Contents of This Page:
Scientific Topics
Call for Abstracts
Student Travel Grants
Registration
Location

General Information

Conference Description and Goals

The conference will provide a forum for the exchange of scientific information in the emerging research area of biological materials, especially whole cells, used for the realization of molecular-scale machines.  This conference will provide a unique opportunity for microbiologists, physicists, engineers, and others working at this interface of many disciplines to interact, network, and form interdisciplinary alliances. 

Scientific Organizers

Tina Van Dyk 
DuPont Company
Wilmington, Delaware

Michael Simpson 
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Siqun Wang
Agilent Technologies
Wilmington, Delaware

Scientific Topics to be Covered

Scientific Program

• Bio-microelectronics, bio-nanoelectronics, and bio-photonics
  Potential research areas covered are magnetic bacteria, bacterial rhodopsin, S-layer and other microbial systems explored for use in making electronic or photonic devices.
• Nanobiotechnology
  This topic is in the area of nano-structured materials that interface with biological materials (e.g. whole cells) in applications such as diseases detection, monitoring, and control.
• Bio-MEMS, biosensors, and bio-robotics
  This topic area covers the use of biological materials (whole cells, biomolecules, functional biomolecular machines, etc) in information processing, sensing, and actuating systems.  Examples include bacterial flagella, ATP motors, and the use of genetic circuits for information processing.

Call for Abstracts

ABSTRACT DEADLINE IS EXTENDED!  Deadline for submitting an abstract is April 18, 2003.  Please use the link below for online abstract submission.

Online Abstract Submission

For further information, please consult the instructions for submitting online.

Instructions for Online Abstract Submission

Student Travel Grants

A limited number of travel grants of $500 each are available for predoctoral students and new postdocs (within one year of earning doctoral degree). To qualify, applicants must: 1) be a member of ASM or IEEE-EMBS; 2) be the presenting author on an accepted abstract; and 3) be either at the predoctoral level or within one year of earning a doctoral degree. Applicants submitting an abstract via the ASM web site must check the box on the screen when filling out the electronic submission form. After abstracts have been reviewed, all applicants will be contacted by ASM to provide the information needed to complete their travel grant applications.

Registration

Please click on the appropriate link for online registration:

Member Registration
Non Member Registration
Non-Member Student Registration

Registration fees are the following:

ASM/IEEE-EMBS Member $600
Nonmember (govt/univ) $700
ASM Member Student (Predoctoral) $375
Nonmember Student (Predoctoral) $425
ASM Emeritus Member $375

The registration deadline is May 30, 2003. After this date, registration fees  increase by $100 per category, or $50 per student category. Please note that registrations will not be processed until payment is received. A confirmation letter and receipt of payment will be sent to the address given on the registration form. Please allow 2-4 weeks for your registration to be processed. 

For IEEE-EMBS members who are not members of ASM: To register online, please fill in a non-member registration form and at the end of the process select "Alternate Payment Method." Print the form. In the payment amount section, note the $100 discount (available to IEEE-EMBS and ASM members), and fax or mail your form with payment to ASM Conferences.

Location

Conference participants will stay at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.  Located in the heart of New York, bordered on the east by Fifth Avenue and on the north by Central park, the Plaza is one of New York's most celebrated hotels.  

To reserve a room at the Plaza Hotel, contact the hotel directly by phone at
212-759-3000, or call toll free at 1-800-759-3000. ASM has negotiated a special room rate for conference attendees of $199 per night for single or double occupancy. Be sure to request the preferred rate for the ASM Conference on Bio-, Micro-, and Nanosystems. Please be prepared to leave a deposit in order to secure your space. The deadline for making reservations at the preferred rate is June 7, 2003, after which time reservations will be taken on a space-available basis.

For updated information, please email ASM Conferences at conferences@asmusa.org.