The 17th Japanese Medaka and Zebrafish Meeting will be held September 8 to 9， 2011 in Mishima， Shizuoka， Japan.

The meeting will cover the latest and best basic and applied science in medaka， zebrafish and all other aquatic animals from around the world.

Please refer to the meeting website for more details.

The Exciting Biologies meeting on "Cellular Development: Biology at the interface" will be held at the RIKEN CDB in Kobe， Japan from September 29 to October 1， 2011.

This meeting is the fifth in the series， and is unique in that its theme and organization are designed to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the launch of Developmental Cell. The topics that will be covered at the meeting are designed to highlight different aspects of the interface between cell biology and developmental biology， ranging from cellular mechanisms that are important for developmental pathways， through regulatory processes underlying patterning to understanding how all such events are controlled at a genomic level.

This meeting is co-organized by Developmental Cell， Fondation Ipsen， and the RIKEN CDB， with support from the Days of Molecular Medicine Global Foundation.

Deadline for abstract submission is July 1， 2011.
Early-bird registration deadline is August 1， 2011.
There are a limited number or travel fellowships available for young researchers and students to attend this meeting. Please check the meeting website for more details.
Deadline for CDB Travel Fellowship applications is July 1， 2011.