WELCOME SPONSORS and FUTURE
SPONSORS
Welcome from the conference organizer for the 41st annual
Southeastern Region Lipid Conference
(SERLC)
the largest lipid conference in the
USA.
This years conference is scheduled for
November 1st to 3rd and will as before
be held at High Hampton Inn in the highly
picturesque mountains of Cashiers, North
Carolina.
SERLC is rapidly gaining popularity among both the
scientific community and the industry. The primary reason for this is
the clear evidence for this family of lipids, which include
lysophosphatidic acid
(LPA), sphingosine-1-phosphate
(S1P), ceramide-1-phosphate
(C1P), and related molecules,
play critical roles in physiology and
pathophysiolgy that rival and in some cases
exceed those of peptide growth factors. The
bioactive lipids that form the focus of our
conference have established functions in the
etiology, diagnosis and
management of neurological, and
cardiovascular diseases,
immunologic diathesis, ishchemia reperfusion
injury, protection from ionizing
radiation and
cancer. This is an extremely active research
area. Publications in the field have increased
steadily over the past 10 years and a
conservative estimate of > 500 relevant research
articles were published in the past year.
A few facts for those of you who are new to this
meeting:
1.
SERLC
is a
3 day conference
and is the
largest lipid conference in the
USA.
2.
The conference gives an opportunity for this
increasingly important scientific community to
present their findings and discuss their
research in a relaxed informal environment in
the highly picturesque mountains of North
Carolina mountains.
3. The
last meeting brought together over
180 participants from well-known
laboratory groups in the field of bioactive
lipids
(e.g. Drs.
Alfred H. Merrill, Jr.,
Yusuf A. Hannun,
Andrew Morris, etc…),
4.
The conference
acts not only to bring together key scientists
in the lipid field, but also as a training
tool for the next generation of scientists in
the areas of bioactive lipids
(who are and will be buying cell signaling
and lipid products).
5. The format for the
meeting consists of short 10-15 minute seminars
as well as poster presentations from mainly
graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
Thus, with the number of participants and the
focus on cell signaling and lipid analysis, companies contributing to the conference will
receive excellent exposure to their
existing and
future clientele.
This an invaluable opportunity for
your company to promote your
products to the current and future
scientific community in a highly informal
atmosphere.
There
are three principal levels of sponsorship:
1.
Gold Level:
A contribution of $3000.00 or more.
Benefits:
High exposure on
web site with an
opportunity to advertise five of
the most relevant new products
with a direct link to the company web site. In addition waived
registration fee for up
to three representatives, 1-page
(black&white)
ad in conference program, table at the
conference, travel award named after your
company, and large banner for company erected in
poster session area.
2.
Silver Level:
A contribution of $1500.00-$2999.99.
Benefits:
High exposure on
web site (and link to web site), registration fee waived for two
representatives and reduced corporate
registration fee of $125.00/representative
(up to three), and table at
conference.
3.
Bronze Level:
A contribution of $500.00-$999.99.
Benefits:
High exposure on
web site (and link to web site) and reduced corporate
registration fee of $125.00/representative
(up to three).
In
addition there are several additional ways in
which your company can gain exposure in this
meeting.
Sponsoring the travel and registration costs of
the Keynote Speakers.
Sponsoring Travel Awards for the most
outstanding presentations ( traditionally
six to ten travel awards are given to the top abstracts
submitted to the meeting from postdoctoral
fellows and graduate students. )
Sponsoring other fees related to SERLC.
The
meeting has relied completely on private
sponsors in the past, thus we are hoping for
continued support from private companies in the
biotechnology sector to conduct the meeting in 2006.
*Registration fee for representatives from corporations and
for-profit institutions is $250.00/participant
unless waived or reduced due to monetary
contribution to the meeting.
**Contribution of funds does not guarantee an oral
presentation at the conference. These are chosen
on a scientific basis by an external committee.
***Website: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~cechalfant/SERLC%20Home.htm
|
