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Ancillary and satellite meetings are reunion/university receptions or small meetings of editorial boards, committees, etc., and are not official ASHG functions. (*) Asterisk denotes meetings that are by invitation or pre-registration only. Otherwise, attendance may be assumed to be open to all registrants.

Listings in bold-face indicate the event is an ASHG-sponsored scientific session, event or activity open to all scientific registrants.
Please note some events have a separate registration and require a ticket for admittance.

 

Indicates ASHG Committee Meetings.

Indicates Education-related events.

Indicates Trainee-related events.

Indicates Clinical-related events.

 

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All Sessions/Events ASHG Sponsored
Scientific Sessions/Events		 Ancillary Meetings Education Track Trainee Track Clinical Track

 
MONDAY, November 5
(*) Asterisk denotes meetings that are by invitation or pre-registration only. Otherwise, attendance may be assumed to be open to all registrants
*3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ASHG Board of Directors Meeting #1  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Foothill G, 2nd Level
*4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
ABMG Finance Committee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific E, 4th Level
*6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ABMG Accreditation Committee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific D, 4th Level
*6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ABMG Credentials Committee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific F, 4th Level
*6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
ABMG MOC Committee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific E, 4th Level
 
TUESDAY, November 6
(*) Asterisk denotes meetings that are by invitation or pre-registration only. Otherwise, attendance may be assumed to be open to all registrants
*7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
FSH Society Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy [FSHD] 2012 International Research Consortium & Research Planning Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Club Room, 2nd Level
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Exhibitor Registration Open  Moscone Center
South Lobby
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Annual Meeting of the Society of Craniofacial Genetics and Developmental Biology: Stem Cells in Craniofacial Development and Disease  UCSF, Parnassus Campus
Health Sciences West, Room 301
*8:00 AM - 3:00 PM
ASHG Undergraduate Faculty Genetics Education Workshop (Advance registration required.)  Moscone Center
Room 300, Esplanade Level South
*8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
ABMG Board of Directors Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra I, 5th Level
*8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
ACMG Board Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra A, 5th Level
*8:30 AM - 2:30 PM
ASHG High School Workshop for Local San Francisco Students and Teachers (Advance registration required.)  Moscone Center
Room 303/305, Esplanade Level South
8:30 AM - 3:45 PM
HVP: Getting Ready for the Human Phenome Project (Separate registration required.)  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 7, Lower B2 Level
*9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Philippine Genome Center Health Program Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 220, East Mezzanine Level South
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Scientific Registration Open  Moscone Center
North Lobby
*10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
ASHG Board of Directors Meeting #2  Moscone Center
Room 222, East Mezzanine Level South
11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker Presentation/Upload Room Open
Speakers are required to upload their presentations here. We recommend uploading at least 4 hours before your presentation time. 		 Moscone Center
Room 110, Lower Level South
*11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
ASHG Social Issues Committee Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 214, East Mezzanine Level South
*11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
ASHG Program Committee Meeting #1  Moscone Center
Room 224/226, East Mezzanine Level South
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Ataxia-Telangiectasia & Genome Instability Workshop
For further information contact: meyn@sickkids.ca		 Moscone Center
Room 274/276, West Mezzanine Level South
*12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) Executive Board Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 270, West Mezzanine Level South
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Getting the Most from the Human Genome: Understanding Updates and Improvements in the Reference Assembly  Moscone Center
Room 236/238, East Mezzanine Level South
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1st Meeting of the International Consortium for Autosomal Recessive Intellectual Disability (CARID)  Moscone Center
Room 272, West Mezzanine Level South
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Clinical Utility of Whole Exome Sequencing: Baylor's Initial Experience  Moscone Center
Room 310, Esplanade Level South
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
1.   ASHG Presidential Address: The Scientist as a Citizen of the World  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
2.   Plenary Abstract Presentations  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
*6:45 PM - 9:30 PM
Genetics of Type 2 Diabetes Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific I, 4th Level
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ASHG Opening Mixer and Trainee Mixer-within-a-Mixer (Open to all scientific registrants.)  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 7/8/9, Lower B2 Level
*7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ACMG's Chairs Work Group Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra A, 5th Level
*7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
American Journal of Medical Genetics Editorial Board Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Golden Gate C2, B2 Level
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
ASHG 2012 Tweetup Kicks Off at the Opening Mixer
Meet outside Yerba Buena Salon 9 at 8:00 pm. Tweet-up will continue at a nearby restaurant! More at #ASHG2012		 Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 7/8/9, Lower B2 Level
 
WEDNESDAY, November 7
(*) Asterisk denotes meetings that are by invitation or pre-registration only. Otherwise, attendance may be assumed to be open to all registrants
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Scientific Registration Open  Moscone Center
North Lobby
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker Presentation/Upload Room Open
Speakers are required to upload their presentations here. We recommend uploading at least 4 hours before your presentation time. 		 Moscone Center
Room 110, Lower Level South
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Concurrent Invited Session I (3-10):
 		 Moscone Center
 
         
3.   Implementing Next-Generation Sequencing as a Clinical Test  Hall D, Lower Level North
         
4.   Assessing the Pathogenicity of Genetic Variants: Translating in Vitro and in Silico Advances to the Clinic  Gateway Ballroom 103, Lower Level South
         
5.   Gene Regulatory Change: The Engine of Human Evolution?  Room 135, Lower Level North
         
6.   Insights into Human Demography and Selection from Full Genome Sequencing  Room 134, Lower Level North
         
7.   Age-Related Macular Degeneration—GWAS and Beyond: Guiding Light for the Complex Neurodegenerative Diseases  Gateway Ballroom 104, Lower Level South
         
8.   "Yes Virginia, Family Studies Really Are Useful for Complex Traits in the Next-Generation Sequencing Era" (session in honor of Dr. Robert Elston's contributions to human genetics in the year of his 80th birthday)  Room 124, Lower Level North
         
9.   Surveying Customer Responses to Personal Genetic Services  Room 132, Lower Level North
         
10.   Metabolism, Metals, and Neurodegeneration: Toward Enhanced Understanding of Disease Mechanisms and Rational Therapeutics  Room 130, Lower Level North
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Exhibitor Registration Open  Moscone Center
South Lobby
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Career Resources Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Exhibits Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Posters Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
10:30 AM - 12:45 PM   Concurrent Platform (abstract-driven) Session A (11-19):
 		 Moscone Center
 
         
11.   Genetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders  Hall D, Lower Level North
         
12.   New Methods for Big Data  Gateway Ballroom 103, Lower Level South
         
13.   Cancer Genetics I: Rare Variants  Room 135, Lower Level North
         
14.   Quantitation and Measurement of Regulatory Oversight by the Cell  Room 134, Lower Level North
         
15.   New Loci for Obesity, Diabetes, and Related Traits  Gateway Ballroom 104, Lower Level South
         
16.   Neuromuscular Disease and Deafness  Room 124, Lower Level North
         
17.   Chromosomes and Disease  Room 132, Lower Level North
         
18.   Prenatal and Perinatal Genetics  Room 130, Lower Level North
         
19.   Vascular and Congenital Heart Disease  Room 123, Lower Level North
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Lunch Break, Open Viewing for Posters and Exhibits  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ASHG Trainee-Mentor Luncheon (Advance ticket purchase required.)  Moscone Center
Room 303/305, Esplanade Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
 
 ASHG Workshop: Clinical Interpretation of Cytogenomic Arrays: Tools & Resources (Advance ticket purchase required.)  Moscone Center
Room 304/306, Esplanade Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ASHG/NCBI Workshop: Discovering Biological Data at NCBI  Moscone Center
Room 307, Esplanade Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Human Variome Project International Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 270, West Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Complete Genomics Workshop: Applications of Whole Human Genome Sequencing  Moscone Center
Room 309, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Roche Sequencing Solutions Workshop: Comprehensive Mutation Analysis Using Roche Sequencing Solutions  Moscone Center
Room 236/238, East Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Illumina Workshop: Integrated Tools for Next-Generation Sequencing & Genotyping Applications  Moscone Center
Room 308, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Affymetrix Workshop: Population-Optimized Strategies and Genotyping Solutions for Expanding Our Understanding of the Genetic Variations in Complex Diseases  Moscone Center
Room 302, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Agilent Technologies Lunch Workshop: Better Sequencing, Better World: The Latest in HaloPlex & SureSelect NGS Target Enrichment for Human Disease Research  Moscone Center
Room 250, West Mezzanine Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Human Molecular Genetics Editorial Board Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 274/276, West Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
DNAnexus: Taking the Guesswork and Complexity Out of Genomic Data Analysis with a Novel Collaborative and Scalable Data Technology Platform  Moscone Center
Room 301, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
QIAGEN, Inc. Workshop: New Sample Prep Solutions & Multiplex Gene Panel Target Enrichment for Next-Generation Sequencing  Moscone Center
Room 300, Esplanade Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ACMG Genetics Review Course Faculty Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 222, East Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Ion Torrent Luncheon Workshop: Semiconductor Sequencing For All: Ion ProtonTM and Ion PGMTM Systems, Ion AmpliSeqTM Technology & More  Moscone Center
Room 310, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
International Glaucoma Genetics Consortium  Moscone Center
Room 272, West Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
PhenX Toolkit Workshop  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific H, 4th Level
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
APHMG Graduate SIG  Moscone Center
Room 224/226, East Mezzanine Level South
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
Knome Workshop: Interpreting Whole Genomes to Understand Disease and Drug Response: Methods, Tools, and Case Studies  Moscone Center
Room 232/234, East Mezzanine Level South
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Poster Session I (Wednesday Poster Authors Present)  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
20.   Invited Presidential Symposium: Gene Discovery and Patent Law: Present Experience in the U.S. and in Europe  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
6:30 PM - 7:45 PM
Ambry Genetics Workshop: The Power of the Diagnostic Exome  Moscone Center
Room 307, Esplanade Level South
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine Institute Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 1/2, Lower B2 Level
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Progeny Software Workshop: How to integrate Family History into your EMR  Moscone Center
Room 236/238, East Mezzanine Level South
*6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
ACMG MOC Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra F, 5th Level
*6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
ACMG Professional Practice and Guidelines Committee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra E, 5th Level
6:45 PM - 8:45 PM
Canadian College of Medical Geneticists: CIHR Institute of Genetics Mixer  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 5/6, Lower B2 Level
*6:45 PM - 9:45 PM
International Federation of Human Genetics Societies (IFHGS) Executive Board Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 224/226, East Mezzanine Level South
*6:45 PM - 10:30 PM
Explore Art & Science with Life Technologies (Invitation Only)  San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
7:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Agilent Customer Appreciation Event  B Restaurant & Bar
720 Howard Street
*7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ASHG Interactive Workshop on the UCSC Genome Browser for Intermediate/Advance User (Advance ticket purchase required.)  Moscone Center
Room 304/306, Esplanade Level South
*7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ASHG Workshop: Social Media + Scientists = Success: Strategies for Using Social Media to Benefit Your Research, Your Career and Your Connections (Advance ticket purchase required.)  Moscone Center
Room 310, Esplanade Level South
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
DNASTAR, Inc. Workshop: Cancer Genomics Data Analysis Using Next-Gen Sequencing: A Case Study and Workflow  Moscone Center
Room 301, Esplanade Level South
*7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Human Mutation Editorial Board Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Nob Hill C/D, Lower B2 Level
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Baylor College of Medicine Genetics Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 10/11/12/13, Lower B2 Level
7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
University of Michigan, Department of Human Genetics Alumni Gathering  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific C, 4th Level
*7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
2012 Stanford University, Department of Genetics Reunion  Roe-SF
651 Howard Street
*7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
ACMG Biochemical Genetics Subcommittee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra B, 5th Level
*7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
ACMG Cytogenetics Subcommittee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra C, 5th Level
*7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
ACMG Molecular Genetics Subcommittee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra A, 5th Level
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
1000 Genomes Data Tutorial  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Golden Gate A, B2 Level
 
THURSDAY, November 8
(*) Asterisk denotes meetings that are by invitation or pre-registration only. Otherwise, attendance may be assumed to be open to all registrants
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Posters Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker Presentation/Upload Room Open
Speakers are required to upload their presentations here. We recommend uploading at least 4 hours before your presentation time. 		 Moscone Center
Room 110, Lower Level South
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
ACMG Education Committee Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 222, East Mezzanine Level South
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Scientific Registration Open  Moscone Center
North Lobby
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Concurrent Invited Session II (21-28):
 		 Moscone Center
 
         
21.   Mendelian Randomization: Using Genetic Variants to Inform Causality in Observational Epidemiology  Room 135, Lower Level North
         
22.   Common and Rare CNVs: Genesis, Patterns of Variations and Human Diseases  Hall D, Lower Level North
         
23.   Advancing Gene Therapy to the Clinic: Molecular Medicines Come of Age  Gateway Ballroom 104, Lower Level South
         
24.   RNA Splicing in Human Development, Diseases and Natural Variation  Room 124, Lower Level North
         
25.   Genomic Medicine: ELSI Goes Mainstream  Room 132, Lower Level North
         
26.   Model Organism Genetics, Human Biology and Human Disease  Gateway Ballroom 103, Lower Level South
         
27.   Next-Generation Sequencing in Isolated Populations: Opportunities for Accelerated Gene Discovery in Complex Traits  Room 134, Lower Level North
         
28.   Transforming Medical Student Education in Genetics and Genomics: How Do We Improve Health and Individualize Care through Medical School Genetic and Genomic Curricula?  Room 130, Lower Level North
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Exhibitor Registration Open  Moscone Center
South Lobby
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Career Resources Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Exhibits Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
10:30 AM - 12:45 PM   Concurrent Platform (abstract-driven) Session B (29-37):
 		 Moscone Center
 
         
29.   Next-Generation Sequencing: Methods and Applications  Hall D, Lower Level North
         
30.   Genetics and Intellectual Disability  Gateway Ballroom 103, Lower Level South
         
31.   GWAS from Head to Toe  Room 135, Lower Level North
         
32.   Cardiovascular Genetics: GWAS and Beyond  Room 134, Lower Level North
         
33.   Clinical Genetics: Mutations, Mutations and Syndromes  Gateway Ballroom 104, Lower Level South
         
34.   Cancer Genetics II: Clinical Translation  Room 124, Lower Level North
         
35.   Ethical, Legal, Social and Policy Issues  Room 132, Lower Level North
         
36.   Chipping Away at Autoimmune Disease  Room 130, Lower Level North
         
37.   Metabolic Disease Discoveries  Room 123, Lower Level North
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Lunch Break, Open Viewing for Posters and Exhibits  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
AJHG Editorial Board Luncheon  Moscone Center
Room 224/226, East Mezzanine Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ASHG Information and Education Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 214, East Mezzanine Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ASHG Workshop: Diagnostic Challenges: Review and Discussion of Unique Cases, Rare and Unknown Cases (Advance ticket purchase required.)  Moscone Center
Room 303/305, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics (APHMG) and SIGs Business Meeting and Lunch  Moscone Center
Room 300, Esplanade Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Clinical Genetics Editorial Board Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 274/276, West Mezzanine Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Genetic Epidemiology Editorial Board Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 272, West Mezzanine Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Human Variome Project Genetics Journal Editors Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 270, West Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Life Technologies Luncheon Workshop: Genetic Analysis at the Speed of Life  Moscone Center
Room 310, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM
Illumina Workshop: Next-Generation Sequencing - Implications for the Clinical Lab  Moscone Center
Room 308, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Affymetrix Workshop: Next Generation Cytogenetics Solution for Constitutional and Cancer Research Applications  Moscone Center
Room 307, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Agilent Technologies Lunch Workshop: Microarrays & Beyond: Advancements in Cytogenetic Research Technologies - Maximizing Flexibility and Customization for Multiple Applications with NGS, FISH, and Microarrays  Moscone Center
Room 304/306, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Asuragen, Inc. Workshop: Next Generation Fragile X Testing: New Capabilities in Genetic Counseling, Reproduction, and Fertility Planning for Female FMR1 Carriers  Moscone Center
Room 232/234, East Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
BGI Luncheon Workshop: Human Disease Research and Drug Development in the Era of Next-Gen Sequencing  Moscone Center
Room 309, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
BioNano Genomics Workshop: A Game-Changing Solution for Structural Variation Detection and Improving Assembly with Single-Molecule Visualization  Moscone Center
Room 301, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
RainDance Technologies Workshop: Powering Recent Advances in Human Genetics  Moscone Center
Room 236/238, East Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
BioDiscovery Nexus CNV Workshop: Recent CNV Discoveries and Integrated Genomics from NGS and Microarray Data  Moscone Center
Room 302, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Pacific Biosciences Workshop: Revealing the Genome through SMRT Biology: Discoveries and Applications  Moscone Center
Room 250, West Mezzanine Level South
*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ACMG Social, Ethical and Legal Issues Committee Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 220, East Mezzanine Level South
*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ACMG Therapeutics Committee Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 222, East Mezzanine Level South
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Poster Session II (Thursday Poster Authors Present)  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
4:30 PM - 6:45 PM   Concurrent Platform (abstract-driven) Session C (38-46):
 		 Moscone Center
 
         
38.   A Sequencing Jamboree: Exomes to Genomes  Hall D, Lower Level North
         
39.   Admixture and Demography  Gateway Ballroom 103, Lower Level South
         
40.   Analysis of Multilocus Systems  Room 135, Lower Level North
         
41.   Genes Underlying Neurological Disease  Room 134, Lower Level North
         
42.   Cancer Genetics III: Common Variants  Gateway Ballroom 104, Lower Level South
         
43.   Genetics of Craniofacial and Musculoskeletal Disorders  Room 124, Lower Level North
         
44.   Tools for Phenotype Analysis  Room 132, Lower Level North
         
45.   Therapy of Genetic Disorders  Room 130, Lower Level North
         
46.   Pharmacogenetics: From Discovery to Implementation  Room 123, Lower Level North
*6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
UC Davis Integrative Genetics and Genomics Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra H, 5th Level
6:45 PM - 8:15 PM
PALB2 Interest Group Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 270, West Mezzanine Level South
6:45 PM - 9:00 PM
Ion Torrent: Users Group Meeting  W Hotel
Great Room I/II
6:45 PM - 9:45 PM
Emory University Department of Human Genetics Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Foothill G, 2nd Level
6:45 PM - 10:00 PM
Reception for Friends of RUCDR  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Nob Hill A/B, Lower B2 Level
*7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ASHG Interactive Workshop: Galaxy 101: Data Integration, Analysis and Sharing (Separate registration required.)  Moscone Center
Room 304/306, Esplanade Level South
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Association of Chinese Geneticists in America (ACGA) Annual Meeting and Career Workshop  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Golden Gate C2, B2 Level
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
UCLA Medical Genetics Training Program and Department of Human Genetics Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 5/6, Lower B2 Level
*7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Harvard Medical School Genetics Alumni Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific C, 4th Level
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Johns Hopkins Institute of Genetic Medicine Alumni Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific H, 4th Level
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Mount Sinai Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences Alumni Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra C, 5th Level
*7:00 PM - 9:30 PM
ASHG Trainee Development Program and Networking: Science and Public Policy: Why Should Scientists Care About and Become Active in Public Policy Involving Science? (Separate registration required.)  Moscone Center
Room 309, Esplanade Level South
*7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
ACMG Lab QA Committee Meeting  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Sierra A, 5th Level
7:00 PM - 9:45 PM
ENCODE-Epigenomics Common Fund Tutorial  Moscone Center
Room 303/305, Esplanade Level South
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
23andMe Bar Night at the B  B Restaurant & Bar
720 Howard Street
*7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
GIANT Consortium  Moscone Center
Room 274/276, West Mezzanine Level South
*7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Ingenuity Systems Reception (by invitation only)  Jillian's at Metreon
101 4th street
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Ohio State Scarlet & Gray Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 7, Lower B2 Level
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
University of Maryland School of Medicine/Program in Personalized and Genomic Medicine/Institute for Genome Sciences Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Pacific B, 4th Level
8:30 PM - 10:30 PM
University of Chicago Department of Human Genetics Dessert & Wine Reception  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 10/11, Lower B2 Level
9:00 PM - 11:00 PM
CHOP/PENN Reunion  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 4, Lower B2 Level
*9:00 PM - 12:00
midnight 
Ion Torrent Reception (by invitation only)  W Hotel
Mixx on 2nd
 
FRIDAY, November 9
(*) Asterisk denotes meetings that are by invitation or pre-registration only. Otherwise, attendance may be assumed to be open to all registrants
7:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Posters Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Speaker Presentation/Upload Room Open
Speakers are required to upload their presentations here. We recommend uploading at least 4 hours before your presentation time. 		 Moscone Center
Room 110, Lower Level South
7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Scientific Registration Open  Moscone Center
North Lobby
8:00 AM - 10:15 AM   Concurrent Platform (abstract-driven) Session D (47-55):
 		 Moscone Center
 
         
47.   Structural and Regulatory Genomic Variation  Hall D, Lower Level North
         
48.   Neuropsychiatric Disorders  Gateway Ballroom 103, Lower Level South
         
49.   Common Variants, Rare Variants, and Everything in-Between  Room 135, Lower Level North
         
50.   Population Genetics Genome-Wide  Room 134, Lower Level North
         
51.   Endless Forms Most Beautiful: Variant Discovery in Genomic Data  Gateway Ballroom 104, Lower Level South
         
52.   Clinical Genetics: Complex Mechanisms and Exome-Discovery  Room 124, Lower Level North
         
53.   From SNP to Function in Complex Traits  Room 132, Lower Level North
         
54.   Genetic Counseling and Clinical Testing  Room 130, Lower Level North
         
55.   Mitochondrial Disorders and Ciliopathies  Room 123, Lower Level North
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Exhibitor Registration Open  Moscone Center
South Lobby
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Career Resources Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Exhibits Open  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
56.   Gruber Genetics Prize Award Presentation and Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award Announcement  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
57.   ASHG William Allan Award Presentation  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
58.   ASHG Membership and Business Meeting  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Lunch Break, Open Viewing for Posters and Exhibits  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ASHG Program Committee Meeting #2  Moscone Center
Room 224/226, East Mezzanine Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ASHG Mock Study Section Workshop (Advance ticket purchase required.)  Moscone Center
Room 303/305, Esplanade Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ASHG/Galaxy Interactive Workshop: Working with High-Throughput Data and Data Visualization (Separate advance registration required.)  Moscone Center
Room 304/306, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
New England Biolabs Luncheon Seminar- NEB Next: Take the Next Step with Your NGS Library Prep Reagents  Moscone Center
Room 302, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
QIAGEN, Inc. Workshop: Automated Solutions for Quality Control and Validation of Next-Gen Sequencing  Moscone Center
Room 300, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Axeq Technologies Luncheon Seminar: Recent Advances in NGS Technologies for Rapid Discovery and Direct Clinical Applications  Moscone Center
Room 232/234, East Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
Fluidigm Workshop: From Sample to Sequence Ready: Building robust amplicon libraries for targeted analysis and validation using the Access Array™ System  Moscone Center
Room 307, Esplanade Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
CLC bio Workshop: Medical Resequencing Pipelines, and Streamlined Amplicon Sequence from NGS Data  Moscone Center
Room 236/238, East Mezzanine Level South
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ISCA Consortium Luncheon  Marriott Marquis Hotel
Yerba Buena 1/2, Lower B2 Level
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
ASHG/FASEB MARC Program Travel Awardees Lunch  Moscone Center
Room 274/276, West Mezzanine Level South
*12:45 PM - 2:15 PM
WHO - HVP Consultation on Genomics and World Health  Moscone Center
Room 270, West Mezzanine Level South
*1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
ACMG Economics Committee Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 222, East Mezzanine Level South
2:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Poster Session III (Friday Poster Authors Present)  Moscone Center
Exhibit Hall, Lower Level South
4:30 PM - 6:45 PM   Concurrent Platform (abstract-driven) Session E (59-67):
 		 Moscone Center
 
         
59.   Genome Structure and Variation  Hall D, Lower Level North
         
60.   Advances in Neurodegenerative Disease  Gateway Ballroom 103, Lower Level South
         
61.   Missing Heritability, Interactions and Sequencing  Room 135, Lower Level North
         
62.   Exome Sequencing Uncovers Etiology of Mendelian Disease  Room 134, Lower Level North
         
63.   Transcriptional Regulation, Variation and Complexity  Gateway Ballroom 104, Lower Level South
         
64.   Epigenetics  Room 124, Lower Level North
         
65.   Advances in Ocular Genetics  Room 132, Lower Level North
         
66.   Cancer Genetics: Somatic Variants  Room 130, Lower Level North
         
67.   Developmental Insights into Human Malformations  Room 123, Lower Level North
*7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ASHG Trainee Awards Committee Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 224/226, East Mezzanine Level South
*7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
ASHG/Ensembl Interactive Worshop: Ensembl Web-Based Genomic Tools for Intermediate/Advance Users (Advance ticket purchase required.)  Moscone Center
Room 304/306, Esplanade Level South
*7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
 
 Drama, Discourse and Genomics: IRBs to Ifs—An Interactive Play (Advance ticket purchase required.)  Moscone Center
Room 300, Esplanade Level South
8:00 PM - 12:00
midnight 
UCSF Institute for Human Genetics and Medical Genetics Reception  Museum of the African Diaspora
685 Mission Street
 
SATURDAY, November 10
7:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Speaker Presentation/Upload Room Open
Speakers are required to upload their presentations here. We recommend uploading at least 4 hours before your presentation time. 		 Moscone Center
Room 110, Lower Level South
7:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Scientific Registration Open  Moscone Center
North Lobby
8:00 AM - 8:20 AM
68.   ASHG Award for Excellence in Human Genetics Education  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
8:20 AM - 8:40 AM
69.   ASHG Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award Presentation  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
8:40 AM - 8:45 AM
70.   AJHG C.W. Cotterman Awards Announcement  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
8:45 AM - 8:55 AM
71.   ASHG Charles J. Epstein Trainee Awards for Excellence in Human Genetics Research: Announcement of Winners  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
8:55 AM - 9:20 AM
72.   ASHG Curt Stern Award Presentation  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
9:40 AM - 11:40 AM   Concurrent Invited Session III (73-80):
 		 Moscone Center
 
         
73.   Returning Results from Large-Scale Sequencing: Where the Rubber Meets the Road  Gateway Ballroom 103, Lower Level South
         
74.   Genomic Approaches to Mendelian Disorders  Hall D, Lower Level North
         
75.   Emerging Applications of Identity by Descent Segment Detection  Gateway Ballroom 104, Lower Level South
         
76.   The Functional Consequences of microRNA Dysregulation in Human Disease  Room 134, Lower Level North
         
77.   Centralizing the Deposition and Curation of Human Mutations  Room 132, Lower Level North
         
78.   Stem Cells and Personalized Medicine  Room 135, Lower Level North
         
79.   Should Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis Augment or Replace Current Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis?  Room 124, Lower Level North
         
80.   Selection Signatures and the Genetics of Autoimmunity and Infectious Diseases  Room 130, Lower Level North
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
81.   Closing Plenary: Human Genetics 2012 and Beyond: Present Progress and Future Frontiers  Moscone Center
Hall D, Lower Level North
*1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
FEAST Study Planning Meeting  Moscone Center
Room 224/226, East Mezzanine Level South

 

 

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