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Invitation—1st African Symposium
on Mycotoxicology
African Symposium on Mycotoxicology 2015
1st African Symposium
on Mycotoxicology 2015 “Reducing mycotoxins in African food and feed”
Conference Themes
The impact of mycotoxins: An African perspective
Health and economic impacts of mycotoxins in Africa
Detection and identification of mycotoxigenic fungi and
their mycotoxins
Pre- and post-harvest management of mycotoxins
Mycotoxins in food and feed value chains in Africa
Technology uptake in Africa
Future challenges to ensure food safety and security in
Africa
Keynote speakers
Second Announcement
We are pleased to invite all interested parties to the 1st
African Symposium on Mycotoxicology (ASM) to be
held from 26th – 28th May 2015 in Livingstone, Zam-
bia, at the Zambezi Sun Hotel, under the auspices of
the International Society on Mycotoxicology (ISM). The
town, named after the British explorer David Living-
stone, is also home to the Victoria falls, one of the sev-
en natural wonders of the world. Livingstone offers a
variety of outdoor activities including wildlife safaris,
cultural and modern museums and can be easily
reached by air from Lusaka or directly from many Afri-
can countries.
Presenter Topic
Dr. Antonio Logrieco
Institute of Sciences of Food
Production, National Research
Council, Italy
Detection and identification of
mycotoxigenic fungi and their
mycotoxins
Prof. Petr Karlovsky
Department of Molecular
Phytopathology, University of
Goettingen, Germany
Pre- and post-harvest
management of mycotoxins
Dr. Ranajit Bandyopadhay
International Institute of Tropical
Agriculture (IITA) Headquarters,
Nigeria
The impact of mycotoxins in
Africa
Dr. Jean Kamanzi
The Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United
Nations (FAO), Zimbabwe
Future challenges to ensure
food safety and security in
Africa
Dr. Martin Epafras Kimanya
School of Life Sciences and
Bioengineering (LiSBE), The
Nelson Mandela African Institu-
tion of Science and Technology
(NM-AIST), Tanzania
Health and economic impacts of
mycotoxins in Africa
Invited talks
Presenter Topic
Prof. Felicia Wu
Center for Health Impacts of
Agriculture (CHIA),
Michigan State University,
USA
Health and economic
impacts of mycotoxins
Prof. Sarah De Saeger
Laboratory of Food
Analysis, University of
Ghent, Belgium
Masked mycotoxins
Dr. Amare Ayalew
Partnership for Aflatoxin
Control in Africa (PACA),
Ethiopia
The role of PACA in
aflatoxin control
Dr. Benoit Gnonlonfin
Partnership for Aflatoxin
Control in Africa (PACA),
Ethiopia
Mycotoxin problem in
Eastern and Central Africa
Dr. Essam Mohamed
Ibrahim
Animal Health Research
Institute, Ministry of
Agriculture & Land
Reclamation, Egypt
Mycotoxin problem in
Northern Africa
Prof. Gordon S. Shephard
Institute of Biomedical and
Microbial Biotechnology,
Cape Peninsula University
of Technology (CPUT),
South Africa
Mycotoxin problem in
Southern Africa
Prof. Olusegun Atanda
College of Natural & Applied
Sciences, McPherson
University, Nigeria
Mycotoxin problem in West
Africa
Livingstone, Zambia
26th - 28th May 2015
www.asm2015.co.za
Accommodation
A special rate for accommodation at the conference venue, du-
ring ASM 2015, has been negotiated with Zambezi Sun Hotel,
part of the Sun International group. To reserve a room, visit the
accommodation page on http://www.asm2015.co.za. Availability
of rooms only guaranteed up to 31 January 2015.
Accommodation can also be directly reserved with the Zambezi
Sun Hotel, http://www.zambezi-sun-hotel.com/ by quoting the
group ID code: AMS28 to ensure negotiated rates. Please note
that accommodation and any additional room charges are for
your own account.
Important dates Abstract submission 25 January 2015 Early bird registration 25 January 2015 Late registration 01 April 2015
Registration
To register visit: http://www.asm2015.co.za/
index.php/registration
Scientific Committee
Chair: Prof. Bradley Flett (South Africa)
Members: Dr. Petr Karlovsky (Germany)
Dr. Hanneke Alberts (South Africa)
Dr. Martin Kimanya (Tanzania)
Dr. Benoit Gnonlonfin (Ethiopia)
Prof. Olesugan Atanda (Nigeria)
Organising Committee
Secretaries: Ms. Lizeth Swart [email protected]
Dr. Peter Wachira
Members: Ms. Lindy Rose
Ms. Ilze Beukes
Dr. Belinda Janse van Rensburg
Ms. Abigael Ouko
Dr. Mweshi Mukanga
Dr. Joyce Jefwa
Abstract Submission
Submitting an abstract implies that at least one of
the authors will register, attend the conference, and
present either an oral presentation or a poster (To be
decided by the scientific committee after evaluation of
the abstracts).
Please submit MS Word format of abstract to:
For detailed information and “Instructions to Authors”,
please visit http://www.asm2015.co.za/index.php/
Description
Participants
Students
Accompanying
person
Early bird registration
(before 25 Jan 2015)
$550
$450
$250
Late registration
(Before 01 April 2015)
$650
$550
$350