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2016 NASHVILLE ANAEROBE JULY 11-14, 2016

2016 NASHVILLE ANAEROBE JULY 11-14, 2016 Photos: Nashville Convention & Visitors Corporation & Convention Nashville Photos: The 13th Biennial Congress of the Anaerobe Society of the Americas

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2 Fact Sheet / Transportation Info 3 Map & parking information 4-6 Congress Program 7 Presentation Guidelines 8 Congress SOCIAL activities

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I Congress Site: ASA Society Meeting: Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel Tuesday, July 12, 1730-1800 623 Union St. Nashville, TN USA JOURNAL AUTHORSHIP WORKSHOP: (615) 259-2000 Wednesday, July 13, 1200-1300 www.sheratonnashvilledowntown.com IV Social Events (See Page 8): II airport Transportation Pre-congress social: SHUTTLE BUS: Jarmon Transportation operates a Monday, July 11, 1600-1800 shuttle bus from Nashville Airport to the Sheraton B.B. Kings Jazz Club Hotel for a discounted rate of $12 one-way; $18 Wine & Cheese Reception: round-trip. After you collect your luggage on Tuesday, July 12, 1800-1900, Legislative Terrace Level 2, go down to Level 1 and proceed towards the Main Exit Doors. To the left of the doors Congress Banquet: (before exiting) is the Jarmon Downtown/West Wednesday, July 13—Cocktails 1830, Dinner 1915 End Shuttle Counter. Just ask for the Anaerobe Nashville City Club Congress Discount. No advanced purchase is ail i i required. V E-M /W F : Located in the lobby, The Link @ Sheraton offers TAXI SERVICE: Cabs are available from the Taxi computer terminals for complimentary access to the Stand, on Level 1. Taxi fares from the Airport to internet. Free Wi-Fi is also available in Public Areas, the Sheraton Hotel are around $25, plus $1 for Guest Rooms, and Meeting Room. each additional passenger. LYFT & UBER: Both ride-sharing companies VI Weather: operate in Nashville. Cost ranges from $13-$20. Projected forecast for the Congress is: Daytime tem- Lyft is offering 2 free rides (up to $10 each) or 10% peratures average around 89° F, 32° C; Nighttime: 70° off for existing customers on their next ride. For F, 21° C. Rain is possible, bring umbrella. both services, you must sign-up and download VII the Setting: their apps. For info: www.lyft.com / www.uber.com The Anaerobe 2016 Congress takes place at the Shera- CITY BUS: The Nashville MTA offers Route ton Downtown Nashville Hotel in Nashville, TN. This 18: Airport to Downtown Hotels service. Cost is newly remodeled hotel is located within the heart of $1.70 (local); $2.25 for Express. Buses leave on Music City, home of America’s country music. The hotel approximately an hour basis. The Express bus has a pool (open 6am-10pm), fitness center, and dining takes approximately 20 minutes; 35-45 minutes for options of Speaker’s Bistro (for breakfast) and Session’s Local Service. The Bus Stop is located outside the Lounge (for drinks and light fare throughout the day). airport on Level 1. For info: www.nashvillemta.org/ Within walking distance are Nashville’s restaurants, Nashville-MTA-airport-service.asp attractions, and the honky tonk music scene, so bring III congress Schedule: your cowboy boots and get ready to dance. For more See Schedule on Page 4-6 information about Nashville, visit the web site: www. Registration: Sheraton Hotel, 2nd Floor visitmusiccity.com. (See page 9 for a list of activities). Monday, July 11, 0800-1600 VIII Dress: Tuesday, July 12-Thursday, July 14, opens at 0700 The appropriate dress will be casual for all meetings To avoid long lines on Tuesday morning, we encourage and events. Tropical & Western shirts are encouraged. you to register on Monday, 1000–1600. IX currency Exchange: PRE-CONGRESS WORKSHOPS: Currency exchanges are available at Nashville Air- Workshops—Monday, June 28, 0900-1700 port by SunTrust Bank and Wright Travel (Ticketing Poster Presentations: Level). Foreign currency exchange is also available at Session I—Tuesday, July 12, 1315-1415 Opry Mills. Session II—Wednesday, July 13, 1300-1400 Wright Travel has a downtown office at 2505 21st Ave. Session III—Thursday, July 14, 1320-1420 S., Ste 500 in Nashville (615-783-1111). Student Presentations: X Stores/Restaurants: Tuesday, July 12, 1230-1400 A list of nearby stores and restaurants will be provided in your Attendee Folder.

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2016 ANAEROBE NASHVILLE JULY 11-14, 2016 2016 NASHVILLE ANAEROBE JULY 11-14, 2016 Congress Program

Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium perfringens and Monday, July 11 Clostridium botulinum from Food Commodities in 0800-1600 Congress R egistration opens Lagos State, Nigeria Francisca O. Nwaokorie, Ph.D. 0900-1700 An aerobIC Identification & Susceptibility Workshop University of Lagos, Nigeria diane M. Citron Purification and Properties of a Novel Botulinum Neurotoxin FA “H” R.M. Alden Research Laboratory, Culver City, CA USA Eric A. Johnson, Ph.D. Mike Cox University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI USA Anaerobe Systems, Morgan Hill, CA USA Pathology of Bacillary Hemoglobinuria Produced by 0900-1700 E xamining Anaerobes in the Microbiome: Clostridium haemolyticum Metagenomic and Culture Approaches Mauricio Navarro, D.V.M. Laura M. Cox, Ph.D. University of California, Davis, CA USA Harvard University, Boston, MA USA The Comparative Efficacy of Antibiotics against Casey Theriot, Ph.D Experimental Clostridium septicum Infection Michael Aldape, Ph.D. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA Boise VA Medical Center, Boise, ID USA Anna Seekatz, Ph.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA 1200-1315 LU NCH / industry EXHIBITS STUDENT COMPETITION PRESENTATIONS Tuesday, July 12 1315-1415 POSTER SESSION I / EXHIBITS 0700 R egistration / Breakfast / Exhibits 1415-1530 SESSI ON IV: Defining the Function of the 0815-0825 Welcome Gut Using omic Approaches for Rational david Aronoff, M.D., President, ASA Design of Personalized Therapeutics Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA Convener: Casey M. Theriot, Ph.D. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA 0825-0945 SESSI ON I: Treating Multi-Drug Resistant Rational Design of Microbiota-Mediated Secondary Infections in the Era of AntimicrobiaL Bile Acids in the Gut to Restore Colonization Stewardship Resistance against C. difficile Convener: Ellie Goldstein, M.D. Casey M. Theriot, Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles, CA USA North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC USA the Clinical Presentation of Fusobacterium necrophorum Nutrimetabonomics to Understand Host-Pathogen Pharyngitis Response to Antibiotic Treatment Robert M. Centor, M.D. Sandrine Claus, Ph.D. University of Alabama, Huntsville, AL USA The University of Reading, United Kingdom The New Agents for Complicated Intra-Abdominal Methanogens in the Gut and Their Interactions with Infections: What are the Trials Saying? Beneficial Butyrate Producers Joseph S. Solomkin, M.D. Jessica Sieber Ph.D. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH USA University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN USA Parallels between C. difficile Colitis and Autism 1530-1545 BREAK—INDUSTRY EXHIBITS OPEN Sydney M. Finegold, M.D. VA Medical Center, West Los Angeles, CA USA 1545-1645 SESSI ON V: Literature Review in Anaerobic The Non-Existent Drug Pipeline for Anaerobic Sciences Infections An Update on Fusobacterium Disease Pathogenesis Ellie J.C. Goldstein, M.D. Cynthia Sears, M.D. R.M. Alden Research Lab, Santa Monica, CA USA Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA 0945-1000 BREAK—INDUSTRY EXHIBITS Bacteroides: Beyond the Microbiome glenn S. Tillotson, Ph.D. 1000-1100 SESSION II: Keynote ADDRESS Cempra Pharmacueticals, Chapel Hill, NC USA Convener: David Aronoff, M.D. 1645-1730 SESSI ON VI: oral abstracts: Potpourri Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA never Let a Crisis Go to Waste: Progress in Prevention Convener: David Fredricks, M.D. of Clostridium difficile Transmission University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA Curtis J. Donskey, M.D. Taking the Next Giant Step: Designed Microbiome Therapeutics for Clostridium difficile Infection Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH Mary-Jane Lombardo, Ph.D. 1100-1200 SESSI ON III: oral abstracts: Non-difficile Seres Therapeutics, Inc., Cambridge, MA USA Clostridia and Intra-Abdominal ‘In Silico’ Chemotaxonomy: A Tool for Microbial InfectionS Systematics Convener: Andrew B. Onderdonk, Ph.D. nisha B. Patel Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK USA Diet Fiber Contributes to Peritonitis by Activating First Genome Sequence of the Opportunistic Pathogen Inflammasome Nlrp3 and Inducing IL-1β Secretion Clostridium septicum Leandro A. Lobo, Ph.D. Michael J.G. Mallozzi, Ph.D. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA 4 2016 NASHVILLE ANAEROBE JULY 11-14, 2016 Congress Program

1730-1800 Anaerobe Society Membership Meeting 1145-1300 LUCCNCHongreongre / exhibitsssss PPrograrogramm 1800-1900 WINE & CHEESE RECEPTION 1200-1300 Anaerobe Journal Authorship Workshop Wednesday, July 13 1300-1400 POSTER SESSION II / EXHIBITS 1400-1600 SESSI ON X: Bacterial Replacement 0700 R egistration / Breakfast / Exhibits Therapy including Fecal Microbiome 0745-0845 SESSI ON VII: ORAl ABSTRACTS: Microbes on Transplants the Mucosa Convener: Emma Allen-Vercoe, Ph.D. Convener: Yiping W. Han, Ph.D. University of Guelph, Canada Columbia University, New York, NY USA Microbiota and Mental Health: Hype or Hope? Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems and the Oral Jane A. Foster, Ph.D. Microbiome: An Integrated–Omics Analysis McMaster University, Canada Sukirth Ganesan Fecal Microbiota Transplant for Ulcerative Colitis Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA Michael Surette, Ph.D. Computational Analysis of Disease-Associated McMaster University, Canada Functional Shifts in the Periodontal Microbiome Fecal Microbiota Transplant in Clinical Practice Shareef M. Dabdoub, Ph.D. Colleen Kelly, M.D. Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA Brown University, Providence, RI USA Effects of Pregnancy and Smoking on the Subgingival Feasibility of a Room Temperature Stable, Orally Microbiome Delivered Microbiota Capsule for the Prevention of Akshay D. Paropkari, Ph.D. Recurrent Clostridium difficile Infection Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA Shiva Garg, Ph.D. Galectins in the Distal Reproductive Tract: A Novel Rebiotix Inc., Roseville, MN USA Mechanism of Anaerobe Synergisms Host-Specific Fecal Microbiota Transplantation is More Raina N. Fichorova, M.D., Ph.D. Effective in Treating Recurrent Clostridium difficile Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA USA Infection in a Murine Model Anna M. Seekatz, Ph.D. 0845-0905 BREAK—INDUSTRY EXHIBITS University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA 0905-1045 SESSI ON VIII: ESCMID-ASA Joint Symposium: SYN-004: A Pioneering Therapeutic to Protect the Focus on Oral Anaerobes Microbiome from Antibiotic-Mediated Damage Sheila Connelly, Ph.D. Convener: Elisabeth Nagy, M.D., Ph.D. Synthetic Biologics, Inc., Rockville, MD USA University of Szeged, Hungary Highlights on Anaerobe Research in ESCMID 1600-1610 BREAK—INDUSTRY EXHIBITS OPEN Elisabeth Nagy, M.D., Ph.D. 1610-1740 SESSI ON XI: Interactions of Genital Tract University of Szeged, Hungary Anaerobes & Relationship to Human Relationship between Methanogenic Archaea Disease and Subgingival Microbial Complexes in Human Convener: Jeanne Marrazzo, MD. Periodontitis University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL USA georg Conrads, Ph.D. Comparative Genomics of Vaginal Anaerobes and Aachen University Hospital, Germany Linkage to Metabolites in vivo and in vitro Heart and Mouth Disease: The Periodontium and Sharon L. Hillier, Ph.D. Cardiovascular Disease University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA USA Caroline Genco, Ph.D. Comparative Genomics of Anaerobes and Linkage to Tufts University, Boston, MA USA Metabolites Diabetes and the Oral Microbiome Sujatha Srinivasan, Ph.D. Purnima Kumar, D.D.S, Ph.D. University of Washington, Seattle, WA USA Ohio State University, Columbus, OH USA Cultivation of Vaginal Anaerobes in Epithelial Cells 1045-1100 BREAK—INDUSTRY EXHIBITS and Associated Models Richard B. Pyles, Ph.D. 1100-1145 SESSI ON IX: What’s in a Name: Taxonomy University of Texas, Galveston, TX USA and the Anaerobes Bacterial Species Colonizing the Vagina of Healthy Convener: Kerin Tyrrell Women are Not Associated with Race R.M. Alden Research Laboratory, Culver City, CA USA May A. Beamer The Taxonomy of the Genus Clostridium: Current University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburg, PA USA Status and Future Perspectives for the Clinical Community 1830 Congress banquet reception: Paul Lawson, Ph.D. Nashville City Club University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK USA 1915 Congress Banquet dinner / awards Reconciling Phenotype vs. Genotype in Taxonomic Classification of Anaerobes Kathy Bernard, M.Sc. University of Manitoba, Canada 5 2016 NASHVILLE ANAEROBE JULY 11-14, 2016 Congress Program

Diagnosis and Epidemiology of CDI in Europe Thursday, July 14 Ed Kuijper, M.D., Ph.D. 0700 Registration / Breakfast / Exhibits Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands Treatment of Primary and Recurrent CDI in Europe 0730-0830 SESSI ON XII: ORAl ABSTRACTS: Clostridium Mark Wilcox, M.D. difficile I University of Leeds, Leeds United Kingdom Convener: Karen Carroll, M.D. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD USA 1200-1320 LUNCH / industry exhibits Re-Examining the Germination Phenotypes of Several 1320-1420 POSTER SESSION III / industry EXHIBITS Clostridium difficile Strains Joseph A. Sorg, Ph.D. 1420-1600 SESSI ON XV: An Update on Clostridium Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA difficile Pathogenesis Clathrin-Independent Endocytosis of Clostridium Conveners: David M. Aronoff, M.D. difficile Toxin A Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA Ramyavardhanee Chandrasekaran dena Lyras, Ph.D. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA Monash University, Austalia CdtR: [Only?] The Regulator of Binary Toxin in Quorum Sensing in Clostridium difficile Clostridium difficile? Charles Darkoh, Ph.D. Sarah Kuehne, Ph.D. University of Texas, Houston, TX USA University of Knottingham, United Kingdom Adherence Mechanisms of Clostridium difficile to Gut Leptin Signaling Alters Neutrophil Homeostasis Epithelial Cells during Clostridium difficile Infection gayatri Vedantam, Ph.D. Rajat Madan, M.D. University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ USA University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH USA Unique Contributions of TcdA and TcdB to Clostridium Intraspecific Competition and Adaptive Immune difficile Disease Responses in Protection Against Murine Clostridium dena Lyras, Ph.D. difficile Infection Monash University, Australia Vincent Young, M.D. The Impact of Nutrition on Clostridium difficile Infection University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA Joseph P. Zackular, Ph.D. 0830-0845 BREAK—industry exhibits Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA 0845-1015 SESSI ON XIII: Evolving Management of 1600-1615 BREAK Clostridium difficile Infection 1615-1730 SESSI ON XVI: ORAl ABSTRACTS: Clostridium Conveners: Dale Gerding, M.D. difficile II Hines VA Medical Center, Hines, IL USA Convener: Vincent Young, M.D., Ph.D. Stuart Johnson, M.D. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI USA Hines VA Medical Center, Hines, IL USA Acute Gastroenteritis in Children Using Multiplex Antibiotics: New and in Clinical Research Trials Nucleic Acid-Based Testing and the Role of Clostridium Stuart Johnson, M.D. difficile Hines VA Medical Center, Hines, IL USA Maribeth Ruth Nicholson, M.D. Vaccines to Prevent Clostridium difficle Infections Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN USA Chandrabali Ghose-Paul, Ph.D. Oral Immunization with Non-Toxic C. difficile Strains Microbiome Medicine, New York, NY USA Expressing Chimeric Fragments of TcdA and TcdB Biotherapeutics and Immunologics for CDI Prevention Elicit Protective Immunity against C. difficile Infection dale Gerding, M.D. in Both Mice and Hamsters Hines VA Medical Center, Hines, IL USA Yuanguo Wang Safety and Efficay of RBX2660 for Recurrent Clostridium University of South Florida, Tampa, FL USA difficile Infection: Results of Phase 2 Punch CD Studies Clostridium difficile Infection in South-East Asia Erik R. Dubberke, M.D. Thomas V. Riley, Ph.D. Washington University, St. Louis, MO USA University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA Australia 1015-1025 BREAK—INDUSTRY EXHIBITS Disease Progression and Resolution in Rodent Models of Clostridium difficile Infection: Impact of Antitoxin 1025-1200 SESSI ON XIV: Clinical Experience of Antibodies Clostridium difficile in Europe Alex G. Therien, Ph.D. Convener: Carl Erik Nord, M.D., Ph.D. Merck & Co., Kenilworth, NJ USA Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Dissecting the Assembly Mechanism and Functional Clinical Experience of Clostridium difficile in Europe: Role of the Outermost Exosporium Layer of Clostridium Introduction; Historical Perspectives difficile Spores Carl Erik Nord, M.D., Ph.D. daniel Paredes-Sabja, Ph.D. Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile 1730 CONGRESS CONCLUDES

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Session Presentations sentations should be no more than five minutes, Invited Presentations will be 20 minutes in length, and judges will have five minutes for questions. including questions, unless otherwise instructed by Lunch will be provided for Student Presenters. the Session Chair. Oral Presentations, selected from Your Posters will also be in Poster Session I and submitted abstracts, are 10 minutes, including time should be removed by the end of the Oral Ses- for questions. Time limits will be strictly enforced. sions on Tuesday. We have a very busy program Poster Session I: Posters should be posted dur- Presenters are required to prepare presentations in ing the morning of Tuesday, July 12. Posters Powerpoint. Let us know as soon as possible if you Presentations will take place from 1315-1415 on require any other presentation equipment, such as Tuesday. Posters need to be removed by the end audio feeds. of the Oral Sessions on Tuesday. Please e-mail your presentations to [email protected] Poster Session II: Posters should be posted by June 24, 2016 for review. before the Oral Sessions begin on Wednesday morning, July 13. Posters Presentations will take In addition, bring your presentation to the Congress place from 1300-1400 on Wednesday. Posters on a CD or Flash Memory drive. need to be removed by the end of the day. Please deliver your presentation to the Registration Poster Session III: Posters should be posted Desk, upon registration. before the Oral Sessions begin on Thursday Poster Presentations morning, July 14. Posters Presentations will take Posters are being divided into four presentation place from 1320-1420 on Thursday. Posters need sessions. to be removed at the conclusion of the poster session. Student Presentations: Participants in the Student Competition will prepare a poster and Poster Session assignments were specified in your present their work to a panel of judges on Tues- Acceptance Letter. Verify your assignment and day, July 12. Posters should be posted during the location in the Abstract Book. morning of Tuesday, July 12. Students will meet Though your abstract will be in the Abstract book, with judges at 1200 for lunch, and oral presenta- handouts are encouraged. tions in front of posters will begin at 1230. Pre-

Mounting Poster Presentations Poster space is limited to a total of 8 feet (244 cm) horizontal and 4 feet (122 cm) vertical on poster boards provided. Please prepare your poster to fit within these specifications. Congress will supply push pins and number cards, identifying the posters to the abstract numbers in the Abstract Book.

Poster Printing Option So that you do not have to physically carry your poster to the Congress, Short Run Posters in Nashville is offering special pricing for printing and delivering posters to the Congress. Maximum poster size is 84" x 36" (leave a ½" margin on all sides. Price is $65. You can upload your poster and place your order at: http://www.shortrunposters.com/36x84-banner.html To help track posters, let Anaerobe know that you have uploaded a poster: [email protected]

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Pre-Congress Social—Monday, July 11 Blues, Brews & BBQ is a Pre-Congress Social at the famous B.B. King Blues Club. We have a room overlooking the Cumberland River, where you can converse or wander into the Main Room to see the performers. Your ticket includes One Drink and Appetizers. Additional drinks and food can be pur- chased. Tickets must be pre-ordered at: www.anaerobe. org/2016/2016registration.html. Pick up your tickets at the Registration Desk. A group will meet in the lobby at 1730 to walk over, or you can meet at the club or take transportation. B.B. King Blues Club is located at 152 2nd Avenue North, Nashville (see map on page 3).

Wine & Cheese Reception—Tuesday, July 12 Congress participants and their spouses are invited to attend the Wine & Cheese Reception on the Legislative Terrace, 1800-1900, following the ASA Business Meeting, 1730-1800. Entertainment will by provided by Country recording artist Fiona Culley. You can preview her music at: www.marromediaco.com/fiona-culley/.

Congress Reception & Banquet — Wednesday, July 13 The Congress Banquet will be held at the Nashville City Club. An easy 10-15 minute walk from the hotel, the Club resides on the top floor of the office building at 201 4th Ave N., Nashville (see map on page 3), providing a panoramic view of Nashville. The evening will include a reception, starting at 1830, followed by dinner at 1915. Over dessert, Congress awards will be presented, including The Finegold Award for Best Abstract and the Young Investigator’s Awards. In addition, the Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Dr. Bennett Lorber, and we will celebrate the 95th birthday of Dr. Sydney Finegold, Anaerobe Society Founding President (no gifts, please).

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From its very beginnings, Nashville grew from a COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME (Museum) foundation built on music. Music has been the common the world’s largest popular music museum. Current thread connecting the life and soul of the city and its exhibits features: Blake Shelton; Dierks Bentley; people. Visitors come here to experience the music that dylan, Cash & Nashville Cats; The cosmic genius of weaves such a fundamental pattern in its cultural, busi- Sam Phillips; and Guitars from Bachman-Gretsch ness, and social fabric. Collection

Since the 1800s, Nashville has been the national center DISTILLERIES & WINERIES for music publishing, and its Ryman Auditorium has george Dickel in Tullahoma, TN hosted so many high profile musical events, from the Jack Daniels in Lynchburg, TN opera of Enrico Caruso and the classical music of the Arrington Vineyards in Arrington, TN Vienna Orchestra to the rousing John Phillip Sousa, that Fat Bottom Brewery in Nashville, TN it was dubbed the “Carnegie Hall of the South”. It was rock Bottom Brewery also the original home of the Grand Ole Opry. Music City Brew Tours Though the Grand Ole Opry has moved to the outskirts, nashville Brew Bus Downtown Nashville still remains a vital music scene tennessee Whisky Tours filled with honky tonks, where emerging artists develop More at: www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/food/breweries their talents. In addition, the Ryman Auditorium will be hosting its Bluegrass Nights on July 14, and events take FIRST TENNESSEE PARK (Baseball) place at the Country Music Hall of Fame Museum. July 7-10 Nashville Sounds vs. New Orleans Here are some activities taking place during Anaerobe THE FRANKLIN THEATRE 2016: July 7 little River Band ANDREW JACKSON’S HERMITAGE (Museum) July 9 gary Morris home of America’s 7th President July 15 John Waite July 16 roy Clark ASCEND AMPHITHEATER (Live Performances) July 6 duran Duran FONTANEL MANSION (Museum) July 13 Weezer & Panic 27,000-square-foot log home on 136 acres of pristine land July 14 Flight of the Conchords FRIST CENTER FOR THE VISUAL ARTS (Museum) July 15 Fantasia & Ro James bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance 1945-1975 BELLE MEADE PLANTATION (Museum) Found Narratives A Federal-style mansion, built in the 1820s inka Essenhigh: Between Worlds

BELMONT MANSION (Museum) GENERAL JACKSON SHOWBOAT (Sightseeing/Music) An Italianate mansion built in 1853 be entertained by Country music while cruising up the Cumberland river to Opryland and back in a steam powered BRIDGESTONE ARENA (Live Performances) paddle boat. There are mid-day and evening cruises, with July 14 louis C.K. meal options. July 15 g-Eazy, Logic & Yo Gotti GRAND OLE OPRY House (Live Music) BOWIE NATURE PARK (Live Performances) For 90 years, the Grand Ole Opry has been the home July 8 Flat River Band Concert of Country music, as well as the television studio for Hee Haw. 2-hour performances take place Tuesday-Saturday, CHEEKWOOD BOTANICAL GARDEN/MUSEUM with a variety of performers. Bus service from Nashville (Museum) available. Check website for the artist line-up: www.opry. 55-acre botanical garden surrounding the Georgian- com. style mansion, which houses art and decorative arts.

Restaurants Though the Congress will provide a Continental Breakfast each morning and the optional Banquet on Wednes- day night, you will be on your own for all your other meals. There are numerous restaurants within a short distance of the hotel. Choices vary from fast food to fine dining. A map of nearby restaurants will be included in attendee packet. An interactive restaurant guide is available at: www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/thingstodo/dining

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HISTORIC RCA STUDIO B (Museum) RIVER QUEEN VOYAGES (Sightseeing) the famous studio, where over 35,000 songs have kayak rental and tour company on the Cumberland been recorded by Elvis Presley and others. River.

HONKY TONKS (Live Music/Dancing) RYMAN AUDITORIUM (Live Music) various venues on Broadway and 2nd Avenue fea- tour the most famous country music venue. turing live music. Country dancing at the Wildhorse July 7, 14 Bluegrass Nights Saloon. SCHERMERHORN SYMPHONY CENTER (Live Music) JOHNNY CASH MUSEUM (Museum) July 8 LeAnn Rimes with Nashville Symphony honoring the life and career of Singer John Cash July 12 Tanya Davis July 14-15 An Evening with Tony Bennett LANE MOTOR MUSEUM (Museum) largest European collection in the U.S., featuring TENNESSEE STATE CAPITOL (Sightseeing) 150 extraordinary cars and motorcycles. t he historic Tennessee State Capitol, designed by William Strickland, stands today much as it did MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME AND MUSEUM when completed in 1859. Several areas have been (Museum) restored to their 19th century appearance. Guided honoring talented musicians. tours are available.

NISSAN STADIUM (Live Music) TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM (Museum) July 9 guns n’ Roses current exhibits include First Tennesseans, Frontier, PARTHENON IN CENTENNIAL PARK (Sightseeing) the Age of Jackson, Antebellum, The Civil War and the world’s only full-scale reproduction of the reconstruction, The New South. ancient Parthenon in Athens. For more information, visit the website: www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors or download the Official Nashville Visitors Guide: www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/tripplanning/visitorsguide?utm_medium=al&utm_campaign=vg

Shopping Not too far from the Sheraton hotel is The Johnny Cash Museum and the Barbershop Harmony Society which have a wide variety of items, including sheet music, CDs, books, apparel, and home decor. For the budget-minded, head to Simply the Best $10 Boutique where you can pick up sunglasses, scarves, leather, and jewelry etc. for $10!

For Nashville-themed products visit the Music City Shop in the Bridgestone Arena and the Music City Marketplace located in the Regions Building (150 Fourth Avenue North). If you need a nice pair of boots then look no further than Boot Country or Nashville Cowboy. South of Broadway in downtown are the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and the legendary Hatch Show Print, one of the nation’s old- est working letterpress poster shops. Just down the road from Hatch Show Print and located in the Encore building with a pleasing urban warehouse feel is Ensemble. Within the racks that fill this boutique, one can find jewelry, accessories, scarves, hats, and the latest trends.

Malls are a great way to get all your shopping done in one trip, and Music City has a great selection of malls to choose from. Opry Mills—located in the Opryland / Music Valley area, near the Gaylord Opry- land Resort—is Tennessee’s largest outlet and value retail shopping, dining, and entertainment destination with more than 200 stores. Opry Mills can be reached by MTA Bus, Route 34. There is also a shuttle bus ($20 round trip) to the Gaylord Opryland Resort (a short walk to Opry Mill) that leaves from the Wildhorse Saloon. Receive a complimentary coupon book worth hundreds of dollars in savings at Opry Mills! Check out www.visitmusiccity.com/visitors/discountsdeals/visitorcoupons.

The Mall at Green Hills is a fantastic center with stores such as Louis Vuitton, Sephora, Kiehl’s, Jimmy Choo, Kate Spade, Burberry, Tory Burch, Nordstrom, Ann Taylor, Macy’s, Apple and many others. Located just south of downtown Nashville is CoolSprings Galleria including five department stores and over 165 premier specialty stores, including Coach, Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, and J. Crew.

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Silver Patrons National Institutes of Health

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