MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS of ACTIN

A joint initiative of the Australian Society for Biophysics, the U.S. Biophysical Society and the Japanese Society for Biophysics.

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DATES of the CONFERENCE

April 1 through April 5, 1997

VENUE

SHERATON HOTEL, Maui, HAWAII

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Cris dos Remedios, Muscle Research Unit, Department of Anatomy & 
        Histology, The University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia. 
        Phone +61 2 93513209; Fax +61 2 93513209;
        email  crisdos@anatomy.su.oz.au

Dave Thomas, Department of Biochemistry, University of Minnesota 
        Medical School, Minneapolis, MN55455, U.S.A. 
        Phone +1 612 6250957; Fax +1 612 6240632;
        email  ddt@ddt.biochem.umn.edu

Toshio Yanagida, Yanagida Biomotron Project, JRDC, Mino, Osaka, 
        Japan. 
        Phone +81 6 8575421; Fax +81 6 8575421; 
        email:  yanagida@bpe.es.osaka-u.ac.jp

Yoshiharu Ishii, Yanagida Biomotron Project, ERATO, JRDC
        2-4-14  Senba-Higashi Mino Osaka 562 Japan. 
        email:  ishii@yanagida.jrdc.go.jp

SPONSORS

  • Australian Department of Industry, Science and Technology,
  • National Science Foundation,
  • National Institutes of Health,
  • The Australian Society for Biophysics,
  • The Biophysical Society,
  • The Japanese Biophysical Society.
  • The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

    • Format of the meeting

    The meeting will be held over 5 days with sessions in the mornings and afternoons with two evening sessions in lieu of afternoon sessions. Plenary and invited lectures will be in the morning.

    The meeting represents the fourth five-yearly meeting devoted to actin. The first meeting was in Sydney, the second in Milan and the third in Troy, NY. The major themes of the sessions will include:

    INVITED SPEAKERS

    The following is a list of provisional speakers:
    Patrick Chaussepied, Frank Clarke, Roger Craig, Cris dos Remedios, Edward Egelman, Brett Hambly, Yoshiharu Ishii, Shin'ichi Ishiwata, Paul Janmey, Paul Matsudaira, Masao Miki, Pierre Moens, Fumio Oosawa, Tom Pollard, Ewa Prochniewicz, Emil Reisler, Peter Rubenstein, Hanna Strzelecka-Golaszewska, Kazuo Sutoh, Dave Thomas, Toshio Yanagida.

    FUNDING

    Fund-raising is going well, and our goal is to subsidise the expenses of all attendees, especially those junior investigators who do not yet have independent funding. However, we anticipate that a significant portion of the expenses will have to be borne by all attendees, including invited speakers.

    ACCOMMODATION

    We recommend that you arrive on Maui on March 31 as the conference will commence at 8:30 am on April 1 in the Maui Sheraton Hotel.

    The conference venue was chosen because of its central location to the three organizing countries. The new Maui Sheraton will open in March 1997 and has been fully renovated at a cost of $20 million. It is a luxury hotel right on Kaanapali Beach and it is the headquarters hotel for the conference. A number of rooms has been reserved at a $624.25/person/5 nights minimum of two. This price includes taxes and porterage). Children up to 16 years in the room are free. This rate represents a large reduction on the standard rates at this hotel and reservations can not be guaranteed after the first week in December. Maximum number of persons per room is four. The hotel is located about three miles from the nearby town of La Haina. A map of the island and the hotels can be viewed on the ASB web site.

    A limited number of rooms is available at the Maui Islander. Two rates are available. $242.35/person/5 days for a minimum of two persons or $148.00/person/5 days for a minimum of four persons (including taxes and porterage). Both accommodation rates include a kitchenette. The Islander is located in the town of La Haina and is 3 miles from the conference site. It is a combination of hotel room, kitchenette-uni type facility with swimming pool but no other major amenities. It probably requires a car rental.

    Here is a map of Maui Island

    IMPORTANT !!!
    Accomodation bookings and PAYMENTS must be made directly through Deanne Enos at ALL ABOUT TRAVEL.
    fax: +1 808 955-3330; phone: +1 808 942-1625.
    It is essential that all participants confirm their accommodation arrangements as soon as possible.

    AIR TRANSPORT

    When making flight arrangements, please check the 'shoulder' dates for APEX. Arrival on March 31 may produce substantial savings.

    If you require assistance with your flight arrangements please contact one of the organizers by Fax or email. The conference local bookings are being handled by Deanne Enos from the company "All About Travel". Phone: (808) 9421625; Fax: (808 9553330. This company is located at 738 Kaheka Street, Suite 304, Honolulu, Hawaii 96814. Deanne has no email address.

    Airports

    There are three airports on Maui. If your flight arrives in Honolulu you will need a round trip airfare, Honolulu-Kapalua-Honolulu @ $150. This airport is 4 miles from the Sheraton Hotel and the round trip Airport Transfer @ $10 one way minimum of two persons. The straight one-way taxi fare is $12.00
    If your flight from LAX or SFO goes directly to Maui you will land at Kahului Airport which is 40 miles from the hotel. The round trip airport transfer @$21 one way minimum of two persons.
    Please check the box if you want us to arrange inter-island transfers from Honolulu. If your flight arrives in Honolulu after 4 pm you will need to stay overnight in Honolulu.

    ABSTRACTS

    You can see the list of participants and the abstracts submitted on this page.

    PROGRAM

    Cocktail Party!Cocktail Party!Cocktail Party!Cocktail Party!

    Venue: Sheraton Hotel, 31st of March from 6:00 to 8:30 pm
    !!!!! There will be drinks and nibbles !!!!!

    Also, some informations about the conference will be given............

    REGISTRATION FORMS

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