17th European Society for Vector Ecology Conference 2010Archived

The Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE) serves the interests of public health vector ecologists and aims to promote the exchange of research and pertinent information in the area of vector ecology and vector-borne diseases in its broader sense.

The Society was established in 1968 in California. Soon after its establishment SOVE attracted vector ecologists from all over North America as well as Europe, and now include members also from many Asian, African and South American countries. Our World-wide Society organizes the main USA annual meetings, the international SOVE meetings once every four years, and under special provision also bi-annual meetings of the European Branch of SOVE.

The SOVE meetings are open to scientists and other professionals working on vectors and vector-borne pathogens from all over the World, and their ecology, biology, taxonomy, control and related aspects.

The 17th European Society for Vector Ecology Conference is organized in Wrocław (Poland), September 13-17, 2010. Its aim is to provide ample opportunities to present exciting results, discuss hot topics, make new friends, meet with old friends, and to enjoy learning more about this exciting field of research.

The conference will cover the following issues:

• Emerging and re-emerging vector borne diseases.
• Mosquitoes: bionomic, taxonomy, ecology, nuisance and behavioral aspects for their control.
• Ticks: ecology of tick-borne pathogens.
• Black flies: bionomy, taxonomy, nuisance and species distributions.
• Integrated control of vectors.
• Remote sensing for arthropod habitats.
• Ecological aspects of host-vector-pathogen relationships.
• Sand flies: ecology, taxonomy and effect of global climate change.

Submissions of proposed talks and posters are welcome up to 30th June 2010.