Registration is A$525 per person (at current exchange rates about US$300). This will include, transfers between airport and the resort, a day tour of the World Heritage Daintree/Cape Tribulation area, a barbecue and wine tasting, the conference dinner, all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and all wine and beer (within some limits!), and 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Registration and accompanying payment must be received by 1^st May 2001 at the latest (i.e. preferably earlier folks!)

Visitors registration will be A$475 per person. This will include, transfers between airport and the resort, a day tour of the World Heritage Daintree/Cape Tribulation area, a barbecue and wine tasting, the conference dinner, all meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) and all wine and beer (within some limits!). If a conference visitor does not wish to undertake the day-tour, attend the dinner or participate in conference meals, they should contact Joe Holtum at joseph.holtum@jcu.edu.au and we can strike a deal.

Submission of a registration form must be accompanied by the payment of registration fee. The fee may be paid by personal cheque (Australian residents only), bank cheque or draft, or credit card (Bankcard, Mastercard or Visa only). Cheques and drafts should be made payable to: CAM: 2001. All fees include a 10% Goods and Services Tax (GST) which was recently introduced in Australia.

Overseas delegates: all payments are to be in Australian dollars and should be made by bank draft or the credit cards indicated above. Bank charges incurred by the organiser will be billed to the delegate.

Registration forms (dowload form) and accompanying cheques/drafts or credit card details should be sent to

Registration Secretariat, CAM: 2001, OR TO Facsimile: +61 747 251570

Attention: Joe Holtum

Dept. Tropical Plant Sciences,

James Cook University,

Townsville, QLD 4811.

Download the registration form (dowload form) that can be found at the conference web-site (http://homes.jcu.edu.au/~btjah/home.htm) and e-mail the completed form to CAM-2001@jcu.edu.au. Please also fax a signed copy of the registration form to +61 747 251570 (we cannot debit credit cards without a hard copy of a signature)

Registrations will be acknowledged in writing with confirmation of requirements as indicated on your registration form and receipt for any payment received. Please check your confirmation letter carefully and notify the conference committee of any changes required immediately.

Cancellation must be made in writing to the conference committee at joseph.holtum@jcu.edu.au. Cancellations received before 1st June 2001 will be refunded less an administration fee of AUD $100; from 1st July up to 30^th July the cancellation fee will be 50%. Cancellations made after this date will not be eligible for a refund, however registrations may be transferred to another person.

Poster boards will be slightly larger than A2 size (I haven’t seen them yet so I’m not 100% sure).

The Australian Journal of Plant Physiology has kindly agreed to publish manuscripts submitted to the conference in a special edition of AJPP. Therefore, the information must be new and of AJPP standard.

AJPP will attempt to publish the manuscripts in late May, 2002. Whether or not they can adhere to the schedule will depend upon our receiving good quality manuscripts by the deadline!

Please use the layout indicated below. Make sure that you use the full A4 page to summarise the key elements of the work that will be presented including key contemporary references

Accommodation will be at Coconut Beach Resort, there is no alternate accommodation (or camping areas) in the vicinity.

Each CAMologist will be responsible for booking their accommodation. YOU NEED TO BOOK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IF YOU DO NOT BOOK ON TIME WE WILL BE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE YOU!!

A 10% deposit is required by the resort by March 31^st 2001 (but you should book your room before this!). If the deposit is not received, they will cancel your booking.

All prices quoted include 10% GST.

A$277 per room per night for 1-3 nights, fourth night is A$194. The rooms can be configured as single, double or twin (i.e. 2 separate beds). Each ‘villa’ has one queen or twin beds with a double fold-out sofa bed. Optimum capacity is double or twin, with third adult or two children on the double sofa bed. Furniture is tropical wickerwork.

Descriptions of the hillside units and rainforest villas (but not the ecolodge units) can be found at the Coconut Beach web site to http://www.coconutbeach.com.au.

Go to http://www.coconutbeach.com.au/reservations.htm and fill out the on-line booking form. To obtain a discount price, write in the comments section that you will be attending the conference. Also in the comments section provide the name of any delegate with whom you have organised to share a room. If you would like to share a room but have not organised a room-mate, we will try and match up same-sex room-mates. In the transfer requirements space most should tick the ‘scheduled transfer (return)’ box. Inform Coconut beach whether you have a special dietary requirement.

Write to reservations@coconutbeach.com.au. You need to state name, address, number of adults and children, arrival and departure dates, affiliation with CAM: 2001, whether you need transfer to and from the airport. If you would like to share a room, please provide the name of any delegate with whom you have organised to share a room. If you would like to share a room but have not organised a room-mate, we will try and match up same-sex room-mates. Inform Coconut beach whether you have a special dietary requirement.

Coconut Beach Resort can be reached at the following numbers- facsimile: +61 740 980047, telephone: +61 740 980033. You need to state name, address, number of adults and children, arrival and departure dates, affiliation with CAM: 2001, whether you need transfer to and from the airport. If you would like to share a room, please provide the name of any delegate with whom you have organised to share a room. If you would like to share a room but have not organised a room-mate, we will try and match up same-sex room-mates. Inform Coconut beach whether you have a special dietary requirement.

Provide your name, address, number of adults and children, arrival and departure dates, affiliation with CAM: 2001, and whether you need transfer to and from the airport. If you would like to share a room, please provide the name of any delegate with whom you have organised to share a room. If you would like to share a room but have not organised a room-mate, we will try and match up same-sex room-mates. Inform Coconut beach whether you have a special dietary requirement.

The address is: Coconut Beach Rainforest Resort,

Cape Tribulation,

Queensland 4873, Australia.

Loss of 10% deposit if cancelled between April 1^st and 8 days prior to arrival; 50% cancellation fee if cancelled 7 days or less prior to arrival; and 100% cancellation fee if no show or cancelled within 24 hours of arrival.

All prices are in Australian dollars, a reasonably volatile currency that is currently US$0.57 (during the last year it has ranged between US$0.65 and US$0.51). It appears to be rising in value at the time of writing this circular (Jan 1^st, 2001)