AIC2010 Undergraduate Program

• attend keynote address
• attend symposia
• attend and participate in research workshops
• attend and participate in poster sessions, and
• receptions

1. a panel discussion about career options in immunology featuring immunologists from a medical school, a small college, industry and an immunology graduate student.

2. an opportunity to meet with participating graduate program representatives and students and obtain information about their programs (program books, applications, etc.)

The Careers in Immunology Workshop is an ideal opportunity for participants to learn about scientific career opportunities in immunology from scientists themselves and to meet with representatives from different graduate programs in a one-on-one setting.

Undergraduate students wishing to attend this conference should have their professor send a letter of support to Dr. Sandra Burnett at the email address indicated below. The letter should indicate why this meeting is appropriate for the student and whether the student will be presenting a poster. In addition, please include email addresses for all student applicants. It is acceptable for professors wishing to send more than one student to submit a single letter of support. Students with research experience are encouraged to present a poster describing their work in one of our poster sessions.

Upon receipt of the letter of support, students and their advisors will be notified expediently as to their acceptance to the meeting. Any further questions may be directed to Dr. Burnett.

If you are an undergraduate student and wish to present at AIC, you must submit an abstract for consideration through the AIC website registration/abstract submission page by the abstract deadline for the conference. Note that an abstract may be submitted without having registered for the conference. Undergraduates typically present only a poster, but you are welcome to select a workshop if you wish to be considered to present both a poster and an oral workshop presentation.

A letter of support from your professor must be received by 1 Oct 2010 if you wish to be considered for attendance to the undergraduate workshop. Application information is above. If you are accepted into the workshop, your registration fee will be waived and you will receive information on how to register. You may submit your application for the program prior to this deadline, but will not receive an acceptance letter until after the 1 Oct 2010 deadline to allow receipt and review of all applications.

If you are accepted into the undergraduate workshop, you will receive a letter of acceptance with information on how to register for the conference with a waive of the registration fee. Once you receive the acceptance letter, you must register by this deadline in order to retain your seat. If you fail to register by this deadline, your free registration and your seat in the workshop could be given to another.