Making a bid for Biochemical Society support of a Focused Meeting

The Meetings Committee of the Biochemical Society invites its Special Interest Groups, academic research departments, individuals and other groupings of scientists to submit bids for the funding of proposed colloquia. This paper lists the information that should be contained within a proposal to the Meetings Committee for funding to support a scientific colloquium.

Please use the following form to submit your proposal either in hard copy to:

The Biochemical Society

59 Portland Place

London

W1B 1QW

Fax: 020 7637 7626

1. Case
   State the case for the science programme (half page A4) in terms of e.g.:

   importance

   timeliness

   attractiveness of publication

   topicality

   target audience

   
   
2. Venue
   State where you intend to hold your Focused Meeting.
   
   
3. Organizers
   Name the organizers (plus "joint with" if appropriate), their addresses, and affiliations.
   
   
4. Title
   Provide a working title.
   
   
5. Proposed length
   State the proposed length of programme, e.g. one/two/three days.
   
   
6. Commitment to Publish
   State a commitment to publish in Biochemical Society Transactions. Organizers of Focused Meetings are asked to state a commitment to publish in Biochemical Society Transactions articles.
   
   
7. Proposed speakers
   List the proposed speakers (7 maximum per day), their topic titles, affiliation, and the country from which they are travelling. Please indicate a session for the presentation from one or two poster presenters - selected by the organizer.
   
   
8. Budget
   

   Budget showing:

   Venue hire costs,

   Speakers/organisers subsistence and travel costs,

   realistic level of sponsorship to be raised

   sources of sponsorship confirmed and to be approached.

   
   
9. Competing/recent meetings
   Give information, if known, about any competing meetings and the last known meeting on the topic in UK/rest of the world.
   
   * Agreement by the Meetings Committee to fund and schedule the meeting means that the organizer retains responsibility for the meeting (and the budget). The Society's Meeting Office staff will liaise very closely with the organizer and will make most of the detailed arrangements.
   

Timetable for submission

6 weeks before date of Meeting Committee - send proposals into Meetings Office allowing:-

1 week for perusal and filtering

3 weeks - seek review if possible and copy into agenda papers

2 weeks post out agenda papers to Committee members