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

March 1-8, 2003
Sport & Erlebnis Hotel**** Gosau
AUSTRIA

Organized by Karl KUCHLER
Course Secretary Maria BAUSBACK

Official Course Information

Important Dates and Deadlines

November 15, 2002: Deadline for on-line registration and abstract submission.
November 30, 2002: Deadline for FEBS Youth Travel Fellowship applications.
January 20, 2003: Letters of acceptance and detailed information will be sent out to participants per e-mail only.
February 15, 2003: Deadline for any last minute changes and last cancellation date to obtain a refund.

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. Selection of participants will be primarily based on submitted abstracts.

A total of 30 FEBS Youth Travel Fellowships are available. Student applications for YTF grants must include a one page CV and two letters of recommendation. All applications for YTF grants must be made to the organizer by November 30, 2002.

Registration Fees

The registration fees are 690,- Euro for students and postdocs, and 900,- Euro for all other participants. The registration fees include roundtrip shuttle transportation from Salzburg, full board and lodging (7 nights) at the venue. No payments may be made before notification of acceptance has been received from the organizers.

Accommodation

The venue is the Sport & Erlebnis Hotel**** Gosau, located in the heart of the Austrian Alps. There are indoor leisure facilities such as tennis, fitness room, sauna and swimming pool. Nearby downhill as well as cross-country skiing slopes strongly encourage informal scientific discussions in fresh air. Rental gear is available in Gosau at reasonable prices. Students and postdoctoral fellows will stay in 2 x 2 bedroom apartments with a shared bathroom. All other participants will be accomodated in double rooms.

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 to Gosau

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

There are flights from every major international airport in Europe to Salzburg. Detailed flight schedules for arrival and departure at the Salzburg Airport will facilitate planning your travel. European train schedules are provided e.g. by Österreichische Bundesbahn or Deutsche Bahn AG.

We will offer continuous 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.

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.

Social Programme

An attractive social programme is available. We shall visit Salzburg and the ancient town of Hallstatt, both places of "world cultural heritage". Alternatively, one may enjoy winter in Austria or explore and shop in the nearby cities of Bad Ischl and Gmunden.

Meeting Office

Maria Bausback (Course Secretary)

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 e-mail: abc-meeting@mol.univie.ac.at

Please note: You can download and freely distribute the ABC2003 First Announcement as well as the course poster as PDF-document.