Tom Jetton of the University of Vermont will be hosting the Spring Islet Club meeting in Burlington, VT, on Saturday April 28 (and 29th depending on the number of presentations). The meeting will be at the Davis Auditorium in the UVM College of Medicine. As in previous meetings here, we will have a block of rooms reserved at the nearby Burlington Sheraton (for April 27,28). Registration and other information will be posted at the website when available.

The Islet Club thanks Drs. Marc Prentki and Vincent Poitout for hosting the meeting in Montreal on November 19-20. We also thank our sponsors, Lilly, Seahorse Biosciences, and Alpco for their generous support. Finally, we thank Ms. Alix Zutter and Ms. Sylvie Roy for logistical support in preparing another extremely successful meeting.

Our next meeting will be held in Burlington, VT, and will be hosted by Tom Jetton. Information on the dates of the meeting will be posted when available. Registration and abstract submission will be handled through this site as in teh past.

The Boston Ithaca Islet Club thanks its sponsors for the previous meeting:

• Lilly - Making medicines has never been easy. But in today's global health care environment, the challenges are unprecedented. Familiar ways of working aren't working anymore, so Lilly is transforming to meet the challenges head on — from how we make medicines to how we talk about them. Throughout our organization, we're asking tough questions and discovering better answers.

• Seahorse Bioscience - Serving the life sciences industry since 2001, Seahorse Bioscience provides industry-leading analytical instruments, biomanufacturing systems and consumable labware products for biological research and drug discovery. Our customers include scientists at academic institutions, pharmaceutical and biotech organizations, as well as OEM manufacturers of assay kits and lab instruments suppliers.

Upcoming Meetings of the Boston Ithaca Islet Club:

• Spring 2012 - Burlington, VT (Tom Jetton)

• Fall 2012 - Boston (Rohit Kulkarni and Arun Sharma)

• Spring 2013 - Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA (Emma Heart and George Holz)