List of confirmed speakers:
List of confirmed speakers:
Regina Baucom, University of Georgia
John Burke, University of Georgia
Shu-mei Chang, University of Georgia
Matt Estep, University of Georgia
Jonathan Gressel, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel (KEYNOTE)
Jodie S. Holt, University of California, Riverside (KEYNOTE)
Joel Kniskern, University of Chicago
Paul Neve, University of Warwick, UK
Kenneth Olsen, Washington University
Allison Snow, Ohio State University
Neal Stewart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
John Stinchcombe, University of Toronto
Patrick Tranell, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
William Vencill, University of Georgia
Lidia Watrud, Research Ecologist, Western Ecology Division, U.S. EPA
Theodore Webster, USDA-ARS, Tifton
Cynthia Weinig, University of Minnesota
Poster Presentation Guidelines and Travel Awards:
Presenters will be given a 3X3 ft space for posters. To secure poster space, please email gbaucom@uga.edu and indicate that you will be presenting a poster after you have registered for the conference. If you are a graduate student or post-doc, please submit a 200-word abstract by July 10, 2008 to compete for a $500 travel award.