Reclaim the Commons: Food Fight at Fort Mason

Sponsored By Amgen, Gilead Sciences, Invitrogen, Burrill & Company, Chiron Corporation, EMD Biosciences, Gray Cary, Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company, Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Nuvelo, Santarus, Sequenom, Inc., and Team California

Start BIO 2004 with a truly international flair! Guests will be welcomed to BIO 2004 at the vast, unbroken expanse of the Festival Pavilion at Ft. Mason. In 1976, after serving our country through four wars, Fort Mason was a collection of empty piers and draft warehouses. Today, after extensive revitalization, the Fort is the hub of the world's largest urban national park, and the nine buildings of the former Army base have been converted to cultural and educational use.

Tonight's International Welcome celebrates the widespread presence of the life sciences industry around the world on six continents with integrated décor, cuisine and entertainment.

Open to all full-meeting registrants and Monday-only full registrants. Shuttles will be provided from identified hotels.

Following the reception, guests will have the option of being taken to Pier 39, San Francisco's #1 Attraction - a festival marketplace with more than 110 stores, 11 full-service restaurants with Bay views and numerous fun-filled attractions to experience the hospitality of San Francisco. Please note, there return shuttle will not be provided.