2010 North Central Corn Breeding Meeting (NCCC167)
April 6-7, 2010
Sheraton Four-Points Hotel at the Chicago O'Hare Airport
Meeting begins April 6 at 8:00 am; ends April 7 at noon
Hotel:
Sheraton Four-Points Hotel at the O'Hare Airport
10249 West Irving Park Road
Schiller Park, Illinois 60176
Phone: (847) 671-6000
A block of rooms has been reserved for the nights of April 5 and 6 at a
rate of $95 per night (+ tax). Reservations at this rate must be made
before March 22; otherwise, the price goes up.
Be sure to mention "NCCC167" or "Corn Breeding" when reserving your
room.
There is a shuttle service to/from the O'Hare airport.
Click on this link for a map:
http://www.starwoodhotels.com/fourpoints/property/area/map.html?property
ID=849
Calling All Speakers:
If you are interested in giving a presentation, send titles to Liz Lee:
lizlee from uoguelph.ca
Meeting Registration:
$130 per scientist
$80 per student/post-doc
Cost of registration includes meeting cost, session breaks, breakfast on
Tuesday and Wednesday, and lunch on Wednesday.
Please register as soon as possible so we can get an accurate count of
attendees for meal purposes.
If you would like a registration form, please email me so I can send to
you (sorry...attachments not allowed on this email).
Topics For Discussion This Year:
What is the point of the NCCC167 designation: "To Renew or Not To
Renew?"
Potential multi-location research project: PVP diallel-derived RIL
populations from Dick Johnson
Expansion and Revival of the Corn Breeding Community
Hope to see you there,
Sherry
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Sherry Flint-Garcia
USDA-ARS Research Geneticist
301 Curtis Hall
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573-884-0116
FAX: 573-884-7850
email: Sherry.Flint-Garcia from ars.usda.gov