Please send information on any meetings you think might be of interest to the Bacteriophage Ecology Group, to be included in the following list.
| January 2-6, 2002 & January 4-8, 2003 |
Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting | Anaheim, California (2002); Toronto, Ontario (2003) |
| SICB is formerly the American Society for Zoology. Yes, that has little to do with bacteriophagy but nevertheless one of these years (if it ever doesn't conflict with my teaching) I hope to create a tiny bacteriophage presence at one of their meetings. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
| May 19-23, 2002 & May 18-22, 2003 |
ASM General Meeting | Salt Lake City, Utah (2002); Washington, DC (2003) |
| The Call for Abstracts for the 101st General Meeting will be mailed in early July. Abstracts may be submitted starting September 15, 2000. To help alleviate congestion, separate submission deadlines have been established for each Divisional Group. Details will be available in the Call. The Preliminary Program for the meeting, which will contain housing and registration information, will be available through this page in November. A copy of the Preliminary Program will be sent to all ASM members and recent non-member attendees of previous General Meetings in early December. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
| July 20-24, 2002 & July 12-16, 2003 |
American Society for Virology (ASV) Meeting | Lexington, Kentucky (2002); Davis, California (2003) |
| The 21st Annual Meeting of the AmericanSociety for Virology will be held on the campus of the University of Kentucky atLexington, KY. This meeting will be hosted by the virology community of theUniversity of Kentucky under the direction of our local host, Said Ghabrial.UK's campus is located in the midst of Kentucky's beautiful Blue Grass region.Lexington, a city with a population of nearly one-quarter million, is well-knownfor its picturesque thoroughbred horse farms and offers many entertainment andtoursim opportunities. The ASV 2002 scientific program includes symposia,satellite symposia and concurrent workshops and poster sessions on many aspectsof virology. The deadline for submission of abstracts is February 1, 2002. American Society for Virology home page. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
| ???, 2003 | Microbial Population Biology Gordon Conference | ??? |
| This meeting saw (in 1995) the genesis of the bacteriophage ecology group and so far looks like it will still be given in the midst of New Hampshire's hilly splendor. The chair of the 2001 meeting is Lin Chao who, though not a member of BEG, is a bacteriophage ecologist. More information about Gordon Research Conferences can be obtained from their web site. Information on the cost of attending a meeting may be found by clicking here. Note, you will (or, at least, would) receive a $50 discount on the registration fee if your registration is post-marked at least three weeks prior to the meeting (take this discount upon registering). (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
| ???, 2003? | International Phage Meeting | Evergreen (Olympia, WA)??? Montreal??? |
| Phage people with a variety of interests are encouraged to attend. The hope is to turn this meeting into one that fosters "communication among scientists working with phages at all levels." Discounts will be available for students. Both graduate students and interested undergraduates are welcome to both attend and present. Contact Betty Kutter for additional details. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
| August 20-25, 2002 August 20-25, 2002 August 20-25, 2002 August 20-25, 2002 |
Molecular Genetics of Bacteria & Phages | Cold Spring Harbor, NY |
| This meeting was once and perhaps still is the center of the bacteriophage universe, though emphasis, as might be expected, is not on bacteriophage ecology. Abstracts Due: May 29, 2002 You are cordially invited to participate in the fifty-sixth meeting on Molecular Genetics of Bacteria & Phages which will be held at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The meeting will begin on Tuesday, August 20, 2002, and will conclude with lunch on Sunday, August 25. The specific goal of this conference is to bring together a group of scientists studying diverse aspects of prokaryotic growth using the tools of molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, and structure analysis. The meeting is intended to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and information and to discuss the latest research findings and technical advances. We encourage the submission of abstracts covering diverse topics and under-repesented organisms and particularly encourage junior investigators to present their results at the meeting. The format of the meeting will include morning and evening sessions, selected from the abstracts, principally on unpublished work. In addition, there will be three poster sessions, held in the afternoons. The organizers will decide the suitability of each abstract for oral or poster presentation, but please specify if you prefer a poster. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) |
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| July 27-August 1, 2002 July 27-August 1, 2002 July 27-August 1, 2002 July 27-August 1, 2002 July 27-August 1, 2002 July 27-August 1, 2002 July 27-August 1, 2002 |
International Union of Microbiology Societies/International Congress of Virology | Paris |
| The IUMS is organizing the XIIth International Congress of Virology in Paris, July 27 to August 1, 2002. It coincides with the Xth International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology and the Xth International Congress of Mycology. The following 3 symposia of the Virology Congress are scheduled explicitly for bacteriophages:
Deadlines for abstracts and registration are January 31 and April 30, 2002, respectively. The registration fee is 600 Euro (with a special student rate of only 300 Euro), and includes the Mycology and the Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology congresses as well as the Virology congress; it is due at the time of abstract submission. Information on the program, submission of abstracts, exhibitions, and accommodation can be obtained through the congress Web site or by searching "IUMS " on the Net. Accommodation forms are to be published by the Organizing Committee, but congress-arranged accommodations tend to be expensive and we recommend you make your own reservations by April. We are seriously considering finding a reasonably-priced hotel to recommend for phage people who are interested, to make it easier for us to talk and spend informal time with each other and also to facilitate helping people find roommates. At the Evergreen International Phage Biology meeting last August, we also discussed that this meeting should be a preferred gathering place for phage people this summer, with the possibility raised of having a more informal 2-day phage meeting just afterwards in or near Paris; approaching the Pasteur to let us use a meeting space was one suggestion that seemed appropriate. Please let us know as soon as possible if you would be interested in such an informal post-meeting gathering and any ideas for it. Our planning would also be aided if you could tell us as soon as possible the approximate titles of abstracts you are planning to submit to the Virology Congress. Scholarships will be granted to help young scientists from developing countries attend the congresses and submit their work. Deadline for application : 31st January 2002. First Allocation : 15th April 2002; Second Allocation : 1st June 2002. You need to submit your abstract together with your scholarship application form. The scholarships will be granted in the form of waiver of registration and/or accommodation support (depending on the decision of the scholarship committee). Please contact us with further questions or suggestions about any phage-related aspect of this exciting upcoming conference.
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| ???, 2003 | 10th International Society Microbial Ecology (ISME) Meeting | ??? |
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| October 25-30, 2002 | 8th European Marine Microbiology Symposium (SAME) | Taormina ( Messina ), Italy |
| Though hardly exclusively a marine virus ecology meeting, there nevertheless will be some presentations on bacteriophages and eukaryotic viruses here. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
| If there will be a repeat of the following meeting(s) I would appreciate a timely update. Thanks. | ||
| May 28-June 1, 2000 | Algal Virus Workshop | Galeway, Ireland |
| This meeting is mostly about phage ecology. The last meeting was in June, 1998, so, if we may extrapolate, perhaps the next meeting will be held approximately June, 2002. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
| June 30-July 5, 2001 | "Morphogenesis Meeting" | ?, Finland |
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| July 13, 2000 | Bacteriophages in Biotechnology | London |
| There is an increasing awareness of the significance of bacteriophages to modern biotechnology, and a revival of interest in bacteriophages for therapy and the control of microbial infection. This meeting will examine current applications of bacteriophage and look forward to future potential applications. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
| August, 1998 | International Symposium on Microbial Ecology | Halifax |
| There is a symposia planned as part of this meeting on "Viruses as Regulators of Microbial Systems". Speakers are still uncertain. Please contact Curtis Suttle for more information. (contents | phage ecology group | top of page) | ||
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