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2010 ASMB Meeting
Celebrating 10 years of ECM Connections!
Please join us for the 10 year anniversary Biennial Meeting of the American Society for Matrix Biology. The meeting is set to be held October 24–27, 2010 in beautiful Charleston, SC. The Francis Marion Hotel will be providing the accomodations and meeting space and we are certain you will enjoy the charm of this prime location.
Our Meeting Chair, Jean Schwarzbauer, has put together an amazing program and updates are added regularly. You should have received the "Save The Date" postcard already and we look forward to mailing out our "Call for Abstracts" in March 2010.
2010 Program Committee:
Jean Schwarzbauer (chair), Princeton University
Suneel Apte, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
David Birk, University of South Florida
Amy Bradshaw, Medical University of South Carolina
Adam Engler, University of California – San Diego
Jeff Miner, Washington University in St. Louis
Pyong Park, Children's Hospital at Harvard University
Lynn Sakai, Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland
2010 Fundraising Committee:
Jeff Davidson, Vanderbilt University
Joanne Murphy-Ullrich, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bill Parks, University of Washington
Jean Schwarzbauer, Princeton University
Roy Zent, Vanderbilt University
Keynote:
Elaine Fuchs, The Rockefeller University, NY, NY
"Stem Cells, Extracellular Matrix, Tissue Morphogenesis and Cancer in Skin"
Scientific Program:
The program committee, lead by Jean Schwarzbauer, has put together a tremendous program for 2010. All of the invited speakers have been confirmed including plenary speakers Mina Bissell, Richard Hynes, Martin Hemler, Doug DeSimone, Rosa Serra, David Roberts and Steven Shapiro. There are 19 wonderful Concurrent Session Chairs and Speakers as well as over 55 selected talks to be determined from the submitted abstracts. SFG, TERMIS and ISMB will have special sessions which will offer some excellent additions to the scientific program. ASMB is pleased to annouce our Senior and Junior Investigator Awardees who will present at the meeting - Senior Investigator Awardee: benoit de Crombrugghe, U.T.M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, TX and Junior Investigator Awardee: Pyong Woo Park, Children's Hospital at Harvard, MA. See below for a current preliminary program.
Registration:
Online registration will open March 2010. Rates are as follows:
| Registration | Early Bird (before August 1st) | Regular (after August 1st) |
| Members | $400 | $450 |
| Non-Members | $525 | $575 |
| Student Member | $300 | $350 |
| Student Non-Member | $375 | $425 |
| One Day Only | $150 | $175 |
| Registration refunds will be provided minus a $50 cancellation fee for refund requests received in writing prior to September 1, 2010. No refunds can be given after this date. Travel and accommodation cancellations remain the sole responsibility of the individual. |
Sponsorship:
We welcome all industrial, academic and government partnerships in support of the meeting. please VIEW THE MEETING PROSPECTUS and contact asmb@asmb.net if you have any questions. If your company, institution or organization is ready to sign-up as a sponsor, click below.
Abstract Information:
Regular abstract submission will open March of 2010. You must register for the meeting prior to submitting an abstract. Many new features of abstract submission include the ability to apply for student travel awards and indicate oral vs poster preferences. Abstract submission will close on August 1, 2010. We will also hold a late braking abstract submission period from August 15 - September 15, 2010. These submissions are not eligible for awards or oral presentation but will be considered for poster presentation. Please check back for more details.
Accommodations:
Accommodations will be provided by the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC. ASMB has secured a group rate of $154 per night at this historic hotel. Please follow the link below to make your reservations online. Rooms must be reserved by September 24, 2010 in order to receive the group rate.
Travel Awards:
You may apply for travel award consideration when submitting your abstract via the "travel award" check box. Five (5) abstracts will be pre-selected and assigned Selected Talk slots (notification via email by September 1, 2010). Five (5) additional abstracts will be selected on site based on poster presentation and announced at the conference banquet. See the awards page for further information regarding the ASMB Awards programs.
Minority Scholarships:
ASMB is pleased to offer a limited number of minority scholarships to cover registration for the 2010 Meeting. During the registration process, there is an option to apply for this scholarship. Complete the registration process including registration fee payment and you will be contacted regarding your application for scholarship. Recipients will be given a refund of their registration fee provided via the original source of payment.
Contact:
For all questions related to the 2010 Meeting, please contact our Executive Director and Conference Coordinator, Jen Holland, at jholland@faseb.org or call 301-634-7814.