ISCB Africa ASBCB Conference Registration

Registration Options:

  • Online and email registration for the conference is now closed, but onsite registration will be possible

On this page:

Special Offers

Early Registration Prices

Late Registration Prices

Workshops

Young Researchers Forum


SPECIAL OFFERS:

--> Institutions registering 10 paid participants together earn one additional student registration for free.

--> Individuals also registering for the Human Genetics Conference are entitled to a 10% discount off registration fees to both the ISCB Africa ASBCB and the Human Genetics conferences.

--> Registration fee for students on travel fellowships will be covered by the fellowship (registration required - use faxable pdf registration form and follow instructions for indicating 0 registration fee due).

--> If you are not yet a member or ISCB (international participants) or ASBCB (African participants), you must first enroll for membership with the respective Society to earn the members-only conference registration discounts (or you can sign up for membership when using the faxable PDF registration form)

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EARLY REGISTRATION PRICES THROUGH 25th JANUARY 2011

Please note: All registration fees will be charged in South African Rand (R) currency, except online credit card payments, which will be charged in US Dollars (USD). A $10 processing fee will be added for online credit card payments to cover the costs of bank transfer fees to move the funds to South Africa.

AFRICAN
ATTENDEES
NON-AFRICAN ATTENDEES
ASBCB Member Non-Member ISCB Member Non-Member of ISCB
n/a R 3,500
(or 525 USD)
Industry
R 3,690
(or 555 USD)
R 4,400
(or 660 USD)
R 2,150
(or 325 USD)
R 2,800
(or 420 USD)
Academic/Government
R 2,950
(or 444 USD)
R 3,800
(or 570 USD)
R 1,500
(or 225 USD)
R 1,900
(or 285 USD)
Student / Postdoc *
R 2,200
(or 333 USD)
R 3,000
(or 450 USD)


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LATE REGISTRATION PRICES AFTER 25th JANUARY 2011

Please note: The USD rates shown below are subject to change due to exchange rate fluctuations. A firm USD rate will be set no later than 25th January 2011.

AFRICAN
ATTENDEES
NON-AFRICAN ATTENDEES
ASBCB Member Non-Member ISCB Member Non-Member of ISCB
n/a R 4,375
(or 660 USD)
Industry
R 4,610
(or 700 USD)
R 5,500
(or 830 USD)
R 2,688
(or 405 USD)
R 3,500
(or 525 USD)
Academic/Government
R 3,688
(or 555 USD)
R 4,750
(or 715 USD)
R 2,125
(or 320 USD)
R 2,500
(or 375 USD)
Student / Postdoc *
R 2,875
(or 430 USD)
R 3,750
(or 565 USD)

* An Advisor letter for Postdocs and Student ID for Students will be required upon check-in at the conference venue to verify eligibility for these registration categories.

Registration fees includes attendance at all scientific sessions from 9-11 march, the conference program booklet, as well as teas/coffees and lunches. Fees do not include accommodation, travel, or local transportation.

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WORKSHOPS - MONDAY 7th & TUESDAY 8th MARCH

Workshops will be held at the University of the Western Cape in Belville, South Africa (see www.uwc.ac.za/.) Some worskhops are 1/2 day, with the EMBNet and Population genetics workshops being 2 full days each. Registration does not allow for making 1/2 day selections if choosing one of the 2 day options.

Workshop Fees are ZAR 160 per day (the full-day fee applies even if registering only one 1/2 day workshop on any day, so all workshop participants are encouraged to participate in two 1/2 day workshops on the same date if not attending one of the 2-day options).

Workshop Title

Date

No. days

1AM - Introduction to databases at EBI

Mon 7th March AM

½ day

1PM - Sequence searching and alignment

Mon 7th March PM

½ day

2AM - Gene expression data analysis

Tues 8th March AM

½ day

2PM - Interactions and Pathways

Tues 8th March PM

½ day

3EMB - EMBNet eBioKit 1: eBioKit; Biological databases; EMBOSS/wEMBOSS; ENSEMBL; Galaxy

Mon 7th & Tues 8th March

2 days

4POP - Population genetics

Mon 7th & Tues 8th

2 days


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YOUNG RESEARCHERS FORUM - SATURDAY, 5th MARCH

For Students and Postdocs only, a Young Researchers Forum is provided at no additional fee. Participants must register at www.humangenetics2011.org/young.htm


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