YI Forum

Vancouver, British Columbia (Pan Pacific Hotel)

The YI Forum is a major training and educational initiative of CIHR's Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health. Each year, the YI Forum provides young investigators and trainees with an opportunity to showcase their research; interact with senior researchers and faculty; learn about career development and state of the art research and technologies.

This year the institute has teamed up with the Providence Heart + Lung Institute at UBC to co-host the 2010 YI Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia. The 2010 meeting will take place from May 5-7th, at the Pan Pacific, a downtown Vancouver waterfront hotel.

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Note: The YI Forum program will be available on a USB key at the meeting.  We will provide the agenda, workshop sessions in print.

 

Registration

Registration fees to attend this event are:

  1. Students (i.e. undergraduate, graduate, medical resident, post-doctoral fellow)
    – Early Bird $100 / Regular $125 *

  2. New Investigators (i.e. researchers with up to 10 years of experience from first Faculty appointment)
    – Early Bird $175 / Regular $200 *

  3. Non-students/non-New Investigators (i.e. Faculty)
    – Early Bird $225 / Regular $275 *

*Plus applicable taxes

 

Call for Abstracts

Please note that the Travel Award and Abstract deadline has been extended!
The deadline for abstract submissions is Monday, February 1st, 2010!

  • Young Investigators (YI) Forum Abstract Travel Award

  • Abstract submission ONLY

    If you do NOT wish to apply for a Travel Award, please submit your abstract via email to kgardner@uhnresearch.ca. See below for guidelines.

    Content of the Abstract

    1. Abstracts are limited to 400 words.
    2. Body of abstract: purpose of the study, methods used, summary of the results, conclusion and impact of the study.
    3. References and credits SHOULD NOT be included in the abstract.
    4. PLEASE DO NOT PASTE TABLES IN THE ABSTRACT BODY.
    5. Formulas should be avoided.
    6. Use standard abbreviations in parentheses after the full word the first time it appears.
    7. Please indicate the theme your abstract most closely represents:
      • Biomedical
      • Clinical
      • Health Systems and Services
      • Population Public Health

 

Hotel Information

Pan Pacific Vancouver Exterior          Pan Pacific Vancouver Guestroom

The Pan Pacific is filling up fast! Can’t book a room? Try any of these close hotels to the Pan Pacific in Vancouver all within walking distance:
  1. Fairmount Waterfront: http://www.fairmont.com/waterfront/
  2. Fairmount Pacific Rim: http://www.fairmont.com/pacificrim
  3. Hyatt Regency: http://vancouver.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp
  4. Four Seasons Hotel: http://www.fourseasons.com/vancouver/
  • $220 per night for Corporate Deluxe Room (1 King or 2 Queen Beds) – Cut off date to get this rate is April 2nd, 2010

    Please mention the Young Investigators Forum when booking your hotel room, to receive the discounted rate. To make your reservation, phone: 1-604-662-8111 or Toll Free Reservation (Canada): 1-800-663-1515.
  • Directions for getting to the hotel
  • Discount Airfare Options: To book your flights and take advantage of special discounted fares, please contact Lana Segerman at YYZ Travel American Express:

    Tel: (905) 660-7000 Ext 310 or 1-877-YYZGROUP (1-877-999-4768 Ext 310) /
    Email: yyztvl@rogers.blackberry.net

    *Mention our convention number:  XQNYDCP1

 

Social Night

This year’s social night will take place on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at The Vancouver Aquarium. Located in the world famous Stanley Park, the Vancouver Aquarium is a heartbeat away from the city centre. This unique venue will provide conference attendees with the opportunity to network with colleagues while exploring the “Pacific Canada Pavilion”, the “Tropic Zone” and the “Treasures of the BC Coast” exhibits hosted by the Vancouver Aquarium. The dinner will include a sustainable meal with a selection of local and organic ingredients, fair trade environmentally sustainable coffee and Ocean Wise sustainably-sourced seafood.

Join us on Thursday, May 6th at 7:00 AM for the CIHR IMPACT STIHR Fun Run
around Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park!

To check out the route visit http://www.mapmywalk.com/view_route?r=392127173604923688

To register, send an e-mail to Ynuk.Bosse@hli.ubc.ca or sign up at the social committee's table next to registration.

 

Poster Specifications

You should begin creating your poster as soon as possible. We recommend large-format printing. Posters will be pinned to large boards for the competition.

  1. Your poster cannot exceed 4ft (height) by 8ft (width)
  2. Your poster should contain at least the following elements:
    1. Short title
    2. Introduction
    3. Experimental approach
    4. Results
    5. Conclusion(s)
    6. References
    7. Acknowledgements
  3. There are plenty of resources on the internet about creating and presenting research posters. The following sites provide good overviews: (from the following website http://www.risingstars.ubc.ca/competition)
    1. www.ncsu.edu/project/posters
    2. www.swarthmore.edu/NatSci/cpurrin1/posteradvice.htm

 

 

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