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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:red">*** ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013***<br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><a href="http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/</span></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:red"><br>
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THE SECOND ANNUAL WINTER Q-BIO MEETING<br>
Quantitative Biology on the Hawaiian Islands<br>
February 17-20, 2014 <br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><a href="http://w-qbio.org/"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">http://w-qbio.org/</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><br>
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The Winter q-bio meeting brings together scientists and engineers who are interested in all areas of q-bio. The venue for 2014 is the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><a href="http://www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hilton
Waikoloa Village</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif"">, which is located on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii’s Big Island. The resort lets you experience breathtaking tropical gardens, abundant wildlife, award-winning dining, world-class
shopping, art and culture, and an array of activities. The Island of Hawaii is the youngest and biggest in the Hawaiian chain, providing a vast canvas of environments to discover--home of one of the world’s most active volcanoes (Kilauea), the most massive
mountain in the world (Maunaloa), and the largest park in the state (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park).<br>
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As requested by participants at the last meeting, a number of selected contributed talks will be interspersed with the invited talks during the plenary morning sessions (in addition to the contributed talks in the breakout sessions).<br>
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<b>SPONSORED BY:<br>
</b>UC San Diego BioCircuits Institute and the San Diego Center for Systems Biology<br>
The University of Hawaii at Manoa<br>
UC San Diego Divisions of Biological Sciences and Engineering<br>
The Office of Naval Research<br>
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<b>2014 CONFIRMED SPEAKERS: <br>
Naama Barkai</b>, The Weizmann Institute of Science<br>
<b>Sangeeta Bhatia</b> Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>
<b>Hana El-Samad</b>, University of California, San Francisco<br>
<b>Zev Gartner</b>, University of California, San Francisco<br>
<b>Taekjip Ha</b>, University of Illinois <br>
<b>Shigeru Kondo</b>, Osaka University<br>
<b>Arthur Lander</b>, University of California, Irvine<br>
<b>Andrew Murray</b>, Harvard University<br>
<b>Steve Quake</b>, Stanford University<br>
<b>Petra Schwille</b>, Max Planck Institute<br>
<b>Christina Smolke</b>, Stanford University<br>
<b>Aleksandra Walczak</b>, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique<br>
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<b>CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS: <br>
<span style="background:white">Kevin Bennett</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of Hawaii at Manoa</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">William Ditto</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of Hawaii at Manoa</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Hana El-Samad</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of California, San Francisco</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Jeff Hasty</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of California, San Diego</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Alexander Hoffmann</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of California, San Diego</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Galit Lahav</span></b><span style="background:white">, Harvard University</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Eva-Maria Schoetz-Collins</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of California, San Diego</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Chao Tang</span></b><span style="background:white">, Peking University</span><br>
<b><span style="background:white">Lev Tsimring</span></b><span style="background:white">, University of California, San Diego</span><br>
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<b><span style="color:red">***REGISTRATION NOW OPEN***<br>
Registration fee covers conference venue, registration reception, banquet, coffee & snacks. <br>
<br>
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION ($500/$425 Student) DEADLINE: December 1, 2013 <br>
REGULAR REGISTRATION ($600/$525 Student) DEADLINE: January 31, 2014<br>
LATE REGISTRATION ($675/$600 Student) After January 31, 2014</span></b><span style="color:red"><br>
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<b>REGISTER NOW: </b></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><a href="http://w-qbio.org/"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">http://w-qbio.org/</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><br>
<b>HOTEL: </b>A block of rooms has been reserved for registered conference participants at a negotiated rate of $199 per night at the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><a href="http://www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hilton
Waikoloa Village</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif"">. The rooms will be available soon on a first-come, first-served basis, so book early!<b><br>
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CONTRIBUTED TALKS: </b>If you wish to present your work at the conference, either as an oral talk or a poster, you must submit an abstract through the conference website by the November 5<sup>th</sup> deadline. Abstract guidelines and submission information
at: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><a href="http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/</span></a></span><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><br>
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ABSTRACT DEADLINE: EXTENDED UNTIL <span style="color:#FF2600">MONDAY</span>, </span></b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif"">November 18, 2013 (Extended due to large volume of interest!)<br>
Accepted abstracts will be announced by November 25, 2012. You may submit your abstract now and if accepted, still register by the early bird registration deadline of December 2, 2013.<br>
Abstract guidelines and submission information at: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><a href="http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><br>
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We encourage you to forward this message to any colleagues that may be interested in taking part in this exciting event.<br>
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Questions should be emailed to: </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><a href="mailto:coordinator@w-qbio.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">coordinator@w-qbio.org</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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