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Registration
If you have any questions, please contact the AChemS Executive Office at 952-646-2035. Registration is closed. Registration will be available onsite. JAST and ECRO Member Registration - to be eligible for JAST and ECRO member registration rates your dues must be paid in full with that organization. If you sign up as and ECRO or JAST member and are not, you will be charged the difference between member and non-member rates. Membership will be verified with ECRO and JAST.
JASTS and ECRO Members- $350
Student JAST and ECRO Members - $100 Non-member Students – to be eligible for the non-member student rate you must provide us with your Advisor’s name and e-mail address.
Non-member Student - $150 Non-member - $400 High School Students – to be eligible for the non-member student rate you must provide us with your AChemS Sponsor Name and School Name.
High School Student - $50 Optional Events Clinical Luncheon Speaker, ISOT 2008: Dr. G. Webster Ross
Can Olfaction Testing Identify Early Parkinson's Disease?
The ISOT 2008 Clinical Luncheon features Dr. G. Webster Ross, of the Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System, University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, who will present his ground breaking translational research investigating the ability of olfactory testing to identify early Parkinson's Disease in a community -based sample. Though it has been known that impaired olfaction occurs in 90% of persons with Parkinson's Disease, a neurodegenerative brain disease, population studies have been lacking. Post mortem studies indicate that the olfactory bulb is one of the earliest areas to be involved with the neuropathological process underlying Parkinson's disease. This process begins years before a diagnosis can be made. Dr. Ross' new longitudinal data suggest that poor performance on olfactory testing may occur several years before diagnosis. Sensitivity and specificity of olfactory testing in Parkinson's disease will be discussed with a view to future research combining olfactory testing and screening for other features of Parkinson's disease to identify individuals prior to the onset of classic motor features. Please join us for this special event!
This talk is co-sponsored by the Ernest Polak Foundation which is providing funds to support student attendance and a conference grant from the National Institute on Aging to Wen Chen and Claire Murphy to support presentation of chemosensory aging research in the ISOT 2008 meeting. A limited number of complimentary tickets to participate in the Clinical Luncheon are available on a first come, first serve basis for students who are first authors on abstracts . Please contact the Executive Office at 952-646-2035 or info@achems.org to request complimentary students tickets.
Closing Dinner Friday, July 25, 2008 7:00 - 10:00 pm Join us for a night of entertainment sponsored in part by Ajinomoto.
A Day in Muir Woods - Thursday, July 24, 2008
The ride to Muir Woods will take you over the Golden Gate Bridge through part of Mill Valley, up Mt. Tamalpais, and down into the cool green 500-acre Sequoia semperviren grove, named for the naturalist, John Muir. You can stroll through redwoods which date back thousands of years, some standing twelve stories high. The grandeur of the redwoods speaks for themselves. Next you will depart for Sausalito where you can browse through the shops in this picturesque old fishing village and artist's colony.
A Day In Wine Country - Thursday, July 24, 2008
 Blessed with almost perfect climate for growing grapes, Northern California has become the most prestigious wine-producing center in the United States. The vineyards are nestled amid the golden hills of Sonoma and Napa Valleys, located only 1½ hours north of the Bay Area.
We'll take a loop route, crossing two bridges. Starting in Napa, we'll view the hand hewn stone and modern wineries. Growing here are the varietal grapes that produce the fine wines for which the region is famous - Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Fume Blanc, Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel. At a carefully selected winery, guides will await to lead you through the processes of wine-making. A tasting of wines will follow. Take home a souvenir glass flute.
On the other side of the mountain in Sonoma, you can relive early California history...seeing the historic Town Square, its Spanish Mission and adobe ruins. We will stop at two Sonoma wineries before returning to San Francisco.
 Come and enjoy a day at the baseball field as the San Francisco Giants take on Washington Nationals. AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, has breathtaking views and classic design, received rave reviews throughout the country as one of the smash hits of 2000. Game Time: 7:15 pm
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