1st Annual Meeting FA1006-COST Action: PlantEngine I: Current state and vision for the future

General information

Congress venue

 Centro Social Universitario

 (Building nº 29)

 GPS: 38º 01' 20" N       1º 10' 22" W

 <a href="http://www.um.es/csu">www.um.es/csu</a>

 Campus Universitario de Espinardo

 Universidad de Murcia, Spain

  
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 Important deadlines</h2>
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 30 September 2011 </h4>

 Deadline early registration  

 15 October 2011    

 Deadline late registration and submission of abstracts 

  

 Congress secretariat

 Dpto. Biología Vegetal (U. D. Fisiología Vegetal)

 Facultad de Biología. Universidad de Murcia

 E-30100 Murcia. Spain

 Phone: +34 868 887000

 Fax: +34 868 883963

 e-mail: plantengine1@um.es

  

 Organizers

 Mª Angeles Pedreño and Rosa Mª Cusidó

 (University of Murcia & University of Barcelona)

  

 Working group organizers

 Fragiskos Kolisis (Greece)                       Michal Oren-Shamir (Israel)

 Antonella Leone (Italy)                               Mariana Sottomayor (Portugal)

 Heribert Warzecha (Germany)                  Paul D. Fraser (United Kingdom)

  

 Organizing committee

 Roque Bru (University Alicante), Mª Purificación Corchete (University Salamanca), Juan Segura (University Valencia) and Javier Palazón (University Barcelona)

  

 Local collaborators

 Lorena Almagro, Sarai Belchi-Navarro, Ana Sabater-Jara, Laura Gómez-Ros, Francisco Fernández-Pérez, Esther Novo-Uzal, Rosa Mª Cruz Ruiz, Begoña Miras, Ana Sánchez-Godínez, Federico Pomar

                                                         
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 GENERAL INFORMATION</h1>

 The first annual meeting of the FA1006-COST Action "Plant Metabolic Engineering for High Value Products” will take place at Murcia (Spain), from 17 to 18 November 2011. The programme will consist in a few invited lectures plus some oral presentations. We especially encourage young researchers to talk about their results. The meeting is also open to non-members of the COST action. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Murcia. More information on the FA1006-<st1:stockticker w:st="on">COST</st1:stockticker>Action can be found <a href="http://www.cost.esf.org/domains_actions/fa/Actions/FA1006">here</a>.

  

 Date, Venue and Access

 The 1st Annual Conference will be held in the Campus Universitario de Espinardo at the Centro Social Universitario (building 29, see the <a href="http://www.accessia.es/#Centro_Social_Universitario,">map </a>in from Thursday, 17 November to Friday, 18 November.

 Posters and coffee breaks will be taken in the Exhibition room (Sala de Exposiciones), room adjacent to the Meeting Rooms, Aula Multiusos and Aula Didáctica. All rooms are on the basement floor. Lunch will be served in the ground floor, please contact the organizers for any special need concerning meals.

 The Campus Universitario de Espinardo is easily reachable via the tram of Murcia (<a href="http://www.tranviademurcia.es/conocetdm/plano.aspx">tdm</a>) L1, line 1, take the tram in Plaza Circular (Murcia) and get off in Universidad de Murcia, stop at “Centro Social” (arrow pink in the maps) and walk for two hundred meters until building number 29). The tram frequency is between 11-23 min. Tickets have to be purchased before boarding the tram at the price of €1.35 (one way).

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 <img alt="Tranvia de Murcia" src="http://www.um.es/dp-biologia-vegetal/documentos/tdm.jpg" style="width: 652px; height: 614px;" />

 Alternatively, there are buses from Murcia to Campus de Espinardo (number 39A or 39B). Take the bus 39A in Gran Vía Escultor Francisco Salzillo (Murcia) or 39B in Plaza Circular (Murcia) and get off the bus at the Veterinaria’s stop (Centro Social Universitario is in front of this bus stop). The bus frequency is 20 min and costs €1.35 (one way).

  

 Registration

 Invited speakers and all attendees should fill out the registration form and send to <a href="mailto:plantengine1@um.es">plantengine1@um.es</a>) by e-mail. We recall that the attendance is limited to 100 participants. The meeting is open to all participants from any country participating to the Cost Action. However, because of space limitation we strongly encourage an early registration. We guarantee attendance to registered speakers and one delegate per country. Other places will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Therefore, early registrationis strongly recommended. Deadline for registration is 30 September 2011.

 Registration fee
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 The participation at the conference is free, but the package for 4 coffee breaks, 2 lunches (food self-service online), a Tapas dinner, and a welcome and a farewell dinner cost €100 for all participants. All these expenses must be paid in advance to the organizers, so these fees are required to be paid at the time the registration is made (please complete the <a href="http://www.um.es/dp-biologia-vegetal/documentos/Registrationform.doc">registration form</a>).

  

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 Abstract book.</li>
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 Congress documentation.</li>
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 Coffee and lunch from 17-18 November.
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 Welcome reception on Wednesday 16 November, dinner on Thursday 17 and Conference dinner on Friday 18 November.</li>
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 Social event participation is included (from 17-19 November).</li>
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 How to register</h1>

 Payment of the conference fees should be made to the organizers (see <a href="http://www.um.es/dp-biologia-vegetal/documentos/Registrationform.doc">registration form</a>). Only bank transfers will be accepted. A proof of payment of your registrationshould be sent by e-mail to the Congress Secretariat. Please, payment (in €, euros) to the national account number 2043 0195 152007001179 or international account number IBAN ES08 2043 0195 1520 0700 1179 SWIFT/BIC Code: CECAESMM043. Beneficiary: PlantEngine I. Please state clearly the name(s) of the participant(s), and e-mail. Please ensure that all bank charges are paid by your bank.

  

 Confirmation of registration

 When your scanned proof of payment is received by the Conference Secretariat, you will receive a written confirmation of your registration by e-mail. Registrations received by the Conference Secretariat after 15 October 2011 will not be confirmed. This does not mean that you are not registered. Consequently, please bring a copy of your proof of payment with you when you travel to Murcia.

The registration has finished.

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1st Annual Meeting FA1006-COST Action: PlantEngine I: Current state and vision for the future

Organized by Maria Angeles Pedreño Garcia (plantengine1@um.es)