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Division
"Plant Lipids"
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4th
European Symposium on Plant Lipids
15-18 March 2009
Göttingen, Germany
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Plant Lipids: From Fundamental Research to Industrial and Food Applications
We
are pleased to invite you to attend the 4th European Symposium on Plant
Lipids organized by the European Federation for the Science and
Technology of
Lipids (Euro Fed Lipid). The symposium will be held in the City of Goettingen, Germany.
The scientific program will emphasize oral contributions by senior
scientists from the different topics, supplemented by those of younger
scientists, selected from submitted abstracts. These will be
supplemented by two poster sessions. Plenary lectures will allow
glimpses into exciting areas of lipid research hitherto not included in
plant lipid meetings. We hope that the venue will provide plant lipid
researches an exciting two and a half days. We look forward to seeing
you in Goettingen.
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Ivo Feussner, University of Göttingen, Euro Fed Lipid division "Plant Lipids"
Organizing Committee
Ivo Feussner, Göttingen
Martin Fulda, Göttingen
Ingo Heilmann , Göttingen
Supported by:
Fachagentur Nachwachsende Rohstoffe
Main Topics
- Seed biology
- Fatty acid modifications
- Wax and suberin biosynthesis and function
- Industrial fatty acids
- Glycerolipids
- Lipid signalling
- Sphingolipids
- Isoprenoids
- Membrane trafficking
Tentative Programme
Monday, 16 March 2009
1. Seed biology
08.30 - 09.00 Keynote lecture
Ian Graham,
University of York, Department of Biology, York, UK
09.00 - 10.00 Four short talks (15 min)10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
2. Fatty acid modifications
10.30 - 11.00 Keynote
lecture
11.00 - 12.00 Four short talks (15 min)
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Postersession
3. Wax
14.30 - 15.00 Keynote lecture
Mike Pollard, Michigan State
University, Dept. of Plant Biology, East Lansing/MI, USA
"Towards an understanding of
cutin and suberin biosynthesis"
15.00 - 16.00 Four short talks (15 min)16.00 - 16.30 Coffee break
4. Industrial fatty acids
16.30 - 17.00 Keynote lecture
Allan Green, CSIRO Plant
Industry, Metabolic Engineering of New Plant Products, Canberra, Australia
"Engineering synthesis and
accumulation of novel industrial fatty acids in oilseeds"
17.00 - 18.00 Four short talks (15 min)
Tuesday, 17 March 2009
5. Glycerolipids
08.30 - 09.00 Keynote lecture
Randall Weselake, University of Alberta, Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Co-authors: Rodrigo M.P. Siloto,
Qin Liu, Martin Truksa, X. He, Thomas McKeon, André Laroche
"Probing structure and function
in diacylglycerol acyltransferase"
09.00 - 10.00 Four short talks (15 min)
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
6. Lipid Signalling I
10.30 - 11.00
Keynote lecture
Kent Chapman, University of North
Texas, Department of Biological Sciences, Denton,TX, USA
11.00 - 12.00 Four short talks (15 min)
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 14.30 Postersession
7. Lipid Signalling II
14.30 - 15.00 Keynote lecture
15.00 - 16.00 Four short talks (15 min)
16.00 - 16.30 Coffee break
8. Sphingolipids
16.30 - 17.00 Keynote lecture
Ed Cahoon,
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, USA
17.00 - 18.00 Four short talks (15 min)
19.30
Conference dinner at the Rathskeller
Wednesday, 18 March 2009
9. Isoprenoids
08.30 - 09.00 Keynote lecture
Dirk Warnecke,
University of Hamburg, Biocenter Klein Flottbeck, Plant Physiology,
Hamburg, Germany
09.00 - 10.00 Four short talks (15 min)
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break
10.
Membrane trafficking
10.30-11.00 Keynote lecture
Reinhard Jahn,
Max-Planck-Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of
Neurobiology, Göttingen, Germany
11.00-12.00 Four short talks (15 min)
12.00-13.00 Lunch
Call for Papers
The call for paper will be published at this webpage in autumn 2008.
Deadline for (lecture) abstracts is 19 January 2009.
Registration
Will be opened in autumn 2008
The Venue
The symposium takes place at the historical Pauliner Church
Papendiek 14
37073 Goettingen
www.paulinerkirche-goettingen.de
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The Pauliner Church – which now forms part of the historical
building compound of Göttingen State and University Library
– is an architectural monument of the highest rank. It was the
first church in Göttingen built in Gothic style and was used by
the Dominicans as part of their monastery (founded in 1294). The
building reflects the architectural tradition of the mendicant order.
When the Reformation started in Göttingen in 1529, the Dominicans
had to struggle for the survival of their monastery. Since the town
council had no authority over parish churches – these were under
ducal patronage – the city leaders decided to hold Lutheran
services in the mendicant churches, in particular in the Dominican
church, as it was the town’s largest. Thus, the Pauliner Church
was the place in Göttingen where the earliest protestant baptism
was administered.
After secularization in the sixteenth century, a grammar school was set
up in the former Dominican monastery and soon enjoyed widespread
reputation. The school formed the heart of what later became the
university (founded in 1737) and its library (founded in 1734 already).
Goethe, Heinrich Heine, and the Grimm Brothers visited the library
frequently. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was one of the most ardent
admirers of the library and a keen user of its holdings. For Christian
Gottlob Heyne, professor and librarian in Göttingen, the
"Historical Hall" (the name stems from the fact that the history books
were kept here), constituted the culmination of decades of hard work.
Heinrich Heine made this hall the climax of the library dream in his
Harzreise.
In World War II, the Pauliner Church was destroyed. After its
reconstruction, the book hall was first used as the largest lecture
hall.
Since moving into its new building in 1992, Göttingen State and University
Library has used the church as an exhibition and conference center.
The city was founded between
1150 and 1200. In medieval times the city was a member of the Hanseatic
League and hence a wealthy town. Today Göttingen is famous for its
old university (Georgia Augusta, or "Georg-August-Universität"),
which was founded in 1737 and became the most visited university of
Europe.
In 1837 seven professors protested against the absolute sovereignty of
the kings of Hanover; they lost their offices, but became known as the
"Göttingen Seven". They include some well-known celebrities: the
Brothers Grimm, Heinrich Ewald, Wilhelm Weber and Georg Gervinus. Also,
German chancellors Otto von Bismarck and Gerhard Schröder went to
law school at the Göttingen university. Karl Barth had his first
professorship here. Some of the most famous mathematicians in history,
Carl Friedrich Gauss, Bernhard Riemann and David Hilbert were
professors at Göttingen.
Source: Wikipedia
Like
other university towns, Göttingen has developed its own folklore.
On the day of their doctorate, postgraduate students are drawn in
handcarts from the Great Hall to the Gänseliesel-Fountain in front
of the Old Town Hall. There they have to climb the fountain and kiss
the statue of the Gänseliesel (Goose girl). This practice is
actually forbidden by law, but the law is not at all enforced. She is
considered to be the most-kissed girl in the world.
Picture; Author Daniel Schwen, Source Wikipedia
Nearly untouched by Allied bombing in World War II, the inner city of
Göttingen is now an attractive place to live with many shops,
cafes and bars. For this reason, many university students live in the
inner city and give Göttingen a young face. In 2003, 45% of the
inner city population was only between 18 and 30 years of age.
Economically, Göttingen is noted for its production of optical and
fine mechanical machinery, including the light microscopy division of
Carl Zeiss, Inc. — the region around Göttingen advertises
itself as "Measurement Valley". The city's railway station to the west
of the city centre is on Germany's main north-south railway.
Interactive Streetmap
Getting There and Away:
Leave the Autobahn (A 7) at the Goettingen exit heading toward Goettingen on
Kasseler Landstrasse. Continue on this street (which changes its name to Groner
Landstrasse, Groner-Tor-Strasse.) just into the old town (after the railroad
underpass). You can park your car at the parking ramp on Groner-Tor-Strasse. Now
go by foot a bit further along Groner Strasse. After crossing the Leinekanal, go
left (north) on Papendiek, here the street forks. Proceed along Papendiek a
little more than two short blocks. Soon you will see on your right the courtyard
called "Lichtenberghof," with a sculpture of this famous Goettingen scholar
seated therein. Go in here and use the building entrance which is straight ahead
of you.
Leave the train station heading toward the downtown ("Innenstadt"), i.e.,
toward the east. Cross the train station's plaza diagonally in the direction of
the bus platforms. You will see a pedestrian crossing with stoplight. Cross the
divided street (Berliner Strasse) and continue straight ahead on the Goethe -
Allee heading downtown. Continue along the right-hand side of this street.
Directly at the Leinekanal, at the corner of the Goethe - Allee / Prinzenstrasse
and Papendiek, turn right onto Papendiek. After a few meters, you will see the
courtyard named "Lichtenberghof" on the left (east) side of the street, after
the historical library building proper. Use the entrance straight ahead of you
at the end of the courtyard, passing the sculpture of the seated famous
Goettingen scholar on your left.
Accommodation:
A room contingent has been reserved at the
Intercity Hotel
Bahnhofsallee 1a, 37081 Göttingen
Phone: +49/ 551/ 52110, Fax +49/ 551/ 5211500
goettingen@intercityhotel.de
The room rate is 75 Euro (single) and 101 (double room) and is guaranteed until 15 January 2009
To obtain the special rate use the codeword "Euro Fed Lipid" whith the reservation.
The hotel is located at the main station and close to the congress venue.
Further Information:
Euro Fed Lipid
P.O. Box 90 04 40
D-60486 Frankfurt
Germany
Tel: +49/69/7917-355
Fax: +49/69/7917-564
info@eurofedlipid.org
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