Canadian Gene Cure Foundation
Foundation Canadienne Géne Cure 

Conference Details

Organizing Committee

Organizing Committee:
Dr. Roy Gravel (Chair), University of Calgary
Dr. Jayne Danska, University of Toronto
Dr. Philippe Gros, McGill University
Dr. Michael Hayden, University of British Columbia
Dr. Guy Rouleau, Université de Montréal
Dr. Paul Lasko, Institute of Genetics (CIHR), McGill University

Conference Project Manager
Patricia Posius
Institute of Genetics
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Tel: 514-398-3414
Fax: 514-398-1684
E-mail: patricia.posius@mcgill.ca

Summary Conference Agenda

Please download the Summary Conference Agenda (Draft)

Registration

Registration Fees:

• Faculty members, Principal Investigators: $550
• Post doctoral fellows, trainees and students: $275

Registration will close on March 20, 2011. As space is limited, registration will be on a first come first served basis. Late registrations will be given consideration by members of the organizing committee.

Registration Fees include:

• Attendance to the plenary and poster sessions
• Meeting materials
• 3 nights shared accommodation
• Meals (3 dinners, 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches (one of which is boxed) and 5 coffee breaks)

All persons wishing to participate in the conference must complete and pay required fees (credit card only accepted) using the on-line registration form.

Cancellations:

The registration fee is non-refundable after March 20, 2011. Cancellations received in writing by March 19,2011 will be refunded in full.
Registrants will be responsible for paying the registration fee upon failure to notify us of a cancellation.

Meeting Location & Accommodation

Only 90 minutes from Calgary, the Banff Centre is located in Banff National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The spectacular beauty of the Canadian Rockies surrounds the campus spread over 43 acres of land on the west side of Tunnel Mountain and just a few blocks from downtown Banff.

Please note: Due to limited space, attendees are expected to share accommodations with one other person. If you would like to request a specific roommate, please indicate the name of the person when registering under "Preferred roommate". Otherwise, registrants will be assigned a random roommate of the same sex.

Activities at the Banff Centre include:

Travel

Conference attendees are responsible for arranging and paying for their own travel requirements. Air travel is through the Calgary International Airport. Conference attendees may benefit from reduced airfare when booking their travel with Uniglobe Lexus Travel. Please quote discount code HumanGenetics2011 when booking.

Please contact:

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UNIGLOBE Voyages Lexus (Bureau-chef Corporatif)
1411 rue Peel, bureau 403
Montréal, Qc, H3A 1S5
t. fax:514-397-9221
f. 514-397-2679
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Buses will be arranged to transport conference attendees to the resort. You may select your transport time to the Banff Centre as part of the on-line registration process.

Buses will leave the Banff Centre for the Calgary Airport on April 29th at 13:30.

Awards

Please note, this year there will two awards presented at the conference:

• Best trainee oral presentation
• Best poster presentation

Abstract/poster Guidelines

Each meeting participant is encouraged and has the opportunity to present their poster during one of the two poster sessions.
Two abstracts will be selected for oral presentation at each plenary session.
The deadline for submission of abstracts for consideration for oral presentations is Midnight, Friday March 4, 2011.

1. Abstract content should be relevant to the meeting’s focus. The length of the abstract should not exceed 2200 characters. Abstracts must be submitted by email to patricia.posius@mcgill.ca by March 31, 2011 to ensure inclusion in the meeting book.
2. Only the registrants selected by the Organizing Committee to give oral presentations during the plenary sessions will be notified by email of their decision no later than March 31, 2011.
3. All submitted registrant abstracts will be included in the meeting’s Program and Abstract Book, unless we have been notified to the contrary by the registrant.
4. Please use the following format for the poster abstract providing first the title and then byline (the presenting author should be listed first)

Poster Guidelines

1. Your poster should be a graphically oriented summary of your research project.
2. Registrants will be assigned a presentation time during one of the two poster sessions. Registrants are expected to stand at their posters during the assigned sessions to discuss their work with those interested.
3. Each poster presenter will be assigned to and will share a poster board. Each presenter will have a net useable space in portrait/vertical format that measures 115.82 cm. wide x 115.82 cm. tall (3’8” x 3’8”) – equivalent to 12 letter-page –sized pages in which to exhibit the poster. If your poster is oversized and does not meet the dimensions above, please notify us by March 24th so that we can ensure adequate space for your poster.
4. The posters do not need to be laminated. You may make the poster into a one page display, or you may use smaller sheets.
5. Poster mounting supplies (pushpins and Velcro) will be supplied at the meeting.
6. All posters should be set up on Tuesday, April 26th between 4:00pm and 7:30pm and will remain on display for the duration of the meeting. Posters should be removed by 10pm on Thursday April 28th, 2011.

Sponsorship Opportunities

This conference showcasing the very best genetics in Canada is a perfect venue for organizations and companies to exhibit and to network with conference participants. For further information, please contact Patricia Posius at 514-398-3414. or email: patricia.posius@mcgill.ca.

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