q-bio Registration

Updated 8/3

ON SITE HOUSING IS CLOSED.

Call for Posters and Contributed Talks:
You are strongly encouraged to submit an abstract for a poster or contributed talk. Abstracts should be formatted (instructions) and submitted using the registration form. A template (.doc format) is available.

Registration Fees:

Early Registration has Closed. If you registered by 6/1/07, then your lodging payment is due by 6/22/07.

Registration Fee Chart: (after 6/1/07)
On Campus - $700 plus lodging (see chart below for lodging rates)
Off Campus -$900
LANL Only -$100/day or $300 for all 4 days.

Cancellation Policy:
Cancellations made after 7/1/07 will be charged $400 or their actual lodging expense, whichever is greater.

Payment:
Please complete this Payment Form and attach to any payment you make.
To pay fees with a credit card, please complete and return this form. The form may be returned by post-mail, fax, or scan/email. Contact informaton is below.

Fees may also be mailed in advance or collected at the door. The preferred method of paying registration fees is to pay at the door upon your arrival (early registration fee will be calculated by registration date and not increased due to a later payment date).

Checks for registration fees must be made out to LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY .

Fees may also be mailed if you prefer.
Los Alamos National Lab
Center for Nonlinear Studies
MS B258
Attn: Conference Services
Los Alamos, NM 87545

fax: 505-665-2659
email: conferences@cnls.lanl.gov

Travel Awards:
A limited number of travel awards may be available to help junior researchers attend the conference. A request for financial support, which should include an abstract and CV, may be made using the registration form.
Travel Awards are no longer available.

Meals:
The registration fee includes opening and closing banquets. Refreshments will be served at breaks, and drinks and hors' dourves will be served during the two evening poster sessions. A cafeteria will be open for breakfast and lunch at the conference site. Downtown restaurants are easily accessible by city bus.

Attendees staying on campus will have breakfast adn lunch provided at the college cafeteria as part of the lodging fee.

On-Site Lodging:CLOSED 8/3/07
Affordable and comfortable lodging at the conference site is available for all attendees in the student dormitories of St. John's College. You are strongly encouraged to stay on campus - those staying on campus will receive free breakfasts and lunch.

Remaining Accommodations have semi-private bedrooms (details below). Please contact us (email) as soon as possible if you have any special needs. Smoking indoors is not allowed on campus. The cost of on-campus lodging is fixed (details below) regardless of the duration of your stay. The earliest check-in date is Wednesday, August 8, and the latest check-out date is Sunday, August 12.

Additional information about lodging and staying at St. John's College is available at this web site: http://conferenceservices.sjcsf.edu/info.htm However, please direct questions about lodging to the conference organizers (email).

On-site Accommodation Options and Costs:
(Prices are a total per person for the whole conference, not daily)

Single	$200	1-room dorm appx. 8x12 feet in size. Single bed, desk, closet. Appx. 10 people per shared bathroom. Linoluem floor. None Available.
Double	$200	2-person, 2-room dorm. Each person has a seperate sleeping room joined by a door. One of the sleeping rooms has the entrance/exit to the hallway. Semi-private. Appx 10 people per bathroom. Great for colleagues on a budget. Linoleum floor.
Suite	$400	Typical 5 bedroom apartment instead of a dorm. 5 seperate sleeping rooms (8x12 feet in size with a bed, closet, and desk) with a furnished living room and double-sink bathroom for each suite. Great for increased interaction with speakers and participants. Carpeted. 5 guests per suite. None Available.
Apartment	$600	Typical 2 bedroom apartment with a furnished living room, kitchen, and bathroom. Great for seclusion and privacy. Carpeted. 2 guests per apartment. None Available.
Family Apartment	$900	Same as above, but for a single conference attendee with family. None Available.

Off-Site Lodging:
Vacant hotel rooms can be difficult to find in August. The closest hotels are 2 miles away and start at $150 per night after taxes. The least expensive 1-star hotel online in Santa Fe is Motel 6 (5 miles away) at $75 per night. Attendees who stay off campus will not have breakfat or lunch provided in the college cafeteria as this part of the colleges dorm fee.

Orbitz will list hotels by distance from St. Johns.

Another interesting local option about 3 miles away is The Chapelle Street Casitas which has small studios for 1-2 people or small houses for up to 4 people. They are less expensive than the hotels.