Announcement of
The 14th International symposium on health-related water microbiology
Tokyo, September 9-15, 2007
The 14th International symposium on health-related water microbiology will be held in Tokyo, co-organized by IWA (International Water Association) and JSWE (Japan Society on Water Environment). This is a part of the series of international symposia organized biennially by the IWA study group on health-related water microbiology. The symposium is intended to cover all aspects of infectious disease via water. We, therefore, invite experts from a variety of fields to the symposium:
- environmental to clinical virology, bacteriology and parasitology
- infectious diseases epidemiology to risk assessment methodology
- water treatment engineering to environmental health practice
Specific Topics to be covered include:
・Water pollution and diseases
・Microbe behavior in water environment
・Detection, identification, and source tracking of microbial contaminants
・Catchment protection
・Water/wastewater treatment and disinfection
・Biofilm studies
・Water reuse and reclamation
・Microbial risk assessment and management
・Water and sanitation in developing countries
Venue:
Yayoi Kodo conference hall, the University of Tokyo, Japan
Important dates:
| April 30, 2007 | Deadline of oral presentation abstracts |
| June 30, 2007 | Notification of acceptance for oral presentation
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| July 31, 2007 | Deadline for poster presentation abstracts
Early registration discount closed |
| August 31, 2007 | Deadline for final papers for oral/poster presentations |
| September 9-15, 2007 | Symposium |
Registration Fee:
| On or before Jul 31, 2007 | On or after Aug 1, 2007 | |
| IWA Member | JPY 30,000 | JPY 40,000 |
| Non IWA Member | JPY 45,000 | JPY 55,000 |
| Accompanying person | JPY 10,000 | JPY 10,000 |
| Student | JPY 15,000 | JPY 25,000 |
Travel Support:
This is our great pleasure to announce the availability of funds to support your travel to, and stay in Tokyo. One is sponsored by the International Water Association, Specialist Group for Health-Related Water microbiology, and the other is “Watermicro2007 Travel Support Award”.
This opportunity is exclusively for those who have already submitted or planning to submit abstract. Please read the terms and conditions of both schemes carefully before sending your application.
Application deadline is on April 30, 2007.
For detailed info:
Website URL: http://www.watermicro2007.jp/
Secretariat: c/o Dr. Hiroyuki Katayama
Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo
7-3-1,Hongo,Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
Tel/Fax: +81-3-5841-6271
Email:watermicro2007@env.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp