2002 Strasbourg - European Society of Human Genetics

ESHG - Scientific Programme Information - Awards
Poster Sessions
All posters are on display from Saturday, May 25, 2002 to Tuesday, May 28, 2002, in the “Espace Arp” on the ground floor.
Poster Mounting
Saturday, May 25, 2002, from 12.00 - 15.00 hrs
Poster Removal
Tuesday, May 28, 2002, from 15.00 hrs – 16.00 hrs
Poster board numbers can be found in the authors’ index at the end of the programme. The staff in the Poster Area will help you
in finding both the number and location of the board. Only sticky tape can be used to mount posters. Tape is being provided in
the Poster Area. Pins cannot be used.
Presence at posters
In order to enable discussion and interaction with other participants, we request you or one of your group to be at your poster
board between:
- 11.00 and 12.00 hrs on Sunday May 26 for posters with odd numbers
and
- 11.00 and 12.00 hrs on Monday May 27 for posters with even numbers
If this is not possible, please leave a note on your poster board detailing the times when you will be present at the board.
Programme changes
The organisers cannot assume liability for any changes in the programme due to external or unforeseen circumstances.
Projection and Technical Setting
All rooms are equipped with single slide-, Power Point- and overhead projection.
• If you are using slides (single projection only!), please load and view your slides in the preview room preferably in the
morning of the day your talk is scheduled, but not later than 2 hours in advance.
• If you are using Power Point projection, it is essential that you load and view your presentation in the preview room
preferably in the morning of the day your talk is scheduled, but not later than 3 hours in advance.
• The lecture rooms are exclusively equipped with Windows-PCs (no Macintosh machines). You will not be able to
use your own laptop or notebook.
• Please bring a CD-ROM, ZIP- or floppy disk all formatted for Windows® (PC) to the preview room.
• File Format: Microsoft® Power Point presentation formatted for Windows® (PC) only.
• Maximum Resolution: XGA (1024 x 768 pixel)
Young Investigator Award
The ESHG Young Investigator prizes are awarded for outstanding research by young scientists presented as a spoken
contribution at the conference. One prize will be awarded in memory of Dr. Isabelle Oberlé (1956-1991), for research on
genetics of mental retardation. Dr. Oberlé carried out in Strasbourg, from 1983 to her untimely death in 1991, key work on the
fragile X syndrome, that led to the identification of the expansion mutation (Oberlé et al. Science 1991, 252:1097-1102).
The Scientific Programme Committee has selected finalists for the young investigator awards based on the scores given
to abstracts. Their names are listed below. The Scientific Programme Comittee will judge finalists’ presentations during the
conference. Winners will be announced, and awards made in the closing ceremony on Tuesday, May 28, 2002.
Young Investigator Award - Finalists
Hussam A Al-Kateb, Berlin (C33) Ilaria Meloni, Siena (C17)
Pascal Brouillard, Brussels (C36) Florence Molinari, Paris (C19)
John E A Common, London (C35) Heymut Omran, Freiburg (C48)
Dominique P Germain, Paris (C44) Kim R Rasmussen, Copenhagen (C04)
Paola Griseri, Genova (C08) Richard Redon, Illkirch (C39)
Robyn V Jamieson, Manchester (C27) Justin P Rubio, Victoria (C10)
Anne-Sophie Jannot, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre (C12) Clara D M van Karnebeek, Amsterdam (C20)
Klaus W Kjaer, Copenhagen (C31) Bernhard Zimmermann, Basel (C05)
Baschirotto Award
The Mauro Baschirotto Award, established in 1992 and funded by the Mauro Baschirotto family, is presented by the European
Society of Human Genetics during this Conference in recognition of individual achievement in human genetics. The laureate
receives a ring, specially designed by the silversmiths of Vicenza in Italy, and a cheque of EURO 1,500.- to cover the expenses
of participating in the meeting.
Award Holders
1992 Lore Zech 1996 Malcolm Ferguson-Smith 2000 Dirk Bootsma
1993 Pierre Maroteaux 1997 Leena Peltonen 2001 Robin Winter
1994 Mary Lyon 1998 Jean-Louis Mandel 2002 Albert de la Chapelle
1995 Jean Weissenbach 1999 Pat Jacobs
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