GenConText 2008

[size=medium][b][color=990000]Keynote Speakers[/color][/size][/b] For the 2008 symposium a number of outstanding scientists have been asked to participate. Following keynote speakers have been confirmed: [url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/faculties/vet/research/staff/researchinterests/?sid=140][b] Frederick Arnaud >[/b][/url] Institute of Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow Veterinary School [url=http://www.tau.ac.il/~gilast/publication.htm][b]Gil Ast >[/b][/url], Department of Molecular Genetics & Biochemistry, Tel Aviv University [url=http://ds9.botanik.uni-bonn.de/zellbio/AG-Baluska-Volkmann/][b]Frantisek Baluska >[/b][/url], Department of Plant Cell Biology, University of Bonn [url=http://www.springerlink.com/content/mfvpyep0ww8v3b2p/][b]Philipp Bell >[/b][/url], Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, New South Wales [url=http://star.tau.ac.il/~eshel/listall.html][b]Eshel Ben Jacob >[/b][/url], School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University [url=http://exppc01.uni-muenster.de/expath/frames.htm][b]Juergen Brosius >[/b][/url], Institute of Experimental Pathology/Molecular Neurobiolgy, University of Munster [url=http://www.butantan.gov.br/cat/index.htm][b]Marcella Faria >[/b][/url] Centro de Toxinologia Aplicada, Instituto Butantan, University of São Paulo [url=http://lib.bioinfo.pl/auth:Forterre,P][b]Patrick Forterre >[/b][/url], Institut de Génétique et Microbiologie, University of Paris [url=http://gogarten.uconn.edu/][b]Peter Gogarten >[/b][/url], Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut [url=http://guava.physics.uiuc.edu/~nigel/][b]Nigel Goldenfeld >[/b][/url], Department of Physics, Loomis Laboratory, University of Illinois [url=http://ccr.cancer.gov/staff/staff.asp?profileid=7275][b]Shiv Grewal >[/b][/url], Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda [color=3F467C][b]Erich Hamberger[/b][/color] Department of Communication Science, University of Salzburg [url=http://plantbiology.unibas.ch/people/heinlein/heinlein.htm][b]Manfred Heinlein >[/b][/url], Institute of Botany, University of Basel [url=http://esbg.gatech.edu/publications.html][b]I. King Jordan >[/b][/url], School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology [url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=search&term=Eugene%20Koonin][b]Eugene Koonin >[/b][/url] National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. USA [url=http://www.naturalgenome.at/manus/ehud_lamm_publication.doc][b]Ehud Lamm >[/b][/url], The Cohn Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas, Tel Aviv [url=http://www.imb.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=11681&pid=11669][b]John Mattick >[/b][/url] Institute for Molecular Bioscience, The University of Queensland [url=http://bio.ijs.si/~nlovsin/group/nika_lovsin.htm][b]Nika Lovsin >[/b][/url] Department of Biochemistry, University of Ljubljana [url=http://www.nbio.uni-heidelberg.de/Groups/WWW_Gerdes/tnt.html][b]Amin Rustom >[/b][/url], Institute of Neurobiology, University of Heidelberg [url=http://shapiro.bsd.uchicago.edu/index3.html?content=genome.html][b]James Shapiro >[/b][/url], Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago [url=http://www.criticalphilosophy.UGent.be][b]Gertrudis Van de Vijver >[/b][/url], Centre for Critical Philosophy, Gent University [url=http://lib.bioinfo.pl/auid:1632382][b]Kalin Vetsigian >[/b][/url] Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston [url=http://cvr.bio.uci.edu/lpv_pubs.html][b]Luis P. Villarreal >[/b][/url], Center for Virus Research, University of California [url=http://igfl.ens-lyon.fr/les-equipes/equipe-9][b]Jean Nicolas Volff >[/b][/url] Institut de Genomique Fonctionelle de Lyon [url=http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/dept/ipages/bwebb.asp][b]Bruce Webb >[/b][/url], College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky [url=http://www.biocommunication.at/][b]Guenther Witzany >[/b][/url] telos - Philosophische Praxis, Bürmoos/Salzburg [b][size=medium][color=990000]Congress Venue[/color][/size][/b] The conference site is suitable for 50-60 participants. Due to the development of the society and potentially resulting space limitations, we strongly encourage all participants to register early. As usual, registration will be handled as first come first serve. Registration and abstract submission is possible online only. The deadline for abstract submission is April 30, 2008. There will be no extension of this deadline. A cancellation of a meeting registration (200 EUR) is possible until four weeks prior to the meeting and only a processing fee of EUR 50,-- will be charged to cover costs for program organization, handling of funds, cups and buttons. The remainder of the registration fee will be refunded. After that date a refund will not be possible. The Programme will be published finally after all abstracts have been received (ca. End of June 2008)