On May 30 & 31, 2008 the P³G Consortium will hold its meeting in Barcelona, Spain two days immediately preceding the ESHG 2008 Conference. All P³G members are invited to join and take part in this exciting scientific event. P³G aims to facilitate international harmonization between major population biobanks and longitudinal studies, as well as, to offer a focal point for knowledge sharing and collaboration. A preliminary agenda is available on the website under the Topics Sessions tab.

P³G will hold two general plenary sessions, one at the beginning and at the end of the meeting, where participants from all IWGs will share their progress and discuss themes of interest across various disciplines.

IWG (International Working Groups) Sessions
For this meeting, we have decided to arrange the format of the working sessions by topics (Topic Sessions) and by IWG 1, 2, 3 and 4. Over the two days, there will be multiple Topic Sessions which will run simultaneously in blocks of 2 or 3 sessions at a time. All participants will be able to attend whichever session is of interest to them regardless of their background and expertise. Please see registration form for the Topic Sessions Schedule.

…NOT A P³G MEMBER YET?
The development of population genomics requires an international, multidisciplinary and pluridisciplinary approach. If your Population Based Biobank or Research center has specific expertise in the field of Biobanking we would encourage you to become a member now!

Also, if you have expertise in the field of population genomics and related fields and want to actively contribute to the scientific development of this field, please consider becoming a P³G member. Joining P³G as an individual member is free and requires only an online application along with your CV.

To join P³G, visit our membership application webpage: http://www.p3gconsortium.org/membInfo.cfm.

HOTEL INFORMATION
This year the meeting will be held at:
The Princess Hotel
Avenue Diagonal, 1
08019 Barcelona, Spain

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
If you need further information about the P³G Consortium General Annual Meeting or about P³G in general, please contact us at: secretariat@p3g.org.