Workshop: Proposed titles Sleeping beauties: Dormancy in organisms Molecular, proteomic and metabolomic aspects of dormancy Dormancy and desiccation: molecular, proteomic and metabolomic aspects Genes, proteins and compounds associated with dormancy Dormancy: genes, proteins and compounds

Location and duration Dates; May Location: Harnack House, Max Planck Institute- Molecular Genomics, Berlin, Germany Duration: 3 days – depending on financial resources (21,500 Euros from SB) Number of participants; Max 60 persons

Costs at MPI-MG 300 Euro per day incl. 2 coffee breaks For 3 days~ 900 Euro Poster session – extra cost Seating arrangement- theatre style 60 Euro additional charge for other seating arrangement 37 single 50 Euro/night Euro/night 4 suites for 2 90 Euro per night 1 suite for Euro per night Breakfast is 7.5 Euro/day ADD VAT to all charges

Costs of workshop Direct costs per invited speaker – Euro per person (?) including all meals and transportation Flight tickets Euro Estimated expense per invited speaker: 700 – 1,200 Euro

Sessions 1.Dormant forms; spores, seeds, cysts, resting eggs etc. 2.Dormant forms; spores, seeds, cysts, resting eggs etc.- -metabilc pathways? 3.Hibernation and quiescence 4.LEA proteins 5.Proteins associated with dormancy (?) 6.Compounds associated with dormancy 7.Revival from Dormancy Revival from dormancy (cont’d ???) – metabolic pathways? 8.Round table discussion on future directions 9.Walk through historic Dahlem – 2 nd day afternoon

General information On the current budget: Number of oral presentations: 33 (37)- including 1 on the first evening Invited speakers: 8-9 (~9,000 Euro) can be extended to Students: 4-6 (4,000 Euro) Additional expenses (forecast): ~4,000- 5,000 Euro – advertisements??

Assistance required: Organizing committee Invited keynote speakers Invited round-table participants (if not among the keynote speakers) Chairpersons Students Advertising

Deadlines Names of keynote speakers and contact address – Nov 15, 2006 Publication of page on the web – Jan 2007 Application to ESF (?) – Jan 15, 2007 Call for papers - Abstract deadline: Feb 15, 2008