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AGENDA

AGENDA

Wednesday, February 6th

11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meeting Registration
Island Ballroom Registration Desk

1:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Utilization of New DNA Sequencing Technologies: An AGBT Tutorial Workshop
Workshop Organizers: Colin Collins (UCSF), George Grills (Cornell University),
and Michael Zody (Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard)
Island Ballroom
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7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Welcome Reception
(Sponsored by Applied Biosystems)
Sunset Terrace

Thursday, February 7th (Morning)

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Capri Ballroom

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Registration
Island Ballroom Registration Desk

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Plenary Session: Genomic Applications I
(Lisa Stubbs, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, Chair)                                   Island Ballroom
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Thursday, February 7th (Afternoon)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
(Sponsored by Helicos Bioscience Corp.)
Sunset Terrace

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Applied Biosystems Symposium
The SOLiD System:  A Technology Enabling New Applications
(Complimentary lunch provided)
Salon E & F

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. 
Poster Session (with coffee & dessert)
(Sponsored by Helicos Bioscience Corp.)
Capri Ballroom

2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. 
Plenary Session: Metagenomics
(Chad Nusbaum, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Chair)
Island Ballroom
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Thursday, February 7th (Evening)

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Pacific Biosciences Panel Discussion and Dinner
How Many Bases Will it Take…
Registration with Pacific Biosciences Required
Capri Ballroom

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Dinner on your own

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
Concurrent Session:  New Technology Implementation
(Tim Harkins, Roche Biosciences, Chair)
Island Ballroom
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7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
Concurrent Session:  Bioinformatics
(Deanna Church, NIH/NLM/NCBI, Chair)                                                                                    Salon E & F           
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7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
Concurrent Session:  Genome Biology
(Colin Collins, UCSF, Chair)
Salon G-J    
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9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Beach Fireworks Show
(Sponsored by Pacific Bioscience)

9:30 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Genome Technology Party at Cathy O’Clarke’s Bar
(Sponsored by Illumina)

Friday, February 8th (Morning)

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Capri Ballroom

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Plenary Session: Genomic Applications II
(Eric Green, NHGRI, Chair)
Island Ballroom
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Friday, February 8th (Afternoon)

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Sunset Terrace

12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Roche Applied Science/454 Life Sciences Workshop
Length Matters:  Advances in Sequencing Complex Genomes and Complex Samples using the Genome Sequencer FLX
(Complimentary lunch provided)
 Salon E & F

FREE AFTERNOON
           
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Poster Session and Wine Tasting
(Sponsored by Roche Applied Science)
Capri Ballroom

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Dinner
Sunset Terrace

Friday, February 8th (Evening)

7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
Concurrent Session: Advances in Genomic Technologies
(Michael Metzker, Baylor College of Medicine, Chair)                                                            Island Ballroom
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7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
Concurrent Session: Microbial Genomics
(Michael Rhodes, Applied Biosystems, Chair)
Salon E & F
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7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. 
Concurrent Session: Next Generation Sequencing of Transcriptomes
(Steven Jones, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Chair)
 Salon G-J
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Saturday, February 9th (Morning)

7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast
Capri Ballroom

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Plenary Session: Cancer Genomics and Technology
(Andre Marziali, University of British Columbia, Chair)
Island Ballroom
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Saturday, February 9th (Afternoon)

12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
Sunset Terrace

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Roche Applied Bioscience/454 Life Science Workshop
Combining Next Generation Technologies: Using NimbleGen Sequence-Capture Arrays with 454 Life Science Genome Sequencer FLX
(Complimentary lunch provided)
Salon G-J

1:00 p.m. –  2:00 p.m.
Illumina, Inc. Symposium
Illumina Sequencing – Advancing Discovery
Salon E & F           

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 
Plenary Session: Future Horizons in Genome Exploration
(Elaine Mardis, Washington University School of Medicine, Chair)
Island Ballroom
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4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closing Comments and Meeting Feedback

7:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Tropical Paradise Dinner & Dance Party
Palm Ballroom
(Sponsored by Illumina, Inc.)