Plenary Speakers, Abstracts, and Trainee and Travel Information

Planning for the SSR 2013 Annual Meeting is well underway! The plenary speakers have been confirmed and the SSR 2013 Abstract Submission site is live. Remember, pre-registration for the meeting opens on 4 February 2013.

Plenary Speakers

• State-of-the-Art Lecture: Mitinori Saitou, M.D., Ph.D.
• Historical Perspectives Lecture: JoAnne S. Richards, Ph.D.
• ASRM Exchange Lecture: Serdar E. Bulun, M.D.

An updated flyer featuring all of the plenary speakers is available now. Post it in your office, lab, or on your departmental bulletin board!

Abstracts

Before beginning your abstract submission, please read SSR's Abstract Submission Information and Procedures. When you're ready, visit Precis Central to create an account and get started. If you have any questions, please contact us at ssr-am@ssr.org.

Trainee Information

As it becomes available, all information about Trainee events, grants and awards, placement services, roommate referral services, and volunteer opportunities will be posted on SSR's Annual Meeting Trainee Information page. Check back regularly for updates.

Travel and Customs Information

If you are not currently residing in Canada, please visit SSR's 2013 Meeting page for current travel and customs information.

If a visa is required for you to visit Montreal, you will also need to carry a letter of invitation. To request one, please e-mail the SSR Business Office (ssr-am@ssr.org) and be sure to include your full mailing address.

For More Updates

Please be sure to visit the SSR Meetings page regularly.

Plenary Speakers, Dates, and Accommodations

This meeting promises to provide an intellectually rich atmosphere in which to interact with the top investigators in the reproductive sciences and to share ground-breaking research. The city speaks for itself and surely will speak to you, too.

Plenary Speakers

• SSR’s own Martin M. Matzuk, M.D., Ph.D. delivering the Keynote Address.
• Lonnie D. Shea, Ph.D., Jerry Taylor, Ph.D., and Jackson Kirkman Brown, Ph.D. in the President’s Symposium.
• Sabra L. Klein, Ph.D. in a special Plenary Session.

Mark These Dates

     Abstracts

          Submission site open: 1 December 2012

          Submission deadline: 15 February 2013

     2013 Meeting Registration

          Pre-registration open: 4 February 2013

          End early registration discount: 31 May 2013

          Pre-registration closes: 28 June 2013

Accommodations

Special competitive rates have been secured at nearby hotels for SSR Annual Meeting attendees. Booking your room using the SSR group site allows the Society to meet its obligation to the hotels. In order to receive the appropriate SSR Annual Meeting discounted rate group rate, be sure to follow the steps as described for each hotel on the Accommodations page when making your reservation.

For More Updates

Be sure to visit the SSR Meetings page regularly.

SSR 2013: Montréal, Québec

46th Annual Meeting of the 

Society for the Study of Reproduction

22-26 July 2013

Montréal, Québec, Canada

President

     Susan S. Suarez, Ph.D. (Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, United States)

Program Committee Co-Chairs

     Janice L. Bailey, Ph.D. (Laval University, Québec City, QC, Canada)
     Janice P. Evans, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States)

Local Arrangements Committee Co-Chairs

     Bruce D. Murphy, Ph.D. (University of Montréal, Sainte-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada)
     Hugh J. Clarke, Ph.D. (McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada)

Funding for this conference is made possible (in part) by Grant 2 U13 HD 036658-14 from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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Palais des congrès de Montréal (Montréal Convention Centre)

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