ABC99

2^nd FEBS Advanced Lecture Course
ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins:
From Multidrug Resistance to Genetic Disease

February 20-27, 1999
Sport & Erlebnis Hotel**** Gosau
Austria

Organized by Karl KUCHLER
Course Secretary Friederike ROSENTHAL

Course History

FEBS Course Evaluation Statistics

This short statistics is based on FEBS Course Evaluation Questionnaires completed by participants at the venue. A total of 207 (86.3 %) out of 240 were returned by participants.
The questionnaires were grouped into four sections. Plenary Lecturers and members of the Scientific Advisory Board represented the first section. Participants with either Ph.D. or M.D. as the highest degree were placed in section two. All students were put into section three. Unspecified questionnaires comprised section four. For the mean average, another section was created as the sum of sections one to four.
Questions could be answered in four possible ways, such as: excellent, good, adequate and poor. In cases were no answers were given, the statistics tables have an additional row marked "no comment".

Taken together, we can proudly say that the overwhelming majority of all participants thought that ABC99 was a great success. We are very happy about that, because that is exactly what we wanted, and that is why we were doing it. However, we also take all constructive criticism very serious! Thus, should there ever be another event, we will not be shy of any effort to make it even better (particularly making sure that desserts are not running out!!!).

All details and the data can be viewed on the ABC99 evaluation page.

Quotes and Comments on the Course

Probably one of the very best conferences I have attended in the last 10 years.

This course was organized extremely well-perhaps better than any other meeting of this type I have attended. It was easy to see that a lot of hard work occurred before and during the conference. I had the impression that Karl and Friederike thought about each participant, almost individually. I am very impressed.

I have greatly appreciated the great flexibility in the organization, showing that everything was perfect.

The organizing team did a superb job here, and coped with all kinds of minor technical hitches with no problem.

Thanks to the organizers, did a very good job.

Fantastic course, unique in it's suitability for researchers in the same field (ABC genes).

Once again the organizers have assembled an excellent program covering an impressive number of proteins from animals, plants and prokaryotes. Congratulation.

Really well organized, excellent support provided by "team". Access to e-mail, fax, printer really appreciated.

Read more quotes and comments on the ABC99 comments page.

Web Contributions

As a first step into the direction of an 'All ABC-Web Page' suggested by Rando Allikmets, we would like to point out two Web-sites.

A very nice and up-to-date list of ABC proteins in various organisms is presented by the Transport Group of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Rijksuniversiteit Groningen and maintained by Michael Müller.
A proposal for a systematic nomenclature of human ABC-Transporter Proteins is presented by Hester Wain on behalf of the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee (HUGO).

In addition, a list of documents recommended by our course participants is presented. If you want your personal site to be listed here, please get in touch.

Pictures from ABC99

Welcome Party

Film A: Index Film B: Index Film C: Index Film D: Index Film E: Index Film F: Index

Farewell Party

Ordering Information

Reprints (10x15 cm) can be ordered using this order form. Please, make sure that you indicate both, film letter and photo number (e.g. 'H01'). Each reprint is ATS 25.- or USD 2.-. Payments can be made by credit card. You can also send us cash.