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1999 Meeting Highlights The 39th Annual Meeting of the Teratology Society will be held at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center in Keystone, Colorado, June 29 ² July 4, 1999. The Neurobehavioral Teratology Society (NBTS) and the Organization of Teratology Information Services (OTIS) will hold their meetings in conjunction with the Teratology Society. Joint symposia, platform and poster sessions are planned. Why Attend the 1999 Teratology Meeting? The annual meeting provides attendees with comprehensive coverage of teratology contributed papers and symposia present the latest research in our field. It is a way to make contact with others and with ourselves, a reminder of why we went into this field and of our goals to understand abnormal development and to learn how to prevent abnormal reproductive outcomes. The meeting and relaxed setting provide a once-a-year opportunity to network with old friends, mentors, and students and give us a sounding board for our ideas. We have increased the number of exhibitors which broadens your ability to learn about products and services offered to enhance teratological research. The recipe is perfect for an enjoyable few days after which we can return home with our batteries recharged, ready for another year in the lab or the clinic. Scientific Program The Program Committee has put together a full meeting agenda with four major symposia, contributed papers and poster sessions. The symposia include: HIV in Pregnancy, sponsored by the March of Dimes and presented jointly by the Teratology Society and NBTS; Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis and Abnormal Development, sponsored by NIEHS; Skeletal Development, sponsored by Wiley-Liss and SmithKline Beecham; and Post-Marketing Surveillance, presented by the Public Affairs Committee. This year's Warkany Lecturer is Carole Kimmel. There will be a workshop on July 4, organized by MARTA and MTA, presenting the practical aspects of conducting reproductive and developmental toxicity studies in an industrial or contract lab setting. This workshop is geared primarily for students to introduce them to a facet of our field that is no longer taught in most institutions, but offers career opportunities for graduates of our programs; however, there is plenty of room for other interested parties. We will also hold discussion sessions on July 4, on hot topics in teratology, including the difficulties in integrating molecular events with effects at the cellular, tissue and embryonic level of organization and the challenges of evaluating the effects of chemicals in children's health. Due to the popularity of evening poster sessions, we will hold two of these sessions at this year's meeting.
Most of you probably remember this beautiful site from the meeting three years ago. The Keystone Resort and Conference Center is located in the Rocky Mountains, 75 miles west of Denver. The drive from the Denver International Airport takes about 1 1/2 ² 2 hours. The resort is organized as a village at the base of Keystone Mountain. The village surrounds a lake and has shops and restaurants to satisfy everyone. There are endless opportunities for recreation, such as fly-fishing, river rafting, mountain hiking and biking, golf, swimming, tennis, and sightseeing. A variety of accommodations are available, from hotel rooms in the Keystone Lodge or Keystone Inn to condominiums around the lake, at the base of the mountain or in the woods. The conference center is attractive, state-of-the-art, and a convenient walking distance from most of the condos and hotels. There is also a free shuttle to the conference center for those who prefer not to walk. Daytime temperatures in June and July are in the 60s and 70s. Evening temperatures are generally in the 40s so bring a sweater. The Teratology Society has been able to work with the Keystone Resort to keep costs comparable to the meeting three years ago.
All of your needs for the 1999 Annual Meeting can be made through the Keystone Central Reservations Department - all at special meeting prices. When making your reservations, please refer to the Conference Group Code of CA0CTSA/Teratology. You have several lodging accommodations from which you may choose. They include:
Please call the Keystone Central Reservation Department at 800-258-0437 to make your lodging and travel arrangements.
Air Transportation Most major U.S. airlines offer daily flights to the Denver International Airport. The Keystone Central Reservations Department has deals with the major airlines to provide meeting attendees with transportation packages at favorable rates. The packages include airfare and ground transportation with the Resort Express shuttle or Avis rental cars. To purchase a transportation package and make your lodging accommodations, please call the Keystone Central Reservations Department at 1-800-258-0437. Ground Transportation A shuttle from the Denver International Airport to the Keystone Resort is operated on a regular basis by Resort Express. Guests at Keystone Resort can make a reservation with the shuttle service at the same time they make room reservations. Vans leave every 90 minutes starting at 9:30 AM, with the last shuttle leaving the airport at 9:30 PM. Return trips start early in the morning and continue at regular intervals throughout the day. Allow two hours travel time on the shuttle. If you prefer to rent a car, all major rental car companies have franchises at the Denver International Airport. Keystone Resort offers discounted rentals with Avis. The drive to the Keystone Resort is on interstate highways until you reach the valley in which the Keystone Resort is located.
What Does the Meeting Registration Fee Cover? The meeting registration fee covers a number of food and beverage functions, as well as the Society's administrative costs for the meeting. The functions include Continental Breakfast each morning, the Banquet, a Wilson Awards Luncheon, and coffee and refreshment breaks. We will also have a President's Reception and a reception during each of the poster sessions; these are being sponsored. The registration fee is comparable to past years. The deadline for advanced registration is May 24, 1999. After that date, a late fee of $40 will apply. The Registration Desk will be open at the meeting from Tuesday, June 29 ² Thursday, July 1, in the Keystone Conference Center. Please see the Program Agenda on pages 4 ² 5 for specific times. Click here to view and print the --> REGISTRATION FORM
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SYSTEM MATURATION AND FUNCTIONAL POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT: (Pre-registration required) The topic for the 1999 Teratology Society Continuing Education course was selected in response to the recent and growing interest in postnatal development and pediatric safety assessment. The course will begin on Tuesday afternoon, June 29, with overviews of skeletal development and the dynamics of growth from birth to puberty, maturation of the male and female reproductive systems, cardiovascular and pulmonary systems, functional and behavioral postnatal development of the central nervous system and the onset of postnatal immune function. The morning session on Wednesday, June 30, will include an overview of the maturation of metabolic systems, particularly the liver, and presentations on current issues for safety assessments in pediatric populations with views from a clinician, the effects of drug and chemical exposures on growth and development and the factors to consider for the conduct of juvenile animal studies. Please register and plan to attend the Continuing Education course and pass this information along to all interested colleagues. Continuing Education Course Schedule
The Teratology Society would like to thank the following sponsors: American Petroleum Institute Elsevier Science March of Dimes Merck Research Laboratories NIEHS Parke-Davis SmithKline Beecham Wiley-Liss Many Thanks
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sponsorship opportunities are available for the 1999 Teratology
Society Annual Meeting.
Oral Presentations Each platform paper, except for those presented in the symposia, will be allowed 15 minutes (12 minutes for presentations and 3 minutes for discussion). The time schedule will be strictly followed. Projectors for 35mm slides will be available in each meeting room. Please keep slides simple and uncluttered. A good rule of thumb is, if you cannot read your slide without magnification, those in the middle and rear of the room will be unable to read it when presented. One concept per slide and a maximum rate of one slide per minute are also good rules to follow for effective presentations. Poster Presentations Poster material should be organized within a 4 feet x 6 feet area. The top of your poster board should contain the following information, with letters at least 3/4 inches high:
A copy of the abstract should be posted towards the upper-left corner and a set of conclusions toward the lower-right corner of your poster. These should be printed in letters about 1/4 inch high. Poster information should be legible from a distance of at least 3 to 4 feet. Material, including line drawings, should be clearly presented and may be computer generated (laser printer is preferred). PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN PUSHPINS. Poster sessions and times for setup and removal are indicated in the program. Posters should be on display from 11:00 AM ² 10:00 PM on Wednesday, June 30, and 11:00 AM ² 10:00 PM on Thursday, July 1, 1999. Those presenting should plan to be present on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 PM ² 10:00 PM. All posters should be removed immediately following the poster session at which you presented (10:00 PM).
In an effort to assist graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to attend the Annual Meeting, the Teratology Society will make available a limited number of Young Investigator Travel Awards. These awards, designed to help defray a portion of the cost of travel to the meeting, will be presented to awardees during the Wilson Luncheon on Saturday, July 3, 1999, 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM. In addition, a limited number of Young Investigator Travel Fellowships for minority students will also be awarded. Those graduate students or postdoctoral fellows wishing to be considered for these travel awards should send 1) a letter of application from their research advisor or director and 2) five copies of any abstract submitted for presentation at this year's meeting to: Robert
M. Parker, Ph.D., DABT Tel:
(215) 443-8710 Selection of travel award recipients will be by the Student Affairs Committee of the Teratology Society. Deadline for receipt of applications is: May 10, 1999
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