XVI Latin American Congress of Microbiology (LAMA) VI Cuban Congress of Microbiology and Parasitology III National Congress of Tropical Medicine

Havana, Cuba 11-15 November 2002 "Pedro Kouri" Tropical Medicine Institute

Sponsors Latin American Microbiology Association Pan American Health Organization, Havana, Cuba Cuban Society for Microbiology and Parasitology Nacional Council of Scientific Societies of the Cuban Ministry of  Public Health

President of the Organizing Committee	Secretary General	Other Contacts
Dra. Alina Llop allop@ipk.sld.cu Phone: (537) 22 06 51 / (537) 22 04 48 Fax: (537) 24 60 51 / (537) 22 06 33	Dr. Ernesto Montoro emontoro@ipk.sld.cu Phone: (537) 22 06 51 / (537) 22 04 48 Fax: (537) 24 60 51 / (537) 22 06 33	Dr. Rolando Tápanes tapanes@ipk.sld.cu Dra. María Guadalupe Guzmán lupe@ipk.sld.cu Dr. Gerardo Martínez gerardo@ipk.sld.cu B.Sc. José Luis Pelegrino pele@ipk.sld.cu

Background & general information

When the XIV Latin American Congress of Microbiology was held in Asunción, Paraguay in October 1998, the Cuban representative (Dr. Ernesto Montoro) requested, on behalf of the President of Cuban Society of Microbiology and Parasitology, Prof. Gustavo Kourí, that the XVI edition of the Congress would be held at the Pedro Kouri Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK) in Havana, Cuba.

Two years later, this request was unanimously supported by the participants to the XV Latin American Congress of Microbiology held in Merida, Mexico in April 2000.

Previous congresses

Year	Dates	Cities	Countries	Participants
1996	November	Caracas	Venezuela	600
1998	1-5 November	Asunción	Paraguay	500
2000	9-13 April	Mérida	Mexico	1000

Scientific Program & Main Topica

Scientific program	Main topics
Pre-Congress Courses State-of-the-Art Lectures Round Tables Symposia Free Topics Posters	Bacteriology, Virology, Mycology and Medical Parasitology Molecular biology, Immunology and Vaccines against communicable diseases Bacterial resistance Nosocomial infection Emerging and reemerging diseases Epidemiology and treatment of communicable diseases Medically-important vectors

Official languages

Spanish and English

Other Activities

Exhibition of scientific professional materials and literature

Registration Fees

	Before the end of June 2002	After the end of June 2002
ALAM Members	140.00 USD	160.00 USD
No Members	160.00 USD	180.00 USD
Students	60.00 USD	80.00 USD
Accompanying persons	60.00 USD	80.00 USD