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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, DECEMBER 2, 2013***<br>
</span></b><a href="http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/"><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif"">http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><br>
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<b><span style="color:red">UPDATE: In response to participant interest, the submission deadline has been extended to December 2, 2013. This year 15 contributed talks will be selected from the submitted abstracts to be presented with the invited talks during
the plenary sessions. Contributed talks will also be selected for parallel breakout sessions which commence in the late afternoon.<br>
</span><br>
THE SECOND ANNUAL WINTER Q-BIO MEETING<br>
Quantitative Biology on the Hawaiian Islands<br>
February 17-20, 2014 <br>
</b></span><a href="http://w-qbio.org/"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:blue">http://w-qbio.org/</span></u></b></a><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><a href="http://www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/"><u><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:blue">Hilton
Waikoloa Village</span></u></a><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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<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 20, 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>
</span><br>
<b>REGISTER NOW: </b></span><a href="http://w-qbio.org/"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:blue">http://w-qbio.org/</span></u></b></a><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><a href="http://www.hiltonwaikoloavillage.com/"><u><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:blue">Hilton
Waikoloa Village</span></u></a><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><a href="http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/"><u><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:blue">http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/</span></u></a><b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif""><br>
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ABSTRACT DEADLINE: EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY, </span></b><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif"">December 2, 2013 (Extended due to large volume of interest!)<br>
Accepted abstracts will be announced by December 6, 2012. You may submit your abstract now and if accepted, still register by the early bird registration deadline of December 20, 2013.<br>
Abstract guidelines and submission information at: </span><a href="http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/"><u><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:blue">http://w-qbio.org/abstracts/</span></u></a><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><a href="mailto:coordinator@w-qbio.org"><u><span style="font-family:"Oxygen-Regular","serif";color:blue">coordinator@w-qbio.org</span></u></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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