Venue:
Hoffman Room
Little Rock Marriott
3 Statehouse Plaza
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 USA

Conference Logistics:
Julie LaRue (anything more to say? phone?)

Scientific Liaison:
Weida Tong, Ph.D. e-mail - weida.tong@fda.hhs.gov
Director of Center for Bioinformatics
FDA/National Center for Toxicological Research
3900 NCTR Road
Jefferson, AR 72079-9502

About:

Registration: No registration cost, but you must register. Please download the registration form: Microsoft Word  or PDF and e-mail it to Julie Larue.

Lodging: Room costs will be paid 100% for the evening of March 11. Reservations will be made by Julie LaRue; intent to reserve a room MUST be communicated to jlarue@aralliance.org BY FEBRUARY 17.

MCBIOS Meeting: The AR-BIC conference was scheduled to dovetail with the Midsouth Computational Biology & Bioinformation Society (MCBIOS) 12th Annual Meeting March 13th & 14th. The MCBIOS meeting immediately follows the AR-BIC Conference.

AR-BIC Poster Session: Those wishing to display posters for the AR-BIC poster session March 11 – 12 can also display at the MCBIOS session; arrangements will be made to identify them and transport them to the appropriate venue. Poster information and intent to display at MCBIOS XII should go to Julie Larue and Shraddha Thakkar. Poster will be available prior to the reception, as well as the day of the conference.

Schedule summary - Click here for detailed schedule

Wednesday, March 11: Arkansas Research Alliance Reception and Poster Session 5:00 to 9:00 PM
Hoffman Room, Little Rock Marriott

• 5:00 – 9:00 PM Registration desk open
• 5:00 – 6:30 PM Poster Session
• 6:30 – 9:00 PM Welcome Reception (Hors d’oeuvres provided; cash bar)

Thursday, March 12: AR-BIC Conference 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM
Hoffman Room, Little Rock Marriott

• 7:00 AM - Coffee service and light breakfast available
• 8:00 AM - Conference begins
• 10:00 AM - Break with snacks and beverages provided
• 12:00 - 1:00 PM - Lunch provided
• 2:30 PM - Break with snacks and beverages provided
• 5:30 - Adjourn

• Julie LaRue: Julie Larue
• Shraddha Thakkar: Shraddha Thakkar
• Weida Tong: Weida Tong

AR-BIC Steering Committee: -- Should this be deleted, or what's on the About page substituted?

• NCTR: Weida Tong, Shraddha Thakkar
• UAMS: Charlotte Hobbs
• UALR: Abhijit Bhattacharyya, Jeff Connelly
• ARA: Jerry Adams, Art Norris, Julie LaRue
• UAF: Rick McMullen, Cynthia Sagers
• UAPB: Karl Walker, Jessie Walker
• ASU: Andy Sustich, Xuizhen Huang