New! Seeking Submissions for the Society's Newsletter: The SfC welcomes member contributions to our quarterly newsletter. The next issue is due out at the end of June and if you have any news, reports or reviews that you would like included please contact Editorial Assistant, Nicole Evans, at nicole.evans@beds.ac.uk.
Training Course: The AQUAGAMETE COST Action (aquagamete.webs.upv.es/web) is pleased to announce the first AQUAGAMETE Training School, aimed at young researchers (PhD students, young post-docs and MSc students) as well as representatives from industry. The course will be focused on techniques for germline cryobanking covering topics such as: · Gamete cryopreservation · Post-thaw quality evaluation · Germline biotechnology · Cryopreservation applications · Basic knowledge on cell cryopreservation The course will take place between 13 - 17th May 2013 at the Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalucía (ICMAN.CSIC, Cádiz, Spain) in collaboration with the University of León (ULe) and the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV). The number of participants will be restricted to 15. Financial support from the AQUAGAMETE COST Action (for traveling and accommodation) will be available for students. The application deadline is 22nd March 2013.
Member Search now available. Use the 'Member Search' box to find other members. Members who have logged in to the website will be able to search for other members. Please note only those members who have agreed to allow their details to be available will be displayed. To arrange this please contact christie.roman@beds.ac.uk.
CRYO2013 50th Annual Meeting. Visit the new CRYO 2013 website for further details about the 50th anniversary conference, including program details, accommodation and abstract submission: www.cryo2013.org.
Membership Renewal 2013: It's membership renewal time! - This year the option of an online renewal via a secure server is available again, and members are kindly asked to use this option. The information needed is the membership number which is specified on the renewal forms sent. If not at hand, members can contact Portland Customer Services using: sales@portland-services.com
The results of the Society for Cryobiology Board of Governors election are in. Thank you all for your participation in making the election a success. Please join Erik Woods - President Elect - in congratulating our newest members of the Board, Tiantian Zhang, Serean Adams and Adam Higgins. We look forward to their service. Because Erik Woods was elected as President-Elect, his position on the Board as Governor-at-Large in the Class of 2013 needed to be filled again. This was done by James Benson, who had the fourth highest number of votes in the last elections. Have a look at the present composition of the Board of Governors.
Members who have questions regarding their membership status or who want to update contact data are requested to contact sfc@portland-services.com.
Association Management Services: In order to provide the best possible service to our members the Society has taken the decision to outsource the administration of our membership database and association management to Portland Customer Services (PCS). Read more...
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