The
National Academies Keck Futures Initiative is accepting
applications from active researchers for The Genomic Revolution: Implications
for Science and Health conference which will
be held from Nov. 10 to 13, 2005, in Irvine, California. Applications
are due June 2, 2005, and can be completed online at http://www7.nationalacademies.org/keck/Keck_Futures_Conferences.html. Invitations to
attend the conference will be sent by July 15. The National Academies
Keck Futures Initiative will pay all travel
expenses, including lodging and meals, for invited attendees. Funded by
a $40 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, the National
Academies Keck Futures Initiative is a 15-year effort
to catalyze interdisciplinary inquiry and to enhance communication
among researchers, funding agencies, universities, and the general
public.