BMS Retreat
Agenda|Registration|Costs|Meals|Accommodations|Getting There|Local Guide|Poster Session| Future BMS Retreat Dates
Granlibakken Conference Center & Resort
North Lake Tahoe
Friday-Saturday-Sunday, October 12-14, 2012
All faculty, students and postdocs in BMS-affiliated labs are welcome! In particular, we encourage postdocs to attend.
2012 Retreat Organizers: Suzanne Noble, MD, PhD and Ophir Klein, MD, PhD
Retreat Agenda
The retreat will consist of 8 scientific sessions covering the major thematic areas of the program. An agenda will be posted in July 2012.
Instructions for registration
Online retreat registration will be available July 27-August 24. Check back here for the link. Announcements will be made via email.
Costs
Typically, we assign students to townhouses and/or standard bedrooms (which are located in the Main Lodge or other buildings), and postdocs to standard bedrooms. Faculty are assigned to Executive Lodge rooms on a first-come, first-served basis. Those faculty wishing for an alternate room assignment, such as a standard bedroom in the Main Lodge, should indicate this preference when completing the online registration.
Please note that additional costs for entertainment will be added to room costs for each participant. Total costs per participant for a 2-night stay will vary from approximately $450 to $650.
ROOM RATES
Standard Bedrooms and Townhouses
Double Occupancy: $391.20 per participant for a 2-night stay
Single Occupancy: $511.20 per participant for a 2-night stay
The above rates are based on $163.00 per person, per day double occupancy and $213.00 per person, per day single occupancy, plus 20% tax and service.
Executive Lodge and Studio Units
Double Occupancy: $441.60 per participant for a 2-night stay
Single Occupancy: $614.40 per participant for a 2-night stay
The above rates are based on $184.00 per person, per day double occupancy and $256.00 per person, per day single occupancy, plus 20% tax and service.
Day Guests
Day guests will not be charged for accommodation. However, participants not staying at Granlibakken will be charged $100 per person per day, plus 20% tax and service. This includes 3 full meals per day, coffee breaks, use of the meeting and recreational facilities, and parking.
Meals
The cost of meals is included with the registration fee. All meals are served buffet-style. Meals provided include:
· Fri., 10/12: dinner
· Sat., 10/13: breakfast, lunch, dinner
· Sun., 10/14: breakfast, lunch
In addition, refreshments will be provided during morning coffee breaks and the evening social activities.
Accommodations
To read about lodging and see floor plans of the rooms, click here.
The BMS office will assign rooms. Participants can request specific roommates during the registration process. Double occupancy rooms are available for students, postdocs and faculty. Single occupancy rooms for faculty are available on a first-come, first-served basis at a higher rate. A final room assignment list will be distributed shortly before the retreat.
Getting to Granlibakken
Maps and Driving Directions
Google map to Granlibakken from Parnassus
Directions from the Granlibakken website
Driving map from Granlibakken website
Map of Granlibakken grounds
We will maintain car pool lists for your convenience, but will count on attendees to make specific travel arrangements to and from the retreat.
Local Guides
· About Granlibakken
· Seasonal Amenities
Poster Session
All attendees are encouraged to participate in the poster session. We are planning a program for the the poster session, and therefore request that you send us the title of your poster by Friday, September 7.
All posters should be mounted as soon as you arrive and left up for the duration of the retreat.
-Posters must fit in an area 4' x 4'.
-The mounting boards are 4' x 8', allowing two posters on each side of the boards.
-Push pins, mounting boards and easels will be provided. We will also provide basic supplies such as pens, pencils, scratch paper, scissors, Scotch tape, masking tape and staplers.
-Presenters should be at their posters during the entire presentation period.