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**** > > ** ** >