SEB Plant Transport Group Meeting 2008
SEB Plant Transport Group Meeting 2008
Universityof Manchester, Manchester, UK
3-5 September 2008
Registration deadline: 20th July 2008
Email: ptg2008@manchester.ac.uk
Organiser: Jon Pittman
Meeting scope:
The Plant Transport Group meetings are relatively small (60-70 participants) focus meetings that provide an ideal forum for discussing up-to-date research in the plant transport biology field. These informal meetings are also an ideal opportunity for PhD students to describe their research.
Apart from 1-2 pre-invited speakers, as traditional for PTG meetings, the programme will consist of presentations chosen from the submitted abstracts.
Meeting sessions will cover all major areas of plant membrane biology and transport processes
including:
- structure and function of membrane transport proteins
- cell signalling
- membrane trafficking
- mineral nutrition
- transport and stress responses
- long distance transport
- hormone transport
- transport and plant development
- regulation of transporters
Venue:
The 2008 Society for Experimental Biology Plant Transport Group meeting will take place over two days at the University of Manchester. The University of Manchester is now one of the largest Universities in the country and has its campus in the heart of the city of Manchester in the North West of England.
During the 19th century Manchester became the world’s first industrialised city and was the centre for the cotton and textile industries. Manchester has now transformed into a dynamic and energetic city with many cultural attractions, and is often referred to as the ‘Capital of the North’.
The meeting will begin on the evening of Wednesday 3rd September and finish in the afternoon of Friday 5th September 2008. The meeting will take place at the Staff House Conference Suite with accommodation at Weston Hall, both on the Sackville Street campus (click here for more information ).
Registration and abstract submission:
The registration and abstract template forms are available below:
Registration Form
[MS Word, 396 Kb]
Abstract Template Form
[MS Word, 28 Kb]
For participation to the meeting, please fill out the registration form and return it with payment or payment details by mail, fax or as an email attachment. Registration deadline is 20th July 2008.
Meeting registration cost: £90 regular, £65 student (includes refreshments and lunch on 4th and 5th September and conference dinner on 4th September). Accommodation in Weston Hall (ensuite including breakfast) costs £39/night.
Abstracts must be submitted electronically as an email attachment in MS Word format to ptg2008@manchester.ac.uk by 20th July 2008. Please format abstracts as indicated on the abstract template. The word limit is 500 words including references. Figures can be included but the abstract must not occupy more than one A4 side. If you have indicated on the registration form that you wish to give a talk, speakers will be selected from the submitted abstracts.
Contact details:
Email: ptg2008@manchester.ac.uk
Address for correspondence:
Penny Campbell, University of Manchester, Faculty of Life Sciences, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
Fax: +44 (0)161 275 5082
Organiser: Jon Pittman (Tel: +44 (0)161 275 5235)
Travel directions:
By air
The venue is a 15-20 minute car/taxi journey from Manchester International Airport (http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk). Alternatively, there is a frequent train service from Manchester Airport station to Piccadilly station.
By coach
There are good connections to Manchester from most cities in Britain, plus international routes from Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris. The National Express (http://www.nationalexpress.com) coach station is located in the City Centre and within walking distance (10 min) of the venue.
By train
Manchester has three main train stations, Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria, in the City Centre. The nearest train station to the venue is Manchester Piccadilly, a 10 minute walk. See http://www.nationalrail.co.uk for rail travel details.
By car
Manchester is accessible from the South via M6/M56 (northbound), from the East and West via the M62 and from the North via the M6. Car parking is available at a public multi-storey car park on Charles Street, adjacent to the venue.
Detailed travel directions will be provided prior to the meeting. Also look on this website http://www.manchester.ac.uk/visitors/travel/directions for more detailed information.
