16th International SMA Research Group Meeting

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel – Bloomington, MN
Thursday 06/21/2012 7:00 AM - Saturday 06/23/2012 12:00 PM

Instructions and deadlines for abstract submission will be posted on our website at http://www.fsma.org/Researchers/SMAResearchMeeting/ and emailed to researchers by early January, 2012.

The 16th Annual International SMA Research Group Meeting will be held from the morning of June 21 until lunchtime June 23, 2011 in Bloomington, Minnesota at The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.  The International SMA Research Group Meeting is the biggest Spinal Muscular Atrophy research conference in the world.  Over 225 researchers attended the 2011 Meeting, representing 70 total institutions, 14 biotech and pharmaceutical companies, and 11 countries worldwide.  Over 100 research presentations were given.  We are pleased you will join us in 2012 to learn about the latest breakthroughs in SMA research.

The DoubleTree by Hilton is just ten minutes from Minneapolis / St Paul International Airport. There is so much to do and enjoy while in the Minneapolis area. Shop, eat and be entertained at the massive Mall of America, root for the Twins at Target field, or catch Broadway musicals at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. We are offering registered attendees free accessible shuttles to and from the Mall of America as well as free parking at the DoubleTree Hotel.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION HERE PRIOR TO BOOKING YOUR HOTEL ROOM.

NOTE: There are no smoking rooms available at the hotel (All rooms are non-smoking).

IMPORTANT: When making your hotel room reservation, do not select more than 4 people in a room, even if you plan to have more than 4 people. Due to the DoubleTree’s reservation system, any reservation with over 4 people per room, will show as unavailable. If you select more than 4 people to your reservation, you will receive this message: There are no rooms available for 16 Jun 2012 - 28 Jun 2012 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bloomington - Minneapolis South.