WAM-BAMM*05 in San Antonio

[Jim Bower]

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                            Announcing
              the World Association of Modelers (WAM)

                           First Annual

          Biologically Accurate Modeling Meeting (BAMM)

                           WAM-BAMM*05

                     In Association with the

                  Second GENESIS USERS MEETING

                             GUM*05

                    March 31st - April 2nd

                In beautiful San Antonio Texas

                    http://www.WAM-BAMM.org


Meeting objective:  To bring together modelers and experimentalists 
using Realistic Modeling techniques to better understand biological 
systems.

Subjects considered:  Modeling techniques, simulator design, modeling 
results, modeling inspired biological experimentation, and world 
modeling community coordination.

Meeting Structure:  Thursday March 31st will be devoted to a series 
of tutorials and round table discussions on Biological modeling. 
Tutorials will be offered by leading experts in realistic modeling 
and the interaction between modeling and experimental biology. Friday 
and Saturday will be devoted to oral and poster presentations by 
meeting participants and invited speakers.

Important Dates:
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Meeting pre-registration:
      Via the WAM-BAMM web site: www.wam-bamm.org,
      assures you receive future meeting mailings.

Deadline for proposing tutorials:  December 1, 2004
       Give a tutorial on techniques of biologically realistic 
modeling at WAM-BAMM.
       Send a brief description of the proposed tutorial to 
wambamm05 at wam-bamm.org.
       Authors of accepted tutorial presentations will be provided free meeting
        registration.

Deadline for proposed research presentations:  December 15, 2004

       Submission form is available on the WAM-BAMM web site:
       www.wam-bamm.org

Student registration deadline for travel grants:  February 1, 2005

       Funding is available for student travel grants. (see web site).

Deadline for early registration:   February 15, 2005
        Advanced registration $ 99 for graduate students, $ 149 for 
all others (30% increase
        after deadline)

Deadline for guaranteed housing at the conference rate:  March 1, 2005

       The meeting will be held at the historic Menger Hotel in 
Downtown San Antonio,
        next to the Alamo and the famous San Antonio River Walk.
        Room rates $109  (single or double), $ 119 (3-4).

Arrival date for the meeting:  March 30th, 2005

The famous WAM-BAM Banquet, Rodeo, and Blue Bonnet Festival: 
Saturday, April 2, 2005

Depart from San Antonio:  April 3, 2005

More information on WAM-BAM can be found at www.wam-bamm.org, or by contacting
us at wam-bamm at wam-bamm.org.