Dear All,
We are celebrating 20 years of existence of Biocenter Oulu by organising a one day symposium on Monday, August 21st, 2006 in the auditorium of the main building on the Medical Campus of University Oulu, Aapistie 5A. The symposium is open to all and a more detailed programme will be published in due time. In the meantime you may read some information about our distinguished speakers from the following links:
Professor Fotis Kafatos, Imperial College London, UK
http://openwetware.org/wiki/Kafatos:Fotis_C._Kafatos
http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/reporter/issues156to166/issue159_8december2005/ka...
Professor Karl Tryggvason, Karolinska Institutet, SWE
http://www.mbb.ki.se/matrix/kthome.htm
Director Kai Simons, Max Planck Institut, GER
http://www.mpi-cbg.de/research/groups/simons/simons.html
Professor Dr Hatmut Oschkinat, FMP, GER
Professor of Academy of Finland Leena Palotie (Peltonen),
http://www.ktl.fi/portal/suomi/ajankohtaista/?id=437 http://www.ktl.fi/portal/suomi/ajankohtaista/?id=437
http://www.helsinki.fi/haartman/lgo/english/index.htm
The programme
11.00 – 11.15 Greetings from the University of Oulu
Lauri Lajunen, Rector
11.15 – 11.40 Sakari Karjalainen, Ministry of Education
11.40 – 12.05 Raimo Väyrynen, Academy of Finland
12.05 – 12.30 Fotis Kafatos, Imperial College London, UK
12.30 – 12.55 Taina Pihlajaniemi, Biocenter Oulu
12.55 – 14.00 Lunch break
14.00 – 14.30 Karl Tryggvason, KI, Sweden
14.30 – 15.00 Kai Simons, MPI, Germany
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee
15.30 – 16.00 Hartmut Oschkinat, FMP, Germany
16.00 – 16.30 Leena Peltonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
16.30 – 16.35 Closing remarks
Taina Pihlajaniemi
16.35 – 17.30 Tour in Biocenter Oulu facilities
19.30 - Symposium banquet (pre-registration required)
The symposium banquet will take place at Maikkulan Kartano and the banquet fee is 60 € per person.
The fee will be invoiced after the registration.
To register for the evening banquet, please e-mail to teija.luoto@oulu.fi by Friday, August 11th, 2006.
We hope to have a large audience for this special day. Please, encourage your group members to participate.
Welcome to join us on our day of celebration !
Taina Pihlajaniemi
Scientific Director