World Aquaculture Society conference postponed
In a release issued last Friday, the World Aquaculture Society announced the postponment of its World Aquaculture 2009 conference due to the situation with an outbreak of the so-called "swine flu" in the host country;
"Due to the progression of events related to the recent swine flu outbreak in Mexico, the World Aquaculture Society in consultation with the partners and sponsors of WA2009 has decided to postpone our World Aquaculture 2009 conference to a future date, 3 to 4 months ahead. We are working with our commercial partners and service providers in Mexico to reschedule the event for September or October 2009. (This was later determined to be September 25-29, 2009.)
Our first priority is to set a new date and then we will address the many details and send that information on to you. Rest assured that all abstract submissions, registrations, payments and assignments will be carried over to the new dates with appropriate time for changes/cancellations. We appreciate your understanding and patience and we will be in touch with the aquaculture community as rescheduling details become available.
Thank you for your continued support and we still look forward to WA2009 being the largest and most successfull WAS meeting ever!", states the WAS release.
The program for the event includes presentations on topics like Food Safety and Security, Feedstuffs, Feed Additives and Functional Foods, Fish Meal and Oil Replacement, as well as a session on Integrated, Multi-Trophic Aquaculture and one on Fish Diseases. Multiple sessions will address issues specific to a long list of different fish and mollusk species.
