The Proceedings Book “Biohydrometallurgy: a Meeting Point between Microbial Ecology,  Metal Recovery Processes and Environmental Remediation”  edited by Trans Tech Publications is available by U$ 90+ delivery.

The books contents all the extended abstract presented in the Symposium plus the keynote lectures.

The Extended abstract that will be published in Hydrometallurgy have been selected. Authors will get the confirmation to their email address. Authors should submitt a full paper before Nov. 16th formatted according to Hydrometallurgy instructions. The full paper will be reviewed by the Scientific Committee.

Influenza A(H1N1) has already been confirmed in many parts of the world. In Argentina the virus appeared in the beginning of the winter and the laboratory-confirmed cases has increased in significant number during the last month. The national authorities of the Health Ministry and infectious diseases specialists of the Sanitary Service confirmed that “influenza A” cases will peak in the next 10-15 days, decreasing in August-September. We understand that this situation is not different from that in other countries in the Southern Hemisphere that are in winter season now. Also the World Health Organization (WHO) is not recommending travel restrictions related to the outbreak of the influenza A(H1N1) virus. That is why the Organizing Committee of the IBS-2009 confirms the event will take place in Bariloche on 13-17^th September as it is planned. To anyone planning to attend the Conference, we also suggest to take in account prevention practices suggested by Organizations or Health authorities of each country.

Frequently asked questions:

http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/frequently_asked_questions/en/

David S. Holmes and Jorge Valdés

Center for Bioinformatics and Genome Biology,

Life Science Foundation and

Andrés Bello University, Santiago, Chile

This 3 hour workshop is designed for scientists and engineers interested in industrial bioleaching who would like to learn about genome biology and metagenomics with special reference to microorganisms involved in bioleaching. Topics to be covered include:

Primer in fundamental aspects of molecular biology and bioinformatics for the non-specialist, pipeline for genome projects, gene annotation techniques, metabolic reconstruction, genetic regulatory pathways, accessing web genome information, comparative genomics, metagenomics, importance of genome biology for understanding bioleaching dynamics.

The workshop will be held on Sunday 13^th September from 14:00 to 17:00, before the 18^th IBS Opening Ceremony. Those who are interested in participate, please contact Dr. Edgardo Donati (donati@quimica.unlp.edu.ar) for more details

Dear Author,

IBS Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the Last-minute Presentation Call is open till May 20^th for all those willing to send a contribution to 18^th International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium.

The symposium will take place 13-17 September 2009 at the Edelweiss Hotel, Bariloche Argentina. The main topics are

• Microbial Ecology,
• Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Mineral Processing
• Bioremediation, Environmental Protection and New Materials

Abstracts should contain Title, Authors, Affiliations and Addresses and a Text with up to 300 words including objectives, main results and conclusions. The abstract as doc file can be sent to info@ibs2009.org.ar.

Those abstracts finally accepted will be published in the Abstracts Book and will be presented as posters in the Conference. For that, at least one of the authors must be registrated. The full registration fee allows the presentation of a maximum of two papers while the registration fee for students allows the presentation of one paper.

Looking forward to receive your contribution for IBS 2009

Edelweiss Hotel is glad to welcome you.

We are very pleased to host the IBS 2009 at our Hotel. Edelweiss has been renewed completely during 2008, please visit our new rooms at www.edelweiss.com.ar. An elegant and modern design is joined with our high quality of service.

Get the convenience of staying at the Conference Center, Edelweiss Hotel. The participants will be benefit with a 10% off in advance reservations. All of them will receive special services at room: welcome chocolate box, complimentary water in the room, special amenities at the superior rooms.

We look forward to your request.

The Social Program for Accompanying Persons has been published. In this program you will find activities, fees and information to contact the organizer. You can download the whole program in the following link: Program for accompanying persons

Last deadline for abstracts: October 31st

The reception of abstracts will be open from July 1st. until October 31st. Before submitting an abstract, you must register in Members Login. We are looking forward to receive your contribution

Best full-papers selected by the Scientific Committee will be consider for publication in Hydrometallurgy