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://www.imperial.ac.uk/

http://openwetware.org/wiki/Kafatos:Fotis_C._Kafatos

http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/reporter/issues156to166/issue159_8december2005/kafatostochairerc

 

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

http://www.fmp-berlin.de/nmr/

 

Professor of Academy of Finland Leena Palotie (Peltonen),

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