Registration has begun for the Semiannual CPAC Sponsor Meeting on May 4-6, 2009 at Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue, in Seattle's University District. Preliminary details including a registration form can be found here.
CPAC invites you to participate in our May 4-6, 2009 Seattle, WA, CPAC’s 25th Fall Meeting. Our program will open on Monday with a Kick off overview of CPAC, several Technical Presentations, UW Technology Overview and Highlights, Historical Review of CPAC looking at students and projects, poster session, and a reception that includes vendor displays and our 25th Anniversary Recognition.
Tuesday will be spent with presentations of 2008-09 CPAC Supported Projects and 2009-10 Proposed New Research Proposals. The evening will conclude with an additional Poster Session and Dinner on-campus at the UW Club with a focus on our CPAC alumni.
Wednesday includes four events. The morning will be spent with presentations from the balance of the 2008-09 CPAC Supported Projects and 2009-10 New Research Proposals. These talks will be followed by the Industrial Focus Groups – Materials & Chemical Processes and Oil and Petrochemical as well as Biotechnology/Pharmaceuticals and Food and Consumer Products which will meet separately and then jointly. The General Meeting concludes at this time. The CPAC Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) will meet during lunch to vote on the projects. The afternoon will be spent with a CPAC Strategic Workshop for our CPAC community to review CPAC's objectives and brainstorm on ideas to achieve these goals. We hope everyone will participate so we can have a broad spectrum of interests represented in the discussions.
The meeting provides formal and informal opportunities for networking. CPAC Graduate Students look forward to meeting with you and talking about their research. We ask that our sponsors consider taking our graduate students to lunch during the week as a way to increase their level of exchange.
WEBINAR
CPAC will offer a Webinar connection during presentations in the CPAC Fall Meeting to our CPAC Sponsors. Our feedback has indicated that this provides an excellent opportunity for a sponsor to expand their company interest base by allowing other sponsor researchers to hear about current projects. Sign-up details are provided on the registration form found below.
The CPAC Meeting Registration Fees are:
Sponsors and CPAC Alumnae (per person) - $525.00 - full meeting*, $250.00 - Monday only including the vendor showcase
Guests (per person)*- $575.00 - full meeting*, $300.00 - Monday only including the vendor workshop showcase
Vendors-Exclusively Monday Display/Reception Only -$300.00 for the company (up to 3 participants).
Webinar Participation (CPAC Sponsors Only) - $500 with multiple connections
Note: *The full Meeting registration fee includes all of the activities beginning on Monday through Thursday's Workshop.
The registration fee includes morning and afternoon breaks, Monday's vendor showcase and reception, and Tuesday's event in addition to all presentations and materials. Lunches are on your own, and, to broaden communication, we encourage sponsors to take a graduate student to lunch.
*Guests must sign a CPAC Nondisclosure Form in order to attend portions of the meeting that include the technical presentations and focus groups on Tuesday and Wednesday. Open portions of the meeting are all of Monday's activities including the vendor display/reception, the Tuesday Poster Session and Dinner, and the entire NeSSI™ workshop.
To register, please fill out the attached registration form (see links above for printed and electronic versions) and send it to CPAC with a check payable to University of Washington or your credit card information by May 4, 2009 .
The meeting will take place in Hotel Deca, 4507 Brooklyn Avenue N.E., Seattle, WA 98105. A block of suites is being held in the hotel at a special rate through April 15, 2009. Please call (800) 899-0251 or (206) 634-2000 and ask for the CPAC rate. We are also suggesting an additional hotel location that is closer to downtown and has access to the UW Shuttle for campus access - Courtyard Marriott, Seattle Lake Union, Contact: Jeff Martin, (206) 403-4342
If you need transportation, there are special phones near the airport baggage claim and a waiting area for the Super Shuttle and taxicabs in the parking garage. Typical taxicab fare from the Seattle-Tacoma Airport to the Hotel Deca is $45 while the Shuttle Express is $28. If you need help with airline tickets or a rental car, please call Lake Union Travel, (206) 343-7000 or (800) 727-8544, Denine Hughs, and mention you are attending the UW/CPAC Meeting.
If you have any questions about the meeting, please call or e-mail Nan Holmes, CPAC Administrative Manager, (206) 685-4323, nan@cpac.washington.edu. We hope to see you in May!