1. Nordic Caenorhabditis elegans Network conference

  1. Nordic Caenorhabditis elegans Network conference
    supported by Nordforsk

Date: 1. February 2008 (Friday) until 3. of February 2008 (Sunday)

Conference Venue: First Hotal Royal Star, in Alvsjö, Stockholm, Sweden
(http://www.firsthotels.com/FHTemplates/HotelStartPage____934.aspx)
This is right next to the commuter train station Alvsjö at the Stockholm Fair grounds, and can therefore be easily reach by public transport from Stockholm central and Arlanda airport.

Presentations will be given by members of the Network particants (see list at http://www.nordiccelegans.org/)

Meeting schedule:

  1. day Note: start at 14.00

14.00 - 16.00 talks
16.00 - 16.30 coffee/tea break
16.30 - 18.30 talks
19.00 dinner
Night at the conference venue hotel

  1. day
    08.00 - 09.00 breakfast
    09.00 - 11.00 talks
    11.00 - 11.15 short coffee/tea break
    11.15 - 12.30 talks
    12.30 - 14.00 lunch
    14.00 - 16.00 talks
    16.00 - 16.30 coffee/tea break
    16.30 - 18.30 talks
    19.00 dinner
    Night at the conference venue hotel

  2. day: departure, visit Stockholm on your own.

The meeting is open to all interested participants. Registration is free!

Partipants of the Network have free food and accommodation supported by the Nordforsk Network Grant. Participants in Stockholm get only free food.

For other participants: Fees for food and accommodation are charged by the conference venue, total cost for the duration of the meeting, including two nights in a single room: ~ 3400 SEK. Daytime participation including dinner is ~ 650 SEK.
Non-Network participants from Nordic countries can apply for financial support from the Steering committee (Garry Wong)

Contact Thomas Bürglin for registration (thomas.burglin at biosci DOT ki DOT se)
On behalf of the committee: Thomas Bürglin, Dept. of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet