The 7th Australasian Virology Society Meeting (formally Australian Virology Group) will be held from the 8-11th of December, 2013 at the Millennium Hotel, Queenstown New Zealand. This is an outstanding opportunity for all students and researchers interested in human, animal, plant or prokaryotic virology to come together in a relaxed environment and discuss wide-ranging issues from fundamental virology research to diagnosis and control.  The meeting will attract up to 200 delegates, including many of the top virologists in Australasia. The primary aims of the meeting are to foster interactions between virology fields and to provide a supportive environment within which students can present their research. The first six AVS meetings attracted extremely positive feedback from all those who attended.

This is the first time that the meeting has been held in New Zealand. Queenstown offers an exciting  and quality venue at which to hold the seventh AVS meeting. On behalf of the organising Committee I invite you to participate in this virology focussed conference.

The conference will commence with the David White Oration on Sunday evening at 6:45pm. This will be followed by a Welcome Function.

We will conclude on Wednesday evening with the Conference Dinner. More program details will be posted soon.

Vernon Ward

Chair - Organising Committee
University of Otago

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  Dr Terence Dermody - RE Matthews Oration

  Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, USA

  Dr. Terence Dermody is the Dorothy Overall Wells Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Medical Scientist Training Program and the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.  He received his B.S....Read More>>

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  Prof Geoffrey Smith - David White Oration

  University of Cambridge, UK

  Geoffrey L. Smith is Professor of Pathology and a Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. He obtained his PhD (1981) for work with influenza virus at NIMR, London....Read More>>

Invited Speakers

Fasseli Coulibaly, Monash University

Prof Lyn Gilbert, University of Sydney

Dr Andrew Harman, Westmead Millenium Institute

A/Prof David Harrich, Queensland Institute of Medical Research

Prof Anthony Kelleher, Kirby Institute, UNSW

Prof Stephen Turner, University of Melbourne

Dr Stuart Turville, Kirby Institute, UNSW

Dr Steve Wylie, Murdoch University

Prof Paul Young, University of Queensland

Please email Hamish at hh@asnevents.net.au for any accommodation queries.

Conference delegates are offered discounted rates when booked directly with ASN Events. Accommodation bookings can be made via the online registration process.

Millennium Hotel Queenstown

Accommodation located onsite at conference venue.

**CANCELLATION POLICY**
Any cancellations received in within 30 days of arrival will incur a cancellation fee equal to 100% of the value of accommodation cancelled.

Copthorne Hotel and Resort Queenstown Lakefront

120m from conference venue.

**CANCELLATION POLICY**
Any cancellation received within 45 days of arrival will incur a cancellation fee equal to the first night's accommodation.

Copthorne Hotel and Apartments Queenstown Lakefront

220m from conference venue

**CANCELLATION POLICY**
Any cancellation received within 45 days of arrival will incur a cancellation fee equal to the first night's accommodation.

Other Accommodation

Queenstown is a popular destination for backpackers, as a result there is a large selection of budget accommodation options available. You may choose to look for accommodation via these portals:

www.newzealand.com/au/queenstown

www.hostelworld.com 

www.hostelbookers.com 

Submission Info

Means of Submission - Online

1. By clicking on the link above, you will be taken to a web page where you can cut and paste your abstract in several simple steps. The benefits of this system are many but include:
   Allowing you to preview your abstract and make modifications to your satisfaction.
2. Ensuring you know your lodgement is completed as you will receive an immediate email confirmation
3. Ensuring accurate indexing of all authors in the abstract book
4. Ensuring consistent presentation of all abstracts in the proceedings (overarching formatting is imposed).

Major Sponsors

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Phone: 011-61-3-5983-2400

Email: participation@asnevents.net.au