CONFERENCE APPLICATION/REGISTRATION

2009 Annual Scientific Conference

November 19-21, 2009
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hyatt Regency Vancouver
655 Burrard Street, Vancouver BC V6C 2R7
(604) 683-1234
vancouver.hyatt.com

*** For information regarding sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, please contact John Riley at 416-586-4770 ***

  1. Enter your information in the form below.
  2. Click 'Verify' - you will receive a verification screen.
  3. Review your information. If it is incorrect, click 'Edit.' If it is correct, click 'Submit'.
  4. Print (from your browser menu, select 'File' -> 'Print...') a copy for your records.
  5. 1.You will also receive a confirmation of your application by e-mail within 48 hours of your submission. Should you not receive this confirmation, please contact Joanne Wright at 416-586-4770.
For more information about the conference or registration support, please contact:

Joanne Wright
Tel: 416-586-4770
Fax: 416-586-8395
 

I am a CAN member
  • CAN Investigator
  • CAN-funded Trainee (Click HERE for information on the CAN Training Day on November 18-19, 2009)
  • CAN Committee/Council/Board Member
  • Conference Speaker
I am not a CAN member

Items with a * must be filled out.
Title*: Dr. Mr. Ms. Gender*: Male Female
Last name*
 Business Address*
First name*
City*
 Province/State*
Name on badge (if different from above)
    
Postal/Zip Code*
Country*
Position*
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Organization*
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Please check here if you would like us to include your e-mail address with the list of conference attendees to be published in the conference program book
 

 Thursday, November 19, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.   Reception & Dinner
 
 Friday, November 20, 2009
I am attending all functions on Friday, November 20, 2009 (else, check individual boxes)
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.   General Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.   Welcoming Remarks and Plenary I
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.   Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.   Plenary II
4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.   Poster Judging and Viewing Session
6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.   Reception and Dinner
 
 Saturday, November 21, 2009
I am attending all functions on Saturday, November 21, 2009 (else, check individual boxes)
Mentorship Breakfast Saturday, November 21 from 7:00 a.m. -8:15 a.m.
  The mentorship breakfast is an opportunity for trainees to meet one-to-one with researchers and industry representatives to discuss career and research options. Trainees select mentors from a list of biographies that is distributed prior to the meeting.
7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.   General Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.   Plenary III
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.   Annual General Meeting
11:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.   Plenary IV
1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.   Lunch
2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.   Poster Judging and Viewing Session
3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.   Plenary V
6:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.   Reception & Closing Dinner
 
 
 Closing Dinner and Event
*Note: a $75 fee will be applied to each accompanying guest in addition to yourself
 # of accompanying guests
 
 Please list any dietary restrictions
 
 For CAN Network Investigators and Industry Representatives ONLY
 Please indicate below if you are interested in participating in the following events:
 
 

 


Please select one category
  Category Advance
Registration***		 Registration
  Industry $850 CDN/USD $1,150 CDN/USD
  Academic $350 CDN/USD $475 CDN/USD
  Government $350 CDN/USD $475 CDN/USD
  Non-CAN funded Trainee working in non-CAN lab (Click HERE for information on the CAN Training Day on November 18-9, 2009) $175 CDN/USD $250 CDN/USD
  Non-CAN funded Trainee working in CAN lab (Click HERE for information on the CAN Training Day on November 18-9, 2009) $0 $0
 

CAN Member

  • CAN Network Investigator
  • CAN Funded Trainee (current recipient of a CAN training award) (Click HERE for information on the CAN Training Day on November 18-9, 2009)
  • CAN Committee/Council/Board Member

 $0 $0
  Invited participant or Sponsor representative $0 $0
 
***Deadline for advance registration: October 15, 2009.

   

Registration fees include conference materials and planned meals.

Please mail your cheque payable to the CANADIAN ARTHRITIS NETWORK to the following address:

Accounts Payable
Canadian Arthritis Network
522 University Avenue, Suite 1002
Toronto, ON M5G 1W7
Canada

Note: We are unable to accept payment by credit card. Please send payment by cheque or money order only. Registration will only be processed on receipt of payment. Registration at the conference will only be accepted if accompanied by payment in cash or by cheque.

REGISTRATION FEES DO NOT INCLUDE ACCOMMODATION AND/OR TRAVEL. WE WOULD BE PLEASED TO ASSIST YOU IN BOOKING YOUR TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION AT THE HYATT REGENCY VANCOUVER. PLEASE COMPLETE THE TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION SECTION BELOW SHOULD YOU WISH TO USE OUR SERVICE. PLEASE NOTE THAT A SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION RATE HAS BEEN SECURED AT THE HOTEL FOR THIS EVENT.
 
 

All invited participants must use the conference travel agent or travel expenses will not be covered.

Note: if you are attending one of the following meetings that occurs outside of the 2009 Annual Scientific Conference, please ensure your date of arrival and departure reflects this.

  • CAN Training Day - Wednesday, November 18, 5:00 p.m. - Thursday, November 19, 4:30 p.m. (by invitation only)
  • Consumer Advisory Council meeting - Thursday, November 19, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (CAC Members only)
  • CAN Board of Directors' meeting - Sunday, November 22, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. (Directors only)


Hotel Accommodation

The Conference room rate at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver is $179.00 CDN / night plus taxes.

YES I require accommodation at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver as follows:
One bed Two beds

For CAN trainees only: CAN will cover the cost of accommodations during the conference, however CAN Trainees are expected to share accommodation with other trainees. If you would like to specify a trainee to share with, enter the name here. If a name is not entered at the time of registration, you will be assigned a roommate of the same gender. Unfortunately changes cannot be made after the submission of the registration form.

Please click here if you would like your own room.

Should you choose not to share a room with another trainee, you will be charged at the hotel half of the room rate for the duration of the Conference.

Number of people in room

Check-in date:     Check-out date:

YES I will need parking at the hotel.

Estimated arrival time if driving a.m. p.m.

Travel
YES, I would like to book travel through CAN's travel agent (mandatory for CAN-funded participants).
NO, I will book my own travel.

Please indicate below your travel preferences:
Departure City*
Departure Date*
Departure Time
Return City*
 Return Date*
Return Time
Aeroplan Number
Air Miles Number
Other frequent flyer program
 Other frequent flyer program number
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Do you want to present a Poster at the Conference? Yes   No
(It is expected that all trainees and travel award recipients will present a poster at the conference)

If YES, please complete all of the boxes below (the boxes contain sufficient space to accommodate this information). Your abstract may not come through correctly if it contains special character symbols, fonts or images. Please try to convert your abstract in such a way that it may be viewed and understood properly in a plain text format. If unable to include the material here, it may be sent via email to kmiller2@mtsinai.on.ca. If applicable, please include a full list of your Poster's co-authors at the top of the abstract.

Deadline for submission of Poster Abstracts is October 23, 2009

POSTER TITLE *:
(Capital letters)

POSTER CATEGORY *: (please select one)

Clinical Health Services Research
Inflammation and Immunology Research
Biology of Joint Tissue Research
Engineering and Imaging Research
International Partnership Initiative

AUTHORS and AFFILIATION*:

(Structure as follows: ex.: A.R. Poole1, J.E. Aubin2; 1Joint Diseases Laboratory, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 2Graduate Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada)

PRESENTING AUTHOR*:
NAME*:
PHONE:
EMAIL*:
RE-TYPE TO CONFIRM EMAIL*:

ABSTRACT* (Upload in Microsoft Word format):


(Structure in paragraphs as follows: Aims of the study; Methods; Results; Conclusion(s). 350 words is the maximum length. If you are including a table or a figure, this limit is reduced to 300 words. The font should be in Times New Roman, size 12. No bold characters and no words in capital letters - capital letters may be used only for abbreviations)

PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY

Please submit a one-page non-confidential plain language summary of your poster in Word format to Katy Miller by October 23, 2009. Copies of this summary will be printed and attached to your poster board at the Conference.

Please click here for more information on Poster Abstracts.


Canadian Arthritis Network 3rd Annual Training Day
Vancouver, British Columbia
November 18 - 19, 2009

The Training Day will focus on the unique needs of CAN trainees and the development of soft skills. In addition to students, other participants at the Training Day will include CAN Network Investigators, consumers, industry and government representatives.

Eligibility

All currently funded CAN students, travel award recipients, summer student participants and international students conducting research at a CAN investigator's laboratory under the International Partnership's Initiative are eligible to attend.

YES, I will attend the CAN Training Day
NO, I will not be attending the CAN Training Day

Draft Program and Registration

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

4:30pm-5:30pm Trainee Orientation
5:30pm-9:00pm Trainee Interactive Event

Thursday, November 19, 2009

7:30-8:30am Breakfast
8:30am-12:00pm Plenary Session I
12:00-1:00pm Lunch
1:00-4:30pm Plenary Session II

For more information, please contact Joanne Wright at 416-586-4770 or by e-mail at jwright3@mtsinai.on.ca.

 


 

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