“Environment and Health — Bridging South, North, East and West” by ISEE, ISES, and ISIAQ (Basel) August 20-23 2013. The first conference joining three of the leading scientific societies: International Society of Environmental Epidemiology ISEE International Society of Exposure Sciences ISES International Society of Indoor Air Quality ISIAQCongress Center
Find out more »Microbial Interactions in Complex Ecosystems Dates: Wednesday 23 October 2013 to Friday 25 October 2013 Venue: Rectorate of the University of Turin Via Po 17, 10126, Torino, Italy
Find out more »From the NCASM Web Site: NCASM Fall 2013 Meeting, Saturday, October 26, 2013 at Santa Clara University Program for the Fall 2013 meeting is now complete. A copy of the final meeting program is linked below. The theme will be Fung Can Be Funi: Just Get to Know Them, presented by Davise Larone, PhD, author of "Medically Important Fungi, A Guide for Identification". Topics for this 7 CEU lecture/workshop will include: Introduction and Basics, Dematiaceous Fungi, The Zygomycetes, Yeasts, Hyaline…
Find out more »The 8th International Conference on Legionella is being held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center from October 29 — November 1, 2013. More information.
Find out more »From meeting site: The conference has a building-oriented theme and seeks papers on building information systems; environmental health; international design; HVAC&R applications and systems; and, featured for this conference, tall building performance. The Tall Buildings: Performance Meets Policy track focuses on the performance of tall buildings or political challenges and opportunities in the design, development and operation of tall and super-tall buildings. Papers are sought on the measured and measurable use of utilities, envelope (infiltration and exfiltration), building pressure, waste…
Find out more »From the meeting web site The ASM Biodefense and Emerging Diseases Research Meeting brings together individuals who are carrying out research to defend against the growing threat of bioterrorism and decision makers shaping the future biodefense research agenda, recognizing that emerging infectious diseases serve as a paradigm for handling the public threat of bioterrorism.
Find out more »American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) February 13 - 17, 2014
Find out more »Publish or perish? The future of academic publishing and careers February 13 — 14, 2013 UC Davis Register Here. Scholarly publishing is in a bit of turmoil. This upheaval impacts not only the dissemination of knowledge but also the assessment of scholars (and thus their careers). For two days in February 2014 at UC Davis we will cover some of the key changes in scholarly publishing with a focus on how they impact the careers of academics. Some key details…
Find out more »From the meeting site: Viruses have caused some of the most dramatic and deadly disease pandemics in human history. A highly contagious disease caused by the variola virus, smallpox plagued mankind since 10,000 BC. In the 20th century alone smallpox killed between 300-500 million people before its eradication in 1980. The 1918-1919 “Spanish Flu” pandemic infected roughly one-third of the world's human population causing an estimated 50-100 million deaths. In 2009, a novel swine-origin H1N1 strain of influenza A virus…
Find out more »The 16th Genomic Standards Consortium meeting Date: March 31 - April 2, 2014. Location: Oxford, UK
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