The 13th International Congress on Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins (ICAPP)
October 5-7, 2013
Galveston, Texas, USA
Honorary President: Dr. Gert Lubec, Vienna Medical University, Vienna, Austria
President: Dr. Guoyao Wu, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA (e-mail: g-wu@tamu.edu)
Co-President: Dr. Andy Hu, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Co-President: Dr. E. Lichar Dillon, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA
FIRST ANNOUCEMENT
Please send titles of presentations at the Conference to Dr. Wu by e-mail (g-wu@tamu.edu) before February 1, 2013.
Deadline for abstract submission: June 1, 2013. Please submit abstracts (Word files) to Dr. Wu by e-mail.
Abstracts should contain a maximum of 250 words (including the title) and no cited references. Abstracts of the Conference
will be published in "Amino Acids" (www.springer.com.00726). Please follow the Journal's requirements for abstracts.
Online registration fee (https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu): $525 before or on July 30, 2013; $625 after July 30, 2013.
On-site registration fee: $650 (October 5 - 7, 2013).
Location: Galveston Convention Center, Galveston, Texas, USA. The Galveston Island Convention Center is a nonsmoking facility. Galveston is a beautiful coastal city located on the Galveston Island in Texas, USA.
To view the elegant Gulf front Galveston Island Convention Center visit: www.galvestonislandconventioncenter.com
For additional information about Galveston, Texas, visit: www.galveston.com
Hotel: GUEST ACCOMODATIONS AT DISCOUNTED RATES (October 3 - October 8, 2013)_________________________________________________________RoomSingle Rate
Double Rate_________________________________________________________San Luis Hotel
$169
$169
Hilton Resort
$149
$149
Holiday Inn Resort
$139
$139
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ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE: Check-In time is after 3:00 p.m. Check-Out time is prior to 12:00 p.m.
RESERVATION CUT-OFF DATE: The “cut-off date” for accepting reservations into this group block is September 10,
2013. Reservation requests and/or name/date change requests received after 5:00 p.m. local time at Hotel on the cut-off
date will be accepted based on rate and/or category availability.
RESERVATION METHOD:Option 1 (Individual Call-in Option): All guests may make their reservations by calling our Reservations Department
directly Hilton - 877-425-4753 (toll free), San Luis Hotel – 409-744-1500 and Holiday Inn – 409-740-3581. In order toobtain your special group rate, the guests need to identify themselves as being with International Conference on AminoAcids. The Hilton requires a first night’s deposit of room and tax or credit card, per room, to guarantee individualreservations. The Hotel accepts all major credit cards as a guarantee. Guests may cancel individual reservations up to 72hours prior to arrival without penalty to the individual. Cancellations received inside of 72-hours of arrival will forfeit firstnight room and tax deposit. All guests will be required to provide either a credit card imprint or cash deposit upon check-in.
Option 2: On-line reservation is available at The Hilton and Holiday Inn Resort. Information will follow.
Transportation from Houston IAH airport or Houston Hobby airport to Galveston, Texas: You can take flights to theHouston Intercontinental Airport (IAH; 50 miles from Galveston) or Houston Hobby Airport (30 miles from Galveston).
Arrangements will be made for meeting participants to travel from the Houston IAH or Houston Hobby airport to theGalveston Hotels.