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