Upcoming Events
2010
ozbio2010
Melbourne Convention Centre
26 September to 1 October
Join us for the 2010 annual meeting of the Australian Society of Plant Scientists at OzBio2010 to be held at the Melbourne Convention Centre from 26 September to 1 October 2010. Details of the exciting program can be viewed at: http://www.asbmb.org.au/ozbio2010/program.html
PLASMODESMATA 2010: 7th International Conference
Quarantine Station, Manly, NSW
21-26 March 2010
After 35 years,Plasmodesmata returns to Australia.
Come join us for an exciting week of intercellular communication while enjoying the unique atmosphere and magnificent views of the newly renovated Quarantine station. This site has its own beach right on Sydney Harbour.
The first workshop to focus on Plasmodesmata was held in Canberra in 1975, at the beginning of a new era of research investigating plasmodesma structure and function. After 35 years, the 7th workshop in the series will return to Australia. We are expecting over 60 plant biologists and virologists to join us from around the globe to share their latest findings.
Registration will open from 1 August, 2009.
Major symposia topics will include:
Proteins in plasmodesmata
Mechanisms of transport through plasmodesmata
Intercellular signalling and regulation
Virus movement
Phloem transport
Intracellular and intercellular gene silencing
Plasmodesmata and coordination of development
Proposed special sessions include:
Plasmodesmata boomerang back downunder — 35 years on
Tunnelling nanotubes
Lessons from nuclear pores
Plasmodesmata: models for nanofiltration engineers?
For further information, visit the website www.bio.usyd.edu.au/pd2010/, or email :
To find out about the Qstation: www.qstation.com.au
20th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances
Tarragona (Spain)
28 June to 2 July
The Organizing Committee of the 20th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances welcomes those interested in all aspects of Plant Hormone Biology to attend the Conference to be held in Tarragona (Spain) from 28 June to 2 July 2010. You can find further information about the Conferences: speakers, topics, registration and accommodation facilities… Through the IPGSA webpage:
Deadline for Early registration: March 15, 2010
Deadline for Abstracts submission for oral consideration: March 15, 2010
Deadline for Abstracts submission for posters: March 15, 2010
Registration to the Conference is compulsory to present an abstract.
11th International Symposium on the Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms (GIM 2010)
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
28 June to 1 July
The emphasis is on the contributions of genetics coupled to microbiology. New technologies may lead to new products from microbes, renewable and clean energy, bioremediation, microbial models and beneficial microbes.
The Conference was last held in Prague in 2006 and attracted over 800 delegates. The 2010 Conference will bring together the world’s leading academics, agricultural specialists, food/information/energy technologists, health specialists, molecular biologists and pharmaceutical researchers. For further information, contact the organiser Bree Richardson [brichardson@arinex.com.au].
2011
The XVIII International Botanical Congress
Melbourne
23-30 July
The Australian botanical community invites to Melbourne, Australia in July 2011 to participate in the XVIII International Botanical Congress.
Australia has a vibrant scientific community active across all botanical disciplines and its researchers play a prominent and highly collaborative role in international biological sciences. The Australian flora, with its many endemics and strong Gondwanan element, provides a unique opportunity full of inspiring experiences for the botanical visitor. Its ancient landscape includes vast deserts, tropical and temperate rainforests, floristically rich heathlands and unique eucalypt forests. Marine environments include a rich flora and the most extensive coral ecosystem, the Great Barrier Reef.
Australia’s botanical community is eager to welcome colleagues from around the world to the 2011 IBC for an intellectually stimulating and socially memorable occasion.
Society funding for Workshops and Conferences
Click here to view guidelines for Conference seed funding applications.
Click here for application form for Conference funding.
Student Travel Grants
Funds are set aside each year to sponsor student travel to our annual conference, and in this way contribute to their professional development in plant science.
Support will vary from year to year depending on the Society finances, location of meeting and number of applications. The Treasurer will apply a formula in calculating individual entitlements and takes these factors into account. Applicants must be financial members of ASPS and presenting a paper or poster.
Download student travel grant application form here.