From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Sun Nov 03 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: ross Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Parasitic Diseases Meeting Date: 4 Nov 1996 07:10:56 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 959 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <55l120$t97@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ################################################################ # =09 SECOND GLOBAL MEET ON PARASITIC DISEASES=09 # #=09=09=09=09=09=09=09 # #=09=09 18-22, August, 1997=09=09 #=09 #=09=09=09=09=09=09=09 # #=09=09 Hyderabad, INDIA=09=09=09 # ################################################################ 20TH AUGUST 1897 SIR RONALD ROSS, one of the most distinguished and creative individuals in the=20 history of tropical medicine, on this day, in Secunderabad,=20 India, first revealed the complex development of malarial=20 parasite in the mosquito, one of the most dramatic discoveries in=20 medical science 20TH AUGUST 1997 On the centennial of this discovery, you are invited to attend=20 the Second Global Meet on Parasitic Diseases with a focus on=20 Malaria, 18-22 AUGUST, 1997 HYDERABAD INDIA ***************************************************************** INVITATION ---------- Dear Colleagues, The Indian Society for parasitology in its Silver Jubilee year is=20 celebrating the hundredth anniversary of the Sir Ronald Ross's=20 malarial parasite discovery and invites you to attend the=20 International Conference "Second Global Meet on Parasitic=20 Diseases" at Hyderabad from 18th-22nd August, 1997. The=20 conference is co-sponsored by a number of national and=20 international agencies. The conference aims to focus on malaria through plenary lectures=20 and various symposia on specialized subjects. On 20th August a=20 special programme and a visit to the laboratory in Secunderabad=20 where Sir Ronald Ross made the discovery of oocysts on the=20 stomach wall of mosquitoes is being arranged. The Conference will=20 also focus on the recent developments in parasitology as well as=20 new strategies in the control of parasitic diseases of medical=20 and veterinary importance. Different aspects of both basic and=20 applied parasitology will be covered during the conference. August is neither very warm nor cold in Hyderabad. It is a city=20 where north and the south meet. Royal city of the Nizams, it has =8Amany = things to offer. World famous monuments, modern art=20 galleries, attractive handicraft bazaars, Indian Classical dance=20 & music reflecting thousand hues of Indian Culture will greet you.=20 The Organizing committee will offer you ample opportunity to enjoy=20 an exciting scientific meeting in a unique cultural setting. Look forward to welcome you in the city of Hyderabad. =09=09=09=09=09 =09=09=09=09V.P. Sharma =09=09=09=09President =09=09=09=09Indian Society for Parasitology=09 *************************************************************** SCIENTIFIC SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE) ------------------------------- KEY NOTE SPEAKERS Louis H Miller David Bradley Some Symposia & the Organisers; Several others to be finalised ............................................................... MALARIA THE MALARIA PATHOGENESIS PARASITE BIOLOGY =20 GLOBA=CC PROBLEM =20 Brian Greenwood Malcolm Molyneux Andrew Waters =20 Chetan Chitnis =20 ................................................................ VECTOR BIOLOGY CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF NATURAL IMMUNITY =20 VACCINES TO MALARIA Anthony James Lee Hall Altaf Lal Francis Collins Barend Mons Pawan Sharma Sarala K. Diane Taylor Subbarao ............................................................... MALARIA VACCINE DEVELOPMENT FUTURE OF MALARIA EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH AND CONTROL Bernard Nahlen Robin Anders Marc De Bruycker V. S. Chauhan Mary Galinski ............................................................... =8AMOLECULAR DRUG DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT POSTERS EPIDEMIOLOGY AND MECHANISMS OF=20 RESISTANCE =20 Karen Day Donald Krogstaad Other parasites.=20 Akhil Vaidya Antigenic diversity.=20 Antigenic variations.=20 Emerging infections. Concomitant infections=20 an=E4 many more. ............................................................... MALARI=C1 CONTRO=CC ANIMA=CC MODELS =20 & PUBLI=C3 HEALT=C8 =20 John Paul Clark Michael Good =20 Bernard Nahlen =20 ................................................................ Malaria Control Animal Models =20 & Public Health Michael Good =20 John Paul Clark =20 Bernard Nahlen =20 **************************************************************** REGISTRATION ------------- The registration fees should be submitted along with the=20 completed Registration Form and forwarded to the conference=20 Secretariat by 30th April 1997. Registration will not be accepted=20 by telephone or telex, but will be accepted by fax or e-mail, =20 provided registration fee is submitted within 15 days by bank=20 draft. On-site registration may be possible subject to space=20 availability. You are advised to consult the Secretariat in May=20 1997, if you are considering later or on-site registration. =20 On-site registration will open from 8:30 AM to 3:00 PM on 17=20 August, 1997. Fees must be paid by bankers cheque or bank draft=20 payable to "Global Meet on Parasitic Diseases" and payable at a=20 bank in New Delhi. Delegates from SAARC countries can submit the=20 registration fees in INR. Spot registration fees at conference=20 venue can be paid through all major credit cards. ................................................................. REGISTRATION FEES UPTO AFTER 30th April, 1997 30th April,1997 Overseas Delegate $ 300 $ 400 Accompanying $ 200 $ 300 Person Students * $ 150 $ 250=8A Non-ISP Member Rs 3000 Rs 4000 ISP Member Rs 2000 Rs 3000 Accompanying Rs 2000 Rs 3000 Person Students * Rs 1000 Rs 2000 ............................................................... =20 REGISTRATION FEES INCLUDES Registered delegates will be admitted to all sessions, will=20 receive a Conference satchel containing a copy of the abstract=20 book, final programme and other appropriate information as well=20 as morning and afternoon tea/coffee and buffet lunch on each day=20 of the conference. Accompanying persons who have registered for the Conference will=20 be entitled to all the above except admission to the sessions and=20 the abstract book. *Delegates wishing to register as students must include with=20 their registration form a letter signed by the head of department=20 or institution confirming that the applicant is a full time=20 student of the university or college in this academic year. REFUND AND CANCELLATION Requests for cancellation of registration must be made in writing=20 or by fascimile/e-mail to the conference Secretariat. Telephonic=20 cancellations request will not be acceptable. Refunds of=20 registration fees will be sent only after the conclusion of the=20 Conference. If notice of cancellation is received before 30th=20 June, 1997, 50% of the registration charges will be refunded. No=20 refunds will be entertained after 1st July, 1997. **************************************************************** GENERAL ******* THE CONFERENCE CITY - HYDERABAD ------------------------------- Hyderabad, the capital of the state of Andhra Pradesh, is a city=20 of synthesis, where the north and the south meet as do its Hindu=20 & Muslim cultures. Present day Hyderabad goes back to the 16th century, to the Quli=20 Qutab Shahi dynasty, and later to the Nizam who proclaimed their=20 independence from the Mughals. =8AThis city was once noted for the diamonds of Golconda and for the=20 gracious living of its inhabitants. It still boasts of a quite=20 charm in the midst of a busting modern city, and in its bazaars,=20 colorful banjara Gypsy women mingle with the descendants of the=20 nobility of yore. TRANSFER AND SHUTTLE SERVICE ---------------------------- Delegates who have booked their accommodation through the=20 Conference Secretariat will be met at the airport on arrival. =20 They will be provided to / from transfers to their hotels. This=20 service will be available from 17th August, 1997, unless=20 otherwise specified. Registered delegates will also be provided=20 daily shuttle service to / from the hotel and the Conference=20 Venue. VISA REQUIREMENTS ----------------- All foreign delegates should possess a valid passport / travel=20 document and a visa for India. Indian consulates will be=20 requested to ensure prompt issue of visas to the delegates. =20 Delegates who wish to visit Kathmandu (Nepal) will require a=20 double entry visa. HEALTH REQUIREMENTS ------------------- Any foreign national coming from or transisting through countries=20 where Yellow Fever is endemic is required to possess a Yellow=20 Fever vaccination certificate for travel to India. CURRENCY --------- There is no restriction on the import of foreign exchange into=20 India. While in India, please change your money into Rupees only=20 at authorised money changer, retaining the documentary evidence=20 of the transaction. This is required when you convert any=20 remaining Rupees into international currency at your India exit=20 point. Most hotels, restaurants and stores accept travellers=20 cheques or major currencies and major credit cards. AIRPORT DEPARTURE TAX --------------------- A tax of INR 300 is levied at the time of departure from India. =20 INR 150 for SAARC countries.=8A OFFICIAL LETTER OF INVITATION ----------------------------- On request, the Conference Secretariat will issue an official=20 letter of invitation to any delegates, if such an invitation=20 would facilitate travel arrangements, the obtaining of a visa and=20 / or permission to participate in the Conference. Please note=20 that such a letter is not in any way associated with a financial=20 commitment of the secretariat to the delegate. ACCOMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAMME ------------------------------ Well defined, entertaining and interesting programmes to cater to=20 varied interest have been worked out. Special programmes can=20 also be arranged through the travel agent's desk at the=20 Conference site. ORGANISING BODY --------------- INDIAN SOCIETY FOR PARASITOLOGY -------------------------------- The Indian Society for Parasitology is a premier scientific=20 organization engaged in advancing the cause of parasitology. The=20 Society founded in 1973 is affiliated with the World Federation=20 of Parasitologists and currently has around 800 members. It has=20 so far organized 12 National, 3 Asian and one International=20 conference besides a number of Symposia and Workshops in=20 different areas of parasitology. All these meetings have been=20 widely attended by parasitologists from India and abroad. The=20 ISP also publishes Journal of Parasitic Diseases (formerly Indian=20 Journal of Parasitology) which is currently in its twentieth year=20 of publication. HOTEL ACCOMMODATION & PRE/POST CONFERENCE TOUR ---------------------------------------------- A number of rooms for Conference delegates have been booked at=20 conveniently located hotels ranging from 5-star deluxe to budget.=20 Early reservation is highly advisable to ensure accommodation of=20 choice. Hotel Tariff Categories ----------------------- Category A INR 3500-4500=8A $ 100-125 Category B INR 2000-2500 $ 80-100 Category C INR 1000-1500 $ 50-80 Category D INR 600-800 $ 35-50 The official Travel Agent Intercentive Conferences is organizing=20 various Pre/Post Conference Tours. Write to them about your areas=20 of interest and where you would like to travel. All inquiries for=20 Tours should be sent with the form attached. BOOKING INFORMATION ------------------- All requests for accommodation must be sent to the Official=20 Travel Agent, Intercentive Conferences along with the Hotel=20 Accommodation & Tours Form. Accommodation is guaranteed for=20 reservation received on or before 30 June 1997, along with one=20 night room rent in advance. The balance amount on room charges=20 will be payable to the Official Travel Agent on arrival.=20 Government of India regulation necessitate that all Foreign=20 Nationals and Non-Resident Indians pay for their accommodation=20 and hotel bills in foreign exchange only. Sundries and other=20 hotel charges are levied in Indian Rupees and payable in foreign=20 exchange as per the conversation rate applicable on the date of=20 settlement of the hotel bills. The negotiated hotel tariffs=20 indicated are expected to hold through the period of the=20 Conference. The hotels however reserve the right to revise the=20 tariff and the delegates would be required to make the payments=20 on the prevailing rates at the time of occupancy. All hotel rates=20 are per night with usual check-in/check-out time of 12:00 noon.=20 For late night or early morning check in, the room reservation=20 would need to be from the previous day to ensure immediate=20 availability on arrival. Incidental expenses incurred during the=20 stay would be paid by the delegate at the time of check-out=20 directly to the hotel. A 10% Government of India expenditure tax=20 is payable on the expenses incurred in the hotel and payable on=20 the full hotel bill including room charges. **************************************************************** =8AREGISTRATION FORM ------------------- Single Registration per form. Please complete in capitals or type=20 and return a signed form to the Conference Secretariat. Courier=20 dispatch/fax/e-mail is recommended 1. REGISTRATION DETAILS -------------------------- Prof/ Dr/ Mr/ Ms ---------------------------------------------------------- Family First Middle Initials Designation ---------------------------------------------------------- Institution ---------------------------------------------------------- Office Address ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- City Postal Code ---------------------------------------------------------- Country ---------------------------------------------------------- Tel Fax ---------------------------------------------------------- e-mai=EC=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- NAM=C5 O=C6 ACCOMPANYIN=C7 PERSON(s) ------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- =8ADELEGAT=C5 BADGE -------------- Kindl=F9 =A0prin=F4 =A0you=F2 nam=E5 an=E4 countr=F9 a=F3 yo=F5 woul=E4 lik= =E5 i=F4 =A0t=EF =A0b=E5 =8D printe=E4 o=EE you=F2 delegat=E5 badge Name _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _= =DF _=DF _=DF _=DF=20 |__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__= =FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC =20 Country _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _=DF _= =DF _=DF _=DF _=DF=20 |__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC|__= =FC|__=FC|__=FC|__=FC 2. REMITTANCE DETAILS ------------------------ All Payments must be made by Bank Draft/ Bankers Cheque payable=20 to "II Global Meet on Parasitic Diseases" at New Delhi. Payment=20 by cheques or any other mode will not be accepted. I am=20 enclosing remittance of=20 Rs/US$ =09=09as registration ---------------------------------------------------------- Bank Draft/ Bankers Cheque No ---------------------------------------------------------- Dated ---------------------------------------------------------- Drawn on ---------------------------------------------------------- Signature ---------------------------------------------------------- HOTEL & TOURS FORM ------------------ 1. Arrival/Departure Details Arrival by Fligh=F4 NO=AE/ Train/ Bus/ Direc=F4=20 =20 ---------------------------------------------------------- =8A Time ---------------------------------------------------------- Date ---------------------------------------------------------- Departure by Flig=E8=F4 no./ Train/ Bus/ Direc=F4=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- Time =20 ---------------------------------------------------------- Date=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- 2. ACCOMMODATION DETAILS -------------------------- I request that hotel accommodation be booked for me/ us at The hotel specified below for nights, ---------------------------------------------------------- From=2012:00 noon of August 1997 to 12:00 noon of August 1997 ---------------------------------------------------------- First Choice: Categor=F9 Name Twin Sharing/ Single/ Double ---------------------------------------------------------- Second Choice: Category Name Twin Sharing/ Single/ Double ---------------------------------------------------------- Please attach Hotel Accommodation One Night Room Deposit For Twin=20 Sharing Option request, Please specify, the name(s) of=20 delegate(s) with whom you are willing to share the room.=8A Choice(a) ---------------------------------------------------------- Choice(b) ---------------------------------------------------------- (Late night, early morning arrivals would need to hold room=20 reservation from the previous day to ensure immediate=20 availability on arrival. Hotel check in/ check out is 12:00=20 noon.)The official travel agents, reserve the rights to make=20 hotel reservation at the next closest available accommodation. 3. TOUR DETAILS ------------------ I am interested in the various pre-post/conference tours. Kindly=20 send me further information on tours available in & around=20 Hyderabad. 4. REMITTANCE DETAILS ----------------------- =AA =A0 Al=EC payment=F3 mus=F4 b=E5 mad=E5 b=F9 Ban=EB Draft=AF =A0 Banker=F3 Chequ=E5 payabl=E5 to ***************************************************** "II Global Meet on Parasitic Diseases" at Delhi". =20 ****************************************************** =AA Paymen=F4 b=F9 persona=EC cheque=F3 o=F2 an=F9 othe=F2 mod=E5 wil=EC n= o=F4 b=E5 accepted. Remittance of Rs/US$ -------------------- As room rent & tours charges is enclosed vide=20 Bank Draft/ Bankers Cheque No. Dated Drawn on ---------------------------------------------------------- Signature Date ---------------------------------------------------------- ************************************************************** =8AABSTRACT SUBMISSION FORM Participants interested in presenting oral communications or=20 poster are invited to submit an abstract using this from. All=20 abstracts will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee. An=20 abstract may be accepted for oral presentation, as a poster.=20 Courier dispatch is recommended. Detailed instructions for=20 completing the form are given below. 1. PRESENTING AUTHOR DETAILS ------------------------------- Prof./ Dr/ Mr/ Ms ---------------------------------------------------------- Family Initials =20 Designation ---------------------------------------------------------- Institution ---------------------------------------------------------- Office Address ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- City Postal Code ---------------------------------------------------------- Country ---------------------------------------------------------- Tel =09=09Fax E-mail =09=09 Signatur=E5 Date ---------------------------------------------------------- 2 MAI=CE SCIENTIFI=C3 CHANNELS (tic=EB th=E5 channe=EC selecte=E4 fo=F2 abstrac=F4 classificatio=EE=20 an=E4 =A0ente=F2 no=AE i=EE th=E5 abstrac=F4 form __ |__| I Taxonomy=AC Lif=E5 Cycl=E5 an=E4 Parasit=E5 biology __=20 |__=FC II Molecula=F2 an=E4 Cel=EC Biology=8A __=20 |__| III Genetic=F3 an=E4 Biotechnology __=20 |__| IV Diagnosi=F3 an=E4 Clinica=EC Aspects __=20 |__=FC V Morpholog=F9 an=E4 Ultrastructure __=20 |__=FC VI Pathogenesi=F3 an=E4 Epidemiology __=20 |__=FC VII Immunology=AC Immun=E5 response=AC Vaccines __=20 |__| VIII Drugs=AC Chemotherap=F9 an=E4 dru=E7 resistance __=20 |__| IX Vecto=F2 Biolog=F9 =A6 Vecto=F2 Control __=20 |__=FC X Biochemistry=AC Physiolog=F9 =A6 Nutrition __=20 |__| XI Parasit=E5 cultivatio=EE=AC anima=EC model=F3 an=E4 colonization __=20 |__| XII Hos=F4 =AD Parasit=E5 relationship __=20 |__=FC XIII Ecolog=F9 =A6 Environmenta=EC Parasitology __=20 |__| XIV Techniques __=20 |__| XV Zoonosis __=20 |__=FC XVI Sociolog=F9 =A6 Economics __=20 |__| XVII Information=AC Educatio=EE an=E4 Communication __=20 |__| XVII=C9 Modelin=E7 an=E4 Diseas=E5 Control __=20 |__=FC XIX Publi=E3 Health __=20 |__| XX Miscellaneous 3. INSTRUCTIONS ------------------ Registere=E4 delegate=F3 wil=EC b=E5 abl=E5 t=EF submi=F4 onl=F9 on=E5 abst= rac=F4 =20 o=EE which they are the first author. Abstracts are not eligible for consideration if it has already=20 been accepted for published elsewhere. If corrections are necessary use correction fluid or =20 correction tape Abstract will be accepted in English only. =8A Type abstract in single space in a box of 6" x 6.5"=20 =B6 " -------------- | | | | =FC =FC 6.5" | | | | |------------| INSTRUCTIONS FOR ABSTRACT =20 ------------------------- =20 Line 1: Title should be brief and types in bold capital letters. = =20 =20 Line 2: Firs=F4 typ=E5 th=E5 presentin=E7 author;=F3 nam=E5 i=EE italics= =AE Typ=E5 =8D =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0initial=F3 an=E4 the=EE famil=F9 name=AC i=EE up= pe=F2 an=E4 lowe=F2 =A0cas=E5 =8D =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0letter=F3 followe=E4 b=F9 comm=E1 an=E4 th=E5 o= the=F2 name=AE D=EF =A0no=F4 =8D =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0includ=E5 degrees=AC ful=EC stop=F3 afte=F2 init= ials=AE =20 =20 Leav=E5 on=E5 =AD lin=E5 blan=EB space=AE O=EE th=E5 nex=F4 lin=E5 sta= r=F4 =A0typin=E7 =8D th=E5 abstrac=F4 singl=E5 space=F3 throughout=AE Star=F4 ne=F7 paragrap= =E8 =A0 o=EE =8D nex=F4 line=AC inden=F4 b=F9 0.25"=AE Leav=E5 n=EF margins=AE Th=E5 typ= =E5 =A0shoul=E4 =8D b=E5 =A0justified=AE Pleas=E5 d=EF no=F4 writ=E5 manuall=F9 o=F2 ribbo=EE t= ype=AE =A0 An=F9 =8D han=E4 writte=EE symbol=F3 mus=F4 b=E5 draw=EE i=EE blac=EB ink. Mai=EC the abstract and two photocopies to the Conference=20 Secretariat by 31st May, 199=B7 o=F2 sen=E4 b=F9 fa=F8 o=F2 e=3Dmail. =20 =20 4 PRESENTIN=C7 AUTHOR=D3 T=CF TIC=CB (\/) ------------------------------------ Abstrac=F4 Submitte=E4 for __=20 |__=FC Ke=F9 Not=E5 Address __=20 |__=FC Plenar=F9 Lecture __=20 |__=FC Symposium __=20 |__=FC Ora=EC Presentation __=20 |__=FC Poste=F2 Session __=20 |__=FC Abstrac=F4 Classificatio=EE No. =8A5. FO=D2 SCIENTIFI=C3 COMMITTE=C5 ONLY Receive=E4 On ____________________________________________ Abstrac=F4 No. =20 ____________________________________________ Registratio=EE No. ____________________________________________ *************************************************************** FOR VISA CLEARANCE ------------------ Please complete in capitals or type and return to the Official=20 Travel Agent. Courier dispatch is recommended. 1. Delegate Details Prof./Dr/Mr./Ms ________________________________________________________________ Family Initials Father's Name _______________________________________________________________ Designation _______________________________________________________________ Institution _______________________________________________________________ Office Address _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ City Postal Code _______________________________________________________________ Country _______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ =8AHome Address ------------ _______________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------------------------------- Tel Fax _______________________________________________________________ E-mail _______________________________________________________________ Nationality _______________________________________________________________ Date of Birth Passport No. _______________________________________________________________ Date of issue Place of Issue ______________________________________________________________ Valid Till ______________________________________________________________ Signature ______________________________________________________________ 2 Accompanying Person Details Name ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Date of Birth Passport No. ______________________________________________________________ Date of issue Place of Issue ______________________________________________________________ Valid Till ______________________________________________________________ 3 Research Interest (Brief Highlights) -------------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------=8A Sponsored by Indian Society of Parasitology Celebrating the silver Jubilee Year Co-Sponsored by Malaria Research Centre The National Academy of Science, India Indian Society for Malaria and other Communicable Diseases Indian Council of Medical Research Council of Scientific and Industrial Research International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology = =20 Malaria Foundation Inc. Defence Research and Development Organization The National Academy of Medical Sciences Department of Biotechnology Indian Epidemiologists Association National Academy of Vector Borne Diseases For further details, kindly contact =20 Dr. V.P. Sharma President Indian Society for Parasitology Director Malaria Research Centre (ICMR) 20, Madhuban, Vikas Marg, Delhi - 110 092 Tel: 91-11-2247983, 2243006, Res: 91-11-6885195 Fax: 91-11-2215086, 7234234 E-Mail: ross@icmrmrc.ren.nic.in Official Travel Agents and Conference Managers INTERCENTIVE Conferences 25 Ram Vihar, I P Extension - II Delhi - 110 092 Tel / Fax: 215 6398 E Mail: ajay.girotra@incent.sprintrpg.vsnl.net.in Official Hotel and Venue=20 HOLIDAY INN KRISHNA --=20 ############################################### =09 # SECOND GLOBAL MEET ON PARASITIC DISEASES # =20 # 18-22 August, 1997 # # Dr. V.P. Sharma # # President # =09=09 # Indian Society of Parasitolgy # # Director # # Malaria Research Centre # # 20 Madhuban, Delhi-110 092, INDIA # # Tel: 91(11)2247983, 2243006 # # Fax: 91(11)2215086 # # E-mail: ross@icmrmrc.ren.nic.in # ############################################### From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Tue Nov 05 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: David M. Sander Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: ALL THE VIROLOGY ON THE WWW UPDATE - The Virology Bookshop Date: 6 Nov 1996 14:04:45 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 141 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <55r21t$hlo@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ALL THE VIROLOGY ON THE WWW UPDATE -------------------------------------------- "All the Virology on the WWW" (http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavweb.html) is pleased to announce several updates of interest to our users: - "The Virology Bookshop", our newest addition, offers our users significant discounts on your favorite books! - "The Big Picture Book of Viruses" continues to grow..... - Results of our recent survey regarding our future. (If you aren't familiar with the site, or would like to add a URL to my collection, please read "About All the Virology on the WWW" below.) 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The Big Picture Book of Viruses: ================================ http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.html The Big Picture Book of Viruses continues to prosper with many images being added every week. If you have a virus image you would like to share with the public, or a Web site with viral images please contact us. Survey Results: =============== As you might recall, in a recent ATV Update, we asked you to make suggestions about what the site should be focusing on in the near future. We made four potential suggestions: 1. An expanded and enhanced series of pages for specific virus families, allowing direct connections to images, research sites, disease information, etc. 2. A more complete series of on-line tutorials and courses, a virtual "On-Line Field's Virology". 3. A chat and discussion group capability, with a focus on virology. 4. 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Sander E-Mail: dmsander@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu ASM Congressional Science Fellow DMSander@popd.ix.netcom.com 8762 Old Colony Way, Apt. 2D Alexandria, VA 22309 Phone (703) 360-5542 Personal WWW Homepage: http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/DMS/DMSHomePage.html All the Virology: http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/garryfavweb.html _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Tue Nov 05 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Robert Gwadz Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Course on African Vectors Date: 6 Nov 1996 08:11:39 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 15 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <55qdbr$9b7@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net An advanced course/workshop on "Vectors and Vector Borne Diseases" will be offered in Bamako, Mali, 13-25 July 1997. The course is intended for research faculty, independent investigators, post-doctoral fellows and advanced graduate students. The first week of the course will focus on Plasmodium falciparum and its vectors: the second week will cover other important vector borne diseases and basic insect biology. Forty students, at least twenty from Africa, will be accepted. Support for tuition and/or travel is available, based on need. The course is sponsored by the National School of Medicine of Mali, the MacArthur Foundation, the WHO/TDR, the NIH and several other organizations. The application deadline is 28 February 1997. Enquiries to and applications forms from: Dr. Louis H.Miller, Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, Bldg. 4, Room 126, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA 20892-0425. Phone (+1) 301 496-2183; Fax (+1) 301 402 0079; E-mail: Louis_Miller@nih.gov From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Thu Nov 07 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Michael Wells Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Graduate Studies in Insect Science Date: 8 Nov 1996 13:55:03 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 26 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <560a7n$oip@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net The Interdisciplinary Program in Insect Science at The University of Arizona offers a Ph.D. that trains students in insect biology. Individually designed programs of study meet each student's interests and needs by combining a broad understanding of insects as organisms with training in one or more specialized areas. These areas include ecology, evolution, neurobiology, physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. Interdisciplinary work is especially encouraged. Faculty members in the Program also belong to the Center for Insect Science, a multicampus organization made up of insect scientists throughout Arizona representing a wide range of primary disciplines. The diverse life zones of southern Arizona offer numerous potential field sites and study systems. Field and laboratory facilities for insect pest research are available at the University Farm in Tucson as well as at major agricultural research centers near Phoenix and in Yuma. The faculty is made up of members of the Departments of Entomology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Neurobiology, Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB), Biochemistry, Plant Sciences and Nutrition Sciences. All have interdisciplinary interests. For program and application information, contact Interdisciplinary Program in Insect Science, Graduate Secretary, 410 Forbes Building, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721 OR idpis@ag.arizona.edu. Some information is also available on our web site http://grad.admin.arizona.edu/idps/insc/insc.html. From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Mon Nov 11 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: pweber Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: INTERNATIONAL RABIES MEETING Date: 12 Nov 1996 07:54:45 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 29 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <56a6k5$la1@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net ANNOUNCEMENT : INTERNATIONAL RABIES MEETING at the PASTEUR INSTITUTE in PARIS 13-14 March, 1997 Contact : Dr Henri TSIANG Rabies Unit Pasteur Institute 25-28, rue du Docteur Roux 75724 Paris C=E9dex 15 t=E9l : 33-1-45-68-87-57 fax : 33-1 40-61-30-15 email : htsiang@pasteur.fr --=20 Patrick WEBER t=E9l : 40-61-34-90 fax : 40-61-30-15 email : pweber@pasteur.fr From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Mon Nov 11 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: Sharon Stevenson Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Vector Virus and coca plants Date: 12 Nov 1996 05:47:32 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 14 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <569v5k$89u@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net I'm looking for information on vector viruses and their use on coca plants perhaps in conjunction with fusarium oxysporum. I was wondering if there are any institutes which are doing or have done such research. Thanks, -- Sharon Stevenson U.S.: 5269 Townsend Av. Tel/fax (51-1) 444-4749 L.A., CA 90041 Lima, Peru (213) 257-4567 ---------------------- Our best hope for civility? The Golden Rule: Treat others as you wish to be treated--for the good of us all! :-) From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Thu Nov 14 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: D.L. Knudson Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE Date: 15 Nov 1996 08:01:45 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 36 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <56i459$sdc@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net RESEARCH ASSOCIATE POSITIONS AVAILABLE The Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory is seeking applicants to fill several research associate positions. The successful applicants will participate in research projects involving the study of vector-virus interactions, arthropod molecular biology and the molecular epidemiology of emerging viral diseases. Positions require a B.S. or M.S. in microbiology, molecular biolgy, or a related field. Depending upon the position, experience is desirable in: 1) cell culture, recombinant DNA, sequencing and PCR techniques, 2) collecting, rearing and manipulating arthropods, 3) vertebrate collection and field techniques. Appointees must be vaccinated against yellow fever virus. Send application letter and curriculum vitae to: Dr Stephen Higgs, AIDL Foothills Campus, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1682. Salary: Commensurate with experience. Application deadline: December 15th 1996. CSU is EOO/AA employer. E.O. Office: 101 Student Services. -- =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= Dr. Dennis L. Knudson, Professor of Entomology and Microbiology Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA Telephone: 970 491-7255 Internet:dknudson@lamar.colostate.edu Fax: 970 491-3862 URL http://klab.agsci.colostate.edu/ =*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*=*= From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Mon Nov 18 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: NUSSENZVEIG@DVORAK.BIOSCI.ARIZONA.EDU Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: Aedes genomic libraries? Date: 19 Nov 1996 10:02:49 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 11 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <56sso9$t1p@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Text: I would be very interested in obtaining a genomic library of the following species: Aedes albopictus, Aedes triseriatus, Aedes punctor and any other Aedes species that are available. Please reply to the e-mail address: NUSSENZVEIG@DVORAK.BIOSCI.ARIZONA.EDU Thank you for your collaboration, Roberto Nussenzveig. From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Tue Nov 19 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: LOUIS@nefeli.imbb.forth.gr Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: AnoDB shut-down Date: 20 Nov 1996 11:37:19 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 11 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <56vmlf$557@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net Dear all, AnoDB will be off the air on Monday (25/11/1996) due to system maintenance. AnoDB will be back on Tuesday morning (Eastern European Time). We apologise for the inconvenience. The curators AnoDB, an Anopheles database: http://konops.imbb.forth.gr/AnoDB From owner-vectors@net.bio.net Wed Nov 27 22:00:00 1996 Path: biosci!biosci!not-for-mail From: BIOSCI Administrator Newsgroups: bionet.biology.vectors Subject: BIOSCI/bionet miniFAQ & Fundraiser Date: 28 Nov 1996 07:47:41 -0800 Organization: BIOSCI International Newsgroups for Molecular Biology Lines: 240 Sender: daemon@net.bio.net Approved: vbmod@klab.agsci.colostate.edu Distribution: world Message-ID: <57kc6t$gi6@net.bio.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: net.bio.net (LAST REVISION: 30-JUL-95) This BIOSCI "miniFAQ" is designed to answer the questions that come up the *most frequently*. The main BIOSCI FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) is accessible on the World Wide Web at URL http://www.bio.net/. If you can not find an answer to your question in this or other documentation, the BIOSCI technical support staff answers e-mail queries sent to biosci-help@net.bio.net We can only answer questions about the use of the newsgroups and mailing lists. We unfortunately do not have the staff to do Internet information searches or answer scientific questions. Please post those to the appropriate BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. Contents: -------- 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. 0) BIOSCI NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!! ------------------------------ BIOSCI's government funding has been expended, and we are now operating solely from advertising revenue that we have raised from our Web site at http://www.bio.net/. We need just a few minutes of your time to help us serve you. You can do two important things which will take very little time for you individually and will immensely help us continue to help you. First, please use our WWW system at http://www.bio.net/ to access the archives. You can post or reply to messages via your Web browser as described in item #1 below. Your usage helps attract sponsors. If you contact any of our sponsors, please be sure to thank them for supporting BIOSCI. It is critical for them to get this feedback if they are to continue their sponsorship for the long term. Second, if you work for a company or organization that provides products or services of interest to the biology community, please pass this message on to your marketing or marketing communications department or other appropriate group. Please ask them to help support BIOSCI by sponsoring our Web site and explain the uses and benefits of the system to the biology community. If they are interested, they can then contact us for further information at our tech support address, biosci-help@net.bio.net. 1) Using the WWW to access the BIOSCI/bionet newsgroups. -------------------------------------------------------- As of 10 December 1995, all BIOSCI/bionet full newsgroups are accessible through the World Wide Web (WWW) at URL http://www.bio.net. One can read and reply publicly or privately to both recent postings and archived messages through one's Web browser if it is configured properly to send e-mail. Each newsgroup is equipped with its own WAIS index. The main BIOSCI home page also has access to the BIO-JOURNALS Table of Contents database WAIS index and the BIOSCI user address database described in another item further below. 2) What to do about "spams," i.e., junk mail, ads, etc. ------------------------------------------------------- BIOSCI is a set of parallel USENET newsgroups (the "bionet" groups), mailing lists, and a hypermail archive at URL http://www.bio.net/. The same postings are distributed on all media (except for a small number of mailing-list-only groups at net.bio.net). Unfortunately it is becoming a despicable practice on the Internet (by a few people out to make a fast buck) to do automated mass postings to thousands of newsgroups and mailing lists. These attempts to grab free advertising are refered to as "spams" in the usual, somewhat boneheaded, net terminology. USENET is more susceptible to this practice, and many spams originate on the USENET groups and then are passed on to the mailing lists. However, spammers also get lists of mailing addresses and hit these too, so neither medium is immune. What should you do personally if you get junk mail? --------------------------------------------------- Just delete it and move on without reading it further. Filing a protest is becoming increasingly useless because spammers are often disguising the addresses where the messages are sent from. Unless you really understand Internet mail systems, your attempt at protest by sending replies to the message will often end up being sent to the address of an innocent person that the spammer is victimizing. What can BIOSCI/bionet do to protect its newsgroups? ---------------------------------------------------- The only solution currently available is to moderate the newsgroup. If this newsgroup is already moderated, then you are in good shape. Moderation protects the USENET distribution from about 95% of the spams that are being sent to date and protects the mailing lists completely. Moderation means, however, that someone has to take the time to review each message before it goes out. We have set up software here that simply allows the moderator to forward to an address at net.bio.net messages that (s)he wishes to have distributed. This takes no more time than that needed to read the message and pass it on, say about 1 min. per message. Most newsgroups currently have a discussion leader who is responsible for their newsgroup. The discussions leaders and their e-mail addresses are listed in the BIOSCI Information Sheet which is available on the Web at http://www.bio.net/. If a newsgroup is being hit with too many junk postings, please contact the discussion leader for that group and see if there is interest in moderating the group. Please do not assume that by simply posting a complaint to the newsgroup itself, anyone on the BIOSCI staff will act on your complaint. With close to 100 newsgroups to run, the BIOSCI staff has to rely on the discussion leaders of each newsgroup to report problems directly to us at biosci-help@net.bio.net. We will moderate any of our newsgroups if the discussion leader tells us that the readership of the group wishes to do so and if a moderator is willing to do the work. For most BIOSCI/bionet groups, this entails only a few minutes of work each day. Moderating a newsgroup will resolve probably 95% of the junk postings on the USENET distribution. Unfortunately there are easy ways for determined spammers to override the moderation mechanism on USENET, but we can protect our e-mail subscribers from unwanted postings if the newsgroup is moderated. You can also access our newsgroups over the WWW at URL http://www.bio.net. While this Web interface will not stop spammers from trying to post to the groups, this will give you yet another way, besides using USENET news, to keep the junk out of your personal mail files. For those of you with local USENET news systems, the Web interface will also give you faster access to new newsgroups and recent postings. 3) Examples of subscribing and unsubscribing to the mailing lists. ------------------------------------------------------------------ PLEASE NOTE: The BIOSCI management does NOT act on subscription/unsubscription requests that are posted improperly to the newsgroups and mailing lists. People who do this only bother everyone on the lists to no avail. Please be sure to follow the proper procedures below. Gory details are in the BIOSCI Information sheets on the Web at http://www.bio.net. Below we give an example utilizing the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS list at both of our two BIOSCI sites: Users in the Americas and Pacific Rim countries who use the BIOSCI ------------------------------------------------------------------ node at computer net.bio.net: ---------------------------- A) Determine the "listname" which is the <=8 character mail address ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ for the group. These can be found in the BIOSCI Info. Sheet. For the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS group the mailing address is methods@net.bio.net. The listname is the portion of the address to the left of the @ sign, i.e., "methods". The listname is used with the "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" commands illustrated below. B) Mail all commands in the body of a mail message addressed to biosci-server@net.bio.net. Do NOT send commands to the newsgroup posting addresses! Leave the Subject: line blank, any text on it will be ignored. C) In the body of your message put one or more of the following commands with an "end" command on the last line, e.g., subscribe methods unsubscribe methods end Do NOT put your e-mail address or other text on these lines. The server only allows you to cancel your subscription if the address on your mail header matches the address on our mailing list. Please ask for help at biosci-help@net.bio.net if your address has changed, e.g., if you know you are on the list but the server tells you that you are not a member. Users in Europe, Africa, and Central Asia who use the BIOSCI node at -------------------------------------------------------------------- computer daresbury.ac.uk (also known as dl.ac.uk): ------------------------------------------------- To subscribe and unsubscribe to/from the BIOSCI lists, you need to specify the full USENET newsgroup name with "bionet-news." prepended. The USENET newsgroup names are listed in the BIOSCI Information sheet on the Web at http://www.bio.net/. For the METHODS-AND-REAGENTS list the USENET newsgroup name is bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts, thus the appropriate commands are sub bionet-news.bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts unsub bionet-news.bionet.molbio.methds-reagnts These commands are included in a message addressed to mxt@dl.ac.uk, NOT to the newsgroup mailing addresses. As usual, include the text in the body of the message as text on the Subject: line is ignored. To unsubscribe from all the lists at the UK node, use unsub bionet-news Please note that if the address in the list is different than the one in your mail message header, you will not be able to unsubscribe by this method. If you have problems, please mail biosci@daresbury.ac.uk. 4) The BIOSCI user address and research interest directory. ----------------------------------------------------------- Please take this opportunity to add your name, address, and research interest information to the BIOSCI User Address Database if you have not already done so. You can fill out the address form directly through our Web page at URL http://www.bio.net/adrform.html. The address database is reindexed nightly for WWW access (the URL is http://www.bio.net/). If you are not directly on the Internet but can reach it by e-mail, please use our waismail server to access the user directory. waismail use is described above. You can also request a user address form by e-mail from biosci-help@net.bio.net. Please check your database entry from time-to-time to see if your address information is still up-to-date. Because of our limited personnel resources, we ask that you resubmit a *complete* form to revise your entry; we only replace complete entries and do not have resources to edit old forms. Sincerely, Dave Kristofferson BIOSCI/bionet Manager biosci-help@net.bio.net