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McGowan Institute - 2008 Scientific Retreat
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort - Farmington, PA

Registration Deadline: February 15th (or sooner; no reservations will be accepted when the reservation quota is filled)

The 2008 McGowan Institute Scientific Retreat is scheduled for March 10, 11, and 12, 2008 at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort. The program committee is led by Dr. William Wagner. On-line registration will be available in December, but in the interim, remember to save the dates: March 10, 11, and 12, 2008 (note: 3 days vs. the traditional 2 day format)

The program will include distinguished guest speakers, a poster session, and potential external partners and collaborators, so there will be multiple opportunities for networking and collaboration.

Featured Speakers Include:

  • Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts (Sponsor of the report: “Discovering Rhode Island’s Stem Cell Future: Charting the Course Toward Health and Prosperity”)
  • Major General Gale S. Pollock, Deputy Surgeon General, U.S. Army

Working Sessions will include:

  • Clinical Translation
  • CT Surgery: Adult Devices
  • Gastrointestinal
  • Immune System
  • Liver
  • Musculoskeletal Research
  • Neurological
  • Ocular
  • Orthopedics
  • Pediatric Cardiac Needs
  • Rehabilitation
  • Scarless Wound Healing

Agenda

Participate in the Poster Session
Poster session abstracts can be submitted during the on-line registration.  However, if you have already completed the on-line registration, and need to submit your poster abstract, DO NOT re-register!  Please go to the McGowan FTP site to submit your abstract.

On-Line Registration

Please note: this on-line registration is for McGowan Institute faculty, trainees, and guests.  For retreat participants from commercial organizations, please contact John Murphy (jmurphy@pitt.edu, or 412-235-5155) to arrange for registration

Please note, if you have already completed the on-line registration, and need to submit your poster abstract, DO NOT re-register!  Please go to the McGowan FTP site to submit your abstract.

For Room Reservations-Please Note:

If you have already completed the on-line registration, and need the information to make a room reservation, please do not complete the on-line form again.

For faculty members and invited guests- you must make hotel reservations directly with Nemacolin Woodlands.

Call Nemacolin Woodlands Resort at: (724) 329-8555 or (800) 422-2736.

Accommodations for faculty are in the Lodge at Nemacolin Woodlands. When you call to make your room reservation, you must identify yourself as part of the McGowan Institute Retreat group to get the contracted rate. The McGowan Institute will assume the charge for your reservation (room rate and taxes) when you check in at the Retreat, but it is your responsibility to make your room reservation and to guarantee your reservation with your credit card. If you are a no-show, you will not be reimbursed for lodging expenses.

Fellows/Residents/Post-Docs/Graduate Students and Staff must make hotel reservations through the McGowan Institute.

Accommodations for Fellows, Residents, Post-Doctoral, Graduate students and Staff are in the townhouses at a rate of $46.33 per night per person (plus tax), three people per unit.

The McGowan Institute will assume the charge for your reservation (room rate and taxes) when you check in at the Retreat, but it is your responsibility to make your room reservation and to guarantee your reservation with your credit card. If you are a no-show, you will not be reimbursed for lodging expenses.

To make your townhouse reservation: please call Bryann Begg at the McGowan Institute by calling (412) 383-9998 or by e-mail at beggb@upmc.edu. DO NOT CALL NEMACOLIN directly.

Reserve soon; rooms will only be held until February 15th