FIRST MEETING of the INTERNATIONAL LEPTOSPIROSIS SOCIETY

NANTES ( FRANCE) 
9-13 SEPTEMBER 1996

Scientific committee:
ANANYINA J.(RUS)
BAKOSS P.(SL)
BARANTON G.(F)
BOLIN C.(USA)
CINCO M.(I)
EDWARDS C.N.(BARBADOS)
ELLIS W.A. (UK)
EVERARD C.O.R. (UK)
FAINE S. (AUS)
HARTSKEERL R.(NL)
KMETY E (SL)
MUTHUSETHUPATHI M.A.(IND)
PEROLAT P.(F)
SAINT GIRONS I.(F)
SASAKI D.(USA)
SCHÖNBERG A.(RFA)
SMYTHE L.D.(AUS)
TERPSTRA W.(NL)
YANAGHIHARA Y.(J)
ZUERNER R.(USA)

International Steering Committee:
G.BARANTON, G.ANDRE-FONTAINE, H.KORVER, 
R.HARTSKEERL, I SAINT GIRONS , W.J TERPSTRA 

Local organisation:
G.ANDRE-FONTAINE
ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE
CP 3013
F 44087 NANTES Cedex 03
fax: 33 40 68 76 94

Official languages:
English and French will be the official languages 
of the meeting. 	

PROVISIONAL SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME SESSIONS:

Session A:
Epidemiology,country reports,economics
( human and animal health)

Session B:
Clinical reports
( human and veterinary medicine)

Session C:
Diagnosis (serology,molecular methods,
culturing, microscopy)

Session D:
Taxonomy, classification and typing.

Session E:
Genetics

Session F:
Pathology, pathogenesis, immunity and therapy

These sessions will include selected oral
communications and posters presentations.

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ABSTRACTS:
Both abstracts of papers and posters must be
submitted to the scientific committee..
They must be written on a single page A4 in 12
points characters with 3 cm margins: they will
be edited in the same form in the proceedings 
of the meeting.
The text should to be a synopsis of the work
and the results should include a concise but
precise presentation of data and a clear
conclusion.

Deadline: 30 March 1996
Please, Send it to: G.ANDRE-FONTAINE 
(address : cf local organisation )
              Indicate the prefered session

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WHO WORKING GROUPS
At the end of the congress:
on 13-14 September, meeting of the WHO
Working Groups (Chairmen:WJ TERSTRA
B.ADLER) will convene.


REGISTRATION:

It is anticipated that the registration
fees (850 FF) includes:
-meeting sessions,
-abstracts volume
-lunches from Monday 9 to Friday 13 
 September ( see accomodation )

ACCOMODATION:

Rooms will be reserved for the 
conference in Hotels in NANTES, 
per night in a single room :
Category ¿ : 300 to 400 FF
Category ¡ : 200 to 290 FF 
Category ¬ : < 200 FF
Please, 
complete the 2 registration forms
included

TRANSPORTATION

The city of Nantes may be reached : 

* in 2 hours from Paris by fast train
 (TGV) 

* by direct flights from :
 Paris, London, Brussels, Düsseldorf,
 Geneva, Manchester, Milan. 


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Enclosed preliminary registration 
form to be returned to local organizer
before 10 April 1996


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FIRST MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEPTOSPIROSIS SOCIETY
NANTES ( FRANCE ) SEPTEMBER 9-13 1996
PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION FORM
To be returned before 10 April 1996


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FIRST MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEPTOSPIROSIS SOCIETY
NANTES ( FRANCE ) SEPTEMBER 9-13 1996


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COUNTRY:
- scientific sessions
- lunches from 9 to 13 september
	- scientific sessions
- lunches from 9 to 13 september
- room for 1 person category Æ
( 5 nights)	- scientific sessions
- lunches from 9 to 13 september
- room for 1 person category Æ
( 5 nights)
- social progamme	- scientific sessions
- lunches from 9 to 13 september
- room for 1 person category ≠¨
( 5 nights)
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