In April 2002, the 1^st international workshop focused on choanoflagellate biology was held at the University of Reading. There were 12 scientists in attendance.

Over the past several years, the study of choanoflagellates has yielded important advances in fields as diverse as ecology, evolution, biomechanics, cell biology, genomics, and taxonomy. By bringing together researchers from these disparate fields, we hope to establish choanoflagellates as a powerful new model system and contribute to the growth of an interactive and dynamic scientific community.

We hope you will attend and we encourage you to present your latest findings at the:

2009 International Choanoflagellate Workshop

7 PM June 11, 2009 to 2 PM June 14, 2009

University of California, Berkeley

Registration closed on April 1, 2009.

Click here for the latest meeting program!

Travel Arrangements

Visitors may fly into the Oakland (OAK) or San Francisco (SFO) airports.

We suggest taking the BART (subway) to the Downtown Berkeley stop and then walking through the university campus to the Berkeley Faculty Club. From SFO, BART departs roughly every 15 minutes, and the one hour trip costs $5.90 each way. From OAK, first board the $3 AirBART shuttle bus to Coliseum BART station. From Coliseum station, BART trains depart roughly every 15 minutes, and the trip costs $2.20 each way, taking 22 minutes. Interactive Google Maps walking directions from the Downtown Berkeley Bart station to the Faculty Club can be found here.

More convenient transportation options are the BayPorter Express ($25 – 32 one-way) or a yellow cab (available at the airport, $60 – 75 one way, before tip).

A map of the Berkeley campus can be downloaded here.

We continue to seek funding for travel grants, and will provide updates if more funding becomes available.

Please contact us with any questions you may have. We look forward to meeting all of you in June.

Sincerely,

Daniel Richter and Stephen Fairclough

Graduate students in the King Lab

University of California, Berkeley

e-mail: choanoflagellate at gmail dot com

Sponsors:

Molecular and Cell Biology Department, University of California, Berkeley

Genetics, Genomics and Development Division, University of California, Berkeley