The next CR Society conference will be in Las Vegas, Nevada Oct 26 - 29, 2011. This conference will mark the 10-year anniversary of CR I which was held in Las Vegas Oct 25-28, 2001. We plan to make this 10th anniversary conference similar to the first with a mix of research presentations and social events with guest scientists and CRS members. The topics will include aging, effects of calorie restriction, and practical aspects of human CR. This will be a unique opportunity to interact with CR comrades - not to be missed!

Scientists Speakers

Luigi Fontana - Washington University, St Louis
John Holloszy - Washington University, St Louis
Andrzej Bartke - Southern Illinois University
Pankaj Kapahi - Buck Institute
Stephen Spindler - University of California, Riverside
Joseph Dhahbi - University of California, Riverside
Irina Conboy - University of California, Berkeley

Hotel

The Conference will be held at the Best Western Mardi Gras Hotel & Casino - we are returning to the location of our first conference. http://www.mardigrasinn.com/.
The CR Society conference room rates are $44 for Wed and Thurs and $54 for Fri and Sat (plus 12% tax). All rooms have mini refrigerators. To make your room reservations please call 1-800-634-6501 or 1-702-731-2020 for hotel reservations and ask for the CR Society group rate.

Meals

There will be banquet style lunches on Thursday and Saturday, and a banquet dinner on Friday. All meals are are $35 each or $90 for all three (a savings of $15).

How to register

The early bird registration fee will be $250 for paid CR Society members and $290 for non members. After September 15, the fee will increase to $285 for members and $325 for non-members. An accompanying spouse can register for $100 less than the member rate. To register online, go to: http://crsociety.org/shop?cmd=cr7reg.

Schedule

Wednesday October 26 2011

Evening Welcome Reception 6:00 - 8:00

Thursday October 27 2011

Morning 9:00
Meredith Averill Chair, CRS International Board of Directors
Welcome message and CRS update

Peter Voss Founder, Smart Action Company
CRON, Artificial General Intelligence, and Radical Life-Extension

Ben Best President, Cryonics Institute
Cryonics and Calorie Restriction

Michael Rae SENS Foundation
Late-Onset Calorie Restriction: Findings and Prospects from Mouse to Man

12:45 CR Group Lunch

Afternoon 2:00
Nick Colby Owner-Operator, Swallow Valley Farms; Professor Emeritus, University of California, Irvine
Longevity Farming and a Rapidly Changing Environment

Macronutrient Panel Discussion led by P McGlothin & M Rae

Friday October 28 2011

Morning 9:00
Joseph Dhahbi University of California, Riverside
mRNA-Seq reveals complex patterns of gene regulation and expression in the mouse skeletal muscle transcriptome associated with calorie restriction

Pankay Kapahi Buck Institute
TOR pathway, dietary restriction and the importance of invertebrate models in dietary restriction studies

Stephen Spindler University of California, Riverside
Statins increases mean lifespan and improve cardiac health independently of their effects on serum cholesterol levels

12:45 Midday break

Afternoon 2:00
Andrzej Bartke Southern Illinois University
Effects of Calorie Restriction on Long-Lived Mice

Luigi Fontana Washington University & Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Metabolic and molecular effects of long-term calorie restriction

7:00 CR Group dinner

Saturday October 29 2011

Morning 9:00
Irina Conboy University of California, Berkeley
TGFβ receptor signaling contributes to decline in muscle regeneration in mice with perturbed glucose metabolism

Scientific Panel
Discussion and Q & A

12:15 CR Group Lunch

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