55th Annual Meeting Gathers Leaders in the Field

More than 2,400 attendees from around the globe helped make the 55th ASTMH Annual Meeting a resounding success. Participants from all facets of the tropical medicine and hygiene field traveled to the Atlanta Marriott Marquis from Nov. 12-16, to meet colleagues, share ideas and learn from leaders in the field.

A full slate of symposia, scientific sessions and plenary sessions filled the five-day schedule. An opening plenary session kicked off the meeting on Sunday, Nov. 12, and included the 2006 awards ceremony. Pre-meeting courses were held Friday, Nov. 10, and Saturday, Nov. 11.

^{Attendees at the opening plenary session}

Sessions covered a gamut of topics in the tropical medicine and hygiene field, including:

100 Years of Rickettsia: Howard Taylor Ricketts Centenial Commemorative
Teaching Clinical Tropical Medicine to the Next Generation
Non-Vaccine Interventions for Preventing Diarrheal Diseases and Deaths
Public Health Training for the 21st Century: The Cutting Edge of Preparation
Malaria: Genetic Diversity in the Parasite and Human Host

The meeting also featured a variety of special events, including a student reception, a "Meet the Professors" chat and poster sessions.

"Workers in Tropical Medicine" video sessions were also held, highlighting prominent leaders in the field, including interviews with Karl Johnson, M.D. and William Collins, Ph.D.

The success of the annual meeting was largely due to the enthusiasm and efforts of a host of ASTMH members who devoted their time and energy to every last detail of the conference.

Mark your calendars now for the 2007 annual meeting, November 4-8, in Philadelphia, Pa.

ASTMH thanks the following supporters of the 2006 annual meeting:

Burroughs Wellcome Fund
ESAOTE SpA
GlaxoSmithKline
Focus Diagnostics, Inc.
HolleyPharm
International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers
Italian Society of Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (SIUMB)
Medicines for Malaria Venture
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Panbio Inc.
Sanofi pasteur
TechLab Inc.

^{Meeting attendees check out the exposition of displays in the Exhibit Hall}

ASTMH thanks the following exhibitors from the 2006 annual meeting:

American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation
ASM Press
BEI Resources
Berna Products
Carramore International
Cellestis
Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative
Elsevier
GlaxoSmithKline
International Center for Equal Healthcare Access (ICEAA)
Institute for OneWorld Health
Intercell
International Society of Travel Medicine
Inverness Medical Professional Diagnostics
Jencons (Scientific) Ltd.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Malaria Foundation International
Malaria Research and Reference Resource Center (MR4)
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers
MEASURE Evaluation
Medicines for Malaria Venture
National Center for Biotechnology Information
National Research Council of the National Academies
New York University
Paesel + Lorei Pharma GmbH
Panbio Inc.
Sanofi Pasteur
TechLab
University of Pennsylvania
Vestergaard Frandsen Inc.
The Wellcome Trust

ASTMH thanks the following affiliate members:

Patron
GlaxoSmithKline
Donor
HealthQuest Media Inc.
TechLab Inc.
Contributor
Merck Research Laboratories
Panbio Inc.

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