Assistance with Funding

Funds left over from ISM4 have been provided by the Organisers of that Meeting to aid the attendance of students from foreign countries at ISM5. These funds will provide free registration and have been awarded to 10 foreign students and 2 researchers who applied before the Februayr 28th deadline. The applications were judged by a panel of three senior monogenean workers from the Americas, Asia and Europe.

New Funds: Dr Yang Tingbao has recently obtained a small grant which may help some of those who are finding it difficult to acquire funding for the meeting. Preference will be given to those with submitted contributions and who have already secured their travel funds. To be considered, please contact Dr Yang (china.ism5@zsu.edu.cn) and make your case.

Student/Young Researcher Prizes

There will be awards for the best student and young researcher presentations .

CSIRO Publications have offered:
A voucher for Klaus Rohde's forthcoming multi-authored book on Marine Parasitology

CAB International have offered:
Keys to the Trematoda. Vol. I, edited by David Gibson, Arlene Jones & Rod Bray

Springer have offered:

Encyclopedic Reference of Parasitology
Mehlhorn, H. (Ed.), 2001.

Leeches, Lice and Lampreys · A Natural History of Skin and Gill Parasites of Fishes
Kearn, G.C., 2004.

Parasitism and the Platyhelminths
Kearn, G.C., 1998.

The Biology and Evolution of Trematodes
K.V. Galaktionov & A.A. Dobrovolskij, 2003

Cambridge University Press have offered:

A voucher for Nonequilibrium Ecology by Klaus Rohde, which is due to be published later this year.

(negotiated by Ian Whittington and David Gibson)