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    -WLG 

Dear Colleagues,

This is the first announcement for the 8th Biennial Conference of the Society for Tropical Veterinary Medicine. The conference will be held from June 26th through July 1, 2005 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The theme for the conference will be “Impact of Emerging Zoonotic Diseases on Animal Health”.
The theme is a timely one and we are anticipating a full and exciting program. The format for the conference will be as in previous meetings with keynote addresses, specialty symposia, plenary and poster sessions as well as a social program for delegates and accompanying persons. A conference webpage has been established with full details including a program outline.
Abstract submission, meeting registration and hotel arrangements will be done through the website. On behalf of the STVM Board and International Organizing Committee we invite you to attend the 8th Biennial Conference of STVM in Vietnam. Follow the link below to the Conference site We look forward to seeing you inVietnam in June, 2005.

Edmour F. Blouin, President
Jean-Charles Maillard, President-elect and Local Chair Truong Van Dung, Director-National Institute of Veterinary Research (Hanoi)