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Proposal for the XXIXth ICMRBS
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in 2020
Michael OverduinBrian SykesLeo Spyracopoulos
NMR leaders at U Alberta David WishartNeil TaylorPeter Hwang
Jillian BuriakRod WasylishenVladimir MichaelisChristian Beaulieu
Leo Peter
Alberta’s capital cityPopulation: 1,200,000 University students: 108,000Highest quality of life in CanadaFestivals: 85Canada’s largest urban parkland 160 km of trailsAverage temperature in August: 22°C (afternoon)Sunniest city: up to 17 hours of sunlight per day
Edmonton: Canada’s top city
Conference centre on the riverfront nearmany hotels and university housing
Affordable hosting conferencesInternational airport: 200 daily flights6 universities: U Alberta, U Calgary, NAIT
Concordia U, King’s U, MacEwan UDeveloped fields including metabolomicsChenomx, Metabolomic Technologies IncCanada’s national NMR centre: NANUC
Edmonton Alberta’s global city
Royal Alberta Museum opening this yearTelus World of Science expansionWaterfront: new funicular and Walterdale bridge openingLight rail: new Valley Line from the city centre being builtShopping: West Edmonton Mall, Whyte Ave, 104th AveBaseball: Edmonton Prospects win Western Division (2016)Football: Edmonton Eskimos win national championship (‘15)Hockey: Edmonton Oilers move into Rogers Place arena (‘16)NANUC: wins national and provincial funding for NMR
Edmonton: a great destination
Edmonton city centre
Primary Site
150,000 square feet including Exhibition Hall
Riverfront location
Investing $5m to improve front of house
Near 2000 hotel rooms
Next to transport links to shopping, restaurants, arts district, Light Rail Transit
Shaw Conference Centre
Single site with 3 convenient levels:
Pedway
Assembly
Meeting Rooms
Shaw Conference Centre
Single site with 3 convenient levels:
Pedway
Assembly
Meeting Rooms
Balconies overlooking river and trails
Shaw Conference Centre
Shaw CentreLevel 320 meeting roomsall seconds apartescalator ride to the HallObservation deck over river
40,000 sq ft foyer for registration, announcements
Theatre Hall for 2000 people, 30 ft ceiling
Banquet space for 1400 people
Award winning in house chef
Shaw Centre Pedway Level 1
Accommodation: Congress Hotels
Chateau Lacombe $105 Courtyard by Marriott $151 Fairmont Hotel Macdonald $151 Hyatt Place $127 Lister Hall – University of Alberta $55Westin Hotel $151(rates are in USD and will be negotiated further)
Restaurants in Edmonton2000 to choose from including
fine dining next door at the Fairmount
24th story revolving rooftop jazz bar
vegetarian (Padmanadi) and Chinatown nearby
steakhouses featuring Alberta beef
one of the world’s best cities for pizza (2016)
50 nonstop destinations including Amsterdam, London6 million passengers/yearUndergoing $1b expansionSkyshuttle to hotels
Edmonton International Airport
Concessions for ICMRBS
Edmonton Advantage Program Sponsorship
Full audiovisual support
Complimentary wifi
Discounted transit pass: unlimited rides for $4/day - $5/day
The Arts
10 Museums including nearby
Royal Alberta Museum Art Gallery of AlbertaCity Hall and Churchill Square
85 Festivals including the following each August:
Edmonton International Fringe FestivalEdmonton Blues FestivalEdmonton Dragon Boat FestivalSymphony Under the Sky
River Valley: canoe, bike, boat, segway
University of AlbertaNANUC: Canada’s national NMR facilityTMIC: The Metabolomics Innovation CentreDiscoveryLab: NMR-based discovery of ligandsNANUC II: NMR expansion chamber
University of AlbertaNANUC: Canada’s national NMR facilityTMIC: The Metabolomics Innovation CentreDiscoveryLab: NMR-based discovery of ligandsNANUC II: NMR expansion chamber
NMR group leaders: ICMRBS 2020Michael Overduin: Lead OrganizerSolution NMR of signaling & trafficking
5 EU Consortia Meetings (2007-2011)4 UK-Japan Partnering Meetings (2007-2010)18 Science Capital Meetings (2010-2016)3 International SMALP Conferences (2015, 2016)8 Wellcome Trust Drug Discovery Meetings (2014-5)10 Annual HWB-NMR User Meetings (2003-2014)Attended/presented at ICMRBS 9 times since 1992& on the ICMRBS Intl Advisory Board for 2018
Lead Conference Organizer andFundraiser for:
Brian SykesDepartment of BiochemistryActin filaments structure, dynamics by NMR
Established NANUC as Canada’s national facilityOrganized 20 international symposia
including ICMRBS, ENC, CaBP, Keystone - Frontiers of NMR in Mol BiolNANUC User Meetings, Bootcamps
Attended/presented 20 ICMRBS conferences
Local Organizers at U AlbertaMichael OverduinDepartment of BiochemistrySolution NMR of membrane signalling
Leo SpyracopoulosDepartment of BiochemistryProtein-ligand interactions, ubiquitination
David Wishart Computing and Biological SciencesMetabolomics
John VederasDepartment of ChemistryEnzymes, metabolism, antibiotics
Christian BeaulieuDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringMRI, diffusion tensor imaging
Jillian BuriakDepartment of ChemistryNMR of polymers, nanomaterials
Brian SykesDepartment of BiochemistryActin filaments structure, dynamics by NMR
Peter HwangDepartment of BiochemistryNMR of cardiac troponin and PagP
Neil TaylorCEO Chenomx Metabolomics services
Rod WasylishenDepartment of ChemistrySolid-State NMR
Vladimir MichaelisDepartment of ChemistryNMR crystallography, solid-state NMR, DNP
National NMR Advisors Natalie GotoDept Chem and Biomol SciUniversity of Ottawa
Lewis KayDept BiochemistryUniversity of Toronto
Gary ShawDept BiochemistryUniversity of Western Ontario
Ives AubinBiologics ResearchHealth Canada/Carleton U
Darryl AdamkoCollege of MedicineUniversity of Saskatchewan
Hans VogelDept Biol SciUniversity of Calgary
Lawrence McIntoshDept ChemistryUniversity of British Columbia
Joe O’NeilDept ChemistryUniversity of Manitoba
Oleg DmitrievDept BiochemUniversity of Saskatchewan
Jan RaineyDept Biochem Mol BiolDalhousie University
OrganizationWe will engage national NMR advisors and a diverse group of international NMR leaders, along with the ICMRBS Executive Committee, to organize a superlative program.
We have worked with Edmonton Economic Development Corporation and Venue West Conference Services Ltd to design our bid and develop sponsorships with, e.g.:
ACD/LabsAcrosOrganicsAlbertaArmar IsotopesAspect ImagingAvanti Polar LipidsBaxterBruker C4X DiscoveryCambridge Isotope LabsChemDiv
ChemStarChenomxCIHRCortecnetCryogenic LimitedDaedalus InnovationsDoty NMREdmontonEuroiso-topGileadISMARJEOL
SilantesSigmaAldrich/IsotecStellarSpindocSpringerSuraj ManroSytralTecanThermoFisherUniversity of AlbertaVWRWako
JS ResearchLife ChemicalsMagritekMerck MilliporeMestrelabMODGRAPHNaejaNSERC PfizerQuantum Technology Rototec-SpintecSciTech
Communications
Biophysical Society of CanadaCanadian NMR Community: NANUC, QANUCChemical Society of CanadaDiscoveryLab network for drug discoverySMALP nanodisc networkTMIC: international metabolomics networkTwitter @ICMRBSUK National NMR Community via HWB-NMRUniversities including 200,000 students and 20 biomolecular NMR groups in Alberta
Security
Tentative Dates: Aug. 16-21 or 23-28, 2020
Preliminary schedule:
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
8:30-9:20 Arrival Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary Plenary
9:45-10:30 Parallel Parallel Parallel Parallel Parallel
10:30-11:00 Break Break Break Break Break
11:00-12:30 Parallel Parallel Parallel Parallel Closing Plenary
12:30-13:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Departure
13:30-15:30 Posters & poster tours
Posters & poster tours
Free Posters
15:30-17:15 Registration Parallel Parallel Free Parallel
17:30-18:30 Opening Plenary
Plenary Plenary Free Plenary
Evening Mixer Hospitality Hospitality Hospitality Gala Dinner
ICMRBS 2020 overall budget (in USD)**Note on Revenue• Includes sponsorship from the city of
approximately $13,000 USD• Registration Fee includes Welcome
Reception, Coffee Breaks, Lunches and Gala Dinner
**Note on Expenses• Venue rental is complimentary based on the
number of hotel rooms booked• Includes allotment for Student Awards
Winners• Includes all PCO management fees• Includes a contingency of $27,000
Thank you!
ICMRBS 2020 projected expenses (1000 USD)Meeting space 8
Conference promotion, mobile app, program design 19
Speaker expenses, awards, committee expenses 47
Food & beverages for 800 people: 4 lunches, 8 breaks over 4 days, gala dinner 230
A/V costs 69
Additional on site costs: posters, signage, badges, entertainment 40
Full conference management and website 99
Banking and credit card fees 29
Contingency (5%) 28
Total Expenses 581
ICMRBS 2020 projected incomeRegistration (800 people) (1000 USD)
70% full attendees: $610 (early) or $ 715 (late) fee 376
30% student attendees $315 (early) or $375 (late) fee 84
Exhibition 64
Sponsorship 52
Edmonton Advantage support 14
TOTAL revenue 590
Conference surplus 13
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