Asilomar Conference Center
Pacific Grove, CA
June 21-24, 2007

The 11 th Annual SBN Meeting will be held at the beautiful Asilomar Conference Center (http://www.visitasilomar.com) along the shoreline of California’s Monterey peninsula. Conference attendees will experience the natural beauty of the Pacific coast as well as the grounds of Asilomar where the forest meets the white sand beach.

Online Meeting Registration
Online meeting registration can be found at https://ssl4.westserver.net/birenheide.com/secure/sbn2007/index.php3

If you prefer to register by mail or by fax, you may use this pdf version of the form.

Online Abstract Submissions
Deadline to submit is April 1, 2007
Award Submission Deadline is March 15, 2007
Click here to submit your abstracts for the upcoming meeting.

Letters of recommendation are required for Travel and Young Investigator Award applications. Travel applications require a letter from the applicant’s faculty mentor. Young Investigator applications require 3 letters of recommendation, one of which should come from the applicant’s current faculty mentor. The letters should be submitted via this website by the individuals writing them.

The letter submission feature of this website can be accessed at by clicking here.

Poster Board Dimensions
Poster board dimensions are 8 feet wide by 4 feet high.

Housing form for Asilomar
Use the pdf form linked here to make your housing reservations at Asilomar.  Note that reservations must be faxed or mailed to Asilomar using the fax number or address at the bottom of the form.

For participants not staying at Asilomar, a facilities fee of $8.75 will be assessed per day per participant. This fee will be due when picking up registration materials for the meeting at the SBN registration desk.

Transportation to Asilomar
Asilomar is easily reached by flying into San Francisco (105 miles from Asilomar), San Jose (75 miles) or Monterey (10 miles) airports. Local taxi companies service the Monterey Peninsula Airport, as does the Monterey-Salinas Transit bus system (see Public Transportation below). Airport shuttle service to and from San Jose and San Francisco airports can be arranged in advance through Monterey Salinas Airbus, by calling 831-373-7777, or via their website at http://www.montereyairbus.com/

Avis rental cars are providing special rates for those wanting to rent a car at any of the airports mentioned above. To reserve a car, contact Avis at 1-800-331-1600 and use the SBN Avis Worldwide Discount (AWD) number J996274. Or reserve online (by clicking here), have your discount number automatically included in your reservation and receive an email confirmation.

Public transportation from the Monterey airport is available using the Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) bus system. The buses are clean and wheelchair accessible. The fare to Asilomar is $1.75 one way, and the total trip is about 30 minutes. Take any number Monterey-bound bus. Ask for a transfer when you board. Transfers are free. Tell the driver to announce the Monterey Transit Center, which is where you will disembark and transfer to the #1 Asilomar bus. There is rarely more than a 5-minute wait at the transfer point. The #1 bus will let you off at the front gate to the Asilomar Conference Grounds. MST buses also have room for two bicycles per bus. You may call MST for detailed schedule information: (831) 899-2555.

Meet-The-Prof Lunches: Information for Trainees

Poster Sessions: view here

Social events
The Welcome Reception, Sponsored by UCLA will take place in Merrill Hall, at the Asilomar Conference Center on Thursday, June 21, from 6-8 pm.

Event at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Saturday, June 23 (included in registration). Following a lecture by Matthew Grober in the aquarium auditorium from 7:30-8:30 you can enjoy the aquarium in a special way on June 23, 2007.  You'll have an up-close look and exclusive use of the aquarium from 8:30 to 10:00 p.m.  The aquarium's exhibits include playful sea otters; a towering three-story kelp forest; touch pools; giant octopus exhibit and the Outer Bay Wing with view of jellies, sea turtles and sharks. Transportation to the aquarium and back to Asilomar will be provided. Visit the aquarium website at www.montereybayaquarium.org  

The Society Banquet will take place at Asilomar on Sunday evening, June 24. The banquet is included in registration fees.

Post-Meeting Trip

Monterey Bay SeaBird/Whale Trip: 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday June 25 . Depart by bus from Asilomar to the Monterey town pier where we will board the 100ft. vessel "Princess Monterey." Once aboard, we will cruise into some of the biologically richest waters in the United States, the deep water canyon of Monterey Bay, to observe its great diversity of seabirds, whale and dolphins, sea lions, otters and occasional sharks, schools of jellies and other interesting fauna and flora. Birds we are likely to see include 1 to 2 species of albatross, many shearwaters, storm petrels, alcids and the more common gulls, terns, cormorants and pelicans. Blue, Humpback and Minke whales are expected, Orca are possible and we will certainly see great schools of Common, Rissos, Bottlenose, Pacific White-sided and Northern Right-whale dolphins and California Sea Lions. We will likely see Dall's porpoises and Elephant seals. The ship will return to port at 5:00 and a bus will take us back to Asilomar. Bring binoculars and warm clothes. Box lunches will be provided by Asilomar, but food and drinks can be purchased on board. Naturalists will be on board to serve as guides. The cost of the trip for adults is $100.00 and $75.00 for children under 12. For more information check the following website: www.princessmontereywhalewatching.com or contact Barney Schlinger at schlinge@lifesci.ucla.edu.