Register now for the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and BioenergySeptember 10-12, 2008 - Vancouver, British Columbia BIO Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy Co-organized by LifeSciences BC SEPTEMBER 10-12, 2008 Vancouver, BC, Canada www.bio.org/pacrim LifeSciences BC, along with BIOTECanada and BIO, is proud to be a co-host of this upcoming Summit. This meeting will continue and expand the essential exchange between industry, academia and government that has been so successful at the World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing. Local supporting organizations are NRC-IRAP, Genome BC the BC Innovation Council, and the Vancouver Economic Development Commission. Read more. We’re looking for local sponsors and support for this conference. Please download the brochure for more information, and contact Bob Ingratta if your organization is interested in being involved. Nations on all sides of the Pacific are increasingly looking for sustainable sources of energy and cleaner, more efficient methods of industrial production, including new ways to make pharmaceuticals and other chemicals. Biotech applications that can enable industrial processes to utilize agricultural instead of petrochemical feedstocks are growing in importance in the Pacific Rim countries. Biobased economies in various states of complexity and development are emerging throughout the region. While there have been a number of conferences in Asia dealing with biofuels, BIO's Industrial and Environmental Section believes that there have been none that fully integrate the broad spectrum of industrial biotechnology. To that end the Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy will bring together scientists, government officials, industry executives and investors from North America and throughout the Pacific Rim region to highlight recent advances in genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics in the energy and manufacturing space. The conference organizers hope to foster international business relationships that will spur development of biobased economies in countries that have large agricultural feedstock resources. CONFERENCE FEATURES
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Program now available online. Please visit the website www.bio.org/pacrim. PLENARY SESSION Confirmed Speakers Include:
HOTEL INFORMATION The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver 1601 Bayshore Drive Vancouver, British Columbia V6G 2V4 Phone: (604) 682-3377 Hotel Website: westinbayshore.com Group Name: BIO 2008 Pacific Rim Summit Reserve your room now. click here! **Please be sure to mention the Group Name when making reservations to receive the BIO discounted rate! REGISTRATION Register Now! www.bio.org/pacrim To download our registration form, click here. If you are a member of one of our partner organizations, BIOTECanada or Life Sciences BC, you are eligible for the discounted Member Rate at the 2008 Pacific Rim Summit. If you are a member of either of these organizations and would like to register at the reduced rate, please email pacrim@bio.org to obtain a code with instructions on how to use it when registering online. If you are a government or academic affiliate (or personnel), or student who plans to register, you are eligible for the reduced rate above. You will need a registration code as well to receive this rate. Please email pacrim@bio.org with your complete contact information, including title and affiliation in order to receive the discount registration code with instructions. For more information on business partnering, sponsoring or exhibiting at the Pacific Rim Summit, please visit the website: www.bio.org/pacrim or email pacrim@bio.org. |
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