Biomania

The International PhD Student Conference on Experimental Plant Biology is taking place in Brno, September 3-5, 2012. The conference is intended for students of doctoral programs. Active participants will be divided into individual sessions focused on all the fields of plant experimental research including Molecular Genetics, Developmental Biology, Biochemistry & Physiology and Systematics & Evolution. The best presentations as well as poster win a special prizes. The programme will be enriched by several invited keynote speakers. The conference will be located at the Mendel Monastery and Vinařská dormitory. Language of the conference is English.

The scientific programme will be supervised by invited keynote speakers:
Dr. Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid (GMI Vienna)
Prof. Ingo Schubert (IPK Gatersleben).

Sessions

• Molecular & Cell Genetics
• Developmental Biology
• Biochemistry & Physiology
• Systematics & Evolution

Important information

• Registration: February 1 – May 31, 2012
• Talk abstract deadline: May 31, 2012
• Poster abstracts deadline: May 31, 2012

Conference fee

Please pay conference fee by bank transfer till May 31, 2012

• 1000 CZK (40 €)
• 750 CZK for members of Czech Society of Experimental Plant Biology

Bank transfer details

• Bank code (CZK payments, CZ): 2400180812/2010
• Bank code (EUR payments, SK): 2400180812/8330
• International payments:
  IBAN: CZ5320100000002400180812
  SWIFT/BIC: FIOBCZPPXXX
• Variable symbol: sent via e-mail
• Please always use constant symbol: 4444

Programme

Monday, September 3, 2012, Mendel Museum

• 14:00-16:30 Registration (Mendel Museum)
• 13:00-16:00 Accommodation (Vinařská dormitory)
• 16:30 Opening words (Mendel Museum)
• 16:40 Dr. Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid, Gregor Mendel Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Vienna: Epigenetics in Plants
• 17:30 Prof. Ingo Schubert, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Gatersleben: Principles of Karyotype Evolution
• 18:20-20:00 Welcome reception, guided tour to the Mendel Museum

Tuesday, September 4, 2012, Vinařská dormitory

• 9:00-10:20 talk 1-4, Section 1 (Molecular & Cell Genetics)
• 10:20-10:40 Coffee break
• 10:40-12:00 talk 5-8, continuation of the Section 1
• 12:00-13:00 Lunch
• 13:00-14:20 talk 9-12, Section 2 (Developmental Biology)
• 14:20-14:40 Coffee break
• 14:40-16:00 talk 13-16, continuation of the Section 2
• 16:00-18:00 Poster session
• 18:30-23:00 Conference Party

Wednesday, September 5, 2012, Vinařská dormitory

• 9:00-10:20 talk 17-20, Section 3 (Biochemistry & Physiology)
• 10:20-10:40 Coffee break
• 10:40-12:00 talk 21-24, continuation of the Section 3
• 12:00-13:00 Lunch
• 13:00-14:20 talk 25-28, Section 4 (Systematics & Evolution)
• 14:20-14:40 Coffee, closing remarks, awards for best lectures and posters

Registered participants

You can register here.

Active participants

• Baloun Jiří, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
• Hisem Daniel, Dept. of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
• Šteflová Pavlína, IBP, Brno, Czech Republic

Passive participants

• Vyskot, Professor Boris, Institute of Biophysics, Czech Academy of S, Brno, Czech Republic

Accommodation

Accommodation is reserved by participants themselves. We recommend student hotel Garni Vinařská 5 (email: hotel@skm.muni.cz, vackova@skm.muni.cz). We also recommend you to book the accommodation as soon as possible.

Instruction for active participants

Abstract

• It is necessary to prepare an abstract for your presentation or poster and send it as soon as possible (please note the deadlines) to steflova@ibp.cz.
• Title of your abstract is the same as the title of your presentation or poster.
• Abstract must follow rules written below.

Form of asbstract
The abstract has to be written in English without any formatting (except italic for scientific species' names) as this will be deleted prior to being published. Except graphical changes, abstracts will be reproduced as submitted and unchanged in The Conference Book.
Minimum abstract length in total (including title, names of authors and affiliations) is 150 words, maximum length is 400 words. Try to avoid using reference citations in text.
The name of the presenting author should be indicated with an asterisk (*). The abstract must contain the full names of contributing authors in order of the authorship and full affiliations of authors identified with superscripts (¹). Abstracts should briefly outline the main features, results and conclusions as well as their general significance.
Changes to your abstract cannot be made after final submission deadline. Please proofread your abstract carefully before and during online submission. This includes adding authors or correcting authors names or affiliations.

Download a sample abstract in MS Word format.

Presentation

• Each oral presentation has been allocated a time slot of 15 minutes plus questions. The session chairs have been instructed to terminate overrunning presentations in order to ensure that every presenter has the same amount of time. If you exceed your time, you risk missing the chance for questions or even completing your presentation. So, please plan 15 minutes or less and practice the timing in advance!
• It is necessary to prepare an abstract of your presentation.
• Presenters should arrive in the session room at the latest 20 minutes before the session is scheduled to begin in order to install and set up their presentation data.
• Data are accepted on USB memory stick or CD. The session room computers are equipped with a Windows™ operating system and Microsoft Office 2007 and Adobe Acrobat Reader. We highly recommend having a back-up pdf version of yours PowerPoint presentations.

Poster

• Each author is responsible for setting up and removing his/her poster according to the conference schedule. Please setup your poster at the latest 30 minutes before the session starts. Please remove your poster after the conference ends.
• The poster panel is provided for each poster presentation. The maximum usable area for each panel is about A0 format - 84 cm (width) x 119 cm (height). Technical equipment necessary for installation of the poster onto the poster board will be provided on-site. The conference staff will be prepared to help you with the installation.
• It is possible to let your poster hanging on the poster board during the whole conference. During a dedicated poster session, authors will have the opportunity to accompany their posters, present and discuss them with conference attendees.

Organizers

• Institute of Biophysics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
• Czech Society of Experimental Plant Biology
• Biomania

Contacts

• steflova@ibp.cz, +420 541 517 194
• vyskot@ibp.cz, +420 541 517 204