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First announcement 13th AM

Published on
January 18, 2019

It is a great pleasure to invite you to the 13th EPIZONE Annual Meeting.

The meeting will be held from 26-28 August 2019 in Berlin, Germany, and will be hosted by the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), the German Federal Research Institute for Animal Health.

Theme of the 13th Annual Meeting will be “Breaking Walls”.  Referring to the city and as metaphor for the EPIZONE goal to improve international cooperation within the field of epizootic diseases research and control.

Focus will be on current research efforts in the field of epizootic animal diseases of livestock a.o. cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, goats, fish and horses.

Renowned speakers will be chosen to give a broad, up-to-date overview of this rapidly evolving and multi-disciplinary field. Interesting selected poster and oral presentations, about recent research on the well-known EPIZONE themes including: diagnosis, intervention strategies, risk assessment, and surveillance and epidemiology of epizootic diseases, will be part of the scientific programme.

The meeting shall bring together an outstanding and diverse group of experts from basic to applied science to foster scientific exchange and to establish new contacts or collaborations.

Also in Berlin, the Young EPIZONE core group will organise an interesting and inspiring program for young scientists in the field of epizootic diseases.

The venue will be the "Kalkscheune" right in the middle of Berlin.

We are sure that Berlin, the lively capital of Germany and a city of distinction, will be the perfect place to create a stimulating atmosphere of exciting talks, inspiring discussions, and scientific curiosity.

We are looking forward to your participation and welcoming you in Berlin in August 2019!

Scientific- and Organising Committee

Please find here the first announcement and invitation to the 13th Annual Meeting EPIZONE.