November 30, 1999

Dear Colleague:

This mailing contains information about the 2000 Annual Meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association: the Call for Papers, Posters and Symposia, Abstract Transmittal Form and Registration Form (in pdf or postscript format); the 2000 Dues Notice (in pdf or postscript); Membership Application Forms for Regular Members (in pdf or postscript) and Associate Members (in pdf or postscript) Ballots and associated material for this year's elections for the positions of President-Elect and Member-at-Large for Associate Members, and the Minutes of the 1999 Annual Meeting.

An election ballot and brief biographies of the candidates running for President-Elect and Member- at-Large are enclosed. Please cast your vote and return your ballot with the BGA corporate seal intact by February 1, 2000 to the address indicated on the ballot.

The deadline for suggestions for symposia for the BGA Annual Meeting is March 1, 2000. Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail to bga2kabs@bga.org by March 3, 2000. Instructions are enclosed. This year, we will again publish abstracts in the November issue of Behavior Genetics, so that members have the opportunity of revising abstracts after the meeting. However, only paper titles and authors, not abstracts, will be published in the meeting program booklet.

Student members residing outside North America should note the availability of a limited number of partial bursaries. An applicant should be presenting a poster or oral paper, and submit with the abstract a curriculum vitae together with a letter of recommendation and statement of financial need from an academic sponsor familiar with the applicant's work and circumstances.

We are looking forward to another lively meeting in Burlington.

Sincerely Yours,

Hermine H. Maes
Secretary