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13th International Conference on Culture Collections (ICCC13)
BRCs in the era of microbial genomics and diversity driven innovation of biotechnology
BEIJING, CHINA
On behalf of the World Federation for Culture Collections (WFCC), the 13th International Conference on Culture Collections (ICCC13) will be held in the city of Beijing, China from September 23 to 27, 2013 at Beijing Friendship Hotel. Laboratory-based training courses will be carried out on September 22, 2013 at Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Science (IMCAS).
ICCC13 will be financially supported by WFCC, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and National Natural Science Foundation of China, and other possible sponsors from industries and other organizations. 10 participants from developing countries will obtain financial support by waiver of accommodation and registration fees.
It will be an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues and experts in the field of culture collection, bioinformatics and biotechnology. We look forward to hosting you in Beijing!
Committee Chairs:
Philippe Desmeth Xiuzhu DONG
President Director
World Federation for Culture Collections Biological Resource Center
Institute of Microbiology
Chinese Academy of Science
Conference website:
http://iccc13.wfcc.info/ Total attendees: ~500
Venue: Beijing Friendship Hotel
1 Zhongguancun South St. Beijing 100873, P.R. China
Tel: 86-10 68498888
Fax: 86-10 68498866
E-mail:
Http://www.BJfriendshiphotel.com
Hosts:
Organization committee (WFCC board members):
Dr. Philippe Desmeth, Dr. Ipek Kurtboke, Dr. Vera Weihs, Dr. Takashi Itoh, Dr. Danielle Janssens, Dr. Chantal Bizet, Dr. Manuela da Silva, Prof. Kevin McCluskey, Prof. Xiuzhu Dong, Dr. Gerard Verkleij, Dr. Oleg Stupar, Prof. Hamadi Iddi Boga, Dr. David Smith, Dr. Juncai Ma
Local committee:
Prof. Yuguang ZHOU, China General Microbiological Culture Collection Center, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences；
Prof. Liyan YU, China Pharmaceutical Culture Collection Center, Institute of Medicinal Biotechnology, the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences;
Prof. Qiang YE, China Medical Culture Collection Center, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control;
Prof. Taozhen JIANG, China Veterinary Culture Collection Center, China Institute of Veterinary Drug Control;
Prof. Chungen PIAO, China Forestry Culture Collection Center, Research Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection，Chinese Academy of Forestry;
Dr. Fang PENG, China Center for Type Culture Collection, Wuhan University;
Prof. Zhongze SHAO, Marine Culture Collection of China，Third Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration.
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Dr. Huaiyi YANG, IMCAS
Yajing YU, IMCAS
Lan XU, IMCAS
Wei LI, IMCAS
Dr. Di LIU, IMCAS
Jing ZHANG, IMCAS
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Academic committee:
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Prof. Li HUANG, IMCAS
Prof. Xiuzhu DONG, IMCAS
Dr. Juncai MA, IMCAS
Yuguang ZHOU, IMCAS
Prof. Ying HUANG, IMCAS
Prof. Fengyan BAI, IMCAS
Prof. Lixin ZHANG, IMCAS
Prof. Liangdong GUO, IMCAS
Prof. Yong TAO, IMCAS
Prof. Yin LI, IMCAS
Prof. Gang LIU, IMCAS
Prof. Shuangjiang LIU, IMCAS
Prof. Hua XIANG, IMCAS
Prof. Xingzhong LIU, IMCAS
Prof. Yuezhong LI, Shangdong University
Prof. Lei WANG, Nankai University
Prof. Xiangdong CHEN, Wuhan University
Prof. Chongjun QIN, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, CAS
Prof. Ruifu YANG, Academy of Military Medical Sciences
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Sponsors
WFCC, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), National Natural Science Foundation of China and other possible sponsors from industries and other organizations.
Registration fee
WFCC member / Non-WFCC member / Student / Companying personEarly registration* / 500 USD / 600 USD / 200 USD / 150 USD
Regular registration / 550 USD / 650 USD / 250 USD / 150 USD
On-site registration / 600 USD / 700 USD / 300 USD / 200 USD
*Early registration: by June 30th 2013
Financial support
10 participants from developing countries will obtain financial support by waiver of accommodation and registration fees. Application instruction is available on http://iccc13.wfcc.info/.
Call for papers
Conference participants are invited to submit papers. Instruction for abstracts submission is available on http://iccc13.wfcc.info/.
The deadline for abstract submission is July 15th, 2013
Posters
Selected participants will give poster presentations on the conference. Instruction for posters will soon be available on http://iccc13.wfcc.info/.
Training courses
Ø Training courses
Training Course 1: Identification of microbial strains
Training Course 2: Information management system for microbial resources
Free Training course: Please note that you must have registered for the meeting before the deadline given for the training course registration.
Application deadline: June 30, 2013
*Training courses will be held at Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences which is 11km away from the conference venue Beijing Friendship Hotel. Attendees to training courses could choose Best Western Olympic Hotel Beijing which is two blocks away from IMCAS. Training courses application and information of Best Western Olympic Hotel Beijing are available on http://iccc13.wfcc.info/.
Beijing Weather in September
The average low and high temperatures are 14 °C (57 °F) and 26 °C (79 °F). The rainy season has ended, so Beijing is back to its usual dry conditions.
Some tips for Electricity Use in China
In Mainland China, the voltage is generally 220V, 50HZ and AC. So bring an adapter with you if needed.
Tentative program:
*The sessions listed below might be combined or deleted, new sessions might be added.
Sep. 21, 2013 SaturdayTraining Registration
Sep. 22, 2013 Sunday
Whole day / Training (At the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
1. Advanced technologies in identification of microbial strains including DNA barcoding, fingerprinting, cellular fatty acid analysis etc. (10 persons)
2. Bioinformatics （20 persons）
ACM 10 : Taskforce reports and Member reports
WFCC Board Meeting
Conference Registration
Sep. 23, 2013 Monday
Session 01 Plenary Lectures (Chair: Prof. Philippe DESMETH, Prof. Xiu-Zhu DONG)
² Erko Stackebrandt, “Coordination versus Fragmentation: Curating the Microbial Diversity” (Former Director (1993-2009) of the German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH, Braunschweig and retired full professor of the Technical University Braunschweig, Germany)
² Edward F. DeLong, “Microbial species, populations and communities - a new microbiology for the 21st century” (Member, National Academy of Sciences. Morton and Claire Goulder Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. USA)
² Guo-Ping Zhao (Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Institute of Plant Physiology and ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
² Rob Gunsalus, (Professor at University of California at Los Angeles, USA) “Diversity of cell envelope architectures in the Archaea”
² Dr. Teun Boekhout, “New trends in yeast taxonomy” (CBS Fungal Biodiversiry Centre，Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences，Utrecht, The Netherlands)
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Session 02 Microbe-based biotechnologies toward the era of bio-economy (Chair: Prof. Yong TAO);
Session 03 Environmental microbes, their roles in material cycling and environmental remediation; (Chair: Prof. Xiao-Lei WU)
Session 04 Microbe-based bioprospecting, biofuels, bioremediation and health care innovation (Chair: Li-Yan YU);
Poster Session I
Welcome banquet
Sep. 24, 2013 Tuesday
Session 05 Genomes and Metagenomics (Chair: Prof. Xiu-Zhu DONG);
Session 06 Diversity of yeasts and fungi (Chair: Dr. Gerard Verkleij; Prof. Feng-Yan BAI; Prof. Liang-Dong GUO);
Session 07 Diversity of Prokaryotes (Chair: Dr. Hans-Peter Klenk; Prof. Wen-Jun LI);
Session 08 Extremophiles and marine microorganisms (Chair: Prof. A. Oren; Prof. Zong-Ze SHAO; Dr. Takashi Itoh);
Session 09 Cell lines and Protozoa (Chair: Prof. Yu-Qin LIU);
Session 10 Algae and Virus (Chair: Prof. Zhi-Hong HU; Prof. Li-Rong SONG);
Session 11 Microbial taxonomy, phylogeny and biogeography/ecology (Chair: Prof. Paul De Vos; Dr. Fang PENG);
Poster Session II
Sep. 25, 2013 Wednesday
Session 12 Trends and future of microbial systematics and phylogenetics in the (post)-genomic era (Chair: Prof. Ying HUANG);
Session 13 Evolution of culture collection to BRC (Chair: Dr. Ipek Kurtboke, Dr. David Smith);
Session 14 Regional and international initiatives/efforts on BRCs (Chair: Prof. Kevin McCluskey; Dr. Ken-Ichiro SUZUKI);
Afternoon / Free tour and visit to IMCAS
Sep. 26, 2013 Thursday
Session 15 Biological resource centers: Quality management systems (Chair: Dr. Manuela da Silva; Prof. Yu-Guang ZHOU);
Session 16 Biological resources: preservation technologies (Chair: Dr. Jin-Gang GU);
Session 17 WDCM Symposium：Data management, bioinformatics, information system and networks (Chair: Dr. Jun-Cai MA; Prof. Hideaki SUGAWARA);
Session 18 Biosafety and biosecurity (Prof. Qiang YE; Prof. Tao-Zhen JIANG);
Session 19 Laws and regulations: CBD, NP and IPR (Dr. Philippe Desmeth; Dr. Vera Weihs).
Sep. 27, 2013 Friday
Session 20 Skerman award lecture
Session 21 WFCC general assembly
Session 22 ICCC13 closure
Session 23 WFCC Board Meeting (closed)