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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 14:51:36 -0500
From: Jeff Dawson <jdawson2@uiuc.edu>
Subject: 1998 Frankia Meeting
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The Eleventh International Conference on Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants
June 7-11, 1998,
the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The conference is open to all those interested in this nitrogen-fixing
symbiosis between the soil actinomycete Frankia and its root-nodulated
host plants. Papers and posters are invited on biological topics
concerning Frankia and actinorhizal plants including the ecology,
molecular genetics, anatomy, genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, and
physiology of Frankia and its host plants.
In order to receive a registration form in December, and in order to assist
in the planning process, please complete the enclosed preregistration form
and return it as soon as possible. Please copy and share this notice with
colleagues in your laboratory and with others interested in attending the
conference, or contact the conference organizer to request additional
preregistration forms. A letter of invitation will be sent upon request to
any participant for purposes of obtaining a visa or obtaining travel
funding.
Conference Location
Sessions of the conference will be held at the Levis Faculty Center on the
campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with one day at
the Allerton Park and Conference Center, a university-owned estate and
forest preserve 30 km from the campus (transportation provided). The
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the oldest and largest campus
of the University of Illinois located in an agricultural region about 200 km
south of Chicago and 300 km northeast of St. Louis. The University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive institution of 35,000
students with diverse academic units including Departments of Microbiology;
Plant Biology; Biochemistry; Cell and Structural Biology; Ecology, Ethology,
and Evolution; Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences; Crop Sciences;
and Molecular and Integrative Physiology.
Conference Program
The program will consist of oral presentations and posters, which will be
accepted to the conference following review of abstracts to be returned with
registration forms soon after the December mailing. The conference is the
primary forum for investigators of Frankia and actinorhizal plants. The
conference is open to investigators, resource managers, students, and any
others with an interest in this symbiotic association. The number of
conference attendees is typically 75 to 100 persons, and the small size and
format of the conference afford ample opportunity for informal discussion
and interaction among participants. In addition to formal presentations,
there will be discussion groups organized on several topics determined by
preregistration suggestions. Possible topics include: Molecular tools for
ecological studies of the symbiosis; Molecular genetics and evolution of
Frankia and actinorhizal plants; Ecology, technology and management of
actinorhizal plants and Frankia.
Conference Proceedings
The conference proceedings will be published as a single volume of the
Canadian Journal of Botany. Submitted manuscripts will be reviewed
according to the editorial policies of the journal. Full instructions to
authors will be included in the registration and information package to be
mailed in December. Costs of a copy of the proceedings will be included in
the registration fee.
Travel Planning
Conference participants must make their own travel arrangements. The
adjoining cities of Urbana and Champaign can be reached by commuter airlines
from Chicago (American Eagle), St.Louis (TWA Express), Detroit and
Minneapolis (Northwest Air Link). Airport to city vans, rental cars, and
taxis are available for travel from the Champaign Airport to campus area
residence halls and hotels, a distance of about 10 km. Bus and train
service from Chicago is also available and the campus is at the juncture of
U.S. Interstate Highways 57, 74 and 72. Local and regional tourist
attractions include Abraham Lincoln historical sites, an Amish settlement
about 80 km south of Urbana, as well as the major museums, botanical
gardens, zoological parks, architecture, shops, entertainment and other
features of Chicago and St. Louis. Conference organizers will provide you
upon request with tourist information and the names of reputable local
travel agents to assist in planning post-conference travel. Early June in
Urbana is typically warm and humid during the day with cool temperatures in
the evening and the possibility of rain.
Costs and Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved in the air-conditioned Busey-Evans
Residence Halls for inexpensive dormitory-style lodging one block from the
Levis Faculty Center. Options for dining in the residence halls will be
available. A list of campus-area hotels and motels will also be provided
with registration materials. The estimated cost for meals, housing, and
conference ground travel is $400. In addition there will be a $75
registration fee. If financial support for students and young investigators
becomes available, application instructions will be included in the
registration materials.
Other Program Activities
Lunches as well as morning and afternoon refreshments will be included in
the registration fee. On Tuesday, June 9, return transportation will be
provided from the Levis Faculty to the University's Allerton Park and
Conference Center where there will be morning and afternoon oral
presentations. Tuesday's abbreviated scientific program will be followed by
several hours of free time in the afternoon for hiking , relaxing, a
naturalist-guided tour of native forest and tall-grass prairie, or other
activities. Participants can enjoy the former estate's formal gardens and
landscaped areas dotted with ornaments and fine art. The 1500-acre park has
an interpretive Visitor Center and a small lake at an adjacent youth camp
for swimming. The native flood-plain forests and upland woods qualify
Allerton Park as a National Natural Landmark. In the evening there will be
a conference banquet with entertainment provided by a local bluegrass band.
The next day, Wednesday, after the final session of presentations
conference participants can visit a small remnant of native tallgrass
prairie containing the local native actinorhizal plant, Ceanothus americanus
hosted by an Illinois Natural History Survey plant ecologist researching
population dynamics of this and other native prairie plants.
Further Information
If you need further information about the conference, contact Jeff Dawson:
By Telephone: 1-217-333-9281
By Fax: 1-217-244-3219
By E mail: jdawson2@uiuc.edu
By Mail: Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Sciences, UIUC
W-503 Turner Hall
1102 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
USA
Jeffrey O. Dawson, Professor of Forest Biology
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
E-mail: jdawson2@uiuc.edu
Fax: (217) 244-3219, Tel: (217) 333-9281, Messages: (217) 333-2771
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~nres/faculty/directory/dawson_jo.html
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