January 2010 (special pre-congress edition) of the ISID NEWS

The January 2010 (special pre-congress edition) of the ISID NEWS (the official newsletter of the International Society for Infectious Diseases) is now available online at http://www.isid.org/publications/ISIDnewsletter201001.shtml.

In this issue we invite you to join us at the 14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases in Miami, Florida, USA. The Congress will be host to an outstanding program with international leaders in the field of infectious diseases delivering plenary lectures and experts from around the globe in numerous exciting symposia. They will address current topics of interest in international public health, emerging infectious diseases, infection control, basic science, as well as the latest in vaccines and therapeutics. Click on the link below for complete details of this exciting program.

ISIDNEWS
An official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) in Miami, Florida
March 9-12, 2010
The 14th ICID website http://www.isid.org/14th_ICID/ has more detailed program information and links for registration.


Plenary Lectures
Jarbas Barbosa da Silva (Brazil)
"Emerging Infectious Diseases in Latin America"

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi (France)
"The Discovery of HIV: An Example of Translational Research on Response to an Emerging Epidemic"

Martin Cetron (United States)
"The Changing Patterns of Global Migration and the Impact on Infectious Diseases"

Myron S. Cohen (United States)
"Transmission and Prevention of Transmission of HIV: Clues from the Early 21st Century"

Keith Klugman (United States)
"Pneumococcal Infections in Children and their Impact on Adults"

Roberto Kolter (United States)
"Microbial Chemical Ecology and the Future of Antibiotics"

Prof. Louis Loutan (Switzerland)
"The Challenges of Travel Medicine in the 21st Century"

Christopher V. Plowe (United States)
"Malaria Eradication"



Symposia
Oral Presentations


14th ICID Member-Generated Symposia by Young Investigators


Satellite Symposia


Meet the Expert Sessions


14th ICID Awardees Announced


14th ICID Sponsors


IMED 2011 (International Meeting on Emerging Diseases & Surveillance)


The next IMED meeting will be held in Vienna, Austria, from February 4 to 7, 2011. You can sign up for the mailing list and follow updates at the IMED website:
http://imed.isid.org/


ISID-NTD 2011 (ISID-Neglected Tropical Diseases Meeting)


The FIRST ISID-NTD meeting will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, from July 8 to 10, 2011. You can sign up for the mailing list and follow updates at the ISID-NTD website:
http://ntd.isid.org/