* Cell Cycle and Morphogenesis
* Control of Gene Expression
* Genomes and Evolution
* Protein Trafficking
* Signal Transduction
* Systems Biology
* Yeasts as Cell Factories
* Yeasts as Models for Ageing and Human Disease
* Yeasts as Pathogens
Keynote speakers include
* Sue Lindquist MIT
* Mike Snyder Yale University
* Jean Beggs University of Edinburgh