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Submitting a Proposal for Biochemical Society Support of a Colloquium at a Main Meeting

The Meetings Committee of the Biochemical Society invites its Special Interest Groups, academic research departments, individuals and other groupings of scientists to submit bids for the funding of proposed colloquia.

This paper lists the information that should be contained within a proposal to the Meetings Committee for funding to support a scientific colloquium.

Please use the following format (PDF) to submit your proposal either in hard copy or electronically to [email protected]

Your proposal needs to:

1. State the case for the science programme (half page A4) in terms of e.g.:

importance
timeliness
attractiveness of publication
topicality
target audience

2. State for which meeting your colloquium is proposed - one of the scheduled Biochemical Society main meetings, a hot topic, joint with another organization or independent meeting.

3. Name the organizers (plus "joint with" if appropriate), their addresses, affiliations and naming which organization if not Biochemical Society.

4. Provide a working title

5. State the proposed length of programme, e.g. one/two/three days

6. State a commitment to publish in Biochemical Society Transactions (except the Education Group)

7. List the proposed speakers, their topic titles, affiliation, and the country from which they are travelling. Please indicate a session for the presentation from one or two poster presenters - selected by the organizer.

8. Budget showing:

travel costs (average costs are show below)
realistic level of sponsorship to be raised
sources of sponsorship, confirmed and to be approached

9 Give information, if known, about any competing meetings and the last known meeting on the topic in UK/rest of the world.

* Agreement by the Meetings Committee to fund and schedule the colloquium means that the organizer retains responsibility for the colloquium (and the budget) and also becomes a part of the meeting organizing committee. The Society's Meeting Office staff will liaise very closely with the organizer and will make most of the detailed arrangements.

Timetable for submission

6 weeks before date of Meeting Committee - send into Meetings Office
1 week for perusal and filtering
3 weeks - seek review and copy into agenda papers
2 weeks post out agenda papers to Committee members

Schedule of dates of the Meetings Committee

Meetings Committee Meetings are held in February, June and October of each year. Please contact the meetings office for more information.
Average Cost of Return Air Fares

Country Estimated Cost
Australia �1,000
Canada - Montreal �600
China �1,000
France �300
Germany �350
India �900
Ireland �150
Israel �450
Italy �350
Japan �1,000
Netherlands �300
Russia �900
South Africa �900
South America - Brazil �800
South America - Buenos Aires �800
South America - Chile �800
Spain �300
Sweden �350
Switzerland �350
USA - California �600
USA - Connecticut �550
USA - Illinois �600
USA - New Jersey �550
USA - New York �550
USA - Maryland �550
USA - Massachusetts �550
USA - Michigan �550
USA - Pennsylvania �550
USA - Texas �650
USA - Washington �600

Instructions to Organisers



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