ESHG Conference 2011 - Abstract Submission Deadline Extended

European Society of Human Genetics - ESHG

European Human Genetics Conference, May 28-31, 2011 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
ESHG 2011 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended
Invitation to Amsterdam
ESHG Scientific Programme
"Educational Track" throughout the Meeting
Workshops
ESHG Young Investigator Awards
ESHG Conference Fellowships
Registration
Technical Exhibition and Corporate Satellites
Satellite Meetings
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ESHG 2011 Abstract Submission Deadline Extended

The Scientific Programme Committee (SPC) invites abstracts to be submitted for inclusion in the programme as posters or spoken presentations in 18 Concurrent Sessions.
Abstracts can be submitted only online via the website
https://www.eshg.org/abstracts0.0.html
Extended Deadline for submission: Monday, February 21, 2011, 24.00 hrs CET

Invitation to Amsterdam

Dear Colleagues,

The next ESHG meeting will take place in Amsterdam, for the 4th
time after 1972, 2000 and 2006. On behalf of the Dutch and the
European Societies of Human Genetics I would like to invite you to
join us in 2011. This meeting will continue in the successful tradition
of excellent conferences that cover the latest developments in the
field of human genetics that are of interest for both clinicians and
research scientists.
Amsterdam is the largest city and the nominal capital of The
Netherlands and well known for its cultural diversity, its world
famous museums and universities and of course its architecture.
The meeting will be filled with exciting and up-to-date scientific
sessions, educational lectures and distinguished speakers,
hopefully making the conference a success both from the scientific
as well as from the social point of view.
I hope that you will seize the opportunity to join us in Amsterdam
and look forward to seeing you in May 2011.
Seasons greetings and best wishes for a happy new year,

Robert M.W. Hofstra
Local host ESHG 2011
President of the
Dutch Society of Human Genetics

ESHG Scientific Programme
Dear Colleagues,
The Scientific Programme Committee has again endeavoured to set up an exciting programme at the cutting-edge of current human genetics research.
The programme includes Plenary Sessions, Concurrent Symposia, Concurrent Sessions from submitted abstracts, Workshops, Educational Sessions (scheduled throughout the meeting) and Poster Sessions with ample viewing time.
Plenary Lectures include
P1 Opening Plenary Session (H. Brunner, C. Wijmenga, H. Clevers)
P2 What's New? (from submitted abstracts)
P3 The Personal Genome (A. Chakravarti, C. Bustamante, M. McCarthy)
P4 Mendel Lecture (E.H. Blackburn, 2009 Nobel Laureate)
P5 ESHG Award Lecture

Concurrent Symposia include
S01. Nuclear Organization (W. Bickmore, V. Corces, T. Cremer)
S02. iPS cells (H. Nakauchi, S. Agarwal, H. Schöler)
S03. What's next in sequencing? (S. Montgomery, P. Bork, G. Abecasis)
S04. Ciliopathy and Brain (N. Spassky, B. Yoder, J. Gleeson)
S05. Next Generation Functional Genomics (D.T. Odom, E. Birney, M. Snyder)
S06. Genetic Therapy gets going (M. Czech, R. Ali, N. Cartier-Lacave)
S07. Cancer Genomes (C.M. Croce, M. Stratton, R.A. Greenberg)
S08. Neurodegenerative diseases (T. Langer, N. Bonini, S. Tabrizi)
S09. No Genome for Old (Wo)Men (A. Wilkie, K.L. Rudolph, P. Oberdoerffer)
S10. Complex disease (B.F. Voigt, M. Brown, C. Spencer)
S11. Model organisms for disease (K. Lindblad-Toh, A.J. Whitworth, O. Bandmann)
S12. Prenatal Diagnosis (J. Harper, A.L. Beaudet, D. Lo)
S13. Epigenetics and imprinting (D. Barlow, A. Fischer, S. Beck)
S14. Cardiovascular Genetics (S. Kathiresan, E. Tournier-Lasserve, A.F. Dominiczak)
S15. Population Genetics (M. Metspalu, D. Conrad, M. Seielstad)
S16. Ethics (J. Kaye, A. Bredenoord, A. Lucassen)


Details on the programme can be found at https://www.eshg.org/programme0.0.html.
With best regards,
Brunhilde Wirth
Chair of the ESHG Scientific Programme Committe



"Educational Track" throughout the Meeting
We are pleased to announce the new concurrent 'Educational Track' throughout the meeting.
Three sessions are scheduled during the usual slot on Saturday, early afternoon. Another 5 Educational Sessions are now taking place on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.

Educational Sessions include:
ES1. Mitochondrial diseases and Neonatal screening (P.F. Chinnery, U. von Döbeln)
ES2. HNPCC, BRCA1 & 2 (E. Mangold, D. Stoppa-Lyonnet)
ES3. eQTLs & GWAS (L. Franke, J. Barrett)
ES4. Schizophrenia and autism (M. Schalling, T. Bourgeron)
ES5. Prenatal rapid aneuploidy detection and mosaicism (T.H. Bui, R. Happle)
ES6. Marfan and EDS (C. Boileau, A. de Paepe)
ES7. Noonan Syndrome and Neurofibromatosis (M. Zenker, E. Legius)
ES8. Copy Number Variation and arrays in practice (N. Carter, C. van Ravenswaaij-Arts)

Further details on educational sessions can be found at https://www.eshg.org/education0.0.html.



Workshops
Workshops include:
WS1. Dysmorphology Workshop 1 (D. Donnai, J. Clayton-Smith)
WS2. Psychosocial Aspects of Genetics (T. Clancy, A. Tibben)
WS3. UCSC Genome Browser 1 (R. Kuhn)
WS4. Community Genetics and Legal Issues (M. Macek Jr., M. Cornel)
WS5. Implementation of Whole Genome Sequencing (J. Veltman)
WS6. Oncogenetics Case Discussion (N. Hoogerbrugge)
WS7. Translation of GWAS findings (J. Barrett, C. Wijmenga)
WS8. Dysmorphology Workshop 2 (D. Donnai, J. Clayton-Smith)
WS 9. Clinical, social, and personal utility of genetic testing (J. Schmidtke, U. Kristoffersson)
WS10. UCSC Genome Browser 2/Galaxy (R. Kuhn, D. Clements)
WS11. Diagnostic Cytogenetics (R. Hastings, C. van Ravenswaaij-Arts)
WS12. Interpretation of Whole Genome Sequencing (M. Dermitzakis)
WS13. Quality Control (E. Dequeker, M. Morris)
WS14. Genetic Education (P. Farndon, T. Öczelik)
Further details can be found at https://www.eshg.org/programme0.0.html.




ESHG Young Investigator Awards
The ESHG awards prizes of EUR 500.- for outstanding research by young scientists presented as a spoken contribution at the conference. All young scientists submitting spoken presentations are encouraged to apply. The nominee must be first author (i.e. presenting author) on an abstract submitted for spoken presentation and should be pre- or post-doc (max. 4 years after PhD). Authors wishing to be considered for this award should complete the appropriate box during abstract submission.
Closing date: February 21, 2011
https://secure.medacad.org/eshg.org/abstracts0.0.html




ESHG Conference Fellowship
A number of conference fellowships will be awarded by the Scientific Programme Committee for applicants from Central and Eastern Europe. Authors wishing to be considered for a fellowship should complete the appropriate box during abstract submission. The nominee must be first author (i.e. presenting author) of an abstract submitted for either oral or poster presentation, and should be not more than six years postdoctoral.
Closing date: February 21, 2011
https://secure.medacad.org/eshg.org/abstracts0.0.html




Registration
Online Registration is open. Again, a dedicated fee for post-docs is available.
Special rates apply for ESHG members (Join/Renew your membership).
Please note that higher fees apply for on-site registrations.
Registration forms can be found at https://www.eshg.org/registration0.0.html
Deadline for registration at early fee: March 31, 2011




Technical Exhibition and Corporate Satellites
The European Human Genetics Conference 2011 will host a large industry exhibition, where the latest technologies will be shown. In addition, there will be a number of company satellites during the conference, always of great interest to the participants.
For further information see the list of exhibitors as to date, as well as the company satellites information.
https://secure.medacad.org/eshg.org/corporatesatelites0.0.html





Satellite Meetings
A number of satellite meetings is scheduled before and after the ESHG meeting, notably the ESHG-supported satellites "Array in daily practice: promises and pitfalls - One day symposium" and the "Public Health genomics and Community genetics".
A complete list can be found here.
https://www.eshg.org/satmeetings0.0.html





More Information
All available information can be found on the regularly updated website
European Human Genetics Conference 2011: www.eshg.org/eshg2011