ASP 2010

Please join us for ASP 2010, the 35th Meeting of the American Society for Photobiology.

→ Pre-registration is currently closed. You can register on-site at Sayles Building (Brown Univ) beginning at 1:00pm on Saturday, June 12. Contact Kate Counter (Registration Manager), PHOTmeeting@allenpress.com for more info.

→ Conference Overview [pdf]

→ Program, Titles, and Presenters (external link)

We are glad to offer reasonably priced overnight accommodations at Brown University and the Biltmore Hotel and the lowest possible fees for registration (external link). The scientific program is full of cutting-edge and highly topical sessions that can be appreciated by experts and non-experts alike. We also have sessions on education and public outreach. The atmosphere of the meeting is sure to be enjoyable, as we meet in lecture halls on campus and use a lovely old hall for receptions, with a beautiful campus green adjacent to the meeting rooms. The mentoring committee has events especially for associate members. Numerous restaurants and cafes are within walking distance and offer affordable meals (see Providence Links, above). Many of our northeastern members should be able to drive to Providence. So register, reserve your rooms, load up that van, and bring your whole research group!

Michael Siebert, from the US DOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory, will speak about "Photosynthesis in Biofuel Production" at the Kendric C. Smith Lecture on Innovations in Photobiology. Ben Wiehe will present a plenary lecture about opportunities for public outreach including Science Cafes and COPUS (Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science). Nik Kollias and Dave Sliney will present interesting photobiology schools on the fundamentals of "Using Light for Diagnosis" and "Guidelines for Obtaining Action Spectra". Sessions throughout the meeting will involve circadian rhythms, PDT, low level light therapy, photochemistry, ocular photobiology, photocarcinogenesis, optical imaging, and the controversial topic of tanning, solaria and sun beds. This year's banquet will be held at Waterplace Restaurant (external link), with great views of the three rivers that pass through Providence and of the Providence skyline. The banquet price is included in the registration fee and guest tickets are only $40. We hope you can join us!

- Linda Jones, Dave Sliney, ASP 2010 Program Chairs
- Linda Hardwick, Executive Meeting Planner