Newsletter

February 2006

(Previous HGVS & HUGO-MDI newsletters may be found on our website at: www.genomic.unimelb.edu.au/hgvs/newsletters.html, these may be helpful for new members to familiarize themselves with our projects).

HGVS NEWS

Election Results

Membership Dues- Final Reminder

Correspondence

Other Meetings of Interest

Joint HGVS & HGNC Meeting on "Copy Number Variation" - CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Mutation Detection Training Course, Leiden - 2006

6th Australasian Mutation Detection Meeting - 2006

 

HGVS NEWS

Election Results

Elected to serve on the Board of the Society for a term of three years (January 1, 2006- December 31, 2008) in alphabetical order:

- Anthony Brookes

- Johan T. den Dunnen

- Marc Greenblatt

- Heikki Lehvaslaiho

 

Membership Dues - Last Reminder

If you would like to renew your membership but have still not sent in your dues form, please do so promptly as your Human Mutation subscription has already been cancelled. To avoid delay in receiving the journal please send in your form ASAP. We remind you that there are new options of membership this year. See the membership page online for a description and the membership form at http://www.hgvs.org/mem.html . This is the final reminder.

 

 

CORRESPONDENCE

Anyone wishing to make an announcement of interest to members in these newsletters please send a short paragraph to Rania at (rania@gdrc.hfi.unimelb.edu.au) to be included in the next issue.

 

Other Meetings of Interest

Joint Human Genome Variation Society & HUGO Human Gene Nomenclature Committee Meeting on “Copy Number Variation” (see the HGNC Hot Topics page ).

(A satellite of HUGO's HGM)

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Wednesday 31st May 2005
Helsinki Fair Centre

Abstract Closing Date 31st March 2006

INVITED SPEAKERS

The organisers are delighted to announce that the following invited speakers will be talking on the subject of Copy Number Variation:

Abstracts are invited from all attendees however you do not have to present an abstract to attend the meeting . Abstracts related to Copy Number Variation will be highly regarded, other "variation" abstracts are also encouraged.

REGISTRATION

Registration for this meeting will be free to HUGO HGM attendees however you must REGISTER YOUR ATTENDANCE BEFORE THE MEETING on a first-come-first served basis.

See: http://abstracts.hgvs.org/Helsinki/ for more details

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5th HUGO Mutation Detection Training Course, Leiden - 2006

This time, this biennial course will be held in Leiden , the Netherlands .
The course will take place from 31st August to 4th September 2006 and is organised by Dr. Johan T. den Dunnen ( Leiden Genome Technology Center ).

These popular small courses aim to provide an overview of current technology and applications via a mixture of practical demonstrations, laboratory work and lectures with a combination of top-level speakers and laboratory demonstrations. Participants are from around the world.

See: http://mdtc2006.hugo-international.org/home/index.php

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6th Australasian Mutation Detection Meeting - 2006
- Methods, Cancer Gene Analysis and Diagnostic Applications -

2 – 5 August 2006
Couran Cove, South Stradbroke Island, QLD, Australia

This meeting is a satellite to the International 11th Congress of Human Genetics to be held nearby in Brisbane. If you are attending the ICHG you may be interested in attending this popular meeting that brings together all those interested in Mutation Detection methods and their application in Biology, Medicine and Agriculture. Further detials on the meeting Website.

 

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