Special Events and Optional Items
- Opening Reception
- 5K Fun Run/Walk
- Trainee/Mentor Luncheon
- Heritage Luncheon
- Minority Affairs Lunch Symposium
- Barbecue & Dance
- T-shirts
In addition to the scientific program, a variety of educational special events will be available to Meeting participants.
Opening Reception
Monday, 22 July, 6:15–8:15 pm (Free to registrants; $15 for non-registrant guests).
Palais des congrès de Montréal (room to be confirmed).
Celebrate the SSR’s 46th Annual Meeting at the Opening Reception, immediately following the Keynote Lecture. Registrant admission is included in the registration fee.
5K Run/Walk for Reproductive Fitness (proceeds benefit the LEMTTF)
Wednesday, 24 July, 6:00–8:00 am ($30).
Location to be confirmed.
This year’s 5K Fun Run/Walk will follow a route around scenic Mount Royal. Refreshments will be on hand. Stay tuned for further updates.
Trainee/Mentor Luncheon
Tuesday, 23 July, 11:35 am–1:00 pm ($15, trainees only).
Palais des congrès de Montréal (room to be confirmed).
The Trainee/Mentor Luncheon is for trainee registrants only; participation is limited to 175 trainees. The luncheon provides Trainee participants with the opportunity to talk to an SSR scientist about careers and science during a catered lunch.
Heritage Luncheon
Thursday, 25 July, 11:35 am–1:00 pm ($25 non-trainees, $10 trainees).
Palais des congrès de Montréal (room to be confirmed).
The SSR Heritage Committee is hosting a luncheon and talk honoring Professor Alfred Jost, who is recognized as the father of modern fetal endocrinology and his discovery of the Mullerian inhibitor (now known as anti-Mullerian hormone [AMH] or Mullerian-inhibiting substance). The presentation will be delivered by Dr. Nathalie Josso (Institut Paris-Sud sur les Cytokines, INSERM, Clamart, France), who was a student with Dr. Jost and participated in his pioneer work.
A special invitation is extended to Trainees to attend this luncheon at a discounted rate of $10.00.
Minority Affairs/Diversity Committee Lunch Symposium
Wednesday, 24 July, 11:30 am–1:00 pm (Free—registrants only; must indicate attendance while pre-registering).
Palais des congrès de Montréal (room to be confirmed).
This year’s symposium will feature Professor Tyrone Hayes, UC Berkeley. Dr. Hayes will discuss his work on the pesticide atrazine, one of the most common environmental contaminants, which acts as an endocrine disruptor to demasculinize and feminize male gonads. Dr. Hayes has an impressive record of giving talks to a wide variety of audiences using contemporary means, such as youtube.com and TED talks. He gave the 2010 E.E. Just Lecture at the annual meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology, where he delivered a paper on how the academy can become more supportive of minority scientists. The symposium will be linked with a luncheon, to encourage interaction and discussion between the attendees and Dr. Hayes.
Barbecue & Dance
Thursday, 25 July, 7:00 pm–12:30 am (Barbecue: $30 trainee registrants, $60 all others; Dance: open to all).
Location to be announced. Check back for details.
T-Shirts
“46th Annual SSR Meeting” t-shirts will be available for $15 each in both female and unisex adult styles, sizes small to extra-extra large. Proceeds of t-shirt sales support the Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Fund. T-shirts can be purchased during pre-registration, and a limited supply may be purchased on-site at the meeting.
