| Programme | ||
| Wednesday, 26 June 2002 | ||
| 12:30 | Buffet Lunch on arrival | |
| Session I - Perspectives on diagnostics in food safety Chair: Professor Mike Roberts | ||
| 14:00 | Welcome and introduction to CSL | (Prof M Roberts - CSL) |
| 14:10 | Introduction to JIFSAN | (Dr D Lineback - JIFSAN) |
| 14:20 | Significance of rapid diagnostics for food safety (Sir John Krebs - Chairman - UK - Food Standards Authority) | |
| 14:45 | Regulatory environment for applying rapid diagnostics | (Dr A Miller - US - FDA) |
| 15:30 | Tea | |
| 16:00 | Overview of techniques for diagnostic testing in food safety and crop science -current and future prospects | (Dr I Barker - CSL) |
| 16:45 | EU Collaboration in Food Safety - Opportunities in ERA and the new Framework Programme | (Dr L Breslin - DG Research) |
| 17:15 | Discussion | |
| 18:00 | Transport to Hotels in York | |
| Thursday, 27 June 2002 | ||
| 08:30 | Transport from hotels | |
| Session II - Existing technologies for diagnostic testing Chair: Professor Elke Anklam (JRC) | ||
| 09:00 | Lateral flow devices | (Dr C Danks - CSL) |
| 09:30 | Phage/bioluminescence technology | (Dr K Brown - ALASKA) |
| 10:00 | Coffee/Poster Session | |
| 11:00 | DNA techniques for rapid diagnostic testing | (Dr H Parkes - LGC) |
| 11:30 | Detection of chemical/biological threats in foods | (Dr J Rodgers - US Defence Dept) |
| 12:00 | Discussion | |
| 12:30 | Buffet lunch/Poster Session | |
| 14:00 | Optical biosensors: From a research idea to an analytical necessity | (Dr C Elliot - DARDNI) |
| 14:30 | Bioassays for detection of contaminants in in the food chain | (Dr R Hoogenboom - RIKILT) |
| Session III - Best practice - AQA/validation Chair: Professor John Gilbert (CSL) | ||
| 15:00 | Best practices for diagnostic testing - QA etc | (Dr P Hansen - FDA) |
| 15:30 | Tea | |
| 16:00 | Validation of microbiological dip-stick tests | (Dr R Leuschner - CSL) |
| 16:20 | Performance assessment of diagnostic tests for BSE | (Dr H Schimmel - JRC) |
| 16:45 | Discussion | |
| 17:30 | Transport to hotels in York | |
| 19:30 | Conference Reception - York Castle Museum | |
| Friday, 28 June 2002 | ||
| 08:30 | Transport from hotels | |
| Session IV - Prospective technologies for rapid testing Chair: Dr D Lineback | ||
| 09:00 | Real-time PCR's and microarrays for high through-put analysis | (Dr N Boonham - CSL) |
| 09:30 | Rapid Characterization of micro-organisms by mass spectrometry | (Dr C Fenselau - Maryland University) |
| 10:00 | Applications of FT-NIR and FT-IR for rapid testing of food contaminants | (Dr E Calvey - US - FDA) |
| 10:30 | Coffee | |
| 11:00 | Novel/advanced technologies for detection of chemical/biological threats | (To be confirmed) |
| 11:30 | WHO perspective on future needs for diagnostics testing | (Dr S W Page - WHO, Geneva) |
| 12:00 | Discussion and summing-up | |
| 12:30 | End of meeting Buffet lunch (pre-booked) | |
VENUE
The Central Science Laboratory is a government agency covering a wide range of disciplines, providing scientific advice and technical support to public and private sector customers to ensure the safe and efficient production of food and the protection of the consumer and the environment.
CSL is 11 km from York and situated 370 km north of London. Air travel is straightforward: arrivals may be at London Heathrow or Stansted, Manchester or Leeds Bradford. The rail journey time from Manchester and London to York is approximately 2 hours and travel from Leeds airport to York takes just over one hour.
Rapid Diagnostic Methods in Food Safety
REGISTRATION FORM
To register for this event, please complete and return this form to the conference secretariat by e-mail or fax:
Helen Crevald: e-mail: h.crevald@csl.gov.uk / Fax:+44 (0)1904 462426
The registration fee of �0 includes:
* A buffet lunch will be available on 28 June for an additional cost of �.00
An invoice for the delegate fee will be issued following receipt of this form
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ACCOMMODATION FORM
Hotel accommodation in York during the summer months can be in short supply - it is therefore important that you return this form as quickly as possible if you require assistance with your reservation. CSL has negotiated discounted rates and has a limited number of provisional room reservations at the following York hotels (to suit different arrival/departure dates and whether you are travelling by car). Please note that provisional bookings at these hotels are to be made through CSL - the hotel will then contact you to confirm the reservation and obtain credit card guarantee.
We regret that transport can only be provided between CSL and York named hotels (journeys as detailed on registration form)
Car parking: pre-booked/£10 per night (limited availability)
Car parking: pay/display
Car parking: free
ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENTS
If you wish CSL to make a provisional hotel reservation for you, please complete and return this page (if your choice of Hotel is not available for the required period we will contact you with a suggested alternative to suit your travel plans)
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