Mitochondria, ROS & Ageing:Dan Gottschling (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research, Seattle), Joao Passos (Newcastle), Kim Krishnan (Newcastle)

Calorie Restriction:David Gems, Institute of Healthy Ageing, London), Colin Selman (Aberdeen), Pankaj Kapahi, (Buck Institute, USA)

DNA damage:Jan Hoejmakers, (Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam), Lynne Cox (Oxford), Alex Buerkle, (Konstanz).

Stem Cells & Ageing:Lenhard Rudolph (Ulm), Illaria Bellantuono (Sheffield).

Regulation and recycling in ageing:Andrew Dillin, (Salk Institute), Doug Gray (Newcastle)

Selected Oral Presentations: All abstracts will be published in a Special Issue of our Society Journal Biogerontology (Current Impact Factor 3.7). The researcher presenting the best abstract will win a bursary to present their work at the 2011 Meeting of our partner society, the American Aging Association.

Location:The Royal Station Hotel, Neville Street, Newcastle upon Tyne (http://www.station-hotel-newcastle.co.uk)

Registration: includes access to all sessions, lunches, tea/coffee breaks and a wine reception. Early Registration: BSRA members: £180, non-members: £220. Students £100 (£90 if BSRA members). The deadline for early registration is 1st May 2010. A limited number of student bursaries are available. Contact the Society for details (http://www.bsra.org.uk/contact)