/From Dr. Baranova:/

Dear Students,

2011's Virginia Academy of Science (VAS) meeting will be held at the 
University of Richmond Wednesday through Friday*, *May 25-27, 2011.  
Mason is a member of VAS.

Oral presentations will be scheduled on Thursday morning and afternoon 
(May 26) as needed. A Poster Session for all sections will be set up on 
and will stay up all day Thursday, May 26.

This is a very suitable venue to for both graduate and undergraduate 
students to present their projects.  Students will compete in respective 
sections with both posters and oral presentations.

Incidentally, this year I am a Secretary of one of the sections - 
*Biology with Microbiology. * For this section,  student abstract 
submissions shall be sent directly to me by email to [log in to unmask] 
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email indicated in the pdf. announcement is incorrect)

Please discuss with your PIs the possibility for presenting at this 
conference. Richmond is within driveable distance, and students can 
carpool together.  There is also on the spot student accommodation there 
if you want to stay overnight. Registration fee is $10. Please note that 
according to the tradition of VAS, oral presentations are called 
"papers"; this type of submission does not require writing the 
manuscript, but rather combining a 15-minutes Powerpoint. Thus, student 
presentation is called "paper", but does not preclude you from 
publishing  of the full-size manuscript in any other journal.

*Please note that the deadline for submission is February 11th.* 
Instructions for submission are attached. *AT THE TIME OF THE DEADLINE 
ABSTRACT ITSELF is not required.* But students who are already committed 
to the one or another project can submit the title of the presentation 
in the format attached (it's a weird format, but please follow it to the 
letter). By the time of the VAS presentation (in May) students 
will likely have material to present.

Format of the submission is in attachment (this is the example 
submission from one of my own students who presented last year). Another 
attachment is an Announcement letter.

Hope to see your students at VAS conference!

with best regards

Ancha



Dr. Ancha Baranova
Associate Professor,
Molecular Biology and Microbiology,
David King Hall, MSN 3E1
George Mason University,
Fairfax, VA, 22030
tel 703-993-42-93
e-mail: [log in to unmask]



Dr. Ancha Baranova
Associate Professor,
Molecular Biology and Microbiology,
David King Hall, MSN 3E1
George Mason University,
Fairfax, VA, 22030
tel 703-993-42-93
e-mail: [log in to unmask]


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Diane St. Germain

Coordinator, Graduate Academic Programs

*Biology, Biosciences, Bioinformatics*

*George Mason University*

MS 5B3, 10900 University Blvd. Manassas, VA 20110

*Phone* (703) 993-4263, *Fax* (703) 993-8976