Published in Probe Volume 4(1-2): July 1993-July 1994
Meetings
September 18-22, 1994: 16th International Congress on Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, New Delhi, India. Contact: K. Kooraram, Magnet World Travel, 18-30 Clerkenwell Rd., London, EC1M 5NN, UK.
September 19-20, 1994: Drug Discovery & Commercial Opportunities in Medicinal Plants, Arlington, VA. Contact: IBC USA Conferences Inc., 225 Turnpike Rd., Southborough, MA 01772-1749. PHN: (508) 481-6400, FAX: (508) 481-7911.
September 19-22, 1994: John Innes Symposium: Biochemistry of Development, Norwich, England. Contact: John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, Norfolk, England NR4 7UH. PHN: 44 603 52571, FAX: 44 603 56844.
September 25-27, 1994: Harnessing Apomixis: A New Frontier in Plant Science, College Station, TX. Contact: Dr. David M. Stelly, Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843-2474. PHN: (409) 845-2745, FAX: (409) 862-4733, EMAIL: monosom@rigel.tamu.edu.
September 30-October 5, 1994: Structural Molecular Biology Conference, Mont St. Odile, France. Contact: Dr. Josip Hendekovic, European Science Foundation, 1 Quai Lezay-Marnesia, F-67080 Strasbourge, Cedex, France. PHN: (88) 76 71 35, FAX: (88) 36 69 87, TELEX: 890440.
October 2-6, 1994: 22nd Aharon Katzir-Katchalsky Conference: Plant Molecular Biology--Potential Impact on Agriculture and the Environment, Koln, Germany. Contact: Secretariat 22nd AKK Conference, Aharon KatzirKatchalsky Center, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel. PHN: 972-8-342148, FAX: 972-8-474425.
October 2-6, 1994: 1994 Second International Symposium on the Applications of Biotechnology to Tree Culture, Protection, and Utilization, Minneapolis, MN. Contact: Edith Franson, Executive Secretary, Tree Biotechnology Symposium, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, P.O. Box 898, Rhinelander, WI 54501. PHN: (715) 362-7474, FAX: (715) 362-7816.
October 7-10, 1994: Genetic & Biochemical Approaches for Studying Cell Death, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall Symposia 1, Granlibakken, Lake Tahoe, CA. Contact: ASBMB Fall Symposia Office, Room 3206, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998. PHN: (301) 530-7010, FAX: (301) 530-7014.
October 14-17, 1994: Mechanisms of Regulated Intracellular Protein Degradation: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall Symposia 2, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. Contact: ASBMB Fall Symposia Office, Room 3206, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998. PHN: (301) 530-7010, FAX: (301) 530-7014.
October 16-21, 1994: Recombinant DNA Biotechnology III Conference, Deauville, France. Contact: Engineering Foundation, Room 303, 245 East 47th St., New York, NY 10017. PHN: (212) 705-7837, FAX: (212) 705-7441.
October 28-31, 1994: Oligonucleotide Selection and Molecular Diversity: American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Fall Symposia 3, Granlibakken, Lake Tahoe, CA. Contact: ASBMB Fall Symposia Office, Room 3206, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3998. PHN: (301) 530-7010, FAX: (301) 530-7014.
November 1-4, 1994: Cucurbitaceae 94: Evaluation and Enhancement of Cucurbit Germplasm, South Padre Island, TX. Contact: Dr. James R. Dunlap, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 2415 East Highway 83, Weslaco TX 78596. PHN: (210) 968-5585, FAX: (210) 968-0641, EMAIL: jdunlap @tamu.edu
November 13-16, 1994: Third International Symposium on the Biosafety Results of Field Tests of Genetically Modified Plants and Organisms, Monterey, CA. Contact: Ms. Pat Day, University of California, DANR, 300 Lakeside Dr., 6th Flr., Oakland, CA 94612-3560 OR USDA, Office of Agricultural Biotechnology. PHN: (703) 235-4419, FAX: (703) 235-4429.
November 17-19, 1994: 1994 San Diego Conference: The Genetic Revolution, San Diego, CA. Contact: Scherago International, 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 1003, New York, NY 10001. PHN: (212) 643-1750, FAX: (212) 643-1758, EMAIL: Scherago@Biotech.Net.Com.
November 21-24, 1994: Brighton Crop Protection Conference: Pest and Diseases, Brighton, UK. Contact: Conference Associates and Services Ltd., 55 New Cavendish St., London W1M 7RE, UK.
Workshops and Courses
September 26-30 or October 31-November 4, 1994: Polymerase Chain Reaction Methodology Workshop, Columbia, MD. Contact: Exon-Intron, Suite 130, 9151 Rumsey Rd., Columbia, MD 21045-1929. PHN: (301) 730- 3984, FAX: (301) 730-3983.
October 3-7, 1994: RNA Isolation & Characterization Workshop, Columbia, MD. Contact: Exon-Intron, Suite 130, 9151 Rumsey Rd., Columbia, MD 21045-1929. PHN: (301) 730-3984, FAX: (301) 730-3983.
October 10-14, 1994: Advanced Course on Molecular Biology Workshop, Leiden, Netherlands. Contact: Dr. L.A. van der Meer-Lerk, Institute of Biotechnology Studies Delft, Kluyver Laboratory, Julianalaan 67, 2628 BC, Delft, Netherlands. PHN: 015-78 51 40, FAX: 015-78 23 55.
October 17-20, 1994: Polymerase Chain Reaction Techniques and DNA Sequencing Lecture Course, Lake Tahoe, NV. Contact: Director, Center for Advanced Training in Cell and Molecular Biology, Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20064. PHN: (202) 319-6161, FAX: (202) 319-4467, EMAIL: millerm@cua.edu.
October 17-20, 1994: Recombinant DNA Methodology and DNA Sequencing Lecture Course, Lake Tahoe, NV. Contact: Director, Center for Advanced Training in Cell and Molecular Biology, Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20064. PHN: (202) 319-6161, FAX: (202) 319-4467, EMAIL: millerm@cua.edu.
December 14-17, 1994: International Symposium on Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Workshop, New Delhi, India. Contact: G. Chatterjee, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India. PHN: (011) 6867356, FAX: (011) 6862316.
January 7-13, 1995: Plant Cell Biology: Mechanisms, Molecular Machinery, Signals, and Pathways: Keystone Symposium, Taos, NM. Contact: Keystone Symposia, Drawer 1630, Silverthorne, CO 80498. PHN: (303) 262-1230, FAX: (303) 262-1525.
Future Events
January 15-19, 1995: Plant Genome III, San Diego, CA. Contact: Plant Genome III, c/o Scherago International Inc., 11 Penn Plaza, New York, NY 10001. PHN: (212) 643-1750, FAX: (212) 643-1758, EMAIL: scherago@biotechnet.com
February 4-9, 1995: Advances in Gene Technology: Protein Engineering and Structural Biology: Miami Bio/Technology Winter Symposium, Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Contact: Miami Bio/Technology Winter Symposia, P.O. Box 016129 (M823), Miami, FL 33101. PHN: (800) 642-4363, FAX: (305) 324- 5665, EMAIL: mbws@mednet.med.miami.edu
March 5-9, 1995: XVIII Eucarpia Symposium: Ornamental Plant Improvement, Classical and Molecular Approaches, Tel Aviv, Israel. Contact: Dan Knassim Ltd., P.O. Box 57005, Tel Aviv, 61570 Israel. PHN: (972) 3-5626470, FAX: (972) 3-5612303.
April 23-27, 1995: 3rd International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference: Molecular Recognition, Singapore. Contact: 3rd IUBMB Conference Coordinator, Ken-Air Destination Management Company, 35 Selegie Rd., 09-19 Parklane Shopping Mall, Singapore 0718. PHN: (65) 336-8857/8, FAX: (65) 336-3613.
May 13-17, 1995: Ninth International Biotechnology Meeting & Exhibition, San Francisco, CA. Contact: Biotechnology Industry Organization, 1625 K St., NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006-1604. PHN: (202) 857-0244, FAX: (202) 331-8132 or (202) 857-0237.
July 4-7, 1995: 9th International Rapeseed Congress, Cambridge, England. Contact: Denis Kimber, 44 Church St., Haslingfield, Cambridge, CB3 7JE, England.
July 14-19, 1995: 15th International Conference on Plant Growth Substances, Minneapolis, MN. Contact: Gary Gardner, Dept. of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota, 305 Alderman Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108. FAX: (612) 624-3606, EMAIL: ggardner@maroon.tc.umn.edu
August 6-11, 1995: 10th International Workshop on Plant Membrane Biology, Regensburg, Germany. Contact: Widmar Tanner, Lehrstuhl fr Zellbiologie und Pflanzenphysiologie, Universitt Regensburg, Universittsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany. FAX: 49-943-3352.
August 6-12, 1995: 20th World Congress of the International Union of Forestry Research Organisations, Tampere, Finland. Contact: Professor Risto Seppala, Finnish Forest Research Institute, IUFRO-95, Secretariat Unioninkatu 40A 00170, Helsinki, Finland.