Biophysical Society 61st Annual Meeting | Program Guide

Parking Ample parking is available at the Convention Center for a daily fee.

Hotel Telephone Numbers Blake Hotel........................................................................... 504-522-9000 Courtyard New Orleans Downtown/Convention Center... 504-598-9898 Doubletree by Hilton Hotel New Orleans........................... 504-581-1300 Hampton Inn & Suites Convention Center......................... 504-566-9990 Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans Convention Center.......... 504-525-0044 *Hilton New Orleans Riverside............................................ 504-561-0500 Holiday Inn New Orleans - Downtown Superdome........... 504-581-1600 Hyatt Place New Orleans - Convention Center................... 504-524-1881 New Orleans Downtown Marriott - Convention Center.... 504-613-2888 Omni Riverfront New Orleans............................................. 504-524-8200 Renaissance New Orleans Arts Hotel.................................. 504-613-2330 Residence Inn New Orleans Downtown Hotel................... 504-522-1300 Springhill Suites by Marriott................................................ 504-522-3100 St. James Hotel..................................................................... 504-304-4000 Staybridge Suites Hotels...................................................... 504-571-1818 The Old No.77 Hotel & Chandlery....................................... 504-527-5271 Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter............................ 504-529-7211 *Headquarter Hotel Individuals Requiring Assistance Attendees requiring special assistance during the meeting should visit the Society Meeting Office in Room 201/202 of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Society staff will do their best to accommodate requests; however, we cannot ensure that special needs will be met without prior notice. Internet Access Wireless Internet access is available free-of-charge throughout the Cafe areas of the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. In addition, the Biophysical Society Cyber Cafe is located in Lobby B outside of the Exhibit Hall. Attendees can access the Internet for free on one of the available computers. Usage time is limited to 10 minutes per session when others are waiting. Saturday 8:00 am–7:30 pm Sunday–Tuesday 7:30 am–10:00 pm Wednesday 7:30 am–3:00 pm Mobile App and Desktop Planner The Biophysical Society’s Official Mobile App is available for download in App Store and Google Play Store. iOS and Android Users can search for “bps events” to download the App. We do not support native apps for Windows Mobile and Blackberry at this time; however, we have a HTML 5 Mobile Site available for all other platforms. Please visit http://app. core-apps.com/bpsam2017 to access the Mobile Site. Using the Mobile App and Mobile Site, you can view/create schedules, view abstracts/ authors/exhibitors, receive event alerts from BPS, share your moments in social media, find/interact virtually with other attendees, and sync itineraries that were created with the Desktop Planner. Networking Cards for Poster and Platform Presenters Are you speaking in a platform session or presenting a poster? If so, you already have 25 pre-printed Networking Cards waiting for you. Networking Cards are like business cards, but designed just for sci- entists. They provide your contact information, title of your abstract, your presentation date/time and abstract content. Hand them out to other researchers before, during, or after your poster presenta- tion. Networking Cards are available for pick up in Lobby B. Sponsored by Quartzy.com, the world’s leading free online lab management platform.

Photography Registration for the meeting implies consent to having photographs taken and to their use by officials of the Biophysical Society, or their representatives, for editorial and promotional purposes, on the Society website, social media outlets, and publications. To respect the willing- ness of presenters to share data at the meeting, as well as their publica- tion opportunities, recordings of any kind (audio, video, camera, or cell phone) in the session rooms, Exhibit Hall, and poster areas are strictly prohibited. Any individual seen taking photographs of any session or presentation will be escorted out by security. Poster Pickup Posters ordered in advance through Tray Printing will be available for pick up at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in the Lobby B2 near the Exhibit Hall during the following hours: Saturday 4:00 pm–7:00 pm Sunday–Tuesday 9:00 am–11:00 am and 1:00 pm–4:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am–9:00 am The Exhibit Hall will open at 8:00 am each morning. It will remain open for poster viewing until 10:00 pm each night, except for Tuesday, when it will close at 4:30 pm for safety purposes during exhibit tear down. Posters are arranged according to topic. Your poster board number begins with “B.” On the day of presentation, authors assigned odd-numbered poster boards should present from 1:45 pm–2:45 pm (10:30 am–11:30 am on Wednesday); even-numbered posters should present from 2:45 pm–3:45 pm, (11:30 am–12:30 pm on Wednesday). Other hours, day or evening, may be posted by the authors as desired. Additionally, authors may leave notepaper so that visitors may request an appointment. Abstracts submitted after October 3, 2016, are scheduled each day, Sunday-Wednesday, during the regular poster sessions. These board assignments will begin with “LB.” Posters are to be removed by 5:30 pm on Sunday and Monday, and 4:30 pm on Tuesday in order to accommodate exhibits tear down, and 3:00 pm on Wednesday. Please do not leave materials or belongings under poster boards or in the poster area. The Society is not responsible for any articles left in the poster area. Meditation Room, Room SO B211 and SO B212 A room will be available for attendees to use for quiet meditation or prayer. Saturday–Tuesday 8:00 am–10:00 pm Wednesday 8:00 am–3:30 pm Poster Sessions, Hall B-2 and C Sunday–Wednesday

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