There will be walk-in registration available at the meeting. Please contact Sharon Parker Eggenberger (skp08@iastate.edu) if you know that you will be registering on-site.
• Abstract Submission Instructions (deadlline is May 25, 2009)
• Call for 2009 Student Travel Awards for the North Central Division Meeting
• Call for 2009 Nominations for the APS North Central Division Distinguished
Service Award

Hotel Arrangements

Guests are encouraged to stay at the Gateway Hotel. Please contact the Gateway Hotel (www.gatewayames.com). Rates for the rooms are $84 per night for single or double occupancy, plus applicable taxes. A block of rooms will be reserved at this discounted rate until May 29, 2009.

Gateway Hotel and Conference Center

2100 Green Hills Drive, Ames, IA  50014

Phone:  1-800-367-2637

Call for Abstracts
The DEADLINE for submitting abstracts is May 25, 2009!
You are invited to submit abstracts for the 2009 North Central Division Meeting.  Students are encouraged to enter the student oral competitions (see "Call for Graduate Student Oral and Poster Competitions link above), but they may enter only one paper in each competition. All other papers, except those given by symposium speakers, must be presented in poster format. Abstracts must be submitted online (see instructions below), and the $45 fee for your submission(s) will be collected when you register for the meeting.  We encourage graduate students to participate in the competition - please check the box "This paper is for the student paper competition" in the online submission form. Below are the basic instructions for submitting your abstract
(click here for a full set of instructions):

1) Go to: http://meeting.apsnet.org/Login.cfm 
2) Enter Username and Password (call APS Headquarters toll free at 1-800-481-2698 if you have forgotten it or need assistance)
3) Click Submit/Edit/Review Abstract
4) Click on APS North Central Division 2009 Meeting
5) Scroll to the top of the page and start with entering the contributor information
(also verify that your name and ID number appear at the top in bold)

For questions or problems regarding the online abstract submission form, contact Cindy Scheller at APS Headquarters at cscheller@scisoc.org.

Registration (Please note that the Corn Nematode Workshop is FULL, and the Cucurbit Workshop has been cancelled!)
 

Register Online (for APS members only.) Online registration is closed!