University of Victoria Forest Biology Symposium – Winter 2008 Monday, February 18, 2008

1. University of Victoria Forest Biology Symposium – Winter 2008 Monday, February 18, 2008 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Engineering/Computer Science Bldg, Room 116 “From Genes to Trees: Genomics, tree physiology and forest ecology” Keynote speakers: David Neale (University of California, Davis) “Genomics to Tree Breeding and Forest Health” and Juergen Ehlting (University of Victoria) “What are all these 'unknown' genes doing? Hypothesis generation exploiting transcriptome data” Other Speakers: will be selected from submitted Abstracts Lunch (provided) will be followed by a Poster Session To register: Contact University of Victoria, Centre for Forest Biology forbiol@uvic.ca or phone: 250-721-7119 To register for a Presentation – Talks and Posters: Please submit a Title and Abstract (200 words max) to the University of Victoria Centre for Forest Biology by January 21, 2008. Indicate your preference for a talk or poster. Final decisions on presentation format will be made by the Organizing Committee, and presenters informed by January 28, 2008. Contact: Diane Gray, UVic Centre for Forest Biology, phone: 250-721-7119, fax: 250-721-6611, email: forbiol@uvic.ca, http://web.uvic.ca/~forbiol/