Upcoming Meetings (updated 22 July 2009)...

Biosecurity for Fish Farmers Workshop; 29 July 2009; Moorefield, West Virginia USA: A team of aquaculture professionals will present a program on fish health, fish diseases and how to protect your facility from fish pathogens. The morning session will be spent reviewing information concerning fish diseases in the Northeast. The afternoon session will comprise a biosecurity assessment of Reymann Memorial Farm Aquaculture Facility where trout are grown in a flowing water system. The event provides a venue for networking with the diverse community influencing aquaculture, including other farmers, testing laboratories, university researchers and policymakers/regulators. For more information on the workshop refer to their webpage at: http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/aquaculture/#Upcoming>.

International Aquaculture Biosecurity Conference; 17-18 August 2009; Trondheim, Norway: The theme of the conference, to be held in conjunction with Aqua Nor 2009, is “Practical Approaches for the Prevention, Control, and Eradication of Disease.” The goal of the conference is to provide expert opinions and tools for implementing practical, economic and effective biosecurity plans and programs. Planned topics include: economic impact of disease and biosecurity programs; components of ideal biosecurity plans and programs; international, regional and national strategies; identifying and prioritizing hazardous diseases and evaluating risks; determining and mitigating hazardous disease critical control points and risks; disease epidemiology, surveillance and monitoring; determining disease status and freedom; control and eradication contingency plans and programs; disease diagnostics, medical and farm record keeping; and implementing, auditing and certifying biosecurity programs. For more detailed information regarding accommodations, registration, etc. visit the conference website: http://www.iabconference.org.

The 2009 14^th International Conference on Diseases of Fish and Shellfish; 14-19 September 2009; Prague, Czech Republic: Next year's conference, organised by the European Association of Fish Pathologists (EAFP) will be held at the Clarion Congress Hotel in Prague, Czech Republic on the 14^th through the 19^th of September. Scientific and technical sessions consisting of poster presentations, invited talks, keynotes, oral presentations, workshops and an EAFP General Assembly will take place during the Conference. The EAFP will welcome suggestions for potential topics for scientific sessions and workshops. Planned social events include a Welcome Cocktail, Civic Reception and the traditional Conference Banquet. For more information visit the official conference website: http://eafp2009.org/.

Aqua Farming International Conference and Exhibition 2009; 16-19 September 2009; Vigo, Spain: The First Aqua Farming International Conference and Exhibition (AQA) will be held from the 16-19 September 2009 alongside the World Fishing Exhibition (WFE) in Vigo, Spain. Conference topics will be confirmed shortly and the exhibition will feature more than 3000 m2 of new products and the latest innovations. Co-location with the World Fishing Exhibition, the World's largest commercial fishing exhibition, means that not only will AQA benefit from the WFE's extensive worldwide marketing program, but also from the same features, such as the Fisheries Ministers Conference, that make the WFE truly unique. For more information, click here to access the conference website.

Flavobacterium 2009; 21-23 September 2009; Paris, France: Flavorbacterium 2009 is a follow-up conference to that held in Shepherdstown, West Virginia in 2007 and will aim to address numerous issues and at crossing disciplines (fish pathology, bacterial ecology, genomics, biotechnology, vaccinology, etc.) by bringing together international representatives from academic institutions, fish health management, aquaculture and biotech and pharmaceutical industry. The organizers hope this interdisciplinary approach will promote international collaboration in the different aspects of Flavobacterium research. Additional information is available on the conference website by clicking here.

World Aquaculture 2009; rescheduled for 25-29 September 2009; Veracruz, México: The World Trade Center in Veracruz is the site for the 2009 International meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. The conference theme is “blue revolution to feed the world.” The organizers “invite you to join them on a journey to the world of aquaculture science and technology, to explore the whole range of possibilities and make this new „Blue Revolution‟ possible.” The program focuses on eight major topic areas comprising nearly 60 sessions, including those on therapeutic drugs, aquaculture regulations and health and biosecurity. Online registration, deadlines, conference brochures and information accommodations and tours can be found on the conference website.

XI Ecuadorian Aquaculture Conference & Aquaexpo - AQUA 2009; 12-15 October 2009; Guayaquil, Ecuador: AQUA 2009 constitutes the 11^th edition of the Ecuadorian Aquaculture Conference & Aquaexpo, an event which has established itself as the leading aquaculture conference and trade show in Latin America. AQUA 2009 will include a Scientific Program with presentations by renowned international and national experts as well as a trade show where the leading companies in the industry will display their latest developments in aquaculture products and services. For more information contact Camila Parra (phone 5934-2-269494 or email at: cparra@cna-ecuador.com.

World Aquaculture 2010; 1-5 March 2010; San Diego, California USA: The Triennial is the largest aquaculture conference and tradeshow held in the world with nearly 4000 attendees from over 80 countries and even more countries are expected to have attendees at AQUACULTURE 2010. The Triennial combines the annual meetings of the National Shellfisheries Association, Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society and the World Aquaculture Society. Advanced information available on Conference webpage at: https://www.was.org/WasMeetings/meetings/Default.aspx?code=AQ2010.

Therapeutic Drug Session; World Aquaculture 2010; 1-5 March 2010; San Diego, California USA: As in past years, Dave Straus, US Department of Agriculture; Mark Gaikowski, US Geological Survey and Jim Bowker, US Fish & Wildlife Service will moderate a session devoted to research and related activities, associated with gaining approvals for new drugs for use on/in aquaculture species. The exact date and time for the session has yet to be set. For date/time and other conference information refer to the conference webpage at: https://www.was.org/WasMeetings/meetings/Default.aspx?code=AQ2010.