Current BGA Meeting
42nd BGA meeting Edinburgh
The 2012 BGA meeting will be held from 22-25 June 2012 in Edinburgh, UK, with Timothy Bates as the local host.
There will be a Festschrift for Professor Lindon Eaves on June 22, followed by the opening reception in the evening.
All official BGA conference announcements and information about travel and venue are available at the official meeting website.
Abstract submission
Click here to submit your paper or symposium abstract
Information about Fellowships and Awards:
A limited number of travel awards will be made available to student members. Please see announcements regarding travel fellowships or contact the Program Chair, Eric Turkheimer
To apply for the Thompson award for outstanding presentation by an Associate Member, please be sure mark your abstract as eligible for the Thompson during abstract submission. As of this year, only ONE abstract per member is eligible for the Thompson. Please see the relevant announcement or contact the Program Chair, Eric Turkheimer
To nominate a colleague (or for self-nomination) for the Fuller & Scott Award, please refer to the award announcement. Fuller & Scott nominees must be within seven years of receiving their terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., M.D.). For this year’s award, individuals receiving their terminal degree in 2004 or later are eligible for the award. Nominations for the Fuller and Scott Award can be made by any member of BGA. To nominate someone/apply for the Award, please send (by email, fax, or regular mail) a brief letter explaining why the individual should receive the award, along with a copy of the nominee’s CV, to the BGA Secretary, Arpana Agrawal before March 2, 2012. Questions may be directed to the Secretary as well.
Registration information
| Early | On time | Late | |
| BGA REGISTRATION | BEFORE April 13 | BEFORE May 11 | AFTER May 11 |
| Associate/Retired Members | $ 265 | $ 315 | $ 365 |
| Regular members | $ 395 | $ 435 | $ 560 |
| Non-members | $ 545 | $ 585 | $ 710 |
| Single Day registration | $ 250 | ||
| Extra Banquet Ticket | $ 100 | ||
| FESTSCHRIFT REGISTRATION | FREE | ||
PAY FOR REGISTRATION VIA GOOGLE CHECKOUT:
Select membership level below and add to cart. Extra banquet tickets can be added. Cart will appear on upper right corner of screen. After selection is completed press checkout button to proceed to Google Checkout to complete transaction. There is no registration fee for the Festschrift. However, please select “BGA + Festschrift” if you plan to attend the Festschrift.
CURRENT MEMBERS - DUES PAYMENT:
If you are a member and not current on dues, you can pay the current member dues (and pay the lower registration fees) by using the Google Checkout pulldown menu below.
NEW MEMBERS - APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP AND DUES PAYMENT:
If you are not a member yet and you are interested in becoming a new member of BGA (and paying the lower registration fees), please apply for membership on the BGA membership website, and pay the new member dues ($85 for regular members and $45 for associate/retired members) using the Google Checkout pulldown menu below.
PAYING BY CHECK:
If you do not wish to pay online, you can mail a cheque, in US Dollars, drawn on a US bank, to:
Soo Rhee
Treasurer, Behavior Genetics Association
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience
Campus Box 345
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0345
U.S.A.
Non-US Dollar cheques are not accepted. For US Dollar cheques drawn on a bank outside the US, please add $20 to cover additional bank charges.
Please note, credit card payments are only accepted via the Google Checkout online payment system, not via post. Cheques must arrive to meet the posted deadlines.
CANCELLATION:
To cancel an advance registration, registrants must contact BGA Treasurer Soo Rhee no later than April 15, 2012. A $100 processing fee to cancel the registration will be deducted.