The Queen's GIS Lab will be hosting the "VIIIth Annual International Meeting on Research Advances and Rabies Control in the Americas" (also known as the Rabies in The Americas meeting)in Kingston, Ontario, Canada from November 2 to 6, 1997. The conference will focus on basic scientific contributions and applied research in the understanding and control of this fatal viral disease. Particular emphasis will be placed on the transfer of technology and techniques in rabies investigation and control. Conference sessions are designed for a diverse public health and biomedical audience, particularly professionals in Canada, the United States, and Latin America. The sessions will explore research advances, diagnostic issues, viral pathobiology, oral immunization, descriptive and molecular epizootiology, host ecology, legal, political and economic issues, and technological advances in rabies surveillance and control. For additional information, please contact either: Dr. Rowland Tinline GIS Lab Queen's University Kingston, Ontario, Canada Phone: (613) 545-6039 Email: [log in to unmask] or Dr. Christopher Nunan Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 300 Water Street Peterborough, Ontario, Canada Phone: (705) 755-1554 I understand information on the ferrets rabies shedding studies will be discussed and additional information released at this conference. Can anyone attend? The web site for more information is: http://www.gis.queensu.ca/RReporter/rabies_conference/registrationform.cfm Hugs to all. tle [Posted in FML issue 2107]