Announcement of Symposium

[PBMB conferences]

                                  Symposium on
                    Biosynthesis of Glucose Polysaccharides
                             June 29 - July 2, 2000

                      A Plant Sciences Institute Symposium

                Scheman Building, Iowa State Center, Ames, Iowa



SITE AND DATES: The symposium will be held in the Scheman Building, Iowa
State Center at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, U.S.A.  Registration
begins at 1:00 PM and the first plenary session at 4:00 PM on Thursday,
June 29.  The last plenary session ends at 11:45 AM on Sunday, July 2.

PROGRAM: Discussion will focus on the biosynthesis of glucose
polysaccharides

PLENARY SPEAKERS: Steven G. Ball (Universite des Sciences et Technologies
de Lille, France); Clark F. Ford (Iowa State University); Hanping Guan
(ExSeed Genetics L.L.C.); L. Curtis Hannah (University of Florida);
Steven C. Huber (USDA-ARS and North Carolina State University); Jonathan
E. Lightner (DuPont Agricultural Products); Yasunori Nakamura (Akita
Prefectural University, Japan); Peter J. Roach (Indiana University); John
F. Robyt (Iowa State University); M. Paul Scott (Iowa State University);
Jack C. Shannon (The Pennsylvania State University); George W. Singletary
(Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.); Alison M. Smith (John Innes
Centre, United Kingdom); Bruce A. Stone (La Trobe University, Australia)

ABSTRACT DEADLINE: April 28, 2000 
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: May 30, 2000
STUDENT AND POSTDOCTORAL TRAVEL GRANT DEADLINE: April 28, 2000

REGISTRATION: For more information and to register please visit our
web-site at http://molebio.iastate.edu/~gfst/phomepg.htm.
 
SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE:  M. Paul Scott (USDA-ARS and Iowa State University),
Alan M. Myers (Iowa State University), and L. Curtis Hannah (University
of Florida).

CORRESPONDENCE:
Plant Sciences Institute Symposia
3208 Molecular Biology Building
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-3260, U.S.A.
Tel: 515 294-7978
Fax: 515 294-2244
Email: pbmb at iastate.edu
WWW: http://molebio.iastate.edu/~gfst/phomepg.htm