10th International Epidemiology Workshop

Cornell University New York State Agricultural Experiment Station

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10th International Epidemiology Workshop
at Geneva, New York

Save the dates: 7-12 June 2009

The Epidemiology Committee of the ISPP is pleased to announce the venue of the 10th International Epidemiology Workshop: Geneva, NY, USA.

The meeting will be hosted by Cornell University's Departments of Plant Pathology at Ithaca (Cornell University campus) and Geneva (The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station).

The scientific program and local arrangements committee presently includes David M. Gadoury, Robert C. Seem, Michael Milgroom and William Fry.

Questions regarding the conference should be directed to David M. Gadoury (dmg4@cornell.edu).

Geneva Area Map Access
Geneva is located within 50 miles (80 km) of 2 major airports (Syracuse and Rochester). International access is most easily obtained from the east via international airports at NY (JFK), Boston (Logan), or Washington DC; and from the west via Los Angeles or San Francisco.

The organizers will arrange for shuttle transportation to and from the Syracuse and Rochester airports. Car rentals are also available for those wishing to hire their own local transportation.

Costs of flights to either Syracuse or Rochester are competitively priced. Major airlines serving the area include American, United, Continental, Delta, USAir, as well as several low-cost carriers.

The meeting facility
Space for the IEW-10 has been reserved at the Geneva Lakefront Ramada Inn. This is a 148-room hotel, restaurant and conference center located on the northern shore of Seneca Lake. You can take a virtual tour of the hotel at: http://www.ramadageneva.com. Reservations for the meeting must be made through the IEW website, not directly though the hotel to receive a preferred discounted rate. Reservation and registration functions for the website are under construction.

Anticipated format for the meeting
We propose a format successfully applied at previous meetings of IEW. Registration will be capped at 100. A scientific program committee, working jointly with the ISPP epidemiology committee, will chose themes of sessions and will invite keynote speakers for each session. Each keynote talk (30-40 min.) will be followed by 3 to 4 oral presentations in keeping with the session theme, and lasting ca 20 min. All registrants must be active participants in the meeting and will submit a 2-page summary of their work to the program committee 3 months prior to the meeting. Brief oral presentations described above will be chosen from among these submitted summaries. All other presentations will be as posters. The conference proceedings will be published by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station as a Special Report, assigned an International Standard Book Number (ISBN), and will be distributed to major university agricultural libraries worldwide. The proceedings will also be available in pdf format on a conference website, and will be distributed to registrants in CD ROM format at the conference. We anticipate morning and afternoon sessions lasting 3-4 hrs, with ample time for discussion. At least one of these sessions will be dedicated to the posters, with authors present at their posters. Additional small meeting rooms will be available for evening sessions on special topics.

Possible Excursions during the Workshop

The New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva
The campus of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, New York, is an integral part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University. Geneva is a 50-mile drive from Ithaca, NY, where the main Cornell campus is located. The Station was established in 1880, making it the sixth oldest experiment station in the United States. Currently, 253 staff and 50 professors (18 with at least 20% extension appointments) are employed at the Station. At any one time, 25-90 graduate students
are conducting research for their theses under the guidance of professors at Geneva, and there are approximatly 15 visiting scientists, 10 postdocs, 20 research associates and 6 extension associates at the Station. Academic programs are housed in four departments: Horticultural Sciences, Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Food Science and Technology. The focus is on improving the genetics, cultivation, protection, post-harvest handling, and processing of fruit and vegetable crops.

Vineyard and winery tour. There are currently over 220 wineries in New York. The Finger Lakes Region is the center of wine grape production of the state.

Future updates to this webiste will include online
registration and conference details.

New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 630 West North Street, Geneva, New York 14456
Telephone: 315.787.2011

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