62nd Annual Brucellosis Research Conference
(as a satellite meeting of CRWAD)
December 5-6, 2009
Chicago Marriott, Chicago, Illinois

The 62nd Brucellosis Research Conference will be held December 5-6 at the Chicago Marriott, Downtown Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois. The meeting will begin Saturday at 8:00 am and conclude with the business meeting Sunday at noon.  As a Conference of Research Workers in Animal Disease (CRWAD) satellite group, we benefit by being included in the larger group’s rates.  Please visit the CRWAD meeting web site for pertinent information about the meeting site and to make your hotel reservations. http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mip/crwad/

Room Reservations:

Make your Chicago Marriott, Downtown Magnificent Mile, reservations prior to November 11, 2009, to receive the discounted CRWAD rate ($179 plus tax for single or double occupancy).  You may call them at 1-800-228-9290 (make sure you tell them you want the CRWAD RATE, group code "CCR") or make your reservations online at the link on the CRWAD web site (this custom web link has the correct code already filled in). You will need a credit card number for confirmation.

Presentation and Abstract Submission:

            The Program Committee will attempt to schedule all submitted presentations.  Both oral and poster submissions are invited.  The oral format will be informal, with a strict time limit of 15 minutes per presentation (12 minutes for the talk and 3 minutes for questions and discussion); PowerPoint presentations are preferred. Laptop computers will be needed on which to load the presentations. Backboards (4”H by 8’W) will be set up for the poster sessions (bring tacks, please).  Depending on the number of talks submitted, the Committee may have to ask some researchers to consider the poster format rather than an oral presentation. 
If you plan to discuss your current research or have a poster, the deadline for submitting a title to me is Friday, October 23, 2009 (indicate if you prefer an oral presentation or a poster). My e-mail address is shagius@agcenter.lsu.edu.  If you wish your abstract to be compiled for distribution at the meeting, an electronic copy should be submitted by the same date if at all possible.  Please send it as a Word attachment (PC version) or as a .rtf file.  Proposed meeting categories will be determined once titles/abstracts have been submitted.  

Registration:

Registration for the meeting will begin at 7:00 a.m., Saturday, December 5, 2009, in front of the meeting room, Grand Ballroom I – 7th floor.  Updates will be forthcoming.  The registration fee will be $100 for PIs/guests and $50 for students (US$), payable by cash or check (no credit cards).