Calendar 2006

Activities sponsored by ASM PR Branch (S)
Activities co-sponsored by ASM Puerto Rico Branch (CS)
Participation of the ASM PR Branch as invited (P)

January - June 2006

• ASM Puerto Rico Semi-Annual Microbiology Meeting
  

  University of Puerto Rico
  Aguadilla Campus
  Saturday 28 of January 2006
  (S) Sponsored by ASM Puerto Rico Branch (SMPR)

• Orientation for the Microbiology Registry Exam
  University of Puerto Rico
  Rio Piedras Campus
  New Natural Sciences Building
  Phase II NCN 357
  Saturday February 25, 2006
  9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
  (S) Sponsored by ASM Puerto Rico Branch (SMPR)

• Micro-Olympiads
  (Competition in knowledge of Microbiology between different Universities)
  University of Puerto Rico, Humacao Campus
  Saturday 8 of April 2005
  (CS) Co-Sponsored by ASM Puerto Rico Branch (SMPR)
  Sponsored by UPR-Humacao and Microbiology Faculty from all the participating Universities
  Dr. Américo Pomales Lebrón Award (A) sponsored by ASM Puerto Rico Branch (SMPR)
  For additional information contact:
  Dr. Felix Castrodad (787) 850-0000 X-9189 fa_castrodad@webmail.uprh.edu

• Microbiologists Week
  15 - 16 of June 2006
  Government of Puerto Rico
  Puerto Rico Department of Heath
  ASM Puerto Rico Branch (SMPR)

• Presentation of the Official Microbiologists Week Proclamation
  Microbiology Annual Convention
  Hotel Embassy Suites Dorado
  15 of June 2006

• ASM Puerto Rico Branch
  Microbiology Annual Meeting 2006
  Hotel Embassy Suites Dorado
  Thursday 15 to Friday 16 of June 2006
  (S) Sponsored by ASM Puerto Rico Branch (SMPR)

• 4th International Wolbachia Conference
  Paradisus Hotel, Rio Grande, PR
  June 24-29, 2006
  Discussion by leading authorities about the symbiotic/mutualistic association of Wolbachia in arthropods and filarie.
  Sponsored by Wolbachia Conference Forum and the National Sciences Foundation
  For additional information of the Wolbachia Conference Check:
  http://www.wolbachia.sols.uq.edu.au or contact Dr. W. J. Kozek at wkozek@rcm.upr.edu
  (P) Participation of the ASM PR Branch as invited

  Activity information may change, please keep updating by visiting our the Web Page of the Puerto Rico Society of Microbiologists www.asm.org/branch/brpr/