On behalf of the Food Standards Agency and the GMI steering committee, we are pleased to present the preliminary programme for the GMI7 meeting being held at Sand Hutton on 11-12th September 2014. GMI7 is being organised by the Food and Environment Research Agency (Fera), UK, on behalf of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), UK and the GMI Steering Committee.
About the meeting
The event will provide a unique opportunity to participate in the GMI inititative and drive its strategy to develop a global system of DNA genome databases for microbial and infectious disease identification and diagnostics.
Who should attend
The meeting will benefit those tackling individual problems at the frontline (clinicians, food microbiologists, veterinarians, etc.) as well as other stakeholders (policy-makers, regulators, industry). International experts from academia, government and industry will have ample opportunities to network with exhibitors and sponsors throughout the meeting.
This event is free of charge, please complete your registration via our online form before 1st September 2014. As places are limited, registration will be open on a 'first-come first-served' basis.
Given the global scope of the initiative, non-GMI members are welcome to participate in the meeting.
For full details of the event and to view the preliminary programme, please visit www.fera.co.uk/events/GMI2014.