7th North American FT MS Conference
The 7th Biennial North American FT MS Conference will be held April 19-23, 2009 in Key West, Florida. The conference will begin Sunday, April 19th with a welcome mixer in the evening. The conference will end Wednesday evening, April 22nd with the banquet dinner. The FT MS Conference is held every two years and is the premier of its kind in the field of Fourier transform mass spectrometry and its applications. Presentations range from instrumentation to technique development in the biological/biomedical sciences ranging from pharmaceutical metabolism to proteomics, environmental analysis and petroleomics, with special emphasis on new developments. As in the past, partial support for several contributed posters for graduate students and postdocs will be offered.
Conference Organizer: Alan Marshall.
Conference Organizing Committee: Chris Hendrickson, Karol Bickett, Colleen Davis.
Conference Program
The conference program is now available. Download PDF.
The 7th FT MS Conference will be held at the Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel in Key West, Florida. The hotel is located on a seven-acre waterfront property with lush tropical gardens set on the southernmost point of one of the world's most storied travel destinations. You can find additional information regarding the venue and the lodging accommodations at www.beachsidekeywest.com.
A block of rooms has been reserved. Room types are described below. Rates below do not include tax (current tax is 11.5%). Speakers do not need to make reservations. Please click on Speakers for additional information. Those who receive a Student Award do not need to make reservations. Please click on Student Awards for additional information.
- $179 – Standard Room is one room with bathroom with a king bed.
- $349 – Two Bedroom Garden View Suite is a suite with two bedrooms. One bedroom has king bed with a private bathroom and the other room is a Standard Room. The suite has a common area consisting of a full kitchen, dining area, sitting area and a porch.
- $369 – Two Bedroom Pool View Suite is the same as the Two Bedroom Garden View Suite, but with a different view.
Lodging reservations must be made no later than March 4, 2009, by 5:00 p.m. EST. Reservations made after that date are not guaranteed at the negotiated room rate. Current rate for a Standard Room during the conference period is $279 per night plus tax.
Check-in time is after 4:00 p.m., and check-out time is 11:00 a.m. Guests arriving prior to 4:00 p.m. or departing after 11:00 a.m. will be able to store their luggage with the bell staff until rooms become available or until they are ready to depart.
Reservations may be made by telephoning the hotel directly at the toll free number, 800-546-0885. The identity to use in order to receive the conference-negotiated rate is "7th North American FT MS Conference." Rates will not be changed at check-in for any guest who fails to identify that affiliation at the time of reservation. One night's guestroom plus tax will be billed to each guest who does not arrive or whose reservation is canceled less than 48 hours prior to arrival.
Other hotel information:
- Self-parking is free to guests of this conference. Valet parking is $20 per day.
- A porterage fee of $10 per room will be added to your bill.
- A housekeeping gratuity service charge of $2.50 per room per night will be added to your bill.
- The hotel offers complimentary airport shuttle to and from the Key West International Airport. Please make arrangements with the hotel directly.
- Negotiated lodging rates are offered up to three days prior to and three days after the conference.
- There is a complimentary downtown shuttle. Please see the hotel for time restrictions.
- There is complimentary Internet throughout the hotel.
- Local and long distance phone calls are complimentary.
- There is a private beach with many other amenities. Please see the hotel website for any additional information.
The Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel is located at the entrance to Key West. Address is: 3841 North Roosevelt Boulevard, Key West, Florida.
Transportation will be provided to and from the airport and the hotel. Please make arrangements directly with the hotel. Local number is (305) 296-8100.
Directions from Miami International Airport to The Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel
From the airport, start out going west toward Bus Road. Turn right onto Perimeter Road. Turn left onto NW 14th Street. Turn right onto NW 45th Avenue. Merge onto FL-836W. Merge onto FL-826 via the exit on the left toward Coral Way. Keep left to take FL-874S toward Toll Road/Homestead (portions toll). FL-874S becomes Florida's Turnpike S (portions toll). Turn slight right onto US-1 and continue to follow US-1S until you come to the entrance of Key West. Turn right onto North Roosevelt Boulevard. Hotel is on the right. Approximate driving time: 3 hours, 10 minutes. Estimated distance: 156.94 miles.
Directions from Key West International Airport to The Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel
Start out going west on Faraldo Circle toward S Roosevelt Boulevard/US Hwy A1A. Turn left onto S Roosevelt Boulevard/US Hwy A1A. Continue to follow S Roosevelt Boulevard. End at the Hotel on the right. Approximate driving time: 6 minutes. Estimated distance: 1.98 miles.
Registration fee includes: Conference Fee, Welcome Reception on April 19, 2009, Breakfast on April 20, 21 and 22, Lunch on April 20 and 22, Dinner on April 20 and the Banquet Dinner on April 22, 2009.
Early registration by 02/27/09
Full participant - $400
Student - $125*
Late Registration after 02/27/09 until 04/03/09
Full participant - $500
Student - $125*
On-Site Registration beginning 04/19/09
Full participant - $600
Student - $200*
*Student rate requires an advisor letter to be submitted with the registration form verifying participation and student status. Student slots with presentation are limited and will be on a first come basis.
Students applying for a student award must register for the conference and the form must indicate that a student award is being requested. Deadline for student award applications is 02/20/09. Notification of a student award will be made by no later than 02/27/09. An abstract MUST be submitted along with your registration. Student awards are limited to 20. Please see Student Awards for additional information.
Early registration is open until 02/27/09. Late registration will begin on 02/28/09 and will end on 04/03/09. Registrations after 04/03/09 will be on a space available basis. The conference size is limited to 150 participants. All on-site registrations must be pre-approved prior to arrival by contacting the Conference Coordinator.
Receipts for the registration fee will be delivered via e-mail after the processing of the payment is complete.
Download registration form (PDF).
Registration cancellations made after April 3, 2009 will receive a full refund minus a 10% processing fee. Cancellations made on or after April 9, 2009 will receive a full refund minus a 25% processing fee. Cancellations made on or after April 13, 2009 will receive a full refund minus a 50% processing fee.
Lodging cancellations must be made 48 hours in advance to arrival date and must be made through the hotel directly. One night's guestroom plus tax will be billed to each guest who does not arrive or whose reservation is canceled less than 48 hours prior to arrival.
- Deadline for student award applications: February 20, 2009
- Deadline for early registration: February 27, 2009
- Notification of student awards: February 27, 2009
- Abstracts due: February 27, 2009
- Deadline for lodging registration: March 4, 2009
- Speaker abstracts due: March 6, 2009
- Deadline for registration: April 3, 2009
- On-site registration begins: April 19, 2009 (must be pre-approved).
Speakers will receive one complimentary registration fee, which includes most meals at the conference. The conference will also cover lodging for all speakers. Rooms are reserved for speakers by the conference. Speakers still need to complete a registration form. Please insure that you denote your arrival and departure times on the form.
Download registration form (PDF).
Please submit your abstract for your talk by no later than March 6, 2009. Abstracts should be no longer than one page and submitted via e-mail to ft-ms2009@magnet.fsu.edu on the abstract form. Download abstract submittal form (Word document).
Except for the banquet talk, all talks should be 20 minutes in length.
See list of speakers (PDF).
Students applying for a student award must register for the conference and the form must indicate that a student award is being requested. Deadline for student award applications is 02/20/09. Notification of student awards will be made by no later than 02/27/09. An abstract MUST be submitted along with your registration form. Student awards are limited to 20. Student awards do not cover registration fees. Student awards cover lodging during the conference. Student registration fees have been kept at a minimum to encourage attendance.
Room reservations will be made for all students receiving a student award. Please denote a roommate preference and your arrival and departure dates on the registration form. If this information is unknown at the time of registration, information will be requested again once determination of student awards has been made.
Maximum size of poster is 3′ x 4′ (portrait style).
Abstracts should be submitted by no later than February 27, 2009. Abstracts should be no longer than one page and submitted via e-mail to ft-ms2009@magnet.fsu.edu on the abstract submittal form. Download abstract submittal form (Word document).
All posters should be portrait style. Pushpins will be available for hanging of posters at the conference.
Posters may be set up beginning on Sunday, April 19th after 5:00 p.m.
All posters need to be in place by Monday, April 20th at 4:00 p.m.
Posters must be removed by no later than Wednesday, April 22nd at 4:00 p.m. Any posters left at the conference will be thrown away.
We want to thank all of our sponsors of the 7th North American FT MS Conference. Please be sure to stop and meet with them at the conference.
If you are interested in being a sponsor, please download and complete our Sponsor Support Form (PDF) and return it to the Conference Coordinator at ft-ms2009@magnet.fsu.edu.
Exhibitors/Sponsors will be provided one 6-foot or 8-foot table with tablecloth and skirting, two chairs and electrical access. Any additional items needed can be requested through the Sponsor Support Form and forwarded to the Conference Coordinator at ft-ms2009@magnet.fsu.edu.
Page last updated: 4 February 2009
For more information, please contact the conference coordinator at ft-ms2009@magnet.fsu.edu.
