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Calendar of Meetings and Workshops
Calendar of Meetings and Workshops
ASM ANNUAL MEETINGS
For information about these meetings, contact the Meetings Dept., American Society for Microbiology, 1752 N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036; tel: (202) 942-9248; fax: (202) 942-9340; E-mail: MeetingsInfo@asmusa.org; WWW: http://www.asmusa.org.
18-22 May 2003. ASM General Meeting (103rd). Washington, DC.
14-17 September 2003. Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (42nd). Chicago, IL.
ASM CONFERENCES
Includes conferences organized by ASM's Conference Committee, Divisions, or Branches, and other ASM sponsored meetings.
29 January - 1 February. 3rd ASM and TIGR Conference on Microbial Genomes. New Orleans, LA. Contact: ASM Conferences, 1752 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: (202) 942-9261; Fax: (202) 942-9340; E-mail: Conferences@asmusa.org.
26 February - 1 March. Rational Gene Therapy: The Next Five Years. Banff, Alberta, Canada. Contact: ASM Conferences, 1752 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: (202) 942-9261; Fax: (202) 942-9340; E-mail: Conferences@asmusa.org.
16-18 May. ASM's 10th Undergraduate Microbiology Education Conference. College Park, MD. Contact: Education, ASM, 1752 N Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036; Tel: 202-942-9317; E-mail: educationresources@asmusa.org.
7-10 July. Bio- Micro- and Nanosystems. New York, NY. Contact: ASM Conferences, 1752 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: (202) 942-9261; Fax: (202) 942-9340; E-mail: Conferences@asmusa.org.
15-18 October. Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). San Diego, CA. Contact: ASM Education Department, 1752 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: (202) 942-9228; Fax: (202) 942-9329; E-mail: abrcms@asmusa.org.
1-6 November. Biofilms 2003. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Contact: ASM Conferences, 1752 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: (202) 942-9261; Fax: (202) 942-9340; E-mail: Conferences@asmusa.org.
7-13 December. DNA Repair and Mutagenesis. Southampton, Bermuda. Contact: ASM Conferences, 1752 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036; Tel: (202) 942-9261; Fax: (202) 942-9340; E-mail: Conferences@asmusa.org.
National and International Meetings
6-12 January. International Conferences on Advances in Infrastructure for Electronic Business, Education, Science, Medicine, and Mobile Technologies on the Internet. Email: ssgrr2003w@rti7020.etf.bg.ac.yu
14-16 February. Annual Molecular Biology for the Clinical Laboratory Professional. Phoenix, Arizona. Contact: C. Jolma, College of Science, Grand Canyon University, 3300 W. Camelback Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85017. Tel: 602-589-2583; Fax: 602-589-2716; E-mail: cjolma@grand-canyon.edu.
23-25 February. Washington Animal Research Network Conference 2003. Washington, DC. Contact: Sandra Wilson, 818 Connecticut Avenue NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Tel: 202-857-0540; Fax: 202-659-1902; E-mail: swilson@nabr.org.
28 February-1 March. First Coast Infectious Disease/Clinical Microbiology Symposium (FCID/CMS). Amelia Island, FL. Contact: Diane C. Halstead, Ph.D., P.O. Box 2238, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida 32082; Tel: 904-202-2166; Fax: 904-202-2795; E-mail: s65@fdn.com.
1-3 March. Joint Meeting of the British Society for Medical Mycology and the British Mycological Society. Salford, UK Contact: Caroline Moore, Department of Microbiology, Hope Hospital, Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD, UK; Tel: +44 161 787 5028; Fax: +44 161 787 1675; E-mail: cmoore@fs1.ho.man.ac.uk
3-5 March. Mid-Atlantic Microbial Pathogenesis Meeting. Wintergreen, VA. Contact: Tod Markel, FDA, Building 29, Room 418 (HFM-434), 29 Lincoln Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20892; E-mail: tmerkel@helix.nih.gov.
10-12 March. Conference on Gastointestinal Function (formerly Rumen Function Conference). Chicago, Illinois. Contact: Dr. Terry Whitehead, USDA/ARS/NCAUR, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604; Tel: 309-681-6272; Fax: 309-681-6427; Email: whitehtr@ncaur.usda.gov.
11-14 March. AAPG/SEPM Annual Meeting. Salt Lake City, UT. Contact: AAPG Convention Department; Tel: 800-364-2274 (USA and Canada) or 918-560-2679; Fax: 1-800-281-2283 (USA and Canada) or 918-560-2684; E-mail: convene@aapg.org.
30 March-5 April. 5th International Conference on Anthrax and the 3rd International Workshop on the Molecular Biology of Bacillus cereus, B. anthracis, and B. thuringiensis.
6-9 April. 5th Carbohydrate Bioengineering Meeting.
Groningen, The Netherlands. Contact: Mrs. B. Zand Scholten, Centre for Carbohydrate Bioengineering, TNO-RUG, PO Box 14, 9750 AA Haren, The Netherlands; Tel: 50 363 2150; Fax: 50 363 2154; E-mail: cbm5@biol.rug.nl.
7-8 April. Second Governor's Conference on Ensuring Meat Safety. Lincoln, Nebraska. Contact: Pauline Galloway, Workshop/Program Coordinator, University of Nebraska, 143 Food Industry Complex, Lincoln, NE 68583-0919; Tel: 402-472-9751; Fax: 402-472-1693; E-mail: pgalloway2@unl.edu.
6-10 April. 11th International Symposium on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease. Sydney, Australia. Contact: Inge Garofani, Tour Hosts, Level 4, 66 King Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia; Tel: 61 2 9262 2277; Fax: 61 2 9262 3135; E-mail: isvhld@tourhosts.com.au
7-11 April. Society for General Microbiology 152nd Ordinary Meeting. University of Edinburgh. Contact: Mrs. Josiane Dunn, Meetings Administrator, SGM Marlborough House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading RG7 1AG, UK; Tel: 44 118 988 1805; Fax: 44 118 988 5656; E-mail: meetings@sgm.ac.uk.
7-11 April. 31st Annual Pediatric Trends. Baltimore, MD. Contact: Conference Coordinator, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Office of Continuing Medical Education, Turner 20, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205; Tel: 410-955-2959; Fax: 410-955-0807; E-mail: cmenet@jhmi.edu.
10-13 April. 12th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research. Halifax, Nova Scotia. E-mail: info@conventionalwisdom.ca.
10-13 April. Joint Annual Meeting of the Missouri Branch ASM and Midwest Microbiology Educators. Lake of the Ozarks, MO. Contact: Dave Westenberg, President, Missouri Branch ASM, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri - Rolla, Rolla, MO 65409; Tel: 573-341-4798; Fax: 573-341-4821; E-mail: djwesten@umr.edu.
26-30 April. Fourth International Meeting on the Molecular Biology and Pathogenesis of Clostridia. (ClosPath 2003). Woods Hole, MA. Contact: A.L. Sonenshein, Dept. of Molecular Biology, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111; Tel: 617-636-6761; Fax: 617-636-0337; E-mail: linc.sonenshein@tufts.edu.
30 April-2 May. 9th National Symposium on Basic Aspects of Vaccines. Bethesda, MD. Contact: Conference Secretariat, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Dept of Membrane Biochemistry, 503 Robert Grant Ave, Room 2A24 Silver Spring, MD 20910-7500; Tel: 301-319-9462; Fax: 301-319-9035; E-mail: symposium@na.amedd.army.mil.
5-7 May. Sixth Annual Conference on Vaccine Research. Arlington, VA. E-mail: vaccine@nfid.org.
17-22 May. Molecular Bioenergetics of Cyanobacteria, EuroConference on Light Perception and Light Energy Utilization. Contact: Imre Vass, Biological Reserch Center, Szeged, HU, Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy; Tel: +33 388 767 135; Fax: +33 388 366 987; E-mail: clemoal@esf.org.
23-27 May. Seventh International Congress on Toxoplasmosis at the Dolce Tarrytown Conference center in Tarrytown, New York. Contact: Kami Kim, Louis Weiss; E-mail: kkim@aecom.yu.edu, lmweiss@aecom.yu.edu. Website: http://www.aecom.yu.edu/toxo2003/.
24-29 May. IXth International Symposium on Nidoviruses (Arteriviruses and Coronaviruses). Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands. Contact: Dr. E. J. Snijder or Dr. W.J.M. Spaan, Department of Medical Microbiology, Leiden University Medical Center, LUMC E4-P, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands; Tel: 31 71 526 1652; Fax: 31 71 526 6761; E-mail: nido2003@lumc.nl.
24-31 May. International Society for Human & Animal Mycology. San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Heather Drew; Tel: 770-751-7332; Fax: 770-751-7334; E-mail: isham@imedex.com.
28-30 May. Water Safety - Risk Management Strategies for Drinking Water. Berlin, Germany. Contact: Michael Frobel; Tel: +49 (0)30 8903 1415; Fax: +49 (0)30 8903 1830; E-mail: michael.frobel@uba.de.
28-31 May. 7th Annual HIV Update: Contemporary Issues in Management. Boston, MA. Contact: Harvard Medical School, Department of Continuing Medical Education, PO Box 825, Boston, MA 02117-0825. Telephone: 617-384-8600; Fax: 617-384-8686; E-mail: hms-cme@hms.harvard.edu.
4-8 June. 47th Annual Wind River Conference on Prokaryotic Biology. Estes Park, Colorado. Contact: Mark Velligan, Program Leader, Antimicrobial Discovery, Genelabs Technologies, 505 Penobscot Dr, Redwood City, CA 94063; E-mail: mark@genelabs.com.
6-8 June. 2003 New and Reemerging Infectious Diseases. Cleveland,OH. E-mail: emergingid@nfid.org.
12-13 June. Metagenomics 2003 - from Microbial Diversity to Function. Darmstadt, Germany. E-mail: metagenome-science@bio.tu-darmstadt.de.
13-20 June. International Workshop/Symposium on Rapid Methods and Automation in Microbiology XXIII. Manhattan, Kansas. Contact: Bettie Minshell; Tel: (785) 532-5575; Fax: (785) 532-5637; E-mail: minshel@ksu.edu.
14-19 June. Negative Strand Viruses 2003, Twelfth International Conference on Negative Strand Viruses. Pisa, Italy. Contact: Negative Strand Viruses 2003, PO Box 33799, Decatur, GA 30033-799; Tel: (404) 728-0564; Fax: (404) 728-0032; E-mail: meeting@nsv2003.org.
14-19 June. 21st Annual Update in Clinical Immmunology, Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases. Jackson, WY. Contact: Jeannette Rejali, Department of Pathology, 50 North Medical Drive, Room 5B114, Salt Lake City, UT 84132; Tel: 801-581-5873; Fax: 801-585-1265; E-mail: Jeannette.Rejali@path.utah.edu
29 June-3 July. Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Ljubljana, Slovenia. Contact: Congress Bureau, FEMS Central Office, Federation of European Microbiological Societies, Poortlandplein 6, 2628 BM Delft, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-15-278 5604; Fax: +31-15-278 5696; E-mail: exhibition.congress@fems-microbiology.org
12-16 July. The American Society for Virology 22nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Davis, California. Contact: Sidney E. Grossberg, American Society for Virology, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509; Tel: 414-456-8104; Fax: 414-456-6566; E-mail: segrossb@mcw.edu.
14-18 July. 2003 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance. E-mail: resistance@nfid.org
21st Annual Update in Clinical Immunology, Microbiology, and Infectious Diseases. Jackson, Wyoming. Contact: Jeannette Rejali, Department of Pathology, 50 North Medical Drive, Room 5B114, Salt Lake City, UT 84132; Tel: 801-581-5873; Fax: 801-585-1265; E-mail: Jeannette.Rejali@path.utah.edu.
25-29 July. 8th International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists and International Conference on Anaerobi Protists. Hilo, Hawaii. Contact: Edna Kaneshiro, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45221-006; Tel: 513-566-9712; Fax: 513-556-5280; E-mail: edna.kaneshiro@uc.edu.
9-13 August. American Phytopathological Society Annual Meeting. Charlotte, NC. Contact: Kathy Ago; Tel: 651-454-7250.
26-29 August. 23rd International Specialized Yeast Symposium (ISSY-23). Budapest, Hungary. Contact: Diamond Congress; Tel: 36-1-214-7698; Fax: 36-1-201-2680; E-mail: diamond@diamond-congress.hu.
6-10 September. 12th International Workshop on Campylobacter, Helicobacter and Related Organisms. Aarhus, Denmark. Contact: CHRO 2003, c/o Kongreskompagniet; Tel: +45 8629 6960; Fax: +45 8629 6980; E-mail: kontakt@kogreskompagniet.dk.
9-13 September. Society for General Microbiology 153rd Ordinary Meeting. UMIST, Manchester. Contact: Mrs. Josiane Dunn, Meetings Administrator, SGM Marlborough House, Basingstoke Road, Spencers Wood, Reading RG7 1AG, UK; Tel: 44 118 988 1805; Fax: 44 118 988 5656; E-mail: meetings@sgm.ac.uk.
9-13 September. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Society and International Biodeterioration Research Group. Manchester, United Kingdom. Contact: Dr. Joanna Verran, Dept Biological Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Chester St., Manchester M1 5GD; Tel: 44-161 247 1206; E-mail: j.verran@mmu.ac.uk.
15-18 September. 4th International Conference on Tularemia. Contact: Richard W Titball, Technical Group Leader Microbiology, CBS Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JQ UK; Tel: 1980 613301; Fax: 1980 614307; E-mail: rtitball@dstl.gov.uk.
21-25 September. Society for Biomolecular Screening 9th Annual Conference & Exhibition, Portland, Oregon. Contact: Melissa Bleeker, Director, Meetings & Exhibitions. Tel: 203-743-1336.
21-26 September. International Conference on HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Africa. Nairobi, Kenya. Contact: Mr. Paul Gichana, Conference Secretariat ICASA 2003, P.O Box 61307, Nairobi, Kenya. Tel: 254-02-715109/44/27; Fax: 254-02-711072/231; E-mail: icasa2003@todays.co.ke.
12-15 October. VIII Congress of the Spanish society for Virology. Barcelona, Spain. Contact: Meeting & Congress, Hipòlit Lázaro, 34, Entl. 4ª., 08025 Barcelona. Tel: 932100506; Fax: 932130637; E-mail: meeting@meetingcongress.com.
10-12 December. 1st International Workshop on HIV Persistence during Therapy. Saint-Martin, French West Indies. Contact: Dr Alain Lafeuillade, Department of Infectious Diseases, Chalucet Hospital, 83000 Toulon, France. Tel: 33(0) 4 94 22 77 41; Fax: 33(0) 4 94 92 67 47; E-mail: hiv2003@club-internet.fr.
Continuing Education Programs
2003
16-18 May. ASM's 10th Undergraduate Microbiology Education Conference. College Park, MD. Contact: Education, ASM, 1752 N Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036; Tel: 202-942-9317; E-mail: educationresources@asmusa.org.
15 June-1 August. Microbial Diversity. Woods Hole, MA. Contact: Carol Hamel, Admissions Coordinator; Tel: 508-289-7401; E-mail: admissions@mbl.edu.
18-20 July. Education in the Molecular Life Sciences: The Central Role of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Toronto, Ontario. Contact: Kelly Gull, International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology E-mail: kgull@asbmb.faseb.org
7-25 August. Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis. Woods Hole, MA. Contact: Carol Hamel, Admissions Coordinator; Tel: 508-289-7401; E-mail: admissions@mbl.edu.