Key Dates
6 May 2008
Notification of Acceptances
26 May 2008
Early Registration Cut-off Date
9 June 2008
Late breaking Abstract Submission Date
2 July 2008
Pre & Post Congress Tours
2 July 2008
Social Program Bookings
2 July 2008
Congress Day Tours
9 July 2008
Accommodation Bookings
9 July 2008
Accommodation Deposit deadline
Friday 1st August 2008
Online and hard copy registrations will close midday
9-10 August 2008
Postgraduate Weekend Courses
10-14 August 2008
Congress Opens
With thanks to
Dendritic Cells, Brisbane, Australia
Dates: Thursday 7 August and Friday 8 August 2008
Cost: There is no cost to registrants
The Mater Medical Research Institute, Mater Hospital Campus, Raymond Tce, South Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, 4101
How to register: To register your interest in attending the 2008 DC Symposia please email symposia@mmri.mater.org.au including DC 08 in the subject.
Contact: Symposia Coordinator, 3163 2555, symposia@mmri.mater.org.au
Website: www.mmri.mater.org.au
Flyer: MMRI Date Claimer Flyer
Autoimmunity Meeting Sydney, Australia
Friday 15 August & Saturday 16 August 2008
The Garvan Institute
12th Australasian Autoimmunity Workshop
A distinguished selection of speakers will present their latest research and reflect on current issues in the pathogenesis and treatment of autoimmune disease
Sponsored by:
www.garvan.org.au/pdfs/events/aaw_poster.pdf
Cecile King c.king@garvan.org.au
Shane Grey s.grey@garvan.org.au
Liver's Afloat Whitsundays, Australia
Sunday 3 August – Friday 8 August 2008
Hamilton Island
Liver’s Afloat
Whitsundays
s.lynch@uq.net.au
Cochrane Renal Group Satellite Meeting - Systematic Transplantation
Date: Sunday 10 August 2008
Time: 8:30am to 1:30pm
Location: Sydney Convention Centre, Parkside Room 110A
Speakers: Prof Jonathan Craig, Dr Nicholas Cross, Dr Angela Webster, Dr Richard Wormald
Cost: Free to delegates registering for either the Congress full week or for the full Post Graduate Weekend Course
How to Register: For further information please visit www.cochrane-renal.org.
Contact: Narrelle Willis
Directed Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells
Date: Friday 8 August 2008
Cost: A$80 or $30 students
Location: Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick
How to register:: http://www.stemcellnetwork.org.au/events/events.htm
Contact: Nola Camden, NSW Stem Cell Network, n.camden@unsw.edu.au
Website: www.stemcellnetwork.org.au
This half-day Workshop is the 11th Stem Cell Workshop hosted by the NSW Stem Cell Network.
Speakers in the morning session of the Workshop, who represent the major branches of embryonic stem cell research, will bring Workshop participants up to speed with the current state of the science. Confirmed speakers include:
Dr Ed Wirth - Geron Corporation
A/Prof Andrew Elefanty - Monash University
Prof Peter Rathjen - Melbourne University
Dr Andrew Laslett - Australian Stem Cell Centre
Each short presentation will be followed by an opportunity for participants to ask questions.
The early afternoon session, covers the ethical aspects of risk and uncertainty in embryonic stem cell research, the government's perspective, regulation and the end users’ perspectives.
Kick CAN in Cairns
Conquering antibodies and CAN in Cairns
Dates: Friday 15 to Sunday 17 August 2008
Cairns, Australia
Cost: A$400.00 inc GST
How to Register: Please visit the Meeting website www.canincairns.com.au
Contact: Joanne Tovey jtovey@meetingplanners.com.au
The Meeting Planners
ph: +61 3 9417 0888
Combined Australasian Transplant Co-ordinators Association (ATCA) and Transplant Nurses Association (TNA) Annual Meeting
Dates: Friday 8 August
Location: Sydney Convention Centre, Bayside Room 103
How to Register: Register by clicking on the Combined Australasian Transplant Co-ordinators Association (ATCA) Logo below.
Contact: Paul Robertson
*All Satelite Meetings will be an addditional fee to the Congress Registration Fee
