Agricultural Microbes Genome 2 Conference

Introduction

This draft plan for the Agricultural Microbes Genome 2 conference will be updated on an irregular basis. As the program details are finalized there will be minor changes. These changes are likely to occur in the schedule until late into the fall of 2000.

Administration:

All administrative questions should be addressed to Darrin Scherago at Scherago International Inc., 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10001. His phone number is 1-212-643-1750 (extension 20) (FAX number is 1-212-643-1758) and their Internet e-mail address is amg@scherago.com. Scherago International is the conference organizer for Agricultural Microbes Genome 2 conference.

Abstracts:

Participants are invited to submit abstracts for the poster session either in hard copy (printed form) or by e-mail (see the meeting abstracts section details). The abstract forms will have a set of categories to assure your poster talk is properly handled. The printed abstract forms are now available from Scherago International, however electronic submissions are much preferred and easier. This year we have added some suggestions and guidelines for those who will present posters, as well as those who will give talks in the sessions and at the workshops.

This year all posters will be up the entire length of the meeting. Posters need to be taken down by 1:00 pm on Friday this year. Those presenting posters this year need only be at their posters one day this year - Wednesday afternoon.

All abstracts will be reviewed by members of the organizing committee. The normal review turn-around time will be within two - three weeks after the deadline for the receipt of the abstracts. This year any abstracts not submitted electronically should be submitted to: Agricultural Microbes Genome 2 Abstracts, USDA, 800 Buchanan Street Albany, CA 94710 USA. You will be notified of the acceptance of your abstract(s). Abstracts should be submitted directly via the web , but may also be submitted on printed forms available from Scherago or by e-mail (amg2form@www.intl-pag.org). Once you have completed the abstract form, send your form by e-mail to: (agm2abstracts@www.intl-pag.org).

Location & Room Rates:

Town & Country Hotel
500 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108 USA
Phone: 1-619-291-7131 or 1-800-772-8527
FAX: 1-619-291-3584

(10-15 minutes by taxi or Cloud-9 Shuttle from the airport).

For 2001 the hotel room rate will be $94 per night (single or double occupancy) plus tax. You must contact the hotel directly for room reservations. All hotel deposits and payments must be sent directly to the Town & Country hotel. The hotel web site is for informational purposes only. At present you CANNOT make a reservation for the Agricultural Microbes Genome meeting through their web site. Scherago International DOES NOT handle the hotel reservations! Be sure to mention the Agricultural Microbes Genome meeting so you will get the conference hotel rate of $94.

A comprehensive list of other San Diego hotels is available from the San Diego hotel web site, or here, or at the Yahoo San Diego Link.

Room Sharing:

At past meetings a few people have wished to share a room to minimize hotel costs. Thanks to the efforts at Iowa State, a new web site has been set up for this purpose. Anyone wishing to share a room should go to this web site.