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AEROBIOLOGY 2005

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IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract Submission Deadline.....Still accepting abstracts

Acceptance Notification..............April 15, 2005

Advance Registration...................May 1, 2005

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The PAAA (Pan-American Aerobiology Association) will sponsor its annual conference from 2-5 June 2005 on the campus of The University of Tulsa in Tulsa, Oklahoma. An Opening Reception will be held on Thursday evening 2 June 2005 with the official opening of the scientific sessions on Friday morning 3 June. The symposium will end Sunday 5 June. In addition, pre-conference workshops will be held on Thursday June 2 and Spore Camp will be held on Monday June 6.

The primary objectives of the conference are: (1) to foster communication among those involved in the many disciplines encompassed by aerobiology, (2) to provide a forum for the presentation and discussion of recent and ongoing research in aerobiology, (3) to encourage new investigators (including students) in aerobiology.

Since aerobiology is a multi-disciplinary field there will be a wide variety of topics covered during the conference. Among the interests of meeting participants are the production, distribution, dispersal, and deposition of airborne biological particles and the implication of these processes to ecology, human health, plant and animal pathology. The scientific program will be divided into the following topics:

1. General Aerobiology (including aerosol physics, biometeorology, modeling, and statistical methods, etc.).

2. Indoor Air Quality (including microbial ecology and sources, modeling the indoor environment, nature of indoor pollutants, etc.).

3. Medicine and Health (including aeroallergens, airborne infectious disease, epidemiology, inhalation toxicology, risk assessment, etc.).

4. Plant Pathology (including ecology, long distance moving of biota, insect migration and dispersion, modeling, etc.).

GENERAL INFORMATION

Aerobiology 2005 will take place in the Allen Chapman Activity Center on The University of Tulsa campus, which is located approximately 3 miles east of downtown Tulsa, Oklahoma and approximately 5 miles southwest of the Tulsa International Airport. See directions to campus.

Tulsa is a mid-size city with a metropolitan area population of about 750,000 people. The airport is served by all major carriers through hubs in Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, etc. The University is situated in an older residential area about 3 miles from downtown. The south entrance of the University is on historic Route 66 which is home to most fast-food chains and a few restaurants. Major shopping areas are located about 2 miles from campus.

In early-June, Tulsa is generally warm with daytime temperatures from 80 to 90 F (27-32 C) however temperatures over 95 F (35 C) can occur. Thunderstorms are very common in June, so be sure to bring an umbrella and a rain coat.

ELECTRONIC FORMS:

All conference information and all forms will be available on the conference web site http://pollen.utulsa.edu/Aerobiology-2005.htm. Abstract forms, registration forms, and housing forms will be available on the web-site as soon as details are finalized. Hard copies of the forms will not be mailed unless requested.

Abstracts (abstract deadline extended)

Accomodations

Registration

General Program (new information added)

Detailed Schedule (new information added)

CONFERENCE COMMITTEE: The Conference Committee currently consists of Estelle Levetin (Conference Chair), Carol Rao (Scientific Committee Chair) and Dan Freidman.

Please address all correspondence to:

Dr. Estelle Levetin Phone (918) 631-2764 Fax (918) 631-2762

AEROBIOLOGY 2005

Faculty of Biological Science E-mail: estelle-levetin@utulsa.edu

The University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK 74104-3189

USA