AMATA 2008: Venues

The Conference Program will be held from 11th - 14th November, 2008.

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery,
30 The Octagon,
Dunedin, 9001
New Zealand

 

 

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery is one of Dunedin’s most sophisticated venues.

 

 

The auditorium seats around 140 and is a state-of-the-art facility with complete blackout facilities and unrivalled A-V equipment including a high quality cinematic screen for presentations.

 

These sparkling and stylish surroundings are located in the heart of the city close to restaurants, cafes and all major hotels. Do glance at the hung paintings on the walls of this beautiful venue for the 8th AMATA Conference.

Pictured above is the 2nd Floor Otago Daily Times Gallery, setting for the Welcome Reception.

THE COLLECTION
The Dunedin Public Art Gallery’s collection includes an excellent selection of British and European paintings and works on paper, gifted by generous benefactors or purchased by the Gallery’s founding organisation, the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Society. Many of the major figures in Western art since the 15th century are represented, with high points including paintings by Machiavelli, Claude Lorraine, Rosa, Monet, Pissarro, Reynolds, Gainsborough, Turner and Burne-Jones. Notable New Zealand artists include George O’Brien, Petrus van der Velden, C.F. Goldie, Rita Angus, Colin McCahon, Gordon Walters, Ralph Hotere as well as younger artists like Richard Killeen, Philip Trusttum, Jacqueline Fraser, Peter Robinson and Michael Parekowhai. Occupying a special place in the collection is the work of painter Frances Hodgkins, whose father founded the Gallery. Born and raised in Dunedin, she left early in her career to live and work in England where she gained a significant reputation.

The BioConductor / Limma Workshop Program will be held on the 15th November, 2008.

The Otago Genomics Facility and Seminar Rooms,
3rd Floor, Biochemistry Building,
Health Sciences,
Otago School of Medical Sciences
710 Cumberland St.
The University of Otago,
Dunedin,
New Zealand

Campus Map

The Otago Genomics Facility is not just a microarray facility. Equipment is suitable for high throughput genomics work such as Agarose gel tanks 100 samples at a time. 12 channel pipettes and a Beckman biomec 2000 liquid handling robot, make large scale manipulation of DNA samples simple.

Equipment in the facility also includes a robotic DNA microarrayer (SDDC-2, ESI), four colour laser fluorescent scanner (ScanArray 5000, Packard), robotics for DNA preparation (Biomek 2000, Beckman) and a laser dissection microscope (LM200, Arcturus)

An integral part of the genomics facility is the arcturus laser capture microscope. The microscope is housed in the Biochemistry department. When used in conjunction with RNA amplification allows users to perform microarrays on specific cell types from very small tissue samples.