the 18th century, and are surrounded by hills and ponds that serve as a wildlife refuge. The Airlie Conference Center is located in Virginia 50 miles southwest of Washington, DC approximately 1 hour from National Airport, and about 30 minutes from Dulles International Airport. TRANSPORTATION: We suggest that participants fly into Dulles International Airport, Virginia (located west of the Washington metropolitan area) since airfares are usually more inexpensive and ground transportation will be provided on Sunday, September 24th from Dulles to Airlie; fewer buses will be chartered from Washington National Airport. If you choose to take a cab, fares from Dulles and Washington Airports to Airlie are approximately $ 50 and $80, respectively. Transportation from Airlie to both airports will be provided at noon time on the last day of the symposium. HOUSING AND MEALS: Single and double rooms with air conditioning and private baths are available. The package includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and overnight accommodations. The cost of the package for the 3 days of the meeting are $ 480 for single and $ 390 for double rooms. A package for local participants is available for $ 120; it includes attendance to all conferences and poster sessions, snacks and lunch. POSTER SESSIONS: Poster sessions will be held on September 25 and 26. Please indicate the session most appropriate for your work on the Registration Form. Abstract sizes should be limited to 6 X 4 in.. The presentation boards will be 4 X 4 ft.. REGISTRATION: The meeting will be limited to a total of 150 participants. Registration deadline is August 15, 1995. A registration fee of $ 120.00 should be paid by check or money order (in US Dollars), and accompany the completed Registration Form and abstract. The registration fee is non-refundable. Applications received after the meeting has been filled to capacity will be returned immediately with full payment. Please make the check or money order payable to the "Airlie Conference Center". Send registration package to: Muscle Plasticity Symposium; Building 49, Room 5A-38, 49 Convent Drive; National Institutes of Health; Bethesda, MD 20892-4480. ------------------------------cut here--------------------------------------- MOLECULAR MECHANISMS REGULATING SKELETAL MUSCLE PLASTICITY International symposium sponsored by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development September 24-27, 1995 AIRLIE CONFERENCE CENTER Airlie, Virginia REGISTRATION FORM ________________________________________________________________________________ Last Name First Name ________________________________________________________________________________ Department Institution ________________________________________________________________________________ Street/P.O.Box City State Zip Code ________________________________________________________________________________ Province/Country Business Phone Fax E-mail Housing needs : [ ] Double [ ] Female [ ] Smoking (includes all meals) [ ] Single [ ] Male [ ] Non-smoking Transportation : [ ] Dulles International Airport (see information sheet) [ ] Washington National Airport Arrival Date/Time:____________ Poster Presentation : [ ] Yes (Choose from the sessions below) (See information sheet) [ ] No Poster Sessions : [ ] Myoblast & Myofibril Diversity [ ] Determination and Differentiation Factors [ ] Synaptogenesis and Plasticity at the NMJ [ ] Plasticity and Regulation of Fiber-Type [ ] Regeneration and Neuromuscular Diseases REGISTRATIO FEE: Make check or money order payable to Airlie Conference Center in US Dollars. Please submit the Poster Abstract (6 X 4 in.), Registration Application Form and payment to the address below by August 15, 1995. Registration is limited to a maximum of 150 participants. Applications received after the conference is filled will be returned with full payment. MUSCLE PLASTICITY SYMPOSIUM Building 49, Room 5A38 National Institutes of Health 49 Convent Drive, MSC 4480 Bethesda, MD 20892-4480 ---------------------------------cut here end----------------------------------- .