World the Forum Mycotoxin - Bastiaanse Communication mycotoxins session 7 Mycotoxin solutions ... climate change. ... 16:15 Assessing the human mycotoxin exposure in Cameroon and Nigeria

vienna marriott hotel

austria

10-12 november 2014

Mycotoxin control: the systems approach

WorldMycotoxin Forum

the

8th c o n f e r e n c e

®

final announcement

the

Programma WMF-WPF def 1 09-06-14 08:35

platinum sponsor

gold sponsor

silver sponsor

bronze sponsor

media partners

supporter

exhibitors

• Biomin, Austria • Charm Sciences, USA • Huaan Magnech Bio-tech Co., Ltd., China • Neogen Europe Ltd., UK • Olmix, France • R-Biopharm, Germany • R-Biopharm Rhône Ltd., UK • Romer Labs, Austria • Trilogy Analytical Laboratory, USA • Vicam, A Waters Business, USA (at time of printing)


world mycotoxin forum

Monday 10 November 201409:00 – 10:15 Opening

Instrument&

manufacturers exhibition

10:45 – 12:45 plenary meetingRecent issues

12:45 – 14:00 Workshops and poster viewing

14:00 – 17:45 session 1Tackling human and animal health risks

17:45 Poster viewingWine tasting sponsored by Biomin

Tuesday 11 November 2014

08:45 – 10:30session 2

Update on sampling and analysis

session 4Mycotoxins and EFSA

risk assessments

Instrument&

manufacturers exhibition

11:00 – 12:30session 3

The power of metabolomics in mycotoxin research

session 5Mycotoxins:

a wide array of effects

12:30 – 13:30 Workshops & poster viewing

13:30 – 17:00session 6

Prevention and control of mycotoxins

session 7Mycotoxin solutions

in the spotlight

session 8Speed presentations*

17:00 – 18:00 Poster viewing & drinks

20:00 Conference dinner (reservations only)

Wednesday 12 November 2014

08:45 – 10:30session 9

Rapid methods highlights

session 10Environmental and agricultural issues Instrument

&manufacturers

exhibition11:00 – 13:00final plenary meeting

The systems approach

* Speed presentations. 6-minute talks by selected poster presenters providing an overview of their research and inspiring the audience to visit their posters.


welcomeMycotoxin control ...The occurrence of mycotoxins in various crops affects food and feed safety, food security, and international trade. Mycotoxin contamination is due to a series of events, including weather conditions, land use and crop rotation, varieties, cropping practices, harvest and post-harvest handling practices, and possible effects of climate change. Even though a lot of research has been carried out, no single approach has proven to be a successful strategy to cope with the challenge of mycotoxins. Therefore, efforts should be directed at the implementation of an integrated or ‘systems’ approach to control mycotoxin contamination along the food and feed supply.

The 8th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum® initiates the systems approach to minimise contamination of raw materials and provide management solutions for safe use from the farm to the fork. The conference will offer an excellent way to network, share ideas and formulate conclusions on how the systems approach might be achieved.

The 8th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum® takes place in Vienna, Austria, on 10-12 November 2014 and includes:• presentations and discussions in plenary meetings and parallel sessions • poster sessions • spotlight presentations covering a wide range of topics including case studies and industry updates • workshops and demonstrations • a concurrent instrument/manufacturers exhibition providing information on products, equipment

and services.

As a comprehensive overview, the 8th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum® is a vital source of acquiring knowledge and information for everyone involved in the food and feed chain. High-quality speakers, ample time for discussions, and every opportunity to establish rewarding contacts are conference values The World Mycotoxin Forum® wants to uphold.

The members of the Advisory Committee and Organising Committee are looking forward to meeting you!

See you in Vienna!advisory committee Dr. Lei Bao AQSIQ, ChinaDr. Deepak Bhatnagar U.S. Department of Agriculture, USAProf.dr. Sarah De Saeger Ghent University, BelgiumHans P. van Egmond, M.Sc. RIKILT Wageningen UR, the NetherlandsProf.dr. Johanna Fink-Gremmels Utrecht University, the NetherlandsProf.dr. Rudolf Krska Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, AustriaDr. Joseph Shebuski Cargill, USADr. Jörg Stroka Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Belgium Dr. Michele Suman Barilla, ItalyDr. Sheryl Tittlemier Canadian Grain Commission, CanadaFrans Verstraete, M.Sc. DG Health and Consumers, European Commission, Belgium

organising committeeHelena B. Bastiaanse (Chair) Bastiaanse Communication, the NetherlandsDr. Daniel Barug Ranks Meel, the NetherlandsHans P. van Egmond, M.Sc. RIKILT Wageningen UR, the NetherlandsProf.dr. Rudolf Krska Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria


... the systems approach

The World Mycotoxin Forum® is the leading international meeting series on mycotoxins where food and feed industry representatives meet with people from universities and governments from around the world. The main objectives of The World Mycotoxin Forum® are: • to provide a unique platform for the food and feed industry, regulatory authorities and science • to exchange information and experiences on the various aspects of mycotoxins • to review current knowledge related to mycotoxins in food and feed • to discuss strategies for prevention and control of mycotoxin contamination ensuring safety and

security of food and feed supply • to initiate the systems approach for the control of mycotoxin contamination along conventional

and organic supply chains.

Sampling Analysis

Metabolomics

Breeding

Genomics

Biocontrol

Varieties

Crop management

Land use

Good Agricultural Practices

Weather conditions

Climate change Human health risks

Animal health risks

Food and feed safety

Food security

RegulationsCommunication

Research Collaboration

Storage

Processing

Transport

Safe decontamination


conference opening

09:00 Welcome! Prof.dr. Rudolf Krska, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria 09:15 Mycotoxins: the value of intervention strategies from a public health perspective Dr. Angelika Tritscher, World Health Organization (WHO), Switzerland

09:45 Mycotoxins: a global threat to food security and food safety - FAO’s perspectives and activities Dr. Renata Clarke, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Italy

10:15 Networking break & exhibition

plenary meetingRecent issues – Why did they happen, why couldn’t they be prevented?Chair: Hans van Egmond, M.Sc., RIKILT Wageningen UR, the Netherlands

10:45 Recent issue in the Balkan related to afl atoxins in maize used for feed, and afl atoxin M1 in milk and milk products

Prof.dr. Ferenc Bagi, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

11:05 Did the 2013 growing season create a perfect storm for ochratoxin A? Dr. Sheryl Tittlemier, Canadian Grain Commission, Canada

11:30 Recent Fusarium mycotoxin problems in China Dr. Weiwei Zhang, Department of Public Health, Chengdu Medical College, China

11:55 Fusarium head blight epidemic in wheat during the 2012/2013 harvest season in South America Prof.dr. Sofi a Chulze, Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Argentina

12:20 The recent outbreaks of afl atoxicoses in eastern Africa Dr. Amare Ayalew, African Union Commission, PACA, Ethiopia

12:45 Lunch break Workshops & poster viewing


session 1Tackling human and animal health risksChair: Prof.dr. Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

14:00 Mycotoxin exposure assessment: pros and cons of existing approaches Dr. Paul Turner, University of Maryland, USA

14:30 Interaction of co-occurring mycotoxins: what do(n’t) we know about toxicity? Dr. Isabelle Oswald, INRA, France

14:55 Mycotoxin mechanisms of action and health effects: in vitro or in vivo tests, that’s the question Prof.dr. Federica Cheli, University of Milan, Italy

15:20 Food, feed ....and then workers safety! Dr. Danièle Jargot, INRS, France


Recent exposure assessment studies16:15 Assessing the human mycotoxin exposure in Cameroon and Nigeria through an

LC-MS/MS based multiple biomarker approach Dr. Chibundu N. Ezekiel, Babcock University, Nigeria

16:30 Biomarkers as accurate tool for the assessment of mycotoxin exposure at individual levels in Belgium

Dr. Ellen Heyndrickx, Ghent University, Belgium

16:45 Dietary risk assessment of masked deoxynivalenol in the Netherlands Esmée Janssen, M.Sc., RIVM/Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Recent toxicity studies17:00 Synergystic toxic effects of zearalenone and ochratoxin A in human cells – protective role

of glutathione or selenomethionine Prof.dr. Annie Pfohl-Leszkowicz, University of Toulouse, France

17:15 New tricks of an old enemy: Fusarium graminearum can also produce a type A trichothecene Dr. Elisabeth Varga, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria

17:30 In silico/in vitro approaches for mycotoxin metabolism and toxic activity in humans: a case study of zearalenone and its conjugates

Dr. Chiara Dall’Asta, University of Parma, Italy

17:45 Poster viewing Wine tasting sponsored by Biomin

ollaborallaboratiotioaaaaresearch research

communcommunicaication tionaaaa research research

collabocollabooraora onontiotioaaaaresereseearch earch

mmunmmunnn aaicicicaicattioitiotiaaaaaa


session 2Update on sampling and analysisChair: Prof.dr. Sarah de Saeger, Ghent University, Belgium

08:45 Sampling for mycotoxins in food and feed – theoretical simplicity and practical ambiguity Dr. Alexey Solyakov, National Veterinary Institute, Sweden

09:10 Highlighting new promising developments in analysis Dr. Franz Berthiller, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria

case studies

09:35 Afl atoxin contamination in maize: is the sampling procedure fi t for purpose? Theo de Rijk, RIKILT Wageningen UR, the Netherlands

09:55 Detection, tracking and elimination of afl atoxin from grain and milk using the ‘lab-on-mobile-device’ platform

Dr. Donald Cooper, University of Colorado Boulder and Mobile Assay, Inc., USA

10:15 Potential of front-face fl uorescence to assess mycotoxin content in cereals Dr. Pierre Lacotte, Spectralys Innovation, France


session 3The power of metabolomics in mycotoxin researchChair: Prof.dr. Rudolf Krska, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria

11:00 Metabolomics mycotoxin research from A to Z Dr. Kinga Stuper-Szablewska, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Poland

11:15 How does deoxynivalenol affect the wheat metabolome? Dr. Benedikt Warth, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria

11:30 Using high resolution mass spectrometry and metabolomics to enable discovery and identifi cation of fungal metabolites

Dr. José Diana di Mavungu, Ghent University, Belgium

11:45 Metabolomics as an effective tool for early prediction of deoxynivalenol/masked deoxynivalenol content in on-fi eld barley

Prof.dr. Jana Hajslová, Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic

12:00 Stable isotopic labelling-assisted untargeted metabolic profi ling reveals novel conjugates of mycotoxins in wheat

Prof.dr. Rainer Schuhmacher, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria

12:15 Alternaria jesenskae, a source of valuable secondary metabolites including mycotoxins sensu stricto

Dr. Roman Labuda, Romer Labs, Austria


ollaborallaboratiotioaaaarere hhresearch research

comcoommunommunicaica on ontiotioaaaa research research

cocoollaboraollabora onntiontionaaaah hrrresearch research

mmunmmunicaicatiotiaaaa

ollaborallaboratiotioaaaarere hhreseresearch research

comcoommommunommunicaica on ontiotioaaaa research research

cocoollollaborabo aollabora onntiontionaaaah hrrresearchrchresearch



session 4Mycotoxins and EFSA risk assessments – safer food and feedChair: Frans Verstraete, M.Sc., European Commission, Belgium

08:45 Introduction to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Dr. Mari Eskola, EFSA BIOCONTAM Unit, Italy

08:50 Modelling the infl uence of climate change on mycotoxin production in European cereal crops Dr. Agnés Rortais, EFSA SCER Unit , Italy

09:15 EFSA CONTAM Panel risk assessments of mycotoxins – recent examples of Fusarium toxins Dr. Mari Eskola, EFSA BIOCONTAM Unit, Italy

09:40 Collation of mycotoxins occurrence data for exposure assessment: focus on deoxynivalenol Fanny Héraud, M.Sc., EFSA DATA Unit, Italy

10:05 The assessment of feed additives for reduction of the contamination of feed by mycotoxins Dr. Jaume Galobart, EFSA FEED Unit, Italy


session 5Mycotoxins: a wide array of effectsChair: Dr. Joseph Shebuski, Cargill, USA

11:00 Mycotoxins in human diets – unpredicted concerns? Prof.dr. Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Utrecht University, the Netherlands

11:20 The impact of mycotoxins on nutritional behaviour Prof.dr. Jean Denis Troadec, Aix-Marseille University, France

11:40 Mycotoxins exposure and child growth: the joint effect of afl atoxins and fumonisins Dr. Yun Yun Gong, Queen’s University, UK

12:00 Don’t forget the fi sh: organ damage and hepatic lipid accumulation in carp after feedborne exposure to deoxynivalenol

Dr. Constanze Pietsch, University of Basel, Switzerland

12:15 Risk of mycotoxin contamination of edible mealworms Sarah van Broekhoven, M.Sc., Wageningen University, the Netherlands


ollaborallaboratiotioaaaa

researreseaarch arch commcommmunmunnn cacaicaica n ntiontionaaaa

rr h hresearreseararchrch collacolla aalaboabooraora onontiotiottaaaaa

resereseearch earchmmunmmunnn aaicicicaicattioitiotiaaaaaa

ollaboborallaboratiotioaaaareseaarch research

communncommunicaication tionaaaa reseaarch research

collaboocollabooraora onontiotioaaaareseereseearch earch

mmunnmmunnn aaicicicaicattioitiotiaaaaaa


session 6Prevention and control of mycotoxins – pre- and postharvest interventions Chair: Dr. Deepak Bhatnagar, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA

13:30 Breeding healthy cereals: genetic improvement of Fusarium resistance and consequences for mycotoxins.

Prof.dr. Hermann Bürstmayr, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria

13:50 Unravelling the mysteries of Aspergillus fl avus, beyond afl atoxins Dr. Deepak Bhatnagar, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA

14:10 How to reduce mycotoxin risks through food processing? An ILSI perspective Dr. Michele Suman, Barilla, Italy

14:30 Mycotoxin detoxifi cation by enzymatic biotransformation – present state and future perspectives Dr. Wulf-Dieter Moll, Biomin, Austria

14:50 Mycotoxins in silage: checkpoints for effective management and control Prof.dr. Vittorio Dell’Orto, University of Milan, Italy

15:10 Mycotoxin prevention and control measures in China Prof.dr. Yang Liu, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China


case studies

16:00 Breeding, marker-assisted selection and RNAi technologies for developing resistance in maize to afl atoxin contamination

Dr. Robert Brown, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA

16:15 Fusarium species dynamics – challenges in the development of a strategy to reduce mycotoxins in oats

Dr. Ingerd Skow Hofgaard, Bioforsk, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, Norway

16:30 Fusarium mycotoxins in naturally contaminated wheat mill fractions Dr. Ronald Maul, Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Germany

16:45 Code of practice to minimise sclerotia and ergot alkaloids along the food chain Dr. Christine Schwake Anduschus, Max Rubner-Institut, Germany 17:00 – 18:00 Poster viewing & drinks

ollaborallaboratiotioaaaaeareaarch archresearesea ncc nncommuncommunnnicaica n ntiontionaaaa

seareararch rchreserese collaboracollaborationtionaaaa

research researchmmunmmunicaicatiotiaaaa


session 7Mycotoxin solutions in the spotlight – industry updatesChair: Dr. Lei Bao, AQSIQ, China

13:30 – 15:30 at time of printing

From ‘sample’ to ‘analysis’ – critical points & practical solutions Ronald Niemeijer, M.Sc., R-Biopharm, Germany

New LC-MS/MS multimycotoxin testing concept – implementation of the new SIDASpin method in routine testing labs to meet ISO 17025 standards

Alois Schiessl, Romer Labs, Austria

Toxicity of type B trichothecenes: beyond deoxynivalenol Julia Laurain, M.Sc., Olmix Europe, France

Tools for monitoring afl atoxin M1 in the dairy production chain Dr. Stephen Powers, Vicam, A Waters Business, USA

Environmentally-friendly mycotoxin testing using water extraction technology Wilbert Kokke, Charm Sciences, the Netherlands

Recent advances in mycotoxin diagnostics Anthony Lupo, Neogen, USA


session 8 Speed presentations Chair: Dr. Franz Berthiller, Department IFA-Tulln, BOKU Vienna, Austria

16:00 Launch 2nd EC CEN Mandate to harmonise methods for mycotoxin analysis Dr. M. Spanjer, Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) and M. de Vreeze, Netherlands Standardization Institute (NEN), the Netherlands

16:15 Short presentations (6 minutes) by selected poster presenters to provide an overview of their research and inspire the audience to visit their posters

17:00 – 18:00 Poster viewing & drinks






session 9Highlights of the ‘World Mycotoxin Journal’ special issue on rapid methods Chair: Dr. Michele Suman, Barilla, Italy

08:45 Rapid testing and regulating for mycotoxin concerns: a perspective from developing countries Dr. Gordon Shephard, Medical Research Council/University of Stellenbosch, South Africa

09:05 Cross-reactivity in immunochemistry-based methods applied in mycotoxins analysis Dr. Milena Zachariásová, Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic

09:25 Fluorescence polarization immunoassay for rapid, accurate and sensitive determination of mycotoxins

Dr. Vincenzo Lippolis, Institute of Sciences of Food Production, National Research Council, Italy

09:50 Near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy as effi cient tools for detection of fungal and mycotoxin contamination in agricultural commodities

Prof.dr. Tetsuhisa Goto, Shinshu University, Japan

10:10 Using commercial immunoassay kits for mycotoxins: ‘joys and sorrows’ Dr. Susie Dai, Texas A&M University, USA


session 10Environmental and agricultural issuesChair: Dr. Jörg Stroka, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements, Belgium

08:45 Mycotoxins: environmental micropollutants of concern? Dr. Felix Wettstein, Agroscope Institute for Sustainability Sciences ISS, Switzerland

09:10 Transferring innovation into practical agriculture to manage mycotoxins Dr. Vittorio Rossi, Horta Srl., Italy

09:35 Systems approach to integrate toxin gene expression, growth and fumonisin B1 and B2 production by Fusarium verticillioides under different environmental factors

Dr. Angel Medina, Cranfi eld University, UK

10:00 Ice toxin: monitoring the accumulation of ochratoxin A during on-farm storage Prof.dr. Art Schaafsma/Dr. Victor Limay-Rios, University of Guelph, Canada






ollaborallaboratiotioaaaaresearch research

commcommmunmun cacaicaication tionaaaa h hrrresearchresearch

aacollacollalaboraaborationtionttaaaaaresearch research



plenary meetingThe systems approachChair: Dr. Sheryl Tittlemier, Canadian Grain Commission, Canada 11:00 Mycotoxin control: an industry perspective on the systems approach Dr. Robert Baker, Mars Incorporated, China

11:25 Integrating public health goals into systems management of staple crops to limit mycotoxin exposure

Prof.dr. David Miller, Carleton University, Canada

11:50 Managing food risk communication in the social media era: practical lessons learnt! Adrian Moss, Focus Business Communications, UK

12:15 Is the systems approach the answer? Top fi ve answers learned at WMF2014! Prof.dr. Rudolf Krska and Hans van Egmond, M.Sc.

12:45 Closing remarks of the 8th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum® and looking forward to WMFmeetsIUPAC 2016

Dr. Sheryl Tittlemier 13:00 Take your packed lunch to eat along the way!

iupacfwm

m e e t s 20

16

WorldMycotoxin Forumthe

®

winnipeg C a n a d a

The World Mycotoxin Forum and the IUPAC Inter-national Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins proudly announce that their next joint conference will take place in Winnipeg, Canada on 6-9 June 2016.

This unique combined event – WMFmeetsIUPAC2016 – will build on the success of the previous conference, which was held in Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2012.

For all information, please contact the Secretariat of WMFmeetsIUPAC2016 by email:

[email protected]

ollaborallaboratiotioaaaa

earea hharch archrereresearesea cccomcoommomm nnnmunmunnn cacaicaica n nonontiotioaaaa

h hrr seareararchrchreserese cocoollaolla aalaboabooraora onnononotiotiottaaaaa

rrreserese h hearch earchmmunmmunnn aaicicicaicattioitiotiaaaaaa


(at time of printing)

monday 10 november 2014

13:00 – 14:00 workshop 1Innovative rapid detection methods as part of a HACCP system for managing mycotoxinsSponsered and presented by R-Biopharm

Mycotoxin contamination of food and feed product imposes a risk to human and animal health and has serious economic impact. Since mycotoxins are natural occurring toxins exposure cannot be 100% controlled. To meet international regulations and guidelines products are tested for the amount of mycotoxins. Yet, instead of testing large numbers of end-products, a more pro-active approach would have many benefi ts. In order to assure safe food and feed various quality assurance tools can be applied as GAP and GMP.

During the production process of food and feed critical steps can be identifi ed where it is possible to minimise the risk of unacceptable mycotoxin concentrations in the end product. For this HACCP-based approach for mycotoxin management, a measurements tool to monitor mycotoxins at critical steps is needed. Rapid and on-site decision making with quantitative lateral fl ow tests can be an excellent tool for that. In this workshop R-Biopharm will present the latest developments in this fi eld.

monday 10 november 2014

13:00 – 14:00 workshop 2Mycotoxins risk management in animal nutrition

Sponsored and presented by Olmix

Mycotoxins involve many disorders in animals, mainly immune depression and digestive and reproduction troubles. These effects occur with high contamination but also under chronic exposure to low levels of several mycotoxins. Detection of mycotoxins related troubles is not easy. Mycotoxins are invisible and odourless. Moreover, mycotoxicosis symptoms can be associated to an infectious pathogen instead of the presence of mycotoxins in the feed. As a consequence, mycotoxins require a specifi c attention. Mycotoxins risk management tools may be used to address this issue.

This workshop will be focused on different tools set up by Olmix to evaluate the risk of mycotoxins on a farm (Mycotoxin Risk Evaluator), better understand a mycotoxin analysis (Mycotoxin Essentials) and optimise the solution to implement (MT.X+ Calculator).

tuesday 11 november 2014

12:30 – 13:30 workshop 3Unravelling the mycotoxin challenge: a 360° perspective on science, sampling and innovative testing solutionsSponsored and presented by Romer Labs

In this workshop, Romer Labs provides a complete picture on state-of-the-art analysis of food and feed for myco-toxins throughout various stages of production.At several stations, participants can gather insights and practical examples regarding correct and regulatory compliant sampling, effi cient and fast sample preparation, rapid test methodologies for quick and reliable result generation not only applicable in laboratories but particu-larly in the fi eld, reference testing methods for accurate low-level quantifi cation of contaminants and analytical services provided by its ISO 17025-certifi ed laboratories.Latest R&D fi ndings with special focus on water-based extraction for LFDs, implementation of the new SIDASpin Method for Multi-Mycotoxin Testing with LC-MS/MS, a complex matrix purifi cation by MycoSpinTM 400 Multi-toxin column in combination with 13C internal standards. Moreover the workshop will be an opportunity to discover masked mycotoxins and other ‘hot topics’ in the fi eld of mycotoxins.


It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisers to alter the content and timing of the programme or the identity of the speakers.

WebsiteThe latest details of the 8th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum® can be found at the conference website www.bastiaanse-communication.com/wmf

Who should attendThe 8th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum®

is bringing together businesses and food/feed pro-fessionals in all stages of the agrifood chain, regula-tory authorities and inspectors, consulting agencies and advisors, and science from all over the world.

VenueThe 8th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum®

will be held at the Vienna Marriott Hotel in Vienna, Austria. The Marriott Hotel is centrally located on the famous ‘Ringstrasse’ opposite of the beautiful ‘Stadtpark’, a lovely green oasis where you will fi nd the golden Johann Strauss memorial, one of the world´s most photographed monuments. The Marriott Hotel is also within walking distance to St. Stephen’s Cathedral, the opera, theaters, museums, shopping streets and all major attrac-tions. The Marriott Hotel awaits you with warm Viennese geniality in an inviting, international atmosphere!

How to register for the conference and book a hotelPlease go to www.bastiaanse-communication.com/wmf for all relevant information on registration fees, on-line registration and hotel accommodation.

Call for postersInterested participants are strongly encouraged to submit poster abstracts (max. 400 words) by no later than 1 August 2014! There is a limit of 2 abstracts which can be submitted by one participant. Abstracts should be submitted only as a Microsoft Word fi le attached to an e-mail message sent to the Forum Secretariat: [email protected]. The Advisory Committee of the 8th confer-ence of The World Mycotoxin Forum® will evaluate the abstracts and inform the participants of the acceptance. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference. Poster size: A0 portrait (841 mm x 1189 mm). A number of posters will be selected for 6-minute talks (‘speed presentations’).

Conference presentations and publicationSelected presentations and posters will be published in a special 2015 issue of ‘World Mycotoxin Journal’. Participants of The World Mycotoxin Forum® are eligible for a one-year personal online subscription (year 2015) for eur 50 only (normal price eur 260). Subscriptions can be made on the online Conference Regis-tration Form. For more information, see www.bastiaanse-communication.com/wmf

Business opportunitiesThe 8th conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum®

offers various business opportunities, including:

Sponsorship: Benefi t from excellent name recogni-tion by sponsoring the conference. Sponsoring opportunities covering lunch, evening functions and conference programme material also exist.

Exhibition: Gain valuable direct exposure! Parallel to the conference a commercial exhibition will be organised in which presentations of equipment, products and services related to mycotoxins and plant toxins are given. Participants of the conference have ample opportunity to visit the exhibition during the various breaks.

Oral presentations: Introduce your company to an entire audience of prospective customers and gain instant feedback! Companies sponsoring or having an exhibition stand are given the opportunity for an oral presentation.

More information on the business opportunities can be found at www.bastiaanse-communication.com/wmf

LanguageEnglish will be the offi cial conference language. No simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

Forum Secretariat Bastiaanse CommunicationP.O. Box 1793720 AD Bilthoventhe NetherlandsT +31 30 2294247F +31 30 2252910WMF@bastiaanse-communication.comwww.bastiaanse-communication.com


Documents

World the Forum Mycotoxin - Bastiaanse Communication mycotoxins session 7 Mycotoxin solutions ... climate change. ... 16:15 Assessing the human mycotoxin exposure in Cameroon and Nigeria