9th International Symposium on Yeasts

[Sharon Debreczeni]

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Ninth  International  Symposium  on  Yeasts
Sydney,  Australia,  25-30  August  1996

INVITATION

On behalf of the Australian Biotechnology Association, I would like to=
 invite you to attend the 9th International Symposium on Yeasts (ISY) to be=
 held in Sydney in August 1996.

The ISY is held every four years as an activity of the International=
 Commission on Yeasts to foster interest in the science and technology of=
 yeasts.  The International Commission on Yeasts is a member of the=
 International Union of Microbiological Societies.  This will be the first=
 time that the ISY has been held in Australia.  As an added attraction, it=
 will be held concurrently with the 10th International Biotechnology=
 Symposium (IBS).  The venue for both symposia is the Sydney Convention=
 Centre which is a custom designed complex where all the concurrent=
 sessions, trade exhibition and poster areas are contained within the same=
 building.  The Convention Centre is located in the heart of Sydney on the=
 foreshore of its spectacular harbour.

The scientific program has been designed to cover recent advances in all=
 aspects of yeast biology and yeast technology.  Advice on content and=
 speakers has been obtained from the vast network of councillors with the=
 International Commission on Yeasts.  The program will consist of plenary=
 presentations, contributions to specialised symposia, and poster=
 presentations of which several will be selected for oral communication. =
 With the exception of plenary presentations, the scientific program has=
 been organised as two concurrent sessions, allowing some degree of=
 flexibility and choice.  It will include 16 symposium sessions of invited=
 speakers and 6 proffered paper sessions.  In addition, opportunity will=
 exist to attend sessions in the IBS program and there will be a substantial=
 trade exhibition which is being held in conjunction with IBS.
To encourage a strong submission of high quality posters, the International=
 Commission on Yeasts is offering prizes of US$500 each for the two best=
 poster presentations.  The posters will be judged by an international panel=
 on the basis of scientific merit and quality of presentation.  For one of=
 the prizes, preference will be given to younger scientists.

The social program has been designed to feature some of the unique=
 attractions of Sydney ( the Opera House, the harbour, the Power House=
 Museum ( and will be concluded with a dinner based on the theme "A taste of=
 Australia".

The Australian Biotechnology Association is honoured to be hosting the 9th=
 ISY and the 10th IBS.  We anticipate symposia of excellence and excitement=
 and look forward to seeing you in Australia in 1996.


	Graham  H  Fleet
	Chair
	Organising Committee ISY9


SCIENTIFIC  PROGRAM

The following is an outline of the contents of the program (provisional) and=
 names of scientists who have accepted invitations to speak at Plenary or=
 Symposia sessions. Other invitations are pending.




PLENARY  PRESENTATIONS

1.	Yeast budding	J. Pringle, U. North Carolina
2.	Molecular taxonomy	C. Kurtzman, USDA, Peoria
3.	Traditional (yeast) biotechnology	J. Friend, Burns Philp, Sydney
4.	Cryptococcal infections	T. Sorrell, Westmead Hospital, Sydney
5.	Yeasts as biotherapeutic agents	L. McFarland,  Biocodex,  USA
6.	Yeast genome project  ( the future	S. Oliver, U. Manchester
7.	Wine yeasts ( future directions	P. Henschke, Australian Wine Research=
 Institute




SYMPOSIA

TAXONOMY  (  SYSTEMATICS

SPEAKERS:
T. Boekhout (The Netherlands);  J. Fell (USA);  A. Vaughan-Martini (Italy); =
 J. Sugiyama (Japan);  H.G. Prillinger (Austria);  E. Swann (USA)
TOPICS:
Molecular and conventional systematics of Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes.

ECOLOGY

SPEAKERS:
H.J. Phaff (USA); W. Middelhoven (The Netherlands);  L. Mendonca-Hagler=
 (Brazil);  A.N. Hagler (Brazil)
TOPICS:
Ecology and biodiversity; yeasts from tropical environments and plants,=
 biodegradation.

BIOCHEMISTRY  AND  PHYSIOLOGY

SPEAKERS:
A. Kimura (Japan);  P. Piper (UK);  K. Watson (Australia);  J.T. Pronk (The=
 Netherlands);  K. Matsumoto (Japan);  C. Le=E3o (Portugal);  J. Thevelein=
 (Belgium);  A. Goffeau (Belgium);  J.P. van Dijken (The Netherlands)
TOPICS:
Physiology and molecular biology of oxidative and heat stresses:=
 Carbohydrate metabolism. Signal transduction, cyclic AMP and metabolic=
 pathways.  Transport of organic acids and sugars.  Membrane proteins and=
 transport.

GENE  EXPRESSION

SPEAKERS:
H. Bussey (Canada);  I. Dawes (Australia);  B. Carter (Denmark);  I.=
 Macreadie (Australia);  P. de Geus (The Netherlands);  M. Jagadish=
 (Australia);  P. Nagley (Australia)
TOPICS:
Gene expression and cell walls, sporulation, mitiochondria and metabolism: =
 Foreign genes and heterologous proteins.


FOOD,  FEED  AND  BEVERAGE  YEASTS

SPEAKERS:
B. Viljoen (South Africa);  P. Romano (Italy);  E. Johnson (USA);  R. Schwan=
 (Brazil);  M. Stratford (UK);  H. Takano (Japan);  B. Prior (S. Africa); =
 R. Sommer (Germany)
TOPICS:
Ecological and metabolic diversity of food spoilage yeasts.  Preservative=
 resistant and osmotolerant yeasts.  Pigments from yeasts.  Yeast autolysis.=
  Baking yeasts.  Wine yeasts.  Cocoa bean fermentation.

YEASTS  AS  PATHOGENS

SPEAKERS:
J. Edwards (USA);  D. Marriott (Australia);  S. Chen (Australia);  M.=
 Rinaldi (USA);  D. Carter (Australia);  J. Warmington (Australia);  M.=
 Morris (Australia);  J. Douglas (UK)
TOPICS:
Pathogenesis and epidemiology of Candida  and  Cryptococcus.  Antifungal=
 testing and resistance.  Molecular markers, PCR and molecular immunology in=
 yeast pathogenesis.  Biofilms and yeast pathogenesis

ETHANOL  PRODUCTION

SPEAKERS:
B. Hahn-Hagerdal (Sweden);  J. du Preez (South Africa);  M. Ingledew=
 (Canada);  M. Penttila (Finland)
TOPICS:
Lignocellulosic and starch substrates for ethanol production.  High gravity=
 fermentation;  Genetic improvement for immobilized yeast fermentations.

CELL  STRUCTURE

SPEAKERS:
G. Daum (Austria);  M. Osumi (Japan)
TOPICS:
Lipid assembly into membranes.  Cell wall formation.

EDUCATION

DISCUSSION   GROUP:
G. Stewart (UK);  M. Miller (USA);  H.J. Phaff (USA);  W.A. Scheffers (The=
 Netherlands)

OVERVIEW  OF  THE  CONFERENCE

Sunday  25th  August  1996

9th ISY '96 Secretariat
GPO Box 128
Sydney   NSW    2001
Australia
Tel:  61 2 262 2277      Fax:  61 2 262 2323
Email:  TOURHOSTS at TOURHOSTS.COM.AU

or

Graham  H  Fleet
Department of Food Science and Technology
The University of New South Wales
Sydney      NSW      2052
Australia
Tel:  61 2 385 5664        Fax:  61 2 385 5931
Email:   S.Debreczeni at unsw.edu.au


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