(EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED)
The Botrytis registration fee will be R3900 per person full registration (early bird) for the five day symposium that will include the following:

1. A completed Botrytis 2007 regstration form
2. Abstract submission
3. Curriculum vitae of student applicant
4. Proof of registration as full time student at a tertiary institution - please include a letter from the head of your department.

Deadline for applications is 30 July 2007. Applicants for Student Sponsorship will be notified by mid-August whether their application was successful.

Botrytis genome annotation meeting
Break-away meeting on Thursday October 25 (11h00-15h00)

The annotation of the Botrytis cinerea genome sequence is in full swing. Symposium participants involved in the annotation process will get together for a brief jamboree-like session at Stellenbosch University. Computers will be available, providing opportunity for hands-on practice and for discussing and resolving problems that individual annotators may have encountered. By working in small teams, pitfalls and useful tricks may be uncovered, which will be helpful for the annotators in future annotation tasks.

Symposium participants who are not involved in the annotation process have an opportunity to get some understanding of the process and the various steps undertaken in genome analysis.

Registration for the annotation meeting is required in order to provide transportation and computer facilities.

The registration fee to attend the Botrytis genome annotation meeting is R150.00. This will include transport to the meeting in Stellenbosch and light lunch. Following the meeting, delegates will join the Official Excursion to the Winelands. Please refer to the registration form to register for this meeting.