April 1998 Volume IV, No. 1FUTURE SYMPOSIA & CONFERENCES The 1st INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MYCOTOXINS IN THE FOOD CHAIN (Processing and Toxicological Aspects), MYCOTOX 98, will be held in Toulouse, France, from July 2-4, 1998. The following sessions will comprise the scientific program: 1) Sources of mycotoxins in food, including "food starters", 2) Technological and biological transformation of mycotoxins, 3) Toxicological properties of mycotoxins, and 4) Risk assessment and regulations. Contact: Carte Blanche, 19 rue Mahuziès, 81100 Castres - France. Fax: +33-56-372-3032. The 8th INTERNATIONAL FUSARIUM WORKSHOP will be held by IMI from August 17-21, 1998. These dates fall between the 7th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Edinburgh, UK, and the 6th International Mycological Congress, Jerusalem, Israel. The Fusarium Workshop is held under the auspices of the ISPP Fusarium Committee and the facilitator of the meeting is Dr. David Brayford. Fax: +44-78-447-0909; E-Mail: d.brayford@cabi.org. The last meeting (Pennsylvania State University, USA, 1993) was organized by Paul Nelson, who has since passed away. His memory will remain alive in all friends and colleagues in recognition of his contribution to the progress of Fusarium research. The ARGENTINIAN MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY is having a 50th anniversary meeting from September 6-9, 1998 at the Sheraton Hotel in Buenos Aires. There will be a round table on Mycotoxins and their economic and trade aspects. Contact: Dr. Horacio Frade, Departamento Microbiologia e Inmunologia, Ministerio de Salud y Accion Social Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fax: +54-1-340-0853; E-Mail: HFrade@ anmat.gov.ar. The 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIOAEROSOLS, FUNGI, AND MYCOTOXINS will be held in Saratoga Spring, New York, September 23-25, 1998. Contact: Christine Grosse, ENY Occupational & Environmental Health Center, 155 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12210, USA. |