Laboratoire Interactions Légumineuses Microorganismes (LILM),
Centre de Biotechnologie, Technopole de Borj-Cédria (CBBC), Tunisia
And
Laboratoire Symbioses et Pathologies des Plantes, INP-ENSAT, Auzeville (France)
Organise
MODEL LEGUMES CONGRESS (MLC2007)
24-28 March 2007
Tunis ( Tunisia )
web site : http://www.ecopark.rnrt.tn/mlc2007
E-mail: mlc2007@ecopark.rnrt.tn
Congress Overview
The meeting will continue the tradition of high quality, cutting-edge research presentations that inform
the community of advances in model legumes and their applications in crop improvement.
The meeting will bring together model legume researchers with diverse scientific and cultural
backgrounds and reinforce the cohesion within the international community between researchers from
both developed and developing countries. This should help to establish experimental strategies aimed
at a closer integration between model and cultivated legumes.
Topics
The congress will be organized in sessions covering current and emerging areas of research:
1. Genome sequencing
2. New and developing technologies
3. Biotic interactions
3a Symbiosis
3b Pathogens
4. Abiotic interactions
5. Development and physiology
6. From model to cultivated legumes
7. Integrative biology
Confirmed speakers (in alphabetical order)
David Barker, UMR441 Joint Research Unit Plant-Microbe Interactions LIPM INRA-CNRS Chemin de
Borde-Rouge – Auzeville BP 52627, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France
Douglas Cook, Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty Director, College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences Genomics Facility, University of California 206 Robbins Hall One Shields Ave
Davis, CA 95616, USA
Martin Crespi, Institut des Sciences Végétales, CNRS, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, F91198 Gif sur
Yvette, France
Da Luo, National Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology,
Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, and Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of
Sciences, 300 Fenglin Road, Shanghai 200032, China
Richard Thompson, INRA Centre de Dijon, URLEG, 21110 Bretenières, France
Michael Udvardi, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Golm,
Germany.
Trevor Wang, Department of Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney,
Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
Nevin Young, Department of Plant Pathology / 495 Borlaug Hall Department of Plant Biology / 250
BioScience Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA
Others speakers will be added
Program (Subject to modifications)
Saturday 24 March 2006
9.00 – 15.00: registration
15.00: welcoming addresses and introductory talks
17.00: welcome party
Sunday 25
8.30: session 1
14.00: session 2
16.30: poster session
Monday 26
8.30: session 3
14.00: Organised Visit (Medina, Carthage…)
Tuesday 27
8.30: session 4
14.00: session 5
Wednesday 28
8.30: session 6
14.00: session 7 and closing presentation
20.00: Gala dinner
Call for Participation
Author Guidelines
Submission of contributions for oral and poster presentations are welcomed. Abstracts should be sent
to the following Email: mlc2007@ecopark.rnrt.tn. Oral presentations will be selected by scientific and
organizing committees.
January 15, 2007 : Abstract submission deadline for oral and poster presentations,
January 30, 2007 : Notification of acceptance for oral or poster presentations
Instructions to prepare abstracts
Formatting: Maximum 1 page A4, version MS Word, Arial. Size 12. Spacing 1.5 cm. Upper, bottom,
right and left margins: 2.5cm.
Heading of abstract: Title: Arial 14, centred, bold, Authors : Names and surnames written entirely,
presenter underlined, Institution and address including e-mail address of the person presenting the
contribution
Instructions for posters preparation
Under construction
Congress Venue
The Congress will be held in downtown Tunis in the Abou Nawas Hotel
http://www.abounawas.com.tn/site/en/article.php?id_article=197 which will provide all the facilities for
organizing the Congress. Rooms have been reserved at a special congress rate. A double room is 140
TND (Tunisian Dinars) instead of 304 TND (normal rate); and a single room is 120 TND instead of 272
TND. Breakfast and free in-room Wi-Fi access are included. The current rate for local currency is 1
TND = 0.6 Euros. We encourage you to benefit from these low rates and to make your reservations
with the hotel as soon as possible (deadline 1st March 2007). Please note that these rates will be
maintained for participants arriving before or staying after the Congress. To benefit from these
conditions, reservations must be made directly with the hotel (by giving the Visa card number) through
tunis@abounawas.com.tn, with MLC2007 as subject. It is essential that you send a copy of your
reservation to the organisers (mlc2007@ecopark.rnrt.tn), so that they can validate your reservation at
these privileged rates.
A list of other hotels will be provided upon request.
Committees
International Advisory Board
Barker, D., LIPM, France, David.Barker@toulouse.inra.fr
Cook, D., UC Davis, USA, drcook@ucdavis.edu
Dixon, R., Noble Foundation , USA , RADIXON@noble.org
Halila, H. , FAO, Maroc, Habib.Halila@fao.org
Kawaguchi, M., Univ. of Tokyo , Japan , masayosi@biol.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Oldroyd, G., John Innes Centre , UK , giles.oldroyd@bbsrc.ac.uk
Oliver, R., Murdoch Univ., Australia, R.Oliver@murdoch.edu.au
Parniske, M. Munich Univ. Germany, parniske@lmu.de
Stougaard, J. U. of Aarhus, Denmark , stougaard@mb.au.dk
Sadiki, M., Rabat-Institutes, Morocco, m.sadiki@iav.ac.ma
Wolko, B., Poznan Inst. Genetics, Poland , bwol@igr.poznan.pl
Young, N., University of Minnesota, USA, neviny@umn.edu
Organizing Committee
France: Huguet T. (INP-ENSA Toulouse)
Tunisia: Aouani M.E.; Abdelly C.; Mhamdi R. (CBBC); Trifi N. (Tunis ElManar University); Kharrat M.
(INRAT); Ben Younes M. (IRESA); Chriki A. (7Nov Carthage University); Cherif M. (INAT); Masmoudi
K. (CBS); Ferchichi A. (IRA); Aouni M. (STM); Logistics and Secretariat : Badri M. ; Djebali N.; Zribi K.;
Arraouadi S.; Saidi S.; Marghali S.; Mhadhbi H.; Dridi W.; Webmaster : Bazine A.
Algeria: Abdelguerfi A. (INA, Alger)
Morocco: Aurag J. (Faculty of Sciences, Rabat)
Registration
Registration (use the form) needs to be sent preferably by e-mail (mlc2007@ecopark.rnrt.tn) or by
Fax (0021671430934 or 0021671410740). For PhD students a letter signed by the supervisor and
stamped by their institution should accompany the registration form and needs to be sent as an
attached scan. Registration can be cancelled before February 20 th and fees will be reimbursed after
deducing exchange and invoice fees.
Registration fees (Euros)
Until January 15th 2007
After January 15th 2007
Full rate
350
400
Students
240
300
Accompanying
220
250
Fellowships for developing countries
A number of fellowships for PhD students and junior scientists from developing countries will be
available upon application and selection by the Organizing Committee after consultation with the
Scientific Committee. The number of fellowships will depend on the support obtained by MLC2007 and
according to the date of submission for the fellowship. The deadline for application for fellowships is
31th December 2006. The application should include a CV, a list of significant publications, the current
research program, a recommendation signed by the supervisor (one page maximum each).
Successful candidates will be notified before 20 Jan 2007 and should complete payment before
January 31th 2007.
Registration costs include
Attendance to the congress, all documents, coffee breaks, 4 lunches, Monday tour, Welcome party
and Gala dinner. For accompanying persons registration includes all except scientific activities, book
of abstracts and document case.
Form of payment
Registration fees need to be paid through Société Tunisienne de Banque (STB), Account owner:
Société Tunisienne de Microbiologie “Congrès”, Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir, 5000 Monastir,
Tunisie ; IBAN Code: TN 59 1050 4017 0953 4587 8812, Swift Code : STBKTNTT
Important
Transfer taxes are the responsibility of the sender. Be sure that your name appears on the bank
transfer and please send a scanned copy of the transfer document to the organisers
(mlc2007@ecopark.rnrt.tn) with your registration from or fax it to 0021671430934 or 0021671410740.
Important dates
Fellowship application: before 1st January
Registration, payment of registration fees, abstract submission,: before 16th January
Payment of registration fees for fellowship applicants: before 31 st January
Cancellation of registration: before February 20th
Reservation of accommodation: before 1st March
Cancellation of accommodation: before 20th March
Social Program
During the congress, a number of social activities will be proposed for accompanying persons (visit of
the Medina and Bardo museum…). Optional excursions will also be proposed for all participants after
the congress (visit to an oasis, archeological sites…).
Contact
For any correspondence: mlc2007@ecopark.rnrt.tn.
For further information keep contact with organizers:
T.Huguet : thierry.huguet@ensat.fr and
M.E.Aouani: mohamedelarbi.aouani@cbbc.rnrt.tn
MODEL LEGUMES CONGRESS (MLC2007)
24 - 28 March 2007, Tunis (Tunisia)
This page should be filled and sent preferably by e-mail (mlc2007@ecopark.rnrt.tn) or by Fax
(0021671430934 or 0021671410740).
REGISTRATION FORM
Name (in capital)
Surname
Title
Institution
E-mail
Fax
Address
Postal code - City
Country
PARTICIPATION
Type of participation
th
January 15 , 2007
Full rate
Student
Accompanying
Abstracts submission deadline for oral and poster presentations
Preference
Oral presentation
Poster presentation
Title of presentation
January 30th, 2007
Notification of acceptance for oral or poster presentation
REGISTRATION FEES (€)
Until January 15th 2007
After January 15th 2007
Full rate
350
400
Students
240
300
Accompanying
220
250
Registration costs include: Attendance to the congress, all documents, coffee breaks, 4 lunches,
Monday tour, welcome party and gala dinner. For accompanying persons registration includes all
except: scientific activities, abstracts book and satchel.
Form of payment: Registration fees need to be paid through Société Tunisienne de Banque (STB),
Account owner: Société Tunisienne de Microbiologie “Congrès”, Faculté de Pharmacie de Monastir,
5000 Monastir, Tunisie ; IBAN Code: TN 59 1050 4017 0953 4587 8812, Swift Code : STBKTNTT
Important: Transfer taxes must be charged to the sender. Be sure that your name appears through
the bank transfer and send by scan the document of transfer to the organisers
(mlc2007@ecopark.rnrt.tn) with registration form or fax it to (0021671430934 or 0021671410740).