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You are invited to attend the 54th Annual Maize Genetics Conference. The Conference will be held March 15-18, 2012, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel of Portland, Oregon, USA.
The Conference will open with the Thursday evening meal, March 15 and close at noon Sunday, March 18, 2012. Download the Announcement Letter.
New! Waiting List for Doubles (afternoon, 1/31/2012):
We are hoping that ~20 additional double rooms will become available in the next few days. If you would like to be put on a waiting list for a room with two beds for two people, please email Angela Freemyer (muconf4@missouri.edu). The subject line of your message should state : "Maize Meeting, double room waiting list" . Be sure to include your full name and email address in the body of the message, and indicate whether you currently have a single room reserved. As double rooms become available, Angela will contact people on the list and clear them to register. We encourage you to register now for one of the available single rooms, as this may simplify the process of transferring your reservation later.
Please notice:
The deadline for hotel reservations with the special meeting rate is February 14, or until the group block is sold out. Currently, only single bed rooms are available. However, we are hoping to make additional doubles available by encouraging single attendees who have reserved rooms with two beds to switch to rooms with one bed. Please keep checking this site for updates.
Join researchers in downtown Portland, to:
- Listen to invited talks in genetics and plant biology given by internationally renowned scientists
- Learn the most current scientific and technical advances in maize genetics
- Participate in broad subject area sessions to stimulate new ideas that you can bring back to your lab
- Network with potential collaborators at meals, poster sessions and evening mixers
- Submit your latest research in an abstract for inclusion as an oral or poster presentation
Plenary Speakers:
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Bill Tracy:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Plant breeding and the creative power of selection
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Venkatesan Sundaresan:
University of California, Davis
Female gametophytes and flowering plant reproduction: Green eggs and no SAM
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Jenny Graves:
Australian National University
Weird mammal genomics and sex; the power of evolutionary divergence
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Thomas Dresselhaus:
University of Regensburg
Patterning and function of the maize germ lineages
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Research Topics:
- Biochemical and Molecular Genetics
- Cell and Developmental Biology
- Computational and Large-Scale Biology
- Cytogenetics
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- Education & Outreach
- Quantitative Genetics & Breeding
- Transposons & Epigenetics
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Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Maize Genetics Conference?
Due to space limitations at the Portland conference this year, vendor exhibits will be accepted only if they have a specific relationship to maize. If you are interested in becoming one of our partners to help sponsor the conference, please contact, Mark Cigan (mark.cigan@pioneer.com).
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 | Important Dates |
| Conference
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| Start Date
| 15 Mar 2012 |
| End Date
| 18 Mar 2012 |
| Deadlines
| Date |
| Housing
| 14 Feb 2012 |
| Registration Site
| 31 Jan 2012 |
| Financial Aid
| 31 Jan 2012 |
| Talk Submission
| Closed |
| Late poster
| Closed |
 | News & Information |
| Feb 13: | Update. Talk and poster submissions are now closed. Begining February 24th, last minute poster abstracts will be accepted. Abstracts received at this date will not be included in the printed abstract book, but will be included in the electronic version.
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| Jan 28: | Pioneer, a sponsor of the 2012 Maize Genetics Conference, announces that the 2012 ASPB-Pioneer Hi-Bred Graduate Student Fellowship competition is now accepting applications.
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| Jan 27: | MaGNET (Maize Genetics Network Enhancement via Travel) Award submission is now open.
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 | MaizeGDB tutorial |
New! MaizeGDB is offering hour long "How to" tutorials immediately before the Maize Meeting at 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00pm on Thursday, March 15, 2012.
Sign up and learn more!
 | Meeting Organizers |
View the full Steering Committee
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