10th International Conference
                         on
               Arabidopsis Research
            The University of Melbourne, Australia
                     4-8 July 1999
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          PROGRAM AND ABSTRACTS
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                      Major Sponsors
                  CSIRO Division of Plant Industry
                 National Science Foundation (USA)
                     Novartis Agribusiness
               Victorian Department of State Development
                       Other Sponsors
                        AgrEvo
                      Agriculture Victoria
                      Blackwell Science
                        Elsevier
                        Florigene
                        Lehle Seeds
                       Perkin Elmer
                       Sigma/Aldrich
              Web-site provided by EnCompass Bioinformatics Pty Ltd
                   http://arabidopsis.en-bio.com.au
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                International Conference Advisory Committee
                Jiyiang Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
          Hong Gil Nam, Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
                 Kiyotaka Okada, Kyoto University, Japan
              Joanna Putterill, University of Auckland, New Zealand
           Venkatesan Sundaresan, Institute of Molecular Agrobiology, Singapore
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                   Australian Program Committee
               Chris Cobbett, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
              Liz Dennis, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra
               Ed Newbigin, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
             Jim Peacock, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Canberra
              David Smyth, Monash University, Melbourne (Convenor)
            Richard Williamson, Asutralian National University, Canberra
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                    Local Organizing Committee
              Chris Cobbett, University of Melbourne (Sponsorships)
               Ed Newbigin, University of Melbourne (Treasurer)
                   Roger Parish, La Trobe University
               Carolyn Schultz, University of Melbourne (Secretary)
                David Smyth, Monash University (Convenor)
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                      PROGRAM
                       Sunday 4 July
      Noon - 5:00 PM
      Registration
           , Foyer, Copland Theatre (Economics and Commerce Building)
      Poster set-up, Wilson Hall
      5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
      Keynote Address
      Copland Theatre
         David Smyth
      Chair:  , Monash University, Australia
      Elliot Meyerowitz, California Insitute of Technology, USA
         Arabidopsis past and future
      6:00 PM - Midnight
      Welcome Mixer
              (sponsored by Novartis Agribusiness)
      Wilson Hall
      Drinks, Savories
      Poster set-up and viewing
      Registration
                                          Monday 5 July
          8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
          SESSION 1         Environmental Perception and Abiotic Stress
                                      (with support from AgrEvo)
          Copland Theatre
                Chris Cobbett
          Chair:           , University of Melbourne, Australia
              Carol R. Andersson
          1-1                 , The Scripps Research Institute, USA
                The Reveille (RVE) family of DNA binding proteins and the circadian clock
              Kazuo Shinozaki
          1-2              , The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Japan
                Molecular responses to drought stress in Arabidopsis
          1-3 Suk-Bong Ha, University of Melbourne, Australia
                Phytochelatin synthase genes from fungal, plant and animal species
              Hye Ryun Woo
          1-4            , Pohang University of Science and Technology, South Korea
                Analysis of Arabidopsis mutants that confer delayed senescence symptoms or prolonged
                longevity
              Tatsuya Sakai
          1-5            , Kyoto University, Japan
                Analysis of root phototropism mutant, rpt2, of Arabidopsis
          1-6 Peter Hunt, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, Australia
                Evolution of non-symbiotic hemoglobins and expression of two classes of non-symbiotic
                hemoglobins in Arabidopsis thaliana
          10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
          Tea and Coffee
          Marquee