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"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US
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vibrio_2010-bounces@joss.ucar.edu [mailto:vibrio_2010-bounces@joss.ucar.edu] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Brian Jackson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 19, 2009 3:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> vibrio_2010@joss.ucar.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Vibrio_2010] RESEND: V I B R I O S I N T H E E N V I R O N M E
N T 2 0 1 0 -- S A V E T H E D A T E<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>RESEND<br>
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We are pleased to announce Vibrios in the Environment 2010, a conference to be
held at the fabulous <b>Beau Rivage Resort</b> in <b>Biloxi, Mississippi</b>,
in the heart of the U.S. Gulf Coast. <br>
<br>
<b>Please save the dates of 8-12 November 2010.</b><br>
<br>
In 1980, leading vibrio researchers working in the area of microbial ecology
and public health met in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to convene a unique conference
entitled “Vibrios in the Environment.” The proceedings were published by
John Wiley and Sons Inc., in 1984, and firmly established that a number of
human pathogenic <i>Vibrio </i>spp<i>.</i> including <i>V. cholerae, V.
parahaemolyticus</i> and <i>V. vulnificus</i> were indigenous to marine and
estuarine environments where much of the seafood supply is produced and where
most recreational exposure occurs. In the following 30 years, vibrio research
has increased exponentially and these organisms have often been at the
forefront of basic scientific discoveries and the global public health debate.
Some prominent issues initiated by vibrio research include discoveries on the
viable but nonculturable state, transfer of virulence genes by phages,
identification of ballast discharge as vehicle for pandemic spread, and climate
change resulting in an expansion of the seasonal and geographical range of
diseases. In spite of this increased attention on vibrios and the
spectacular discoveries over the past several decades, there has not been
another major conference focusing on vibrios in the environment or their
implications on public health, especially food safety. There is unprecedented
activity in the US and globally to control the risk of vibrios and yet in most
countries illnesses are either flat or increasing. Furthermore, the vibrios are
still regarded by most marine microbiologists as the dominant culturable
bacteria in the ocean and there is good reason to believe that global warming
may increase their presence. The science has repeatedly demonstrated that
vibrios present public health challenges that were not imagined in 1980. <br>
<br>
Therefore, after three decades, revisiting the critical public health issues
presented by vibrios, especially food safety, globalization and climate change
is long overdue and we look forward to seeing you a year from now in Biloxi at <b>Vibrios
in the Environment 2010</b>. <br>
<br>
Proposed Session Headings:<br>
• Ecology of Vibrios<br>
• Human Disease<br>
• Non-human Disease<br>
• Integrated coastal water quality and seafood safety
management<br>
• Epidemiology and Socioeconomics<br>
<br>
We will soon open a website with more details and plan to have a portal where
you can contribute ideas and suggestions. <br>
<br>
Please feel free to pass this announcement on to your vibrio associates not
included on this announcement as well as<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span>to others who may be interested in
the conference<span style='font-size:13.5pt'>.</span><br>
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<b>Please contact Brian Jackson at UCAR (<a href="mailto:bjackson@ucar.edu">bjackson@ucar.edu</a>)
or the steering committee members if you are interested in further information
as it becomes available, would like to present your ideas, or be added to our
Vibrios in the Environment 2010 email listserve. <br>
</b><br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Vibrios in the Environment 2010 Steering Committee</b><br>
Dr. Rita R. Colwell, University of Maryland, United States, <a
href="mailto:rcolwell@umiacs.umd.edu">rcolwell@umiacs.umd.edu</a><br>
Dr. Angelo DePaola, US Food and Drug Administration, <a
href="mailto:angelo.depaola@fda.hhs.gov">angelo.depaola@fda.hhs.gov</a> <br>
Dr. D. Jay Grimes, University of Southern Mississippi, United States, <a
href="mailto:jay.grimes@usm.edu">jay.grimes@usm.edu</a><br>
Dr. Carmen Amaro, University of Valencia, Spain, <a
href="mailto:carmen.amaro@uv.es">carmen.amaro@uv.es</a><br>
Dr. Murielle Lafaye, CNES, France, <a href="mailto:murielle.lafaye@cnes.fr">murielle.lafaye@cnes.fr</a>
<br>
Dr. G. Balakrish (“Krish”) Nair, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric
Diseases, India, <br>
<a href="mailto:gbnair_2000@yahoo.com">gbnair_2000@yahoo.com</a><br>
Dr. Mitsuaki (“Buchi”) Nishibuchi, Kyoto University, Japan, <a
href="mailto:nisibuti@cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp">nisibuti@cseas.kyoto-u.ac.jp</a><br>
Dr. James D. Oliver, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States, <a
href="mailto:jdoliver@uncc.edu">jdoliver@uncc.edu</a><br>
Dr. Carla Pruzzo, University of Genoa, Italy, <a
href="mailto:carla.pruzzo@unige.it">carla.pruzzo@unige.it</a><br>
Dr. Joon Haeng Rhee, Chonnam National University, Korea, <a
href="mailto:jhrhee@chonnam.chonnam.ac.kr">jhrhee@chonnam.chonnam.ac.kr</a><br>
Dr. Irma N. G. Rivera, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, <a
href="mailto:igrivera@usp.br">igrivera@usp.br</a><br>
Dr. Mark S. Strom, NOAA Fisheries, Washington State, United States, <a
href="mailto:mark.strom@noaa.gov">mark.strom@noaa.gov</a><br>
Dr. Jörg Szarzynski, United Nations, Germany, <a
href="mailto:joerg.szarzynski@unoosa.org">joerg.szarzynski@unoosa.org</a> <br>
Dr. Juli Trtanj, NOAA, Washington, D.C., United States, <a
href="mailto:juli.trtanj@noaa.gov">juli.trtanj@noaa.gov</a><br>
Dr. Anita C. Wright, University of Florida, United States, <a
href="mailto:acw@ufl.edu">acw@ufl.edu</a><br>
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