May 1999 Volume V, No. 1FUTURE SYMPOSIA & CONFERENCES The INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TOXICOLOGY OF FUMONISIN has been scheduled for June 28-30, 1999 in the Washington, D.C. area. This conference will be organized by ILSI and supported by the FDA and NTP USA. An intensive scientific program is foreseen involving several aspects: chemistry, comparative toxicology, NTP bioassay, and mechanisms of carcinogenesis, occurrence and related issues. Contact: Albert Pohland, Joint Institute +202-401-2893; E-Mail: AEP@CFSAN.FDA.GOV. As is customary, the IUMS CONGRESS OF MYCOL- OGY, in association with the Congress of Microbiology, will be held in Sydney, Australia, from August 16-20, 1999. A very extensive program including 5 Plenaries and 30 Symposia has been planned, and includes 1 symposium on mycotoxins, as well as probable additional topics such as human exposure, biosynthesis, fungal invasion of plants, alternaria and Fusarium toxins. Other symposia of interest will deal with secondary metabolite biosynthesis, fungal plant interactions, food mycology, fungal transposons, fungi as biocontrol agents and several with fungal bio-diversity. For further information, visit the IUMS web site: www.tourhosts.com.au/iums. Fax: IUMS Congress Organizers +6-129-262-3135. The 2nd COST-835 Workshop on MYCOTOXINS IN PLANT DISEASES organized by the European COST-835 and the ISPP Fusarium Committee will be held from October 7-9, 1999, in Rome, Italy. Major topics will include: 1) Role of mycotoxins in plant diseases, 2) Occurrence of mycotoxins in infected plants, and 3) Production of mycotoxins by plant pathogens. Contact: Luciana Corazza, Istituto Sperimentale per la Patologia Vegetale, Via G. Bertero, 22, 00156, Rome, Italy. Fax: +39-068-680-2296. E-Mail: mc_ispave@www.inea.it. An International Symposium on Mycotoxicology, entitled MYCOTOXIN CONTAMINATION: HEALTH RISK AND PREVENTION PROJECT, will be held on September 9-10, 1999 at the University Convention Hall of the Chiba University, Japan, organized by the Japanese Association of Mycotoxicology. The scientific program involves symposia, workshops and presentation of papers by posters on several aspects related to mycotoxins. Deadline for the submission of abstracts is May 21, 1999. Organizer of the symposium: Prof. Mitsutaro Akao, Research Center for Pathogenic Fungi and Microbial Toxicoses, Chiba University, Inohana 1-8-1. Chou-ku, Chiba 260-8672,Japan.E-mail: akao@myco.pf.chibau.ac.jp The 10th INTERNATIONAL IUPAC SYMPOSIUM ON MYCOTOXINS AND PHYCOTOXINS will be held from May 21-25, 2000, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Contact: M. Sabino, Adolfo Lutz Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Fax: +55-11-853-3505. E-Mail: myrna@sti.com.br. The following TRAINING COURSES have been planned by the CABI Bioscience for 1999 (dates and costs in UK £ are reported in parentheses): 1) Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Bacteria and Fungi (June 28-July 9, £2,400), 2) International Course on the Identification of Fungi of Agricultural and Environmental Significance (July 12-August 13, £3,900), 3) Identification of Aspergillus and Penicillium species (October 12-14, £700), 4) Culture Preservation Tech-niques for Bacteria and Filamentous Fungi (November 8-10, £800). Contact: Mrs. Stephanie Groundwater, CABI Bioscience UK Centre, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey, TW20 9TY. Fax: +44-149-182-9100 E-Mail: S.Groundwater@CABI.org. |