LSRF joins LinkedIn
Newsletter - Vol. 2 Issue 1, May 2010
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LSRF has joined LinkedIn, a free web resource for professionals to stay in touch and connect with others in your field. We have set up an LSRF alumni group within this site and hope you'll visit us there and join our network.
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October 29, 2010 - Alumni Symposium
October 29 - October 31, 2010 - Annual Meeting of the LSRF
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The 2010 Annual Meeting of the Life Sciences Research Foundation will take place in San Francisco from October 29 - October 31, 2010
Fellows present their work in the form of a brief talk or poster to their peers, sponsors, guest speakers, LSRF board, peer review committee members and administrative staff. The meeting also features guest speakers and plenty of opportunity for informal discussion. If our meeting had a motto, it would be: "good food, great science"!
2010 Annual Meeting Agenda
Supplemental Information - in one pdf file: local area map, BART map, Westin meeting room diagram, parking information.
Meeting packet for Current Fellows
Meeting packet for Board and Peer Review Committee
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Life Sciences Research Foundation
Alumni Symposium
Friday October 29, 2010
8:00am – 6:30pm
Westin Market Street
50 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
General Information:
The Symposium will take place in the Stanford Room on the third floor of the Westin and precedes the LSRF 2010 Annual Meeting, which begins the evening of October 29, 2010. The symposium begins with a continental breakfast at 8am followed by remarks from the Foundation's Vice-President Doug Koshland and Advisory Board Member Paul Berg, talks by alumni, closing remarks by LSRF founder and President Donald Brown, a brief brainstorming session and will end with a cocktail reception.
Registration:
There is no cost to attend the symposium, which includes continental breakfast, breaks, lunch and reception. Due to space limitations, however, registration is required. Please register online through the website: http://www.ciwemb.edu/sites/lsrfalumnisymposium/. Indicate your current affiliation, email, class year and whether you will join us for lunch. There is an option to join current fellows at the Friday evening dinner (for a fee) and all alumni are invited to attend any of the scientific sessions of the Annual Meeting at no charge.
Travel and accommodations:
You are responsible for your own travel and accommodation costs. However, we have reserved a small block of rooms at a reduced rate of $169/night (plus taxes) at the Westin for the nights of 28 & 29 October. You may book a room online using the following link: http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1005243914&key=C872E or phone the reservations desk at 1-888-627-8561 and indicate that you are with the "Life Sciences Research Foundation" group to receive this rate. The hotel is located on 3rd Street between Mission and Market streets, within three blocks of both the Powell Street and Montgomery Street Muni/BART stops and two blocks from the Moscone Convention Center. Please refer to the Westin website for exact location and transportation options http://www.westinsf.com/location_and_directions/location_and_directions.cfm.
