Western American Society of Plant Biologists
Annual Winter Meeting
February 22 & 23, 2008
Utah Valley State College
Organizers: Olga R. Kopp (Utah Valley State College), Craig E. Coleman (Brigham Young University), Terri Hildebrand (Southern Utah University), Heidi A. Kratsch (Utah State University), Brent Nielsen (Brigham Young University), Leslie E. Sieburth (University of Utah), Yajun Wu (Utah State University).

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LIST OF ATTENDEES

The Western Section of the American Society of Plant Biologists will convene its annual winter meeting at Utah Valley State College on February 22 and 23, 2008. The Friday afternoon/evening session will include the presentation of posters and will end with a banquet and social at which Dr. Richard Jorgensen of the University of Arizona will deliver the Keynote Address. The Saturday sessions will be devoted to oral reports of research in progress and a lunch will be provided at the Noon hour break. The purpose of this meeting is to provide an opportunity for younger plant biologists to present their work and exchange ideas. Accordingly, each Saturday session will include presentations by graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. These sessions are intended to be inclusive of all areas of plant biology research. Therefore, their organization will not be determined until after receipt of abstracts. Abstracts can be submitted with the intent to present a poster, an oral report, or with that option left to the local organizing committee. Depending on the number of requests for slots in the Saturday sessions, some requests for oral presentation time may be accepted as poster presentations. First- and second-place cash prizes of $250 will be awarded for the best oral presentation and the best poster.

The Western Section is the largest in the American Society of Plant Biologists, extending
west from the eastern borders of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico, and including the three westernmost Canadian Provinces, Alaska and Hawaii. We are hoping to make this Western Section meeting and all of those that follow as accessible to all members. Accordingly, we are now attempting to identify sponsors whose contributions can be used to support travel grants for attendees who must travel a distance to get to UVSC. Details of the travel grant program will be provided shortly. However, at this time we ask that all members who submit abstracts also indicate the one-way distance required for your travel to the meeting. The current plans for WS-ASPB meetings include the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (2009)

Number of participants will be limited to 120.

UVSC campus information
Visit http://www.aspb.org/meetings/ for registration and more information!
Visit Google maps for driving directions to UVSC and maps of Orem (800 West University Parkway. Orem, UT 84058-5999: http://maps.google.com/maps
A navigable campus map can be found at: http://www.uvsc.edu/visitors/maps/flash/main_campus.swf

Parking information at UVSC: http://www.uvsc.edu/parking/

A link with information about lodging options close to UVSC can be found at:
http://www.uvsc.edu/visitors/visit/directions.html
(the closest hotels of the ones indicated are Hampton Inn and La Quinta Inn (University Parkway)

Additional housing information will be provided in the next few months.

Ground transportation (shared rides from the airport to your hotel)
Express shuttle service:
Reservations at: http://www.xpressshuttle.com/reservations.htm
Phone: 800-397-0773.
Anytime airport shuttle
http://www.anytimeairportshuttle.com/reserve.html
Toll Free: (866) 909-7678

For people interested in skiing, there are some ski resorts nearby, such as: Alta, Snowbird, Park City Mountain and Sundance. Visit the following site for additional information: http://www.skiutah.com/

Additional sponsors from UVSC and Industry are being sought. If you have suggestions, please inform Olga Kopp.

Registration Information:
Registration deadline: 20 January, 2008
Registration Fee is $35.00 for all meeting participants.
Registration is limited to 120.
A buffet during the Keynote Lecture and a box lunch will be provided as part of the
registration fee.

Oral presentation: 15 min. Additional information for how to prepare the presentation will be provided once the oral presentations have been selected
Poster session: poster size limit: 3' (wide) X 4' (length)
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