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1 March 2012
SSR Annual Meeting Abstract Submission deadline

25 May 2012
Deadline for Burroughs Wellcome Applications

30 June 2012
Deadline for LEMTTF Applications

30 June 2012
Last day for discounted early Meeting Registration

20 July 2012
SSR Meeting Pre-Registration ends (onsite registration will be available)

Future Meetings

12–15 August 2012
45th Annual Meeting
State College, Pennsylvania

22–26 July 2013
46th Annual Meeting
Montreal, Québec

19–23 July 2014
47th Annual Meeting
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Past Meetings

Online programs are available for SSR's Annual Meetings for the last twelve years.

2011
31 July–4 August 2011
Portland, Oregon
2010
30 July–3 August 2010
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2009
18–22 July 2009
Pittsburgh, Pennnsylvania
2008
25–30 May 2008
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
2007
21–25 July 2007
San Antonio, Texas
2006
29 July–1 August 2006
Omaha, Nebraska
2005
24–27 July 2005
Quebec City, PQ, Canada
2004
1–4 August 2004
Vancouver, BC, Canada
2003
19–22 July 2003
Cincinnati, Ohio
2002
28–31 July 2002
Baltimore, Maryland
2001
28 July–1 August 2001
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
2000
15–18 July 2000
Madison, Wisconsin
1999
29 July–3 August 1999
Pullman, Washington
Earlier Meetings
 
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2012 Annual Meeting

Applied Reproductive Biology: Making It Relevant

SSR's 45th Annual Meeting
and
the 18th Ovarian Workshop
12–15 August 2012
Hosted by the Center for Reproductive Biology and Health
The Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania

The Penn State Alumni Center

President: Barbara C. Vanderhyden, Ph.D.
(Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)

Program Committee Chair: Mary B. Zelinski, Ph.D.
(Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, Oregon)

Ovarian Workshop Organizers: Bruce D. Murphy, Ph.D. (University of Montreal, Sainte-Hyacinthe, QC, Canada) and
Richard S. Legro, M.D. (The Pennsylvania State Univeristy, State College, Pennsylvania)

Local Arrangements Committee Chair: Joy L. Pate, Ph.D.
(The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania)

Science Education Outreach Coordinator: Francisco J. Diaz, Ph.D.
(The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania)

Welcome from the 2012 Local Arrangements Commitee.

All meeting attendees should read this special bulletin from the 2012 Penn State LAC!

Abstracts

The deadline for submission of regular abstracts for the 2012 meeting was 1 March 2012.

The SSR Program Committee welcomes late-breaking abstracts reporting new basic, clinical, or translational research findings concerning reproduction. You do not need to be a member of SSR to submit an abstract. There are no restrictions on species involved. For more information, please see the 2012 Late-Breaking Abstracts page. The late-breaking abstract submission deadline is 31 May 2012.

Registration

Registration for the 2012 meeting is now available. Please see the Registration page for details:

Important Visa News

The National Academies’ International Visitors Office advises that all visa applicants apply at least 3 to 4 months in advance of your travel date. Applicants are now experiencing delays greater than 3 months. Some consulates may have backlogs in scheduling visa interviews; applicants should first contact the consulate to find out how long the wait is for an interview. Please make your preparations for the meeting as soon as possible.

All international visitors are required to have a valid passport, and some visitors may need a tourist visa. Please consult the embassy or consulate in your own country well in advance of travel to ensure that the appropriate documentation is obtained. We encourage foreign scientists planning to attend the SSR Annual Meeting to apply for a visa as early as possible and pay careful attention to US State Department guidance in this matter. The web site of the US National Academies contains very useful information for scientists traveling to the United States:

Additional visa information is available at the US Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs web site:

Letters of Invitation

The SSR Office will provide letters of invitation to assist meeting participants in making travel arrangements. If you need a letter of invitation to the SSR Annual Meeting, you may request one from the SSR Business Office (ssr-am@ssr.org). Please be sure to tell us your full mailing address so that we may properly format your letter.

Schedule

For a summary of the topics and presenters for the 2012 meeting, please see the Scientific Sessions page.

Optional Events

Additional, optional events and items are available for registrants and guests (spouses/children/friends) of registrants. For descriptions of the various events, please see our Special Events page.

Information for Trainees

Trainees (both members and nonmembers) should see our page of Trainee Meeting Information for up-to-date information about special trainee events, opportunities, and funding.

Useful information for trainees, both meeting-bound and not, can also be found at the Society’s Trainee Affairs page.

Invited Speaker Information

Annual Meeting Invited Speakers (see the Scientific Program) should see the Invited Speakers page for up-to-the-minute information about their presentations.

Presenter Information

Information for posters, invited talks, and platform presentations is now available on our Presentations page.

Exhibitor Information

SSR welcomes exhibitors to the 2012 Annual Meeting. Exhibits represent an invaluable opportunity to network and conduct business with scientists, medical and veterinary physicians, and graduate students specializing in reproductive biology and research. Information for Exhibitors (including prices) and a pre-registration form can be found in the Meeting Prospectus:

Accommodations

Getting here may be slightly more challenging than to major convention centers, but once here, it is all going to be easy! Please see the Accommodations page for more details on accommodation options in State College.

Travel & Transportation

If you can, consider driving to State College. We are nestled in the heart of the Allegheny Mountains, and it is a gorgeous drive through the mountains to get here, from any direction! Really, we are not lying about this. For more information on travel to and transportation around State College, please see our Travel and Transportation page.

Dining

We won’t let you starve. You can get almost anything you want for breakfast in the commons (or your hotel). Those of you who are holding your stomachs and remembering dorm food from the dark ages when you were a student . . . forget about it! You will have plenty of options for breakfast. College Avenue and the HUB offers dozens of choices for lunch. For dinner, there are lots of restaurants, cafes, pubs and student-type beer establishments on College Avenue, which is a short walk from the Nittany Lion Inn and campus, and right across the street from the Eastview Dorms.

For an in-depth guide to good eats in State College, check out this site created by your State College LAC: http://wp.tlt.psu.edu/crbheats

Other Information

If you want to explore the area, or if you find that you need to fly in early or out later, we will provide a list of things to do on campus and in the general area. If a number of attendees arrive early, we will plan some organized activities, such as a hike up Mt Nittany, golf, soccer, etc. There are things to do and we will be providing suggestions on the SSR website in the months ahead. Find out more about State College at our Information page.