9th BSP MALARIA MEETING

In addition to the 7 THEMED sessions, one OPEN session and one POSTER session (as previously advertised), this 3-day meeting will also include a WORSHOP and a special BABESIA SYMPOSIUM.

The Workshop on 'FUTURE FUNDING OF MALARIA RESEARCH' will be centered around the findings of the PRISM report and presented by J. Anderson (The Wellcome Trust); other participants in the Workshop will include: Howard Engers (WHO/TDR), Paul Hagan (INCO-DC Programme, European Union), David Nabarro (ODA), Michael Davies (MRC), Catherine Davies (The Wellcome Trust) and John Horton (SmithKline Beecham).
The Worshop will take place as an evening session on Monday 15th September and should lead to a lively discussion !

The BABESIA SYMPOSIUM will look at 'Similarities and Differences between Malaria and Babesiosis'
Invited speakers will include:

• Theo Schetters (Intervet, The Netherlands)
  'Parasite localisation and dissemination in the Babesia-infected host'
• David Allred (University of Florida)
  'Antigenic variation in Babesia and Plasmodium: how similar is it ?'
• Ian Clark (University of Canberra)
  'Are babesiosis and malaria two names for the same disease'
• Wendy Brown (Washington State University)
  'Immunodominant T-cell antigens and epitopes of Babesia bovis and B.bigemina'
• Pierre Druilhe (Institut Pasteur, Paris)
  'Title not yet available'

Deadline for abstracts: 15 MAY 1997 (No special form required)

Registration forms are now available from Professor Marcel Hommel
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Pembroke Place, Liverpool, UK
Fax +44 151 708 8733 or mhommel@liv.ac.uk

Registration costs (including sandwich lunches, coffees and teas throughout the three days of the meeting) will be 60 pounds sterling for Full BSP Members, 30 for Student/Retired Members and 90 for Non-Members.

Accommodation has been arranged at the Britannia Adelphi Hotel at the special rate of 32 pounds sterling for bed & breakfast.