13-16 October 2013
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
SUNDAY, 13 OCTOBER |
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17:30 | Registration |
18:00–19:30 |
Welcome Reception (Palace Hotel) |
Welcome from sponsoring organizations |
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MONDAY, 14 OCTOBER |
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8:15 |
Registration, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
9:00 |
Opening Plenary Welcome/Meeting Goals: John Clements
Comments:
Q&A |
10:30 |
Break |
11:00 |
Plenary: Microbial Ecology and Diversity—Microbial Forensics in the Context of Population Genetics
Q&A |
12:00 |
Lunch (Palace Hotel) Lunch Speaker |
13:30 |
Plenary: Clinical and Forensic Approaches to Microbial Identification
Q&A |
14:45 |
Plenary: Technologies and Approaches for Identifying Microbes for Law Enforcement—The 2001 Anthrax Letters
Q&A |
16:15 |
Poster Session and Reception, Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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TUESDAY, 15 OCTOBER |
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9:00 |
Plenary: Technologies and Approaches for Identifying Microbes in Public Health—The E. coli O104 Case After a talk about the E. coli O104 case, a panel of experts will make short comments to offer lessons from other cases and amplify specific aspects or other perspectives. Chair: Munirul Alam Speaker: Dag Harmsen Comments:
Q&A |
10:30 |
Break |
11:00 |
Plenary: Sampling and Preservation Methods
Q&A |
12:15 |
Lunch (Palace Hotel) Lunch Speaker |
13:45 |
Plenary: Validation and Reference Materials for Microbial Forensics Q&A |
14:45 |
Plenary: Bioinformatics and Data
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Q&A |
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16:00 |
Break |
16:30 |
Breakout sessions
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17:30 |
Adjourn |
17:35 |
Visit to the Strossmayer Gallery of Old Masters of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
19:30 |
Conference Dinner |
WEDNESDAY, 16 OCTOBER |
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9:00 |
Plenary: Reporting Back from the Breakout Sessions Brief summaries of key points from the previous day Chair: John Clements Q&A |
9:45 |
Breakout Sessions |
10:45 |
Break |
11:15 |
Concluding Plenary
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12:30 |
Adjourn |