October 9 - 13, 2016
Hyatt Regency
Savannah, GA
February 2016
Dear colleagues and friends,
It is our pleasure to announce the 6th International
Calicivirus Conference from 9-13 October 2016 in the
beautiful coastal city of Savannah, Georgia, USA. This
meeting, which is organized every 3 years, brings
together scientists studying basic, applied, and
environmental aspects of viruses belonging to the
family Caliciviridae. In recent years
significant progress has been made in understanding
the burden and biology of calicivirus infections in humans
including the complex relationships between intestinal
microbial communities, mucosal immunity, environmental
factors, and host genetics. In countries that have successfully
implemented rotavirus vaccines, norovirus has now become the
most frequent cause of viral gastroenteritis. Targeted
treatments to better control norovirus have become closer to
reality with the developments of antiviral drugs and the first
results of a norovirus vaccine in clinical trials.
This conference aims at bringing together calicivirus
researchers from all continents to present the latest
scientific data, meet with leaders in the field, and
actively participate in exchange of new data and ideas
for collaborations. Experts in the calicivirus field will
be invited to share the latest information on their
research by state-of-the-art lectures. To promote
participation of researchers from middle and low
income countries, a limited number of travel
fellowships for participants from these countries
will be available.
The meeting will start on Sunday October 9 in the late
afternoon with a key-note presentation followed by a
welcome reception and concludes on Thursday October 13
at NOON. We look forward to welcoming you in Savannah!
On behalf of the Scientific Organizing Committee,
Jan Vinjé
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, USA
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