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<td>March 31 deadline- Last chance to present your research
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<td>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 20:52:00 +0000</td>
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<td>Joanna Friesner <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jdfriesner@UCDAVIS.EDU"><jdfriesner@UCDAVIS.EDU></a></td>
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<td>Joanna Friesner <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:jdfriesner@UCDAVIS.EDU"><jdfriesner@UCDAVIS.EDU></a></td>
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ARABUK@JISCMAIL.AC.UK">ARABUK@JISCMAIL.AC.UK</a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The 28<sup>th</sup>
International Conference on Arabidopsis Research: ICAR
2017</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">June 19-23,
2017; St. Louis, Missouri, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/">Arabidopsis
Research in 2017 and Beyond: From Basic Discovery to
Translation</a></span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/">http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Last
chance to submit your abstract to present your research in
a platform session!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">MARCH 31:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deadline to submit
your abstract and reduced registration fee deadline:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><u><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/abstracts--posters.html">50
speaker slots in 10 sessions</a>* selected from
abstracts (early career scientists given priority; must
register for meeting first)<o:p></o:p></span></u></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">April 1:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Registration Fees
Increase by $100<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Notable
for ICAR 2017:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><b><u><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/accommodations1.html">Inexpensive
student and postdoc residence halls</a></span></u></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">$68 USD/night/room/person in a
suite, inclusive of breakfast and taxes</span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">(optional: groups of up to
3-4 friends, lab mates, can reserve a suite together)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0563C1;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo3"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/workshops.html">Career
Workshops geared towards students and postdocs</a></span></u></b>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1">Monday (June
19):
<u>Careers Panel and Workshop</u>: 1:30-3 pm, Hyatt
Regency (Conference site)</span><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0563C1;mso-list:l0
level2 lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Wednesday
(June 21):
<u>Special “<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/workshops.html">Careers
in Industry’</a> panel and networking social</u>:
Meet and learn from industry members: 4:15-6:30,
Danforth Center (off-site, conference party hosts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Danforth Center Hosts
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/workshops.html">Open
House/Tours, Conference Party</a>, and co-sponsor of
‘Careers in Industry’ panel and networking event</span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/social-programs.html">Disco
part</a>y with live band VO5!<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">8 slots
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/workshops.html">for
community-organized workshops</a></span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Application deadline:
<b>March 31</b><o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#0563C1;mso-list:l0 level1
lfo3"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/schedule.html">Diverse
invited speaker list</a></span>
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="circle">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1">48% female, 40%
early career, 46% non-US/non-host country</span><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">5K
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/social-programs.html">Weed
Stampede</a> Fun Run/Walk<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">*Concurrent
Sessions accepting abstracts for short talks (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://icar2017.arabidopsisresearch.org/abstracts--posters.html">abstract
deadline for consideration: March 31</a>):</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Cell and Developmental Biology (2
sessions, 10 talks selected from submitted abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Hormone Signaling Concurrent (5
talks selected from submitted abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Plant Defense and Biotic
Interactions Concurrent (5 talks selected from submitted
abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Epigenetics and Chromatin
Concurrent (5 talks selected from submitted abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Abiotic Interactions Concurrent
(5 talks selected from submitted abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Post-translational Regulation
Concurrent (5 talks selected from submitted abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Structural Biology Concurrent (5
talks selected from submitted abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Modeling, Quantitative and
Computational Biology Concurrent (5 talks selected from
submitted abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Translational Biology (5 talks
selected from submitted abstracts)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">New for this Year<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Generously
sponsored by Monsanto: Women in Science Exchange (WISE):<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Childcare subsidies to enable
parents to participate in the conference, particularly
early-career parents of young children</span></b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"
style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Up to (10) child care subsidy
awards (up to $500 each depending on demonstrated need)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span
style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt
"Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Contact Joanna Friesner, conference
organizer, for details on how to apply (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:jdfriesner@ucdavis.edu">jdfriesner@ucdavis.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We look
forward to seeing you in St. Louis!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Joanna
Friesner, ICAR 2017 Organizer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">On behalf of
the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee (NAASC)
and organizing committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Co-chairs:
Doris Wagner <br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">University of
Pennsylvania</span></i><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt">Co-chair: Rick Vierstra
<br>
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Washington
University in St. Louis</span></i><b><span
style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Organizing
Committee <o:p>
</o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Sally
Assmann </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
<i>Penn State University</i><br>
<b>Siobhan Brady </b><br>
<i>UC Davis</i><br>
<b>José Dinneny </b><br>
<i>Carnegie Institution for Science</i><br>
<b>Erich Grotewold </b><br>
<i>Ohio State University</i><br>
<b>Elizabeth Haswell </b><br>
<i>Washington University in St. Louis</i><br>
<b>Roger Innes</b><br>
<i>Indiana University</i><br>
<b>Peter McCourt</b><br>
<i>University of Toronto </i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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