====== THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON STATISTICAL GENETICS AND METHODOLOGY OF TWIN AND FAMILY STUDIES: THE INTRODUCTORY COURSE ====== {{workshop:2009:workshop-logo.png?130,nolink}} **###March 1 — March 5, 2010###** {{workshop:2009:workshop-logo.png?130,nolink}} ---- {{ :workshop:2009-group.jpeg?400 |}} ===== Course Information ===== The next workshop will be held in Boulder, Colorado, March 1 – 5, 2010, with John Hewitt as local host. Much of the application programming will be based on the new open source package OpenMx, developed by Drs. Boker, Neale & colleagues for the flexible analysis of genetically informative data. Mike Neale serves as the Academic Director for the workshop and is joined by over twenty outstanding faculty from universities around the world. * [[Workshop Announcement|Workshop Announcement]] * Registration * [[https://ibg.colorado.edu/workshop/workshop2010/registration-online.html|Online registration]] * {{:workshop:2010:workshop10-registration.pdf|Printable registration form}} * The registration fee is $350 due by January 22, 2010. After January 22, 2010 the fee goes up to $400. * **The workshop is full** all additional registrations will be placed on a wait list. * [[schedule|Historical Workshop schedule]] * Useful links * [[http://openmx.psyc.virginia.edu/wiki/main-page|OpenMX website]] * Classic and example papers * [[http://genepi.qimr.edu.au/staff/classicpapers/|Classic Papers]] * [[http://genepi.qimr.edu.au/general/publications.cgi?allpublications=1|Nick Martin's publications]] * [[http://www.vipbg.vcu.edu/vipbg/neale-articles.shtml|Mike Neale's publications]] * [[http://www.tweelingenregister.org/index_uk.html?www.tweelingenregister.org/english/verslaggeving.html|Dorret Boomsma's publications]] * [[http://www.matthewckeller.com/html/publications.html|Matt Keller's publications]] * [[http://genepi.qimr.edu.au/staff/?staffusername=sarahMe|Sarah Medland's publications]] * [[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&term=hewitt%20jk%20[author%20name]%20AND%20%28boulder[affiliation]%20OR%20%20denver[affiliation]%20%20OR%20%20%20colorado[affiliation]%29|John Hewitt's publications]] * [[http://ibgwww.colorado.edu/workshop2005/workshop_reading_list.html|Reading list from the 2005 Advanced Workshop]] ===== Hotel Information ===== The Twin Workshop will once again be held at the [[http://www.millenniumhotels.com/millenniumboulder/|Millennium Harvest House Hotel]] in Boulder. The hotel rates for the workshop are: | ^ Single ^ Double ^ Triple | ^Standard | $119 | $119 | $129 | At this time reservations may be made by calling +1 (800) 545-6285 or +1 (303) 443-3850 and ask for the Reservations Department, by e-mailing reservations directly to the Hotel at [[millboulderres@mill-usa.com]] or [[http://reservations.synxis.com/LBE/rez.aspx?Hotel=11538&Chain=5303&lang=1&group=1002TWINCI|on the web]]. A valid major credit card or other satisfactory deposit must secure reservations. ===== Travel Information ===== ==== Air ==== The closest airport to Boulder is [[http://flydenver.com|Denver International Airport (DEN)]], which is approximately 45 miles from Boulder. If you do not live near a hub airport, your best option for getting a non-stop flight to Denver is on [[http://www.united.com/|United]], [[http://www.frontierairlines.com/|Frontier]], or [[http://southwest.com/|Southwest airlines]]. ==== Ground Transportation ==== There are [[http://www.flydenver.com/gt/index.asp|several options]] to get to Boulder from the airport: * [[http://www.rtd-denver.com/|RTD Bus service]], [[http://www.rtd-denver.com/skyRide/index.html|Skyride]] [[http://www3.rtd-denver.com/schedules/getSchedule.action?routeType=9&routeId=AB|AB Bus]] is $12 each way. * [[http://www.bouldersupershuttle.com/|Boulder Super Shuttle]] is $25 each way or $46 round trip, and drops off at the hotel. * [[http://www.flydenver.com/gt/rental.asp|Car rentals]] are available at the airport. Linked are driving directions for taking the [[http://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=1345+28th+St,+Boulder,+CO+80302+(Millennium+Harvest+House)&geocode=12574097356816409074,40.011049,-105.258730&dirflg=&saddr=den&f=d&hl=en&dq=millennium+harvest+house+loc:+boulder,+co&cid=40011049,-105258730,15353231815700615470&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1|E-470 Tollway]] ($8), or [[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=12574097356816409074,40.011049,-105.258730&saddr=den&daddr=39.831741,-105.000458+to:1345+28th+St,+Boulder,+CO+80302+(Millennium+Harvest+House)&mrcr=0,1&mrsp=1&sz=10&mra=dpe&sll=39.923465,-104.962145&sspn=0.736166,1.07254&ie=UTF8&z=10&om=1|I-70]] from the airport to the hotel. The tollroad is quicker and has less traffic than I-70.