A program is available to help ABRF members with limited access to travel
funds to attend ABRF '99 Bioinformatics and Biomolecular Analysis: Linking
Genomes, Proteomes, and Biochemistry to be held in Durham, NC March 20-22,
1999. A travel award fund has been established jointly by the ABRF and PE
Biosystems. The award is intended primarily for scientific staff in
resource laboratories. However, facility directors will be considered in
special circumstances such as those from very small laboratories or
laboratories located outside of North America. Students or postdoctoral
fellows directly associated with the mission of member laboratories may
also apply. Travel Awards are available for short as well as long trips.
Applicants for this travel award will require a letter of support from
their laboratory director or, in the case where a director is applying, a
letter of support from a senior colleague or head of department.
Letters of support must be emailed to:
travelaward@abrf.org
Applicants must complete the form posted at:
http://www.abrf.org/ABRF/ABRFMeetings/ABRF99/travelaward.html
Letters of recommendation and applications must be submitted before
November 1, 1998 at which time the above addresses will be closed.
Support will be awarded only for transportation expenses with the hope
that these funds can be used as a seed to request the remainder of
expenses from the home institution. No more than one award will be made
to any particular laboratory and 1998 travel award winners will not be
eligible for a 1999 award. Successful applicants will be notified by
December 1, 1998.
In case an applicant does not have an internet facility or has questions
concerning filing an application, please contact Lowell Ericsson, chairman
of the ABRF Travel Award Committee.
1999 ABRF Travel Award Selection Committee
Lowell Ericsson (chr), Karen DeJongh, Ken Mitchelhill, Len Packman, Alan
Smith, and Tim Schlabach (PE Biosystems representative.)