38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Invertebrate Pathology

August 7-11, 2005  Anchorage, Alaska, U.S.A
   

Important new information for SIP 2005

July 15, 2005

  • Speakers are REQUIRED to upload powerpoint presentations prior to the start of the conference. NOTE: The deadline for uploading files is Wednesday August 3, 2005.

    Uploading files: Please prepare your presentation on a PC. If you do prepare your presentation on a Mac, please check it on a PC before uploading to avoid loss of data from tables and other weirdness. You will have a chance to check your presentation in the Speaker Ready Room prior to giving your presentation to ensure that it uploaded correctly. Just in case, however, bring your presentation on a CD OR MEMORY STICK as a back-up. WE CANNOT ACCOMMODATE ZIP-DISKS OR 1.4 MB FLOPPY DISKS. You can also upload video clips used in your presentation as separate files.

    Please name your files as follows: Room number for your presentation-Day-Session Title-Last Name (e.g.

    117-Monday-Viruses1-Bonning.ppt

    or for symposium talks:

    117-Monday-VirusSymp-Bonning.ppt

    If you are giving more than one talk in a session, please use LastName1, LastName2. You can check the room number and time of your presentation by referring to the program.

  • Budget Rent A Car in Anchorage, AK is extending the rates they charge the University of Alaska to our SIP participants. Reservations must be made ahead of time to guarantee availability of cars, and all cars must be picked up at and returned to the airport location. When making reservations, identify yourself as a participant attending the Society for Invertebrate Pathology meeting at the University of Alaska. Reservations can be made by calling (907) 243-0150, Fax (907) 248-4902, Email: budancres@alaska.com. These special rates, before taxes, are as follows:

    • Economy - $33/day
    • Company - $35/day
    • Mid-size - $37/day
    • Full-size - $39/day
    • Minivan - $75/day
  • Change in the excursion. We will now go to Mount Alyeska (which is a ski resort in winter) rather than Portage Glacier before we visit the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. This is actually a far better option given that Portage Glacier has receded so much that it's not all that impressive anymore (see related article on Race to Alaska under meeting website "Latest Info"). At Alyeska, we will have lunch and then take the tram up to the mountain top (a 2100 ft. rise in elevation). The views from the top are magnificant! Weather permitting, we should be able to see Mt. McKinley, several glaciers, and the entire expanse of Cook Inlet. So bring your camera and your binoculars if you have them. From Alyeska we will go to the Wildlife Center as planned and time permitting, stop at one more wildlife-viewing spot (see the website link to Social Program for new photos for the excursion).