Università di Torino Università di Padova Università di Roma Società Italiana di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare Società Italiana di Biochimica e Biologia Molecolare Gruppo Amine Biogene International Congress: Biogenic Amines 2011 Biochemical, Physiological and Clinical Perspectives September 21 25, 2011 Alberè di Tenna (Trento), ITALY Lago di Caldonazzo e Tenna, (Trento), Italy
ORGANIZING COMMITEE M.A. Grillo University of Turin, Italy E. Agostinelli SAPIENZA University of Rome, Italy A. Toninello University of Padua, Italy SCIENTIFIC COMMITEE E. Agostinelli (SAPIENZA University of Rome, Italy) R.A. Casero (Johns Hopkins School of medicine, USA) S. Colombatto (University of Turin, Italy) M.A. Grillo (University of Turin, Italy) R. Ientile (University of Messina, Italy) A. Pegg (Pennsylvania State University, USA) F. Sanchez-Jimenez (University of Malaga, Spain) D. Serafini Fracassini (University of Bologna, Italy) A. Toninello (University of Padua, Italy) H.M. Wallace (University of Aberdeen, UK) LOCAL COMMITEE S. Colombatto (University of Turin, Italy) A. Bandino (University of Turin, Italy) V. Battaglia (University of Padua. Italy) V. Bravoco (University of Turin, Italy) A. Compagnone (University of Turin, Italy) C. Cravanzola (University of Turin, Italy) S. Grancara (University of Padua. Italy) P. Martinis (University of Padua. Italy)
ORGANIZING SECRETARIAT Prof. Antonio Toninello Prof.ssa Maria Angelica Grillo Prof.Enzo Agostinelli A. Toninello, Dip. di Chimica Biologica, University of Padua, Viale Giuseppe Colombo 3, 35131 Padua, Italy Phone:+39 049-8276134 Fax: +39 049-8276133 E-mail: antonio.toninello@unipd.it M.A. Grillo, Dip. Medicina e Oncologia Sperimentale, Sezione di Biochimica, University of Turin, Via Michelangelo 27, 10126 Turin, Italy Phone: +39 011-6705308 Fax: +39 011-6705311 E-mail: mariaangelica.grillo@unito.it E. Agostinelli, Dip. di Scienze Biochimiche, University La Sapienza of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy Phone: +39 06 49910838 Fax: +39 06 4440062 E-mail: enzo.agostinelli@uniroma1.it
Tentative Programme Biological roles of Polyamines Transport and metabolism of Biogenic Amines Biogenic Amines and amine oxidases Polyamines and transglutaminases Polyamines in plants Pathophysiological functions of Polyamines Polyamines in cell growth and differentiation Role of Polyamines in epigenetic gene regulation Biogenic Amines: derivatives and analogues
GENERAL INFORMATION Letter of invitation If required, the Organizing Committee will mail an invitation letter for all the participants to the Conference. The invitation letter does not imply any commitment from the organizers to provide financial supports. It is only aimed to help the scientist to get funds from their institutions or a Visa. VISA Passport and Visa information: please check with your travel agent or Italian Embassy/Consulate if you re required an entry Visa to Italy. Congress Venue The symposium will be held at Hotel Margherita, in the mountain resort of Alberè di Tenna (Trento). How to reach the Hotel: -by air: to Verona, Milano or Bologna and from there by train to Trento and from Trento to Pergine. -by train: to Trento and from Trento to Pergine. In both cases the organizing secretary has to be informed about the time of the arrival to Pergine. You will be picked up at the railway station. -by car: autostrada del Brennero to Trento. From Trento follow the signals to Padova; after about 15 km, turn left at the signpost Ischia-Alberè-Tenna. After about 2 km, in the middle of woods, on the left, you will see the Hotel Margherita. The symposium will be organized in morning and afternoon sessions with oral communications (PPT) and poster presentations. Official languages will be English and Italian, but all the descriptions in PPT and posters have to be in English. Active participants are invited to send an abstract (in English maximum one page A4 format) on-line in MS Word format, to be reproduced as such. Please fill in the registration form and send it together with the abstract, to Prof. Antonio Toninello, at the address indicated, not later than July 10, 2011.
Registration fee: Active participants: 490 Accompanying persons: 440 Young investigators/students (Post Docs, PhD students etc) 400 After July 10, 2011 the registration fee will be increased by 25. The registration fee has to be paid by bank wire transfer to: Antonio Toninello Maria Anglica Grillo. International Congress on Biogenic Amines Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo Filiale Via G. Belzoni 1-35121 PADOVA IBAN: IT 32 HO62 2512 1071 0000 0004 678 BIC SWIFT: IBSPIT2P Registration includes Hotel accommodation, full board, from the afternoon of September 21 to the morning of September 25, attendance at all scientific sessions, Gala Dinner and social events, and Congress material. Please send by FAX +39 0498276133 the receipt of your bank wire transfer and registration form. Important deadlines: Abstract submission July 10, 2011 Registrations, fee and form July 10, 2011
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATIONS ABSTRACT SUBMISSION (DEADLINE: July 10, 2011) The Abstracts have to be sent exclusively by e-mail as attachments files (microsoft Word) to the organizing Secretariat: E-mail: antonio.toninello@unipd.it Abstracts may include: Tables, Schemes, Figures and References. To mantain a consistent appearance, all abstracts must be prepared in the following style: maximum space limit is one page only Times New Roman font (symbol font for special characters) and 1.5 spacing throughout 14 point boldface font for the abstract title 12 point normal font for author s name presenting author underlined affiliations distinguished by superscript numbers if necessary 12 point italic font for affiliations, text, references placed at the end of the abstract and for E-mail address of presenting author one blank line left between address and the beginning of the abstract maximum usable area for abstract is 16.0 cm wide and 24.0 cm high POWERPOINT LECTURES and ORAL POSTER PRESENTATIONS Instructions: The presentations will be carried out on the dedicated personal computer of the conference center equipped with Microsoft Windows XP operating system. The digital presentation file should be compatible with Microsoft Powerpoint 2010. Mac users should check in advance the PC compatibility of their presentations. Please, bring your presentation on a CD, formatted with the ISO9660 standard, or USB pen drive and check it with the projection staff in good time before your presentation. We do not support ZIP disks. If your presentation contains movie animations make sure they are compatible with Microsoft Media Player or Apple Quicktime ver 7). Posters: The space available for posters will be 70 cm (width) and 100 cm (height). Official language: English-Italian
BIOGENIC AMINES: BIOCHEMICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES Registration form Name... Department/Institute... Address... Phone:... I am interested in participating in the meeting: E-mail:... With an oral presentation With a poster Registration fee... (room shared with...)