BSGT Annual Conference 21-23 April 2009
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The 6th BSGT Annual Conference will be held at
Royal Holloway, University of London 21 – 23 April 2009
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Dear Colleague
We are pleased to invite you to the sixth annual conference of the British Society for
Gene Therapy. The imaginative Scientific Committee, led by Professor George Dickson, has
produced a topical and diverse programme which is sure to stimulate debate and the
ready exchange of ideas and opinions. None of which would be as free-flowing or enjoyable
without the friendly and inclusive atmosphere that BSGT conferences engender!
We are looking forward to hearing from high profile national and international
researchers, who will detail progress and new developments in this rapidly evolving
field. In addition, an education session aimed at students and researchers who are
new to the field will provide an introduction to key techniques and developments. The
main Conference Sessions will also include short oral presentations selected from the
proffered abstracts and a generous prize for the best presentation, not to mention the
Fairbairn Award for UK-based PhD students or researchers who submitted their PhD in the
last 3 years.
All this amidst the stunning wooded parkland of the 135 acre RHUL campus, conveniently
located with good access to Heathrow airport (20 minutes drive) and central London (40
minutes by train.) The conference will be held in the Windsor Building, a specially
designed conference centre at the heart of the campus, equipped with a 400 seat lecture
theatre, and ample light-filled space for the poster sessions, exhibition and
networking. Comfortable accommodation is conveniently provided for delegates
on-site. You are also invited to join us for a drinks reception in the famous
Founder's Building, one of the most spectacular university buildings in the world.
BSGT is also passionate about working to improve the public and media perception and
understanding of gene and cell therapy. Key to this will be the BSGT Public Engagement
Day, ‘Journeys in the Genetic Jungle - Gene Therapies and Stem Cell Therapies for the
21st Century’ which will take place on Tuesday 21st April 2009.
Whether you’re looking for an update on key developments in the field, focussed
discussions or easy networking opportunities I am confident that the BSGT annual
conference will exceed your expectations.
I look forward to welcoming you to BSGT2009!
Professor Len Seymour
Further Information
Scientific Programme
Registration - the deadline for early-bird registration is 26th January 2009.
Abstract Submission – the deadline for submission of abstracts is 26th January 2009.
Invited Speaker/Chairperson Registration & Abstract Submission
Scientific Committee
Exhibition
Sponsorship
Public Engagement Day
For general information about the conference please contact
info@bsgt.org or tel Rachel Mager +44 (0)1865 220550/617054
Feedback from the BSGT Annual Conference 2008:
"As always a great place to interact with the GT community."
"Really stimulating and varied conference. Covered a broad range of subjects and was
still easy to learn about different fields."
"Amazing value for money conference."
"The ceilidh was fantastic!"
"The artistic outreach work in Scottish schools was fantastic. This is a great way
to inform the general public about gene therapy."