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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