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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>First Announcement and Call for Abstracts - Please join us
in Italy this May!<BR><BR>INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ALGAL TOXINS, <BR>May
27-29, 2007<BR>University of Trieste, Aula Magna, Edificio H3, Trieste,
Italy<BR><BR>Symposium Chair<BR>Aurelia Tubaro, DMNR, University of
Trieste.<BR><BR>Organizing Secretariat<BR>Società Italiana di Tossicologia -
SITOX<BR>Viale Abruzzi, 32 - 20131 Milano<BR>Tel: +39.02.29520311<BR>Fax:
+39.02.29520179<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:sitox@segr.it">sitox@segr.it</A><BR>Web Site: <A
href="http://www.sitox.org">www.sitox.org</A><BR><BR>Scope of the Symposium
<BR>Phycotoxin problems in Europe present a changing landscape and, especially
in recent years, there are special concerns with new toxin problems emerging.
This Symposium will emphasize toxins of both emerging and continuing concern to
Europe. However the benefits of both international scientific efforts and
multidisciplinary research will be evident and the sessions will show that many
challenges in management are now being effectively addressed in this global way.
We are pleased to have as our Plenary Speaker Dr. Takeshi Yasumoto and the
program also includes many other distinguished speakers in the areas shown
below.<BR><BR>Topics<BR>Marine Harmful Algae, Mechanism and Toxicity of Marine
Toxins, Ostreopsis Distribution in the Mediterranean, Health Problems after
Ostreopsis Aerosol Exposure, Palytoxin and Related Toxins, Mechanism of
Action and Toxicity of Palytoxin, Methods to Detect Palytoxin, Natural Toxins as
Potential Weapons of Biowarfare and Bioterror, Food Toxicology, The European
Legislation on Marine Biotoxins and Future Developments, AOAC Validated Methods
for Algal Toxins in Seafood. Algal Toxins and Risk characterization.<BR>There
will also be a subgroup meeting of a new AOAC Task Force Subgroup on Palytoxin
and Ostreocins and other Task Force discussions, and finally, a roundtable
discussion, Algal Toxins in Seafood: Challenges Related to Monitoring
Programs.<BR><BR>Call for Papers<BR>The Scientific Committee invites delegates
who intend to present a poster to submit their abstracts (before April 1, 2007
to <A href="mailto:sitox@segr.it">sitox@segr.it</A>). Details such as poster
dimensions to follow in subsequent announcements.<BR><BR>Chair Contact
Information<BR>Prof. A. Tubaro<BR>Dept. Materials and Natural
Resources<BR>University of Trieste - Via Valerio, 6<BR>34124 Trieste,
Italy<BR>Tel: +39.040.5587910 <BR>Fax: +39.040.5583215<BR>E-mail: <A
href="mailto:algaltoxins@units.it">algaltoxins@units.it</A><BR><BR></BODY></HTML>