1. Welcome to the Atlantic Coast Symposium On the Mathematical Sciences In Biology and Biomedicine April 24 – 26, 2008 Holiday Inn Brownstone Hotel Raleigh, NC

2. Sponsors NCSU Center for Quantitative Sciences in Biomedicine (CQSB) http://www.ncsu.edu/cqsb NCSU Center for Research in Scientific Computation (CRSC) http://www.ncsu.edu/crsc

3. Goals Expose participants in quantitative disciplines to different approaches to problems in biomedicine and biology Highlight important challenges where quantitative approaches are critical Showcase work integrating quantitative and biological principles Inspire collaborations

4. Logistics Continental breakfast each morning Buffet lunch today and tomorrow Coffee breaks Lavish cocktail reception tomorrow evening at 6:00 pm – don’t forget your two free drink tickets!