Scandinavian-Baltic

Society for Parasitology

(SBSP)

Dear members,
 
On behalf of the society, I would like to express our gratitude to the local organisers of CSBSP5 for a very well organised conference with an interesting and inspiring program. It was a privilege to attend. 

The minutes of the general assembly held at the conference are now uploaded to our archive system.
I thank the previous board for the excellent work for the society and feel honored to continue the work with a new one. The new board has four new members: Vaidas Palinauskas (LT), Ulrika Forshell (SE), Gunita Deksne (LV), and Rebecca Davidson (NO). Jakob Skov (DK), Pikka Jokelainen (FIN/EST), Karl Skirnisson (IS) and myself Brian Lassen (DK/EST) continue in the board.

At the general assembly, new honorary members were proposed. The following persons were acknowledged for their work for the society, excellence, and promotion of parasitology:  Tor Bakke (NO), Karl Skirnisson (IS), Svetlana Bondarenko (LT), and Jesper Monrad (DK).

The SBSP Young Scientist Award winners 2013 were: Per Skallerup (oral presentation), Ulrik Bo Pedersen (poster), and Rita Kazlauskienė (public vote). Congratulations!

 SBSP6 will be in held in Sweden in 2015. Vi ses!
 
Brian Lassen

January 29th 2013

Dear members,

Authors are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations for the 8^th European Congress on Tropical Medicine & International Health and the 5^th Conference of the Scandinavian – Baltic Society for Parasitology.

Registration & Submitting of Abstracts

Starting 1st of January 2013, the membership fee will change to cover a time period of two (2) consecutive years. Members will pay the fee in the beginning of every other year (January of odd-numbered years). As decided by the General Assembly 2011, the two-year membership fee will be 50 € for full membership and 20 € for students and retired members; honorary members do not pay membership fees. Payment to local account of SBSP; non-Nordic/Baltic members to the SBSP treasurer. 

Brian Lassen
The president of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology 

October 1st 2012,

Dear members,

Brian Lassen
The president of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology 

August 3rd 2012,

Dear members,

SBSP was represented in the EMOP XI conference in Romania and we return with a lot of important information to convey to you.

SBSP5 and ECTMIH2013 website

Please note that the website for the next conference is now up and running. Please visit it for updates and early registration for the 5^th Conference of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology in Copenhagen 10-13^th September 2013 in collaboration with the 8th European Congress for Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH2013). Website: www.ectmih2013.dk

EMOP XII – Turku, Finland 2016

Led by prof. Antti Oksanen the bid for EMOP XII was presented in Romania and was accepted by the European Federation of Parasitologists. It is now official that this event will take place, and that SBSP will be the hosting society. It is the hope that the event will also attract participants from Russia. The local organising committee is already taking shape and currently have members from Finland, Sweden, and Estonia. Until an official website will be established, news will be posted on the blog: http://emopxii.blogspot.com and on Facebook

EFP Parasitic Disease Threat Quick Response Committee

European Center of Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) called together society representatives, including the European Federation for Parasitology (EFP), in Stockholm earlier this year. EFP was asked to create a group of parasitologists in Europe that could take immediate action in case of sudden outbreaks in Europe. It was decided during EMOP XI that EFP has the support from the members to create such a group of 15 individuals that will act as “network nodes”.

ICOPA XIII, August 10-15, 2014, Mexico City

Organizers of ICOPA XIII asked us to tell our members that they are looking for suggestions for specific sessions. The person to contact is Ana Flisser (flisser[at]unam.mx). Website: www.icopa2014.com.

Brian Lassen
The president of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology 

May 18th 2012

Dear members,

We are proud to inform that we have revised our grant for our members to more easily exchange students across borders. The grant is simple to apply for and the form and instructions can be found on our front page. It is our hope that this grant will create an incentive for taking opportunities to collaborate and learn from each other. 
The opportunity is aimed at student members, but is not excluding senior members. The board has agreed to currently set the upper limit of support at 500 EUR and maximum four grants will be given per year. We are very interested in feedback from our members regarding this grant.

The board is also very active in organizing and attracting future parasitological conferences to our region. The program of SBSP5 in Copenhagen in 2013 together with 8th European Congress of Tropical Medicine & International Health (ECTMIH) is taken shape thanks to the dedicated local organizers and our board representative Jakob Skov. The bid for EMOP XII is also being smithed and the old capital of Finland, Turku, has been selected for the possible place for the event in 2016. SBSP is backing the bid as hosting society and two of our board members are participating in the organizing committee.

Brian Lassen
The president of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology

May 2nd 2012

Dear members,

We are proud to announce that the first pdf-files of the society's journal (The Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology) is now available on our website. Thanks to help from the journals faithful editor, Jorun Tharaldsen, Karl Skirnisson, and the library of Estonian University of Life Sciences the Bulletin is now scanned to be made publically available.

Brian Lassen

President of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology

January 19th 2012

Dear members,

Lots of good news. It was an expressed wish of the society's members for the board to promote SBSP to the world and attract new members. Here are our most recent efforts:

First of all, the arrangements are progressing smoothly for the 8th European Congress of Tropical Medicine & International Health (ECTMIH) that will be held in Copenhagen September 10-13th 2013 in joint collaboration with SBSP5. It is going to be very interesting to see how SBSP can benefit of designing a satellite event of such an important meeting.

Brian Lassen

President of the Scandinavian-Baltic Society for Parasitology

Previous messages can be read in the archives (2009, 2010, 2011)

SBSP Mobility Grant

SBSP is funding members who wish funding to travel for

studies or research at other universities.

Applying is simple!

Please read the detailed information and how to apply here.

SBSP Funding of Parasitological Reviews

SBSP now fund members that wish to review a parasitological

topic within the Scandinavian-Baltic region.

Help us help you preserve the local knowledge.

See how here.

Please put up this poster for promoting the society. Please print and share at your university!