Potomac Division
2010 APS Potomac Division Meeting
The annual meeting of the APS Potomac Division will be held March 24-26, 2010 at the Carousel Hotel in Ocean City, Maryland. More information regarding the venue can be found at: http://www.carouselhotel.com/
Premlinary Program (as of February 1, 2010)
Topics for the 2010 meeting will include outstanding research programs in the Potomac Division, commercialization of GE crops with pathogen derived resistance, how genomics can aid diagnostics, imaging technologies for plant pathology, and the traditional graduate student paper competition.
Call for Applications for the APS Potomac Division 2010 Graduate Student Paper Competition
Call for 2010 Potomac Division Student Travel Awards
2010 Call for Nominations, APS Potomac Division
Call for Abstracts
(click here for full
instructions)
The DEADLINE for submitting abstracts is March 8, 2010!
You are invited to submit abstracts for the 2010 Potomac Division Meeting.
Abstracts must be submitted online (see instructions below), and the $50 fee
applies for your submission(s) if you would like your abstract published and will be collected when you register for the meeting.
We encourage 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 instructions for submitting your abstract:
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 Potomac Division 2010 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.
Meeting Registration
Register Online. Click here to to access the online registration form.
Register via fax or mail.
Click here to print a .pdf of the
meeting registration form
(Symposium speakers, and Students who are not
current members of APS, please register via fax or mail)
Wednesday Tour: Eco-Tour of the Assateague Island National Seashore http://www.nps.gov/asis/index.htm
Important 2010 Deadlines
February 24, Deadline for Booking Rooms at Reserved Rate
March 1, Deadline for Nominations for Distinguished Service Award
March 1, Deadline for Nominations for Secretary-Treasurer Election
March 8, Deadline for Early Registration for the 2010 Meeting
March 8, Deadline for Graduate Student Paper Competition
March 8, Deadline for Graduate Student Travel Award Applications
The Potomac Division will send few hard-copy mailings. If you are not sure whether we have your correct email address, send a note to Secretary-Treasurer Boris Vinatzer @ vinatzer@vt.edu.