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--- qfo5 [2017/05/30 16:13] – [Abstracts] Cécile Pereira
+++ qfo5 [2017/07/19 21:47] (current) – [Abstracts] Paul Thomas
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 **Talks: 15' + 5' for the questions \\
-Flash talks: 5' + 5' for the questions**
+Flash talks: 5' + 5' for the questions**\\
 ===== Registration =====
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 Meeting begins June 8 at 9am, and ends June 10 at 3pm.  There will be a conference dinner on June 9.
 June 8 will be a larger Symposium sponsored by SMBE. The registration for the SMBE symposium on Evolution of Gene Families is free.
+The complete program is available here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J9mfUSdH-I_gJV9dQ7F-uphOdehO1p1LTkp--wrOO2k/edit?usp=sharing
 ===== Accommodations =====
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 === June 9-10th, 2017 ===
 June 8, 9am - June 10, 3pm USC campus, Irani Hall- RRI 1050 Childs Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089, United States
+===== Local activities =====
+==walking distance:==
+  * Exposition Park - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_Park_(Los_Angeles)
+  * Natural History Museum - http://www.nhm.org
+  * California Science Center - http://californiasciencecenter.org
+==Downtown LA==
+  * LA Live - https://www.lalive.com/
+  * MOCA - http://www.moca.org/
+  * Little Tokyo - http://www.littletokyola.org
+==Live entertainment==
+  * http://www.laweekly.com
+==Santa Monica: beach and shopping==
+  * Take Expo line West to last stop (downtown Santa Monica) https://www.metro.net/riding/maps/expo-line/
+  * Biking on the beach, multiple rental shops (Google bicycle rental santa monica), ask at shop for directions to the bike path along the beach
+==Hollywood Sign hikes==
+  * http://hollywoodsign.org/hiking-to-the-sign/
 ===== Travel information =====
 For international flights, you will arrive at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).  For domestic flights, Burbank Airport is also an option.
 For travel from the airport to downtown, a taxi or Lyft are the most convenient options, although buses and shuttles are also available.  See http://www.lawa.org/welcome_LAX.aspx?id=132 for ground transportation details.