KU Center for Genomics Symposium
Please join us for the first annual KU Center for Genomics Symposium on Friday, May 20 at 8 a.m.
Even location and information:
Parking:
- There is limited street parking. The nearest parking garage is a block north located at 935 New Hampshire St., across from the Lawrence Arts Center. The top level is free, while the lower levels have 10-hour metered parking. See the parking map for more information. To use a credit card to pay for parking, download the Park Mobile App.
Food and drink at the event:
- Breakfast will be provided to symposium participants, courtesy of Illumina. It will be available at 8 a.m. during registration.
- Coffee and tea will be available throughout the day. Lunch will be available at 12:30 p.m. on site.
- Happy hour with appetizers will begin at 5:15 p.m. Drink tickets will be handed out to all participants 21 and over for beer or wine. A cash bar will be available for other drinks and cocktails.
Event details:
- The symposium and presentation spots are open to anyone conducting research with genomics/genetics, such as faculty, postdocs, graduate students, undergraduate researchers, technicians, and other research staff.
- The symposium will be a full day in-person, with the option to attend online without giving a presentation.
- Zoom viewing will be available for talks but not posters.
- The symposium is free (no fees for any participants).
- We will provide breakfast, lunch and afternoon refreshments.
- The entire in-person symposium is wheelchair accessible.
- Space is limited for parking near the venue. We will provide more parking information to registrants closer to the date.
- Masks are required when not eating or drinking. We will adhere to the most current KU COVID-19 protocols.
Presenter information:
- First and second place finishers for both talk and poster presentations will receive awards (for students, postdocs, and research staff only).
- Talks should be 10-12 minutes, with 3-5 minutes for questions (15 minutes total).
- If a talk or poster has multiple authors, only one author may register to present a talk, but multiple authors may register to present a single poster.
- Poster dimensions: We recommend 3’ wide by 4’ tall (posters of other similar dimensions are also acceptable)
- If you need to update your talk/poster title or abstract, please email kucg@ku.edu.
Deadlines:
- Abstract submission for talk: Monday, April 11
- Abstract submission for poster: Monday, April 11
- Registration for in-person attendance only (no presentation): Wednesday, April 20
- Registration for online attendance only (no presentation): Monday, May 16
- Dates we will notify you if your talk/poster has been accepted:
- Talks and posters: Monday, April 18