Future Worm Meetings...

For those who are interested in worms, specially C. elegans, there are many future meetings coming:

European Worm Meeting 2008


European Worm Meeting 2008 will take place from March 29th to April 2nd 2008 in Carmona (Seville), Spain.


Third East Asia Worm Meeting 2008


The East Asia Worm Meeting 2008 will be held in Shanghai this year from April 18 (Fri)- 21(Mon). The meeting will be held at Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.

Following the successful launching of the first EAWM in Awaji Island, Japan in 2004 and the second EAWM in Seoul, Korea in 2006, this third EAWM held in China is bound to be an exciting event to bring colleagues together for a fruitful exchange and to highlight the recent progress in the field. It will also be a good opportunity for us to get acquainted again.

The housing and travel information is available at your finger tips. The registration period will end on February, 29 (24:00 Tokyo time), so you may need to start planning ahead for the trip now.

More information here.


2 nd C. elegans Development and Evolution Meeting:


The meeting will be held June 11 – 15, 2008 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

The meeting will commence on Wednesday evening, June 11th, with an opening session from 7:30 PM until 10:00 PM, followed by a social from 10:00 PM until 12:00 midnight in front of the Wisconsin Union Theatre. The meeting will end on Sunday, June 15th, at 2:00 pm.

To submit an abstract, follow the instructions for Web submission. Submissions must be completed before midnight on Monday, April 7, 2008.

More information here.