MATE 2010 RoV Photos
ASP 2010 Exhibitor Booth Photos
IWOP 2010 Photos
Aquaponics Exploration Tour 2010, Participant Evaluation Form
International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists Returns to UH Hilo August 1 – 5, 2010
The International Workshops on Opportunistic Protists, devoted to a diverse group of microorganisms that cause serious problems in AIDS patients and other patients with defective immune systems, returns to Hilo August 1-5, 2010 to hold their 11th International Workshop.
Maintaining a home in Hilo, Conference Chair Edna Kaneshiro, from the University of Cincinnati comments “There are immunodeficient people worldwide and these populations are increasing. These workshops are vital because scientists share the most current research on pathogens (disease causing agents, such as viruses and bacteria) that normally do not cause disease but can be fatal to those with weak immune systems, including cancer, transplant, AIDS patients, or infants and the elderly.”
Much of the work being discussed at IWOP is basic research on organisms that include the agents of pneumonia in AIDS patients, intestinal pathogens and microsporidia (present in contaminated drinking water), Toxoplasma (transmitted by cat feces), and free-living amoebae that gain entry into the bodies of such immunodeficient individuals.
The first meeting on Protists was initiated to serve the small, but growing international scientific community interested in working with the unusual, non-cultivatable organism Pneumocystis. Today, IWOP is regarded as the most important meeting for most researchers of Pneumocystis, Cryptosporidium, and the microsporidia.
According to Judith Fox-Goldstein, UH Hilo Conference Center Administrator, “We are delighted to welcome back the IWOP scientists to UH Hilo and to the Big Island. In 2003, Dr. Kaneshiro brought the IWOP meeting to the Island and, based on the success of that meeting, the IWOP Committee made the decision to return to UH Hilo and will be holding their meeting at the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel. The meeting will be coordinated by the UH Hilo Conference Center. “
This year’s workshop participants include MDs who specialize in infectious diseases, treat patients and also do research:
- Dr. Jens Lundgren, who heads the Copenhagen HIV Programme (CHIP) which coordinates international studies of clinical research related to HIV, will discuss HIV Treatment to prevent infections. Dr. Lundgren is a specialist in infectious diseases, internal medicine and tropical medicine, and professor of infectious disease epidemiology at University of Copenhagen.
- Dr. Laurence Huang is involved in clinical and translational research related to HIV- associated pulmonary disease, primarily Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP). Pneumocystis is commonly found in the lungs of healthy people, but being a source of opportunistic infection it can cause a lung infection in people with a weak immune system and is especially seen in people with cancer and HIV/AIDS. Dr. Huang is Professor of Medicine, UCSF and Chief, AIDS Chest Clinic, San Francisco General Hospital
IWOP-11 is being sponsored by Burroughs-Wellcome Fund Institute, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Romark Laboratories, Inc, the University of Hawaii at Hilo Conference Center, and Waterborne, Inc.
For more information about the workshops contact Kaneshiro at (513) 253-6393or e mail Edna.Kaneshiro@uc.edu, or contact the UH Hilo Conference Center at http://uhhconferencecenter.com or Judith Fox-Goldstein at foxgolds@hawaii.edu
Edna S. Kaneshiro, Chair, IWOP-11 Scientific Program Organizing Committee, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.
A Champagne Toast to Rose, Wednesday, June 30, 2010
HOSTED RECEPTION
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
4:00 – 6:00 p.m.University of Hawai’i at Hilo
Campus Center PlazaPlease click here for a map with the Plaza highlighted in yellow
Short Program & a Champagne Toast
5:00 p.m.RSVP by June 22, 2010 (CLOSED)
Celebrating the Tseng Legacy
Chancellor Tseng’s 12-year tenure at UH Hilo represents the pinnacle of a distinguished career in higher education. The first Asian female to head a four-year university in the U.S., Rose brought a vision to UH Hilo developed by three decades as an educator and administrator in Silicon Valley.
Under her leadership, UH Hilo has experienced a period of unprecedented growth, transforming the campus from a small undergraduate liberal arts college into a comprehensive university with a reach that extends far beyond Hawai`i. The University and Big Island community salute Rose Tseng for her extraordinary legacy.
Tseng Endowment
As she steps down, Rose and her husband Ray are making a generous donation of $100,000 to launch the Rose and Raymond Tseng Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment at UH Hilo. The Tseng Lecture Series will invite prominent international leaders to deliver presentations on topics that perpetuate Rose’s legacy, including international women’s leadership, global technology and entrepreneurship, integration of science and technology, and indigenous language/culture issues.
UH Hilo’s premier public reception space, Ho’oulu Terrace, will be renamed The Rose and Raymond Tseng Terrace to commemorate the Tsengs’ role in UH Hilo’s growth and their many contributions to the greater community.
Continuing the Legacy
UH Hilo welcomes additional donations to the Rose and Raymond Tseng Distinguished Lecture Series Endowment. To make a tax-deductible contribution in honor of the Tseng legacy,
Please click here:
www.uhf.hawaii.edu/HonoringRose&RayTseng
9th Annual ROV Competition, Underwater Robotics Receptions & Lunches
RSVP Lunch and Reception form for instructors, mentors, and student team members CLICK HERE
KICK-OFF RECEPTION DETAILS
- Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010
- Times: 7:00 – 9:30pm
- Location: UH Hilo Campus Center Dining Room & Library Lana‘i Click here for map of Campus:
http://uhhconferencecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/UHH-Campus-Map.jpg- Deadline to RSVP: Monday, June 7, 2010
LUNCH DETAILS
- Dates: June 24, 2010 & June 25, 2010
- Times: 11:30am – 1:00pm (Dining hall hours are subject to change. Check for updates:
http://uhhconferencecenter.com/9th-annual-rov-competition-underwater-robotics-meal-plans.html- Location: Hale Kehau Dining Hall
- Deadline to RSVP: Monday, June 7, 2010
CLOSING RECEPTION DETAILS
- Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010
- Times: 6:30 – 9:30pm
- Location: Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium
Click here for driving directions from UHH to the Stadium
Click here for driving directions from Hilo Hawaiian Hotel to the Stadium- Deadline to RSVP: Monday, June 7, 2010
Kick-Off Reception and Closing Reception form for other attendees CLICK HERE
KICK-OFF RECEPTION DETAILS
- Date: Thursday, June 24, 2010
- Times: 7:00 – 9:30pm
- Cost: $20.00 per person
- Location: UH Hilo Campus Center Dining Room & Library Lana‘i
- Click here for map of Campus:
http://uhhconferencecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/UHH-Campus-Map.jpg- Deadline to RSVP: Friday, June 18, 2010
CLOSING RECEPTION DETAILS
- Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010
- Times: 6:30 – 9:30pm
- Cost: $35.00 per person
- Location: Edith Kanaka‘ole Multi-Purpose Stadium
Click here for driving directions from UHH to the Stadium
Click here for driving directions from Hilo Hawaiian Hotel to the Stadium- Deadline to RSVP: Friday, June 18, 2010
CLICK HERE TO RETURN TO THE CONFERENCE INFORMATION PAGE
PACON 2010, Media Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Judith Fox-Goldstein, UH Hilo Conference Center Administrator
Tel: 808.974.7555
Email: foxgolds@hawaii.edu
Website: http://blog.hawaii.edu/pacon/
MEDIA: Full session schedule available online. For media access to specific sessions, contact Judith Fox-Goldstein
UH HILO HOSTS PACON CONFERENCE – June 1 – 5, 2010
Pacific Ocean shoreline protection, resource management, ocean pollution and tsunami response are among the topics to be presented during the five-day Pacific Congress on Marine Science and Technology: PACON 2010 International Conference on the campus of UH Hilo.
According to Judith Fox-Goldstein, UH Hilo Conference Center director, “More than 150 national and international marine scientists, engineers and policy makers will be in attendance.” Visiting scholars and scientists from more than 14 countries including Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Russian and Iran will share their latest research findings.”
Highlighting the conference will be the recognition of Ocean Day which is an annual event. The public is invited to hear the dynamic panel discussions on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, 1 to 5 pm at UCB 127. No registration is required for Ocean Day. (See attached Ocean Day Flyer)
Dr. Michael Crosby is PACON’s president elect and explains, “Nations and islands of the Pacific gather annually to exchange information, ideas and technology, but this is very exciting because it’s the first time the PACON International conference is being held on Hawaii Island.”
Abstracts presented will cover a range of topics, including the timely issues of offshore permitting, tsunami forecasting, tidal current power, seawater air conditioning, ocean energy, ocean engineering, remote sensing using small submersibles, and coral reef studies.
Among the PACON keynote speakers is oceanographer Capt. Charlie Moore who has written extensively on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in the North Pacific. He is founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation of California, working to raise awareness of plastic debris and pollution in the Pacific Ocean.
Moore was returning to California from Hawaii after finishing the 1997 Transpac sailing race when he caught sight of an island of trash in the North Pacific, and has since written numerous articles on ocean pollution and effects on sea life.
PACON 2010 conference co-organizers are Dr. Dan Ling Tang, from the Chinese Academy of Sciences South China Sea Institute of Oceanology and Dr. Wei-Hsien Wang, from the National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium.
Coordinated by the University of Hawai’i at Hilo’s Conference Center, in collaboration with PACON, the meeting remains open for registration at http://blog.hawaii.edu/pacon/ . Sessions are open only to registered participants.
For additional information call the UH Hilo conference Center at 974.7555, or e mail: pacon22@hawaii.edu.
HAAA 2010 & International Workshop On Aquaponics & Tilapia August 16 – 20, 2010
2010 Annual Meeting on Hawaii’s Big Island
Organizers
Dr. Benny Ron and Dr. Kevin Hopkins
The University of Hawai`i
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP DETAILS
FINAL Program matrix for HAAA, IWAT, & AET (updated 8/13/2010)
- Please click here to download PDF of a Color Version
- Please click here to download PDF of Black & White Version
Hawai’i Aquaculture & Aquaponics Association (HAAA 2010)
- Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo, Hawai`i
- August 16, 2010
- Click here to download a PDF of the HAAA detailed program (updated 8/3/2010)
- Click here for additional conference details:
http://www.aquaculturehub.org/events/haaa-annual-conference-2010
- HAAA 2010 conference attendees will have the option to receive a $15 credit towards their membership dues (students $5 credit). If dues have already been paid, a refund will be issued.
International Workshop on Aquaponics & Tilapia (IWAT)
- Hilo Hawaiian Hotel and Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center (PACRC), Hilo, Hawai`i
- August 17-19, 2010
- http://www.aquaculturehub.org/events/international-workshop-on
Aquaponics Exploration Tour (AET)
CONFERENCE VENUE: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR HOTEL ROOM NOW!
Discount Conference Rates! Limited Room Block!
- Standard Garden View: $89.00 + taxes
- Deluxe Ocean View: $110.00 + taxes
Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
71 Banyan Drive
Hilo, Hawai`i 96720
Phone: 808-935-9361/808-961-9642 ****If calling in your reservation, please be sure to mention HAAA conference in order to receive the discounted group rate!**
TRAVEL ADVISORY:
http://uhhconferencecenter.com/haaa-iwat-aet-2010-travel-advisory
9th Annual ROV Competition, Underwater Robotics Lodging
Click here to go to conference information page
CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATIONS
Hilo Hawaiian Hotel - SOLD OUT
University of Hawaii at Hilo Housing – SOLD OUT
ALTERNATIVE VENUES
- Hilo Bay Hostel: www.hawaiihostel.net
- Arnott’s Lodge: www.arnottslodge.com
- Big Island Visitors Bureau: www.bigisland.org
