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ON-SITE CHILD CARE
Plant Biology is family friendly and we welcome parents of minor children (ages 0-17) to attend the meeting. To ensure
the safety and care of minors, the organizers have determined a child
attendance policy, available on the ASPB web site.
To allow parents to attend events from which children are excluded, Plant Biology 2010 is very pleased to announce a new
attendee benefit at the meeting: on-site child care for children, from infants through 13 years of age. Rates are subsidized
by the ASPB Women in Plant Biology Committee for the first 20 children in each time slot.
Plant Biology has contracted with Kimberlee Care, a bonded, fully accredited
child care service with 25 years' experience in providing services for corporations and meetings. Kimberlee Care's
staff members are certified child care specialists,
and the company is fully insured. Most staff members are bilingual (English and French). Kimberlee Care will set up a facility
right in the Palais des congrès (the Montrèal convention centre) in rooms adjacent to the rooms that will be used for the annual
meeting. They will bring all supplies for fun, engaging activities for your children while you attend scientific sessions and
networking events. Kimberlee Care will provide arts, crafts, puzzles, and other games, as well as a rest area with pillows and
blankets. For older children, there will be a wide selection of board games, magazines, and other age-appropriate activities.
Kimberlee Care will be open during the opening awards session, the opening mixer, all major and minisymposia sessions and selected
poster sessions. Kimberlee Care will not be open during the events where children are allowed including the evening poster session
and the final party.
You must pre-register for this service (registration will be available on the ASPB web
site http://www.aspb.org/pb-2010/childcare.cfm.
Sign up for only one or for multiple time slots.
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