We are pleased to announce that the CDB Symposium 2016 will be held as follows:

Theme: Size in Development: Growth， Shape and Allometry
Date: March 28 (Mon.) – 30 (Wed.)， 2016
Venue: RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB)， Kobe， Japan
Deadline: Friday， December 11， 2015
Participation fee: FREE (Lunch and Banquet fee required separately - optional)
Lunch: 3，000 JPY (3 days)
Banquet: 5，000 JPY (General) / 1，000 JPY (Student)
URL: http://www.cdb.riken.jp/sympo2016/

For the CDB Symposium 2016， we plan to discuss the question of organismal size control. The size of animals and plants varies greatly among species， and sometimes within species as well. Despite this variability， individuals maintain remarkably constant shapes through the poorly understood process of scaling， and deviations in shape control often lead to pathological conditions. Furthermore， allometric conversion of organ shapes is a major driver of evolutionary diversification. Recent advances in the study of growth control and morphogen functions， as well as quantitative approaches of tissue shape control have brought us a fresh opportunity to revisit these long-standing questions.

The program of the 2016 CDB Symposium will feature presentations covering a broad range of topics， including (1) Growth Control， (2) Organ Size and Shape， (3) Scaling and Morphogenesis， (4) Evolution of Allometry.

We encourage the submission of abstracts for the poster session from many scientists to increase opportunities for lively and informative exchange of views. A small number of poster abstracts will be selected for oral presentations. A limited number of travel fellowships for graduate students and post-docs traveling to Japan will also be available.

We look forward to seeing you in Kobe， Japan in March 2016.

Contact:
RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology (CDB)
CDB Meeting Coordinators
2-2-3 Minatojima-minamimachi， Chuo-ku， Kobe 650-0047， Japan
TEL:+81-78-306-3010 / FAX:+81-78-306-3090
E-MAIL:sympo2016@cdb.riken.jp