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Drs. Gray and Miller: Excellent news, thanks! Steve On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Gray, Matt <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Steve (and others):**** > > ** ** > > If you are attending the Ranavirus Symposium, you are required to register > for at least one day ($125 USD). This fee is necessary, because WDA is not > charging the GRC for room use, bulletin board rental (for posters), and A/V > rental (a significant expense). There are one-day Ranavirus Symposium > options at the WDA registration website.**** > > ** ** > > Click on the registration tab and scroll towards the bottom:**** > > ** ** > > http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/WDA2013/default.html**** > > ** ** > > Direct Link: > https://utconferences.outreach.utk.edu/ei/getdemo.ei?id=296&s=_5RO0MUA31&bulk=y > **** > > ** ** > > As Jesse mentioned in a previous email, the Symposium Fundraising > Committee is working tirelessly to secure funds for travel grants for > speakers and students. To date, we’ve secured approximately $25,000 USD. > Greg Chinchar, Jesse and I will contacting individuals in May and June > about travel support. Additionally, Danna Schock secured some funds for > travel for Canadian scientists --- please contact her (* > [log in to unmask]*) if you are from Canada and will be attending the > symposium. **** > > ** ** > > Also, I encourage symposium members to sign up for the ranavirus > surveillance field trips (one led by Matt Allender and one by me) as soon > as possible --- they are $30 USD each. There is limited space and regular > WDA conference attendees can attend too. Our field trips will occur > simultaneously at different locations, so you can choose one trip per day, > but we are offering the field trips twice (29 and 31 July). For more > information, see:**** > > ** ** > > http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/WDA2013/workshops.html **** > > ** ** > > If you have any questions, please contact Deb Miller (Chair, WDA > Conference Planning Committee) or me.**** > > ** ** > > We are expecting approximately 100 participants at the symposium. We’re > looking forward to your attendance and a productive meeting!**** > > ** ** > > All the Best---**** > > Matt**** > > ______________________________________________________________ > Matthew J. Gray, Ph.D. > Center for Wildlife Health**** > > University of Tennessee > 274 Ellington Plant Sciences Building > Knoxville, TN 37996-4563 > 865.974.2740 [ofc] [log in to unmask] > 865.974.4714 [fax] > http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/personnel/mgray.htm **** > > > For more information about Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries at UTK, > Please visit http://fwf.ag.utk.edu/ or call 865.974.7126 > _____________________________________________________________ > > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Global Ranavirus Consortium [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Steve Kimble > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 09, 2013 9:12 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: 2nd International Ranavirus Symposium: discussion topics > and poster presentations**** > > ** ** > > Dr. Brunner: > > I would very much like to attend the symposium, but can't foot the $365 > for the whole WDA conference. Is there a ranavirus-only registration > available? > Thanks, > Steve**** > > On Apr 8, 2013 1:15 PM, "Brunner, Jesse L" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > **** > > Dear Global Ranavirus Consortium members, **** > > ** ** > > As you all know, the 2nd International Ranavirus Symposium is being held > 27-29 July of this year. We are now well on our way to organizing the > program. It's going to be a great symposium! We are hoping you can help us > make it even better in two ways:**** > > ** ** > > *1) Additional poster presentations***** > > While the oral presentations are now set, we do have room to include more > poster presentations. So if you have a late-breaking topic, a preliminary > study, or would like to include your students' research, please consider > sending in an abstract for a poster presentation. You are not limited to > just one. The format for abstract submissions is below. **** > > ** ** > > *2) Discussion topics***** > > One aspect of the previous symposium that I think we all found helpful was > the breakout discussions, so this year we are planning to have at least one > breakout discussion after each of the five presentation sessions, but if > there is enough divergent interest, we may have separate groups meeting > concurrently. We have written out a few questions that we think would be > useful or interesting to discuss (see below), but we would like to get your > input as well. Please send us any additional topics you would like to add > to the list. Or if you feel strongly that a topic should or should not be > included in the discussion, let us know that as well.**** > > ** ** > > Please email your abstracts and topic suggestions to > [log in to unmask] by 1 May 2013. After that point we need > to finalize our program. **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Thanks for your help. We look forward to seeing everyone in Knoxville this > summer!**** > > ** ** > > Jesse Brunner **** > > ** ** > > on behalf of the Presentation and Discussion Committee:**** > > Amanda Duffus**** > > Deb Miller**** > > Rachel Marschang**** > > Tom Waltzek **** > > ** ** > > *ABSTRACT FORMAT***** > > Please prepare your abstract according to the following format:**** > > 1) abstract title in ALL CAPS**** > > 2) authors name in *bold*, with the presenting author’s name *underlined*, > followed by the author(s) affiliation using superscript numbers1,2 to > indicate respective affiliations**** > > 3) abstract text, which should be in Times New Roman font and 12 point > type and should not exceed 2*50* words.**** > > ** ** > > --------------------------------------**** > > *DISCUSSION TOPICS***** > > *Ecology and Epidemiology***** > > Genetic markers to differentiate/track RVs**** > > Can we nail down routes of transmission?**** > > What are the key open questions?**** > > Do we need to worry about "stressors"? If so, which ones?**** > > **** > > *Emergence and conservation***** > > Under what conditions is/isn't RV a serious conservation issue?**** > > How should surveillance programs be structured? (spatially? Temporally?)** > ** > > Standards for minimum standards for sample sizes**** > > What is prevalence good for? (vs. incidence)**** > > **** > > *Pathology and Physiology***** > > What techniques are available or should be developed to enhance our > understanding of disease pathogenesis.**** > > **** > > *Virology & Immunology***** > > Genetic Markers for Host Fidelity and Virulence**** > > How important are acquired and innate immune responses?**** > > Can (certain) animals be immunized?**** > > **** > > *Diagnostics, treatment, & management***** > > What should we use for a "gold standard" in diagnostics?**** > > OIE methods vs. others**** > > PCR specificity & sensitivity?**** > > Prospects for vaccines and antiviral drugs**** > > **** > -- Steve Kimble Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] 205.337.4843 http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rodw/Kimble%20Box%20Turtle%20Project%20Web%20Description.pdf<http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~rodw/Steve%20Kimble.htm>