The 2010 IRACDA Conference, hosted by Tufts University, will be held at the Tufts University Health Sciences Campus in downtown Boston.

Each program should register for the conference as a group.  A fee of $250 per attendee is due by Wednesday, May 5, 2010.  Tufts is unable to accept credit card payments, and registration fees must be made by check payable to Trustees of Tufts University.  When possible, please have one check to cover registration for all of your attendees.  The Tufts tax ID# is E042103634.

Download a registration form and mail the completed form and check to:

Claire Moore
IRACDA Conference 2010
Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Tufts University School of Medicine
136 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111

Hotel Accommodations

We have made lodging arrangements for conference attendees at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel, located at 275 Tremont Street.  The hotel is a short taxi ride or subway trip from Boston’s Logan International Airport and only two blocks from where the conference will be held.  Please make your reservations no later than Friday, May 7th, to receive the discounted conference rate.  Most of the reserved rooms have two double beds, so sharing a room with another postdoc or colleague is an option for attendees.

You can book your hotel room(s) at the discounted rate of $139 per night online through the IRACDA Conference Reservation or by calling 1-800-321-2211 or 1-617-426-1400.  Mention the Tufts IRACDA Conference when you book the rooms.  Individuals are responsible for paying for their rooms, tax, and incidental charges.  Conference room rates will be honored only until the block of rooms reserved for the conference is full.  Book early!  Double occupancy rooms are limited.

Poster Sessions

We will be holding a judged poster session on the morning of the first day.  Fellows and programs should prepare a poster no larger than 4’ x 4’ for exhibit at the conference.  We hope to have broad participation!  Please see the Call for Posters link for instructions on how to prepare your abstracts and posters.  The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, April 12th.

Call for Poster Abstracts
Poster Ordering Information

Presentations on Effective Course Design

We will be holding concurrent sessions on Monday in which IRACDA fellows can give a 20-minute talk on courses that they have designed and taught.  Please see the Call for Abstracts for the Effective Course Design Presentations link for more information. Abstracts are due Monday, April 26, 2010.

Call For Abstracts for the Effective Course Design Presentations

Volunteers for the Mock Interviews