GARNet 2005 meeting

In association with the UK Brassica and Cereal Communities

At the John Innes Centre Norwich
5-6 September 2005

Meeting Location
The 6th Annual Genomic Arabidopsis Research Network meeting will be held at the John Innes Conference Centre Norwich UK. The venue is located just outside the city centre and is easily accessible by road, rail and air.

Registration
To register for the GARNet meeting please complete the registration form. Please note you will need to print a copy of this form to send to GARNet along with your payment (see registration form for further details). You will not receive full confirmation of registration until payment is received.

Registration will be possible until the 5th of August 2005

Your registration fee will include lunch on both days of the meeting, an evening meal on the 5th of September and all refreshment breaks. If you require an evening meal on the 4th or 6th this can be provided, please click the appropriate boxes on the registration form.

Poster Session
The poster session will take place on the evening of the 5th of September.
Your poster abstract can be submitted via the registration form.
Posters are to be A0 in size (or smaller) and portrait in orientation.

Oral Selection
The Organisers will select a small number of oral presentations from submitted abstracts. The deadline for abstract submission is 29th July and you will be informed within about a week after that whether you have been selected for an oral presentation.

Accommodation
Accommodation is available in ensuite rooms in the halls of residence at the University of East Anglia Campus (UEA) a 5-10 minute walk from the conference centre.
For delegates requiring accommodation for either, the night before (4th), or after (6th) the meeting accommodation is available but numbers are limited. We would therefore recommend that delegates book early to ensure that their needs can be meet.

Getting to Norwich
By car - From London take the M11/A11; just outside Norwich take the A47 (southern bypass) in the direction of Swaffham; the University and Norwich Research Park are signposted off at the next junction. If you are driving from the North or the Midlands, you can use the A47 via Kings Lynn or the A14 as far as Newmarket and then take the A11 to Norwich. The UEA and John Innes Centre are situated on the outskirts of Norwich just off the B1108 which is one of the main roads out of the city. See directions below for maps of the area.

By air - Norwich Airport has regular flights to and from Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Edinburgh and Manchester, and international connections to 200 cities worldwide.

By rail - Norwich is less than two hours from London (Liverpool Street) and there are excellent links with the rest of the country. A taxi from the station to the John Innes Centre/UEA takes approximately 15 minutes.

Directions and Car Parking
Directions on how to reach the John Innes Centre and UEA Campus can be be found here for location within in the UK and here for location in Norwich. The John Innes Centre is located off the B1108 (Watton Road).

A map of UEA the campus is available here.

Car parking is available free of charge at the John Innes Centre, whilst a parking permit is required for those parking at the UEA campus please ensure you state on the registration form that you require a permit and it will be sent to you.

Key collection and Registration
Delegates arriving before 9pm on 4th September can collect keys from campus services reception (C11 on UEA campus map). Delegates arriving after 9pm on the 4th can collect keys from the Security lodge (V2 on campus map). Delegates arriving on the 5th or 6th can collect room keys when registering at the John Innes Centre

Delegates will be able to register for the meeting at the campus services reception (C11 on UEA campus map) until 7pm on the 4th September. Delegates arriving after this time will able to register and collect a conference pack at the John Innes Centre conference centre reception desk during the meeting.

Workshops
Workshop sessions on 'Tools and Resource's and 'Funding and Co-ordination' will be held on the evening of the 5th September. Please see programme for full details