The FEBRUARY 2012 issue of the ISID NEWS (the official newsletter of the International Society for Infectious Diseases) is now available online at http://www.isid.org/publications.
ISIDNEWS
An official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
The 15th ICID will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on June 13-16, 2012. The Abstract Submission Deadline has been extended to February 24, 2012. Submit your abstract now!
On-line Registration is also available.
Letter from the Chair of the Local Organizing Committee of the 15th ICID, Bangkok
Plenary Speakers:
Treating Hepatitis B in 2012 – C.L. Lai (China)
Finding a Cure for HIV: The Need for Science, Collaboration and Advocacy – S. Lewin (Australia)
Infection Control – D. Pittet (Switzerland)
The Future of Dengue – D. Gubler (Singapore)
Vaccines for Cholera, Shigellosis and Typhoid – J. Clemens (Republic of Korea)
Confronting TB in the Era of HIV – S. Lawn (South Africa)
Updated Scientific Program
For more information, go to http://www.isid.org/icid/symposia.shtml
15th ICID Participating Organizations, Premier Sponsors and Sponsors
Nominations Open for ISID Council
On the occasion of the 15th ICID in Bangkok, more than one-quarter of the ISID Council members will conclude their terms of service and the Society will have openings for Council members from all regions. The Nominating Committee is actively seeking your recommendations for individuals who are interested in the activities of ISID and who would become involved with the Society in its various programs. Self recommendations are welcome.
ProMED Moderator Chosen as 2012 ICEID Leader
Dr. Joseph Wamala, ProMED moderator for the Anglophone Africa list (ProMEDEAFR), has been selected as an ICEID 2012 Leader to attend the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) March 11-14, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
ProMED-mail 2011 Archives Available for Your Local System
ProMED has received multiple requests from research and academic institutions for faster, more efficient, more flexible searching of the archives. In response to these appeals, we are for the first time offering the complete 2011 database of ProMED-mail postings on a memory stick for access on your local system.
ProMED 2011 Year End Internet-a-thon
ProMED wishes to acknowledge the over 1,000 individuals and institutions who have supported the 2011 Internet-a-thon.
International Meeting on Emerging Diseases (IMED 2013)
The 4th IMED will be held in Vienna, Austria on February 15-18, 2013
Letter from Larry Madoff, Editor, ProMED-mail
For more information, go to http://imed.isid.org/ or Join the IMED 2013 Mailing List
ISID/ESCMID Fellowship Report
- Fernanda Ludolf Ribeiro (Brazil)
"Profiling the Humoral Immune Response to Schistosoma mansoni using a New Immunoproteomic Approach—protein microarray."
ISID Grant and Fellowships Programs
Applications open for ISID Grant and Fellowship Programs
Spotlight on the SSI/ISID Fellowship