The annual Midwest Drosophila Conference is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, October 11-12.  Once again, we are pleased to hold the meeting at the Robert Allerton Park and Conference Center in Monticello, Illinois.  The format of the meeting will remain the same as previous meetings, with 15-20 minute talks on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning and a poster session/mixer on Friday evening.  This is an outstanding opportunity for younger colleagues to formally present their work in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.  Please note that we have approached the capacity of Allerton Park in recent years, so early registration is strongly recommended.

Keynote Address

With the generous support of our sponsors, we are pleased to announce that Dr. Martin Kreitman will deliver the Keynote Address on Friday evening, "Genomic Approaches to Detecting Natural Selection".

Sponsored by:

BioCold Scientific, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of laboratory and chromatography refrigerators, freezers, large capacity reach-in incubator/stability chambers and environmental rooms and chambers. BioCold Scientific

Sci-Mart maintains one of the largest and most diversified product line databases of any scientific products distributor in the United States. Supplies a full line of Drosophila food and supplies. http://www.scimart.com/

W. Nuhsbaum, Inc., "The Finest Applied Microscopy in the Midwest" http://www.nuhsbaum.com/

Meeting Information and Links

    Registration form -- please complete (may be done on-line), print and mail to the indicated address (need Adobe Acrobat Reader)
Program- Complete schedule and abstract booklet (pdf) 
             Please download and print the program.  To keep expenses down,
             print copies will not be provided. (Revised program updated 10/1/02)
    Schedule of Events- brief summary
    Information for Presenters
    Abstracts
    Directions and Park Information- Please note that one of the approaches
             to Allerton is now inaccessible due to construction.  See the new
             "Directions" page for details.

On-line Abstract Submission Form.

For questions regarding registration, abstract submission or program, contact David Arnosti, (517)432-5504