The 24th International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology will be in Perth, Australia.

Where and when? Murdoch University Perth, Thursday 22 August – Saturday 24 August 2013.

This 3-day workshop will be held at the teaching multi-header microscope suites at the Murdoch University School of Veterinary and Life Sciences. The workshop is designed with the fish health diagnostician as well as researcher/ would-be-researcher in mind. At the end of the workshop, participants will have developed some level of confidence in carrying out sound disease investigations in finfish, appreciate normal finfish histology as well as be able to recognize significant and emerging diseases of important cultured finfish species in Asia and Australia.

The workshop will cover both freshwater ornamental fish and marine food fish. There will be opportunity to spend some time on histological materials that participants are encouraged to bring along to the workshop. Participants will receive a set of DVDs of selected virtual microscopy slides reviewed during the workshop, which will serve as invaluable resource reference materials. There will be ample opportunity to seek the opinions of presenters as well as other participants during the workshop.
The workshop program will be announced as soon as it has been finalized. Do register your interest with the conference organizers.

For more information, please contact Dr Susan Gibson-Kueh at S.Kueh@murdoch.edu.au