| SUNDAY |
| 2:00 pm - 9:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Keynote Speakers |
| Discussion Leader: Andrew Karplus (USA) |
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Mike Himmel & Tuula Teeri
Welcome and Overview |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | Gideon Davies
"The synthesis and degradation of beta-glucosides: old friends, new foes and unresolved controversies" |
| 8:30 - 8:40 | Questions & Answers |
| 8:40 - 9:10 | Junji Sugiyama (Japan)
"Structural Aspects of Crystalline Cellulose and CBM Binding" |
| 9:10 - 9:20 | Questions & Answers |
| 9:20 - 9:30 | General Forum |
| 9:40 pm | Continued Informal Discussions at the Proctor Academy Clubhouse |
| MONDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | Conference Photo |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Comparative Genomics and Cellulase |
| Discussion Leader: Mark Morrison (USA) |
| 9:30 - 10:00 | Nigel Dunn-Coleman and Daniel Rokhsar (USA)
"Sequencing the T. reesei genome" |
| 10:00 - 10:10 | Questions & Answers |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Bernard Henrissat (France)
"Whole genome comparisons of glycoside hydrolase producing microbes" |
| 10:40 - 10:50 | Questions & Answers |
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10 - 11:40 | Karen Nelson (USA)
"Comparative Genomics of Fiber Degrading Species" |
| 11:40 - 11:50 | Questions & Answers |
| 11:50 - 12:20 | Forum on Genomics and Cellulases |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 4:30 | Informal discussions among participants - free of all formal activity |
| 4:30 - 6:00 | Meeting for poster presenters |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Functional Genomics and Cellulase Systems |
| Discussion Leader: Ed Bayer (Israel) |
| 7:30 - 8:00 | David Wilson (USA)
"Identification and characterization of Thermobifida fusca genes Involved in plant cell wall degradation" |
| 8:00 - 8:10 | Questions & Answers |
| 8:10 - 8:40 | Dan Cullen (USA)
"Phanerochaete genomics" |
| 8:40 - 8:50 | Questions & Answers |
| 8:50 - 9:20 | Forum on Genomics and Cellulases |
| 9:30 pm | Informal Discussions at the Proctor Academy Clubhouse |
| TUESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Structure-Function Relationships of Cellulases and Cellulosomes |
| Discussion Leader: Bernard Henrissat (France) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Cathy Skopec (USA)
"Molecular mechanics modeling studies of cellulases" |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Questions & Answers |
| 9:40 - 10:10 | Raphael Lamed (Israel)
"Diversity of cellulosomes in nature" |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Questions & Answers |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Joshua Sakon (USA)
"Structure of GH12 endocellulases" |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Questions & Answers |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Kathleen Piens (Belgium)
"The cellobiohydrolases from T. reesei: further unraveling of their mechanism and their glycosylation" |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Questions & Answers |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Forum on Structure-Function Relationship of Cellulases and Cellulosomes |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 4:30 | OPTIONAL OUTING 1: MOUNTAIN EXCURSION / (or free discussion period) |
| 4:30 - 6:00 | POSTER SESSION 1: Cellulase Structure/Function and Genomics |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Mechanisms of Glycosyl Hydrolase Action |
| Discussion Leader: Jerry Stahlberg (Sweden) |
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Yuval Shoham (Israel)
"Substrate binding preference and specificity in glycoside hydrolase families 10 and 51" |
| 8:00 - 8:10 | Questions & Answers |
| 8:10 - 8:40 | Steve Withers (Canada)
"Comparing and contrasting transition states for two xylanases: Families 10 and 11" |
| 8:40 - 8:50 | Questions & Answers |
| 8:50 - 9:20 | Forum on Mechanisms of Cellulase Action |
| 9:30 pm | Informal Discussions at the Proctor Academy Clubhouse |
| WEDNESDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Engineering Cellulases and Cellulosomes |
| Discussion Leader: Joel Cherry (USA) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Kunio Ohmiya (Japan)
"Construction and application of enzyme complexes based on cohesin-dockerin interaction" |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Questions & Answers |
| 9:40 - 10:10 | Markku Saloheimo (Finland)
"Swollenin, a Trichoderma reesei protein with disruption activity on cellulosic substrates" |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Questions & Answers |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Henrik Stalbrand (Sweden)
"Genetic engineering of endoglucanase Cel7B from T. reesei for improved bioseparation" |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Questions & Answers |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Mats Sandgren (Sweden)
"Structural-based improvements of cellulases for industrial applications" |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Questions & Answers |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Forum on Engineering Cellulases and Cellulosomes |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 4:30 | OPTIONAL OUTING 2: KAYAKING / (or free discussion period) |
| 4:30 - 6:00 | POSTER SESSION 2: Structure And Engineering of Cellulases and Cellulosomes |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Special Report on Role of Hemicellulases and Accessory Enzymes in Cellulose Degradation |
| Chairperson: Shawn Mansfield (Canada) |
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Satoshi Kaneko (Japan)
"Structure-function and engineering of family 10 xylanase" |
| 8:00 - 8:10 | Questions & Answers |
| 8:10 - 8:40 | Harry Gilbert (UK)
"Understanding the contribution of subsite-substrate interactions to catalysis and specificity in hemicellulases" |
| 9:30 pm | Informal Discussions at the Proctor Academy Clubhouse |
| THURSDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Applications of Cellulase and Cellulosome Components |
| Discussion Leader: Tuula Teeri (Sweden) |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Randy Berka (USA)
"Discovery of new cellulases" |
| 9:30 - 9:40 | Questions & Answers |
| 9:40 - 10:10 | Colin Mitchinson (USA)
"Engineering cellulases for the biorefinery" |
| 10:10 - 10:20 | Questions & Answers |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Coffee Break |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | Theresa White (Canada)
"Production of ethanol from cellulose using cellulase enzymes" |
| 11:20 - 11:30 | Questions & Answers |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Oded Shoseyov (Israel)
"CBM fusion proteins and commercial applications" |
| 12:00 - 12:10 | Questions & Answers |
| 12:10 - 12:30 | Forum on Applications of Cellulase and Cellulosome Components |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 4:30 | Informal discussions among participants - free of all formal activity |
| 4:30 - 6:00 | POSTER SESSION 3: Applications of Cellulases |
| 6:00 pm | TRADITIONAL LOBSTER BANQUET |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | After Banquet Speech |
| Chairperson: Ed Bayer (Israel) |
| 7:30 - 8:30 | Administrative Meeting, important for all scientific participants
Conference Evaluation Forms
Presentation of Awards
Election of 2003 vice chair (becomes 2005 chair) |
| 8:30 - 9:15 | Memorial for Martin Schulein - E. Bayer and B. Henrissat |
| 9:15 - 9:30 | AFTER BANQUET SPEECH
Doug Eveleigh (USA) |
| 9:30 pm | Informal Discussions at the Proctor Academy Clubhouse |
| FRIDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am | Depart |
