All information regarding Congress will be posted on the CBM 2012 homepage www.lu.lv/cbm2012/.  Registration to CBM2012 can be done by filling out electronic application form, see Registration section.  Congress participation fees are : 100 EUR (full rate) and 50 EUR (student rate) if paid by bank transfer till the congress event. 
130 EUR (full rate) and 65 EUR (student rate) if paid by cash at the site. Payment can be made by bank transfer to Latvian Society for Microbiology: Latvijas Mikrobiologu Biedriba
reg. No. 40008013107
AS Swedbank
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LV86HABA000140J047650 or , the payment can be made onsite in cash. If payment has been done via bank transfer, please send us e-mail notification to janis.liepins@lu.lv  Participants should cover their travel and accommodation expenses by themselves, however, there are several hotels offering accommodation for CBM2012 delegates for discount rate (see section Accommodation). The participants are encouraged to submit their poster abstract (1 poster per participant) or abstract for oral presentation. Section moderators retain the right to choose oral presenters. Abstracts should be formatted according to CBM2012 abstract formatation guidelines, see the file. The participants are welcome to submit journal articles (1 article per participant). The conference articles will be published in  Biotechnology and Applied Biochemistry (Wiley) or in Environmental and Experimental Biology (University of Latvia), see the section Call for Papers. The journal editors retain the right to choose the most appropriate materials for publishing.   Important congress dates:  Early registration and Abstract submission September 15, 2012, Late registration and Abstract submission October 1, 2012, Manuscript (of full-length journal paper) submission deadline December 4, 2012, CBM 2012 event 31 October - 4 November 2012.   We look forward meeting you in CBM 2012