National Centre for Biosecurity

Biosecurity News - Issue 36

11 December 2009

Program News
Journal Issues and Conferences
Special Coverage: World AIDS Day 2009
News Articles

H1N1 Influenza Pandemic 2009
Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases

Biosecurity Policy and Ethics
Global Health Governance and Disease Control

Program News

The National Centre for Biosecurity invites you to register for the 2010 Biosecurity Symposium at: http://www.biosecurity.edu.au/conference/registration.php.

The Symposium will be held at the Australian National University on 1 – 2 February 2010. The symposium is an opportunity for the exchange of information and ideas between scientists, academics, health professionals, government officials, members of non-government organisations, and other interested individuals. Topics will include:

Responding to infectious disease crises in Australia and the Asia-Pacific
The epidemiology of public health and animal health emergencies
The development and use of biological weapons by state and non-state actors
Ethical dilemmas and security risks of research on pathogenic micro-organisms
International law and domestic regulation
Relevance and applications of new technologies to biosecurity challenges
Ethical, social and cultural dimensions of biosecurity

Keynote speakers include:

Professor Ray Zilinskas, Director, Chemical and Biological Weapons Program, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Professor Harvey Rubin, Director, Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Reduction, University of Pennsylvania
Dr Stefan Elbe, Head of Department of International Relations, University of Sussex

Fees (AUD):	Full Registration (two days)	$200
	Students & Emeritus Faculty	FREE
	Dinner (optional)	$60

The deadline for registration is 22 January 2010.

Enquiries:

Jon Herington	Alexis Pillsbury
National Centre for Biosecurity	Centre for International Security Studies
Australian National University	The University of Sydney
+61 2 6125 9009	+61 2 9351 5739
biosecurity@anu.edu.au	a.pillsbury@econ.usyd.edu.au

Kind regards,

Alexis

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Journals Issues and Conferences

The current issue (December 2009, vol. 27, no. 12) of Nature Biotechnology features a focus on synthetic biology.

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Previous Announcements

Geneva’s Brocher Foundation has issued a Call for Proposals for visiting researchers in 2011. The Foundation awards residencies of one to six months for researchers conducting projects on the ethical, legal and social implications for humankind of recent medical research and new technologies, including access to medicines, biobanks, biosecurity and dual use dilemma, clinical trials and research on human subjects, genetic testing and screening, health care reform, nanotechnology, neglected disease, pandemic planning, reproduction & technology, stem cells, transplantation. In 2011 the Brocher Centre will host up to ten researchers at any one time. The deadline is 18 January 2010. More information
Global Biosecurity 2010: safeguarding agriculture and the environment in Brisbane, Australia. Abstracts: 31 July 2009. Conference: 28 February – 3 March 2010. More information
The International Society for Infectious Diseases is organising the 14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) in Miami, Florida, USA, on 9 – 12 March 2010. The deadline for abstracts is 1 November 2009. More information
The Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) International Symposium and Workshop is taking place from 12 – 14 April 2010 in Melbourne, Australia. The theme for the Symposium and Workshop is Integrating Science and Management and the deadline for abstracts is 9 November 2009. More information
US Department of State’s Biosecurity Engagement Program provides funding for travel to biosecurity-related conferences. More information