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

March 3-10, 2001
Sport & Erlebnis Hotel**** Gosau
Austria

Organized by Karl KUCHLER
Course Secretaries Susanne BACH and Maria BAUSBACK

Official Course Information

Important Dates and Deadlines

November 15, 2000: Deadline for registration and abstract submission.
November 30, 2000: Deadline for FEBS Youth Travel Fellowship applications.
January 17, 2001: Letters of acceptance and detailed information will be sent out to participants.
February 17, 2001: Deadline for any changes and last cancellation date.

Application Procedure

The number of participants is strictly limited to ensure an efficient interaction between students and lecturers. We will accept a maximum of 120 students or postdoctoral researchers and 60 principal investigators or corporate researchers. All applicants are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract, since selection of participants will be made primarily based on submitted abstracts.

All abstracts submitted by graduate students or postdoctoral fellows as first authors will be evaluated by selected members of the SAB. The best 7 abstracts will be awarded a surprise cash prize, the "Gosau Young Investigator Award", at the end of the course.

A total of 25 FEBS Youth Travel Fellowships are available. Student applications for YTF grants must include a one page CV and two letters of recommendation. Applications must be made to the organizer. Check for details!

Registration Fees

Regular participants (principal investigators and corporate researchers): EUR 820.-
Students and postdoctoral researchers: EUR 640.-

Registration fees include:

Abstract book and address list of participants.
Welcome reception and farewell party.
Lodging (7 nights) and full board at the Sport & Erlebnis Hotel**** Gosau.
Roundtrip shuttle transportation service from Salzburg airport and train-station to the venue.

Please do not make any payments before notification of acceptance has been received from the Organizer. Credit Card payers, we accept VISA and MasterCard, must add 4% disagio. You may only use the electronic registration form. Complete the form and submit it along with your abstract.

Accommodation

The course will take place in the Sport & Erlebnis Hotel**** Gosau, located in the heart of the Austrian Alps. There are indoor facilities such as tennis, fitness and sauna. Nearby downhill and cross-country skiing slopes invite and encourage informal scientific discussions in fresh air.
Students and postdocs will be housed in 2 x 2 bedroom apartments with a shared bathroom. All other participants will be accomodated in 2-bed rooms. A limited number of accompanying persons will be possible.

Sport & Erlebnis Hotel**** Gosau
A-4824 Gosau am Dachstein 713
AUSTRIA

Phone: +43/6136/8811-0 Reception desk and switchboard Fax: +43/6136/8811-315 Reception desk

Travel

Gosau is located south of Salzburg about 1 hour driving distance by car.

Travelers driving to Gosau by car should leave the Salzburg - Vienna freeway A1 (Westautobahn) at the exit Regau, at about half distance between Salzburg and Linz. Headed south on highway B145 (Salzkammergut Bundesstraße), you will pass Gmunden, Ebensee, Bad Ischl and Bad Goisern. Branching off south of Bad Goisern, highway B166 (Paß Gschütt Bundesstraße) brings you directly to Gosau.

Driving on a mountain highway, Gosau can be reached leaving the Salzburg - Villach freeway A10 (Tauernautobahn) at exit Golling about 30 km south of Salzburg. Headed east on highway B162 (Lammertal Bundesstraße) you will pass Abtenau. Still heading in eastern direction on highway B166 (Paß Gschütt Bundesstraße) you will reach Rußbach before the road winds up the mountain to pass "Gschütt". At this point Gosau lies just down the hill.

Let us know if you need more precise directions.
More importantly, please do not drive if you are inexperienced in driving on icy and snowy mountain roads.

There are flights from every major european airport to Salzburg. Detailed flight schedules for arrival and departure at the Salzburg Airport will facilitate planning your travel. European train schedules are provided by Österreichische Bundesbahn, Deutsche Bahn AG and Nederlandse Spoorwegen.

We will offer shuttle transportation service from Salzburg Airport as well as "Salzburg Hbf" train station to the venue. The costs are included in the registration fee. Schedule and pick-up locations for the shuttle busses will be announced on the net.

Social Programme

An attractive social programme for participants and accompanying persons is available. We will visit Salzburg and the ancient town of Hallstatt, both of which have been named "world cultural heritage". Finally, weather permitting, one can explore one of the biggest ice caves in the central European Alps the Koppenbrüllerhöhle or just enjoy winter in Austria.

Meeting Office

Susanne Bach & Maria Bausback (Course Secretaries)
Michael Schuster (Technical Assistance)

Institute of Medical Biochemistry
Department of Molecular Genetics
University and BioCenter of Vienna
Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9/2
A-1030 Vienna
AUSTRIA

Phone: +43/1/4277-61811 Fax: +43/1/4277-9618
abc-meeting@mol.univie.ac.at

Meeting Office at Gosau

Only from March 1^st to March 10^th, 2001!

Sport & Erlebnis Hotel**** Gosau
A-4824 Gosau am Dachstein 713
AUSTRIA

Phone: +43/6136/8811-0 Reception desk and switchboard Fax: +43/6136/8811-315 Reception desk Phone: +43/6136/8811-390 Meeting Office Fax: +43/6136/8811-324 Meeting Office Phone: +43/676/910 71 27 Meeting Office Mobile Phone abc-meeting@mol.univie.ac.at

Please note: To print the Announcement and our Poster in compact form, PDF-documents are available.