Welcome Message

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

On behalf of the Management Comittee of COST Action 929, I cordially invite you to the 2nd Symposium of the European Network for Environmental and Food Virology to be held in Istanbul, Turkey from October 7th to October 10th, 2010. The meeting venue will be Point Hotel Barbaros, Istanbul, which is convenient to the city center.

The Symposium will have sessions on Emerging Issues, Analytical Methods Data Analysis, and Stability of Viruses. In addition, there will be plenary lectures by eminent international speakers. Besides the scientific programme, I hope the attendee will be able to discover Istanbul which is truly a bridge between Europe and Asia; a bridge between cultures and a melting pot of several civilizations. You will enjoy the beauty of the city and Bosphorus in autumn time. You will also have chance to taste the marvels of Turkish cuisine, one of the best cuisines of the world.

I look forward to seeing you in Istanbul where the continents meet!

Dr. Nigel Cook
Chair, COST Action 929c Secretariat