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Events
Video Projection for the 2008 dinner event with Dr Zerhouni, NIH Director as Guest of Honor (see program for details)
Invited Guest Speaker: George Y. Wu, M.D., Ph.D., Professor, University of Connecticut Health Center.
Invited Guest Speaker: Pam Weathers, Ph.D., Professor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Invited Guest Speaker: Nadia Amrani, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor, University of Massachusetts.
Meeting Description
This meeting will bring together the Moroccan Scientific Community of North-America.
We are expecting 80-100 participants mainly from the States and Canada.
The primary goal of the meeting is to create a framework to strengthen the network
of Moroccan Scientists by increasing contacts and collaborations. In addition,
a well tailored scientific program will expose the
latest advancements in the fields of biomedicine, plant diseases, and novel technologies. This meeting will focus on Infectious and Cancer Diseases, as well as a session on pharmaceutical industry. A debate will be animated on the "Voluntary Work". Finaly, a new Board of Directors will be elected for the next term (June-2008 to May-2010).
The meeting will take place in the Conference Room at the WPI-MBI, located at Gateway Park, 60 Prescott Street, Worcester, MA 01605.
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Registration Fees: (donations higher than the fees
indicated below are welcome)
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Meeting fee alone |
Meeting fee + Biomatec Membership |
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Students
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$ 20 |
$ 30 |
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Faculty, Scientists
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$ 50 |
$ 80 |
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Postdocs, and others
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$ 35 |
$ 60 |
Deadline for registration, abstract submission, and hotel reservation with negotiated rate:
May 2nd 2008
Meeting Organizers:
Mustapha Abdelouahed Ph.D., Chair, WesaGen Inc., MA.
Nadia Amrani Ph.D., Co-Chair, University of Massachusetts, MA.
Mounir Izalallen Ph.D., Co-Chair, University of Massachusetts, MA.
Mohamed Arredouani Ph.D., Co-Chair, Harvard Medical School, MA
Kamal Elbissati Ph.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
Abdelmajid Kassem Ph.D., Fayetteville State University, NC
Hassan Badrane Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, PA
Meeting Sponsorship:
We are gratefull to the following sponsors:
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
Massachusetts Biomedical Initiatives (MBI)
WesaGen Inc
BIOMATEC-US also appreciate the help of Crowne Plaza Worcester for providing a quality accomodation for participants. Crowne Plaza Worcester will be the exclusive Hotel accomodation for participants.
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