 Meeting Overview
The Human Variome Project holds a major meeting every two years to update members on plans, progress and opportunities for the global collection and sharing of genetic variation information. This 4th Human Variome Project meeting will continue the theme of the previous meetings and address issues of implementation in this unique project. As this will be the first meeting of the Consortium since the Project was granted Operational Relations with UNESCO, we are delighted to once again be holding this meeting at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
HVP4 will focus on the next steps to be taken to implement the outcomes of the 2011 HVP Beijing Meeting. The meeting will bring together bioinformaticians, clinical geneticists, researchers, database curators, diagnostic laboratory heads, common disease variation experts, and genome sequencers to address the integration and implementation issues impacting on: - Public Health
- Ethics
- Phenotype & the use of unpublished data
- Gene/Disease Specific Databases; models, pathogenicity, standards, data sharing, quality control, accreditation
- Developing countries
- Skills sharing & Education
- Data accumulation & incentives
Objectives
1. To ensure progression of the objectives of the Human Variome Project to “collect variation causing disease (mutations) in all genes world wide”. 2. To examine all areas of the implementation and integration of the overall and individual parts of the project. 3. To present projects underway or planned towards the HVP objective. 4. To integrate current projects where possible. 5. To establish collaborations and projects were the need exists. 6. To gather experts and optimal leaders in the strategies and software required, together with those responsible for collecting data. 7. To gather those who are already collecting mutations within their counties and others who wish to establish a system, especially those from developing countries. 8. To gather those who are experienced in funding and governance to consider the most optimal ways for the HVP to move forward.
The delegates will develop and hear of programs now underway and planned in the listed areas, with a particular focus on the implementation of integrated systems into global healthcare strategies and systems.
Abstracts Closing date 31st March 2012 We invite abstracts to be submitted to the meeting, there are VERY LIMITED opportunities for an oral presentation so if your abstract is not chosen for an oral presentation it might be accepted as a poster if it is relevant to the Human Variome Project. All topics related to collection of variations are welcome. Topics about the discovery of a new variation e.g. reporting a new mutation are outside the scope of this meeting. Some suitable topics are suggested below: - clinical data collection
- molecular data collection
- distributed databasing (country and gene specific)
- country specific collection
- transfer to central databases
- incentives for databasing
- ethics
- funding and governance
Satellite Meetings Confirmed satellite meetings that will be held on Monday 11th June are s follows: - Neurogenetics: focus on mitochondrial disease databases
- Cardiac Genetics
- Education
- InSiGHT Interpretation Committee (closed meeting by invitation ONLY)
If you are registering for the main meeting there will be no charge to attend these satallites but you MUST register to attend during the normal Delegate Registration process as numbers are limited due to space constraints. 1st in 1st served. If you are not attending the main HVP meeting, please take out a registration package for the day which is to cover our costs, this costs 60 euro . This ticket will not allow access to the main HVP meeting. Venue The conference will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, 7 place de Fontenoy, Paris, France.
Schedule The preliminary programme is now available. Click the link above the map on the right to download the PDF. The schedule is SUBJECT TO CHANGE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO ALWAYS BRING PHOTO ID WITH YOU WHEN AT UNESCO AS SECURITY ASKS FOR THIS MOST OF THE TIME - E.G. PASSPORT, EUROPEAN ID CARD. Monday 11th June 2012 - Registration: 8.30 am - 9.00; UNESCO 7 Place de Fontenoy
- Human Variome Project International Limited Board Meeting (by invitaiton only): 9.00 am - 10.30 am
- Satellite Meetings: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm - To be announced
- Welcome Reception: 5.00 pm - 7.00 pm;
Tuesday 12th June 2012 - Registration: 8.30 am - 9.00; UNESCO 7 Place de Fontenoy
- Plenary Meeting: Salle I, 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
- Gala Dinner: Venue TBA, 7.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Wednesday 13th June 2012 - Plenary Meeting: Salle I, 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Thursday 14th June 2012 - Plenary Meeting: Salle I, 9.00 am - 5.30 pm
Friday 15th June 2012 - Interim International Confederation of Gene/Disease Specific Database Council Inaugural Meeting: 9.00 am - 10.30 am (anyone can attend)
- Interim International Confederation of Countries Advisory Council Meeting: 11.00 am - 12.30 pm (anyone can attend)
- Human Variome Project International Scientific Advisorty Committee Meeting (by invitaiton only): 2.00 pm - 5.30 pm
Registration
Registration is now open. Registration includes access to the conference at UNESCO on the days of 11th - 14th June 2012, coffee breaks, lunches, a Welcome Reception and the Gala dinner. Accompanying Persons not attending the conference who wish to attend the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner can book their tickets to this event at the time of delegate registration or seperately. Consortium members receive a 100 Euro discount to the conference. It is free to join the Human Variome Project Consortium, go to the Membership Registration Page and sign up. Once you are confirmed you will be sent a Special Offer Code to enter during the registration process for this conference. If you are a member and you don't have the code, please email the Secretariat. Fees The fees are in Euro. Consortium member discount is applied at the time of REGISTRATION USING THE SPECIAL OFFER CODE YOU HAVE BEEN SENT. The database will automatically switch to the Regular fee at 9.00 AM PARIS TIME on the 16th of April 2012. | | Earlybird to 15th April 2012 | Regular from 16th April 2012 |
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| HVP Consortium Member | Euro 750 | Euro 800 |
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| NOT a Consortium Member | Euro 850 | Euro 900 |
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If you are not a member, why not join the Consortium now to receive your special offer code for the discounted fees. Accompanying Person Tickets Accompanying Persons not attending the conference who wish to attend the Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner can book their tickets to this event at the time of delegate registration or seperately. Cost per ticket is Euro 190. Accommodation
We have VERY LIMITED accommodation of varying quality and cost at a number of nearby hotels. Hotel rooms are hard to reserve in June so PLEASE BOOK YOUR ROOM NOW. Most hotels would not allow us to block book rooms in June for the conference so we advise you book your room ASAP through other booking sites such as www.hotels.com, www.wotif.com etc. if you choose not to use our hotels or the rooms run out. Please visit the Accommodation page for more details and how to book our limited number of rooms. | 
