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International Biodeterioration 24 (1988) 65-68
Biodeterioration Society News Items BIODETERIORATION SOCIETY SPRING MEETING The Spring Meeting on Biofilms was held at Lancashire Polytechnic on 28-29 March 1988. The meeting attracted 65 participants and 12 papers were presented on an alternative method for testing the susceptibility of surface coatings to algal defacement; biofilm formation and the hygienic operation of drinks vending machines; spatial dynamics of surface colonising microorganisms; a continuous culture biofilm model to study mechanical and industrial corrosion; novel methods for examining biofilms on antifouling paints; structure, development and composition of marine biofilms on AISI 316 stainless steel; the use of the light section microscope in the study of biofilms on antifouling paints; establishment of the Hyphomycete biofilm; benign biofilms -- utilisation in fermentation process intensification; fungal biofilms in synthetic metal working fluids; techniques for biofilm culture. The papers will be published as the 4th Proceedings of the Biodeterioration Society on Biofilms, Edited by L. H. G. Morton and A. H. L. Chamberlain. Further details will be published in this column and can also be obtained from Dr L. H. G. Morton, School of Applied Biology, Lancashire Polytechnic, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2TQ, UK.
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
Biodeterioration Society Summer Meeting 1988 on Microbial Corrosion, 13-14 September 1988 This is a joint meeting of IBRG, the Biodeterioration Society and the French Microbial Corrosion Group. All meetings will be held at the Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Rue de Buffon, Paris. Papers will cover many aspects of microbially-induced corrosion, SRB's, detection of corrosion, biofilms and corrosion, biocides, electrochemical protection methods. The Registration fee is £15 for Society and IBRG members and £20 for non-members. The IBRG meetings will be held after the scientific sessions, on 14-16 September 1988. Full details of the Summer Joint Meetings can be obtained from Mrs Christine Gaylarde, Department of Biological Sciences, City of London Polytechnic, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT, UK. 65
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5th International Solid Wastes Conference and Exhibition
To be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-16 September 1988. Details may be obtained from DIS Congress Service, 48 Linde Allr, DK-2720 Vanlose, Copenhagen, Denmark. Tel: 451712244. British Food Manufacturing Industries Research Association
Meetings: Hygiene in Food Manufacture--13-15 June 1988. Food Poisoning U p d a t e - - 2 1 September 1988. Food Microbiology--1-4 November 1988. For further details please contact Sharon Irving, Sales and Training, The British Food Manufacturing Industries Research Association, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7RY, UK. International Conference on Landfill Gas and Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Waste
To be held at the Abbots Well Hotel, Chester, UK, 4-7 October 1988. For further details please contact Mrs G. A. Cole, Conference Manager, ETSU, Building 156, Harwell Laboratory, Oxon OXll 0RA, UK. Tel: (0235) 24141 (ext 3467). Special Course on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
To be held between 7-11 November 1988, CAB International Mycological Institute. For details please contact The Administrative Officer, CAB International Mycological Institute, Ferry Lane, Kew, Surrey TW9 3AF, UK, The Fourth International Mycological Congress
The congress will be held at the University of Regensburg, FRG, 28 August-3 September 1990. For further details please contact Prof. Dr A. Bresinsky, Institute ffir Botanik, Universi~t Regensburg, Universit~tsstrasse 31, Postfach 397, 8400 Regensburg, FRG. PERSONAL PROFILE John Upsher occupies a unique niche in Australia, where, as mycologist at the Materials Research Laboratories, a part of the Australian Defence Scientific and Technical Organization, he is personally involved with the investigation and consultancy of all aspects of fungal deterioration of military materials and equipment. The range includes lubricants, fuels, sealants, adhesives, surface coatings, rubbers, plastics, fabrics, ropes,
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vehicle interiors and optical and electric equipment. In addition there is a requirement for expertise in the best application ofbiocides and other protective measures. If he has a special interest it must be the biodeterioration fungi of the tropics; his publications are largely concerned with investigations of the fungal flora at the Joint Tropical Trials and Research Establishment at Innisfail in northern Queensland m a mycologists delight with more than three meters of rain per year, but John has the knack of visiting w h e n it is dry. His early studies at JT-FRE provided the material for his MSc from La Trobe University. W h e n studying as an undergraduate at Bristol College of Science and Technology which became the University of Bath, the sandwich course enabled him to experience careers in different biological situations. He cultured tobacco in phytotrons at I.T.C., classified yeasts and researched at some fungal enzymes at Long Ashton. As a new graduate he joined the food industry as bacteriologist with the Bovril group in L o n d o n but after implementing the methods and standards for raw materials and products he was recruited by the Australian Department of Defence as mycologist. In addition to his investigational work, Mr Upsher often has to provide answers to the questions 'how did it happen?', 'can we cure it?' and 'can the next time be prevented?' and the pragmatic response often calls on the simplest measure - - to improve ventilation. In Melbourne M r Upsher has fostered close associations with the nearby Universities and departments of the C o m m o n w e a l t h Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). He is a committee c h a i r m a n in the Standards Association of Australia, and is the national I.S.O. delegate for biological testing (TC 38). Keeping his interests broad, he is a m e m b e r of the Australian Plant Pathology Society, was a founder m e m b e r of the Australian Biotechnology Association and now also heads a c o m m u n i t y group involved with the well being of the Maribyrnong fiver and its environs. His garden, overlooking that fiver, reflects his longstanding hobby as a plant collector. AN O P E N L E T T E R TO P R O F E S S O R A R T H U R KAPLAN PhD, H O N O R A R Y F E L L O W OF T H E B I O D E T E R I O R A T I O N SOCIETY, F R O M A R T H U R LLOYD On hearing news of your retirement my first thought was, shall we still see you at IBRG meetings and Symposia? I sincerely hope we shall, for you have been the most constant and consciencious supporter of these organisations right from their inception, and there has never been a more welcome visitor to our shores when these activities have occurred on this side of the Atlantic.
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When we first met in the early 1950s, at the OECD Working Groups, we were both concerned with rot- and mould-proofing of textiles and I was immediately impressed by your realistic approach to the subject and your enthusiasm in tackling the problems which arose, with the result that your work in the laying down of acceptance specifications for treatment, accompanied by appropriate standard test methods, has been recognised world wide. I know that I am speaking for all of us who know you, when I say how much we have appreciated your contributions in so many different ways; in the planning of projects, in the organising of events, both scientific and social, in your inventive laboratory techniques (e.g. your copper-wire method for standardising tensiometers) and in the publications arising therefrom. For all of these services we thank you -- and for the fun we've had too! We wish you well in your retirement. Arthur O. Lloyd
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Prof. Dr W. E. Krumbein, Institute for Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Universit~it Oldenburg, Postfach 2503, D-2900 Oldenburg, FRG
The News Items Editor will be pleased to receive news, notices of forthcoming meetings and personal profiles on topics and people in the fields of biodeterioration and biodegradation. Send all items to: Dr John Mills, News Items Editor, International Biodeterioration, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sheffield City Polytechnic, Pond Street, Sheffield S1 lWB, UK Tel: (0742) 720911 (ext. 2217)
Biodeterioration Society News Items BIODETERIORATION SOCIETY SPRING MEETING The Spring Meeting on Biofilms was held at Lancashire Polytechnic on 28-29 March 1988. The meeting attracted 65 participants and 12 papers were presented on an alternative method for testing the susceptibility of surface coatings to algal defacement; biofilm formation and the hygienic operation of drinks vending machines; spatial dynamics of surface colonising microorganisms; a continuous culture biofilm model to study mechanical and industrial corrosion; novel methods for examining biofilms on antifouling paints; structure, development and composition of marine biofilms on AISI 316 stainless steel; the use of the light section microscope in the study of biofilms on antifouling paints; establishment of the Hyphomycete biofilm; benign biofilms -- utilisation in fermentation process intensification; fungal biofilms in synthetic metal working fluids; techniques for biofilm culture. The papers will be published as the 4th Proceedings of the Biodeterioration Society on Biofilms, Edited by L. H. G. Morton and A. H. L. Chamberlain. Further details will be published in this column and can also be obtained from Dr L. H. G. Morton, School of Applied Biology, Lancashire Polytechnic, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2TQ, UK.
FORTHCOMING MEETINGS
Biodeterioration Society Summer Meeting 1988 on Microbial Corrosion, 13-14 September 1988 This is a joint meeting of IBRG, the Biodeterioration Society and the French Microbial Corrosion Group. All meetings will be held at the Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Rue de Buffon, Paris. Papers will cover many aspects of microbially-induced corrosion, SRB's, detection of corrosion, biofilms and corrosion, biocides, electrochemical protection methods. The Registration fee is £15 for Society and IBRG members and £20 for non-members. The IBRG meetings will be held after the scientific sessions, on 14-16 September 1988. Full details of the Summer Joint Meetings can be obtained from Mrs Christine Gaylarde, Department of Biological Sciences, City of London Polytechnic, Old Castle Street, London E1 7NT, UK. 65
International Biodeterioration (24) (1988) - - © 1988 Elsevier Applied Science Publishers Ltd, England. Printed in Great Britain.
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Biodeterioration Society news items
5th International Solid Wastes Conference and Exhibition
To be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-16 September 1988. Details may be obtained from DIS Congress Service, 48 Linde Allr, DK-2720 Vanlose, Copenhagen, Denmark. Tel: 451712244. British Food Manufacturing Industries Research Association
Meetings: Hygiene in Food Manufacture--13-15 June 1988. Food Poisoning U p d a t e - - 2 1 September 1988. Food Microbiology--1-4 November 1988. For further details please contact Sharon Irving, Sales and Training, The British Food Manufacturing Industries Research Association, Randalls Road, Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7RY, UK. International Conference on Landfill Gas and Anaerobic Digestion of Solid Waste
To be held at the Abbots Well Hotel, Chester, UK, 4-7 October 1988. For further details please contact Mrs G. A. Cole, Conference Manager, ETSU, Building 156, Harwell Laboratory, Oxon OXll 0RA, UK. Tel: (0235) 24141 (ext 3467). Special Course on Plant Pathogenic Bacteria
To be held between 7-11 November 1988, CAB International Mycological Institute. For details please contact The Administrative Officer, CAB International Mycological Institute, Ferry Lane, Kew, Surrey TW9 3AF, UK, The Fourth International Mycological Congress
The congress will be held at the University of Regensburg, FRG, 28 August-3 September 1990. For further details please contact Prof. Dr A. Bresinsky, Institute ffir Botanik, Universi~t Regensburg, Universit~tsstrasse 31, Postfach 397, 8400 Regensburg, FRG. PERSONAL PROFILE John Upsher occupies a unique niche in Australia, where, as mycologist at the Materials Research Laboratories, a part of the Australian Defence Scientific and Technical Organization, he is personally involved with the investigation and consultancy of all aspects of fungal deterioration of military materials and equipment. The range includes lubricants, fuels, sealants, adhesives, surface coatings, rubbers, plastics, fabrics, ropes,
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vehicle interiors and optical and electric equipment. In addition there is a requirement for expertise in the best application ofbiocides and other protective measures. If he has a special interest it must be the biodeterioration fungi of the tropics; his publications are largely concerned with investigations of the fungal flora at the Joint Tropical Trials and Research Establishment at Innisfail in northern Queensland m a mycologists delight with more than three meters of rain per year, but John has the knack of visiting w h e n it is dry. His early studies at JT-FRE provided the material for his MSc from La Trobe University. W h e n studying as an undergraduate at Bristol College of Science and Technology which became the University of Bath, the sandwich course enabled him to experience careers in different biological situations. He cultured tobacco in phytotrons at I.T.C., classified yeasts and researched at some fungal enzymes at Long Ashton. As a new graduate he joined the food industry as bacteriologist with the Bovril group in L o n d o n but after implementing the methods and standards for raw materials and products he was recruited by the Australian Department of Defence as mycologist. In addition to his investigational work, Mr Upsher often has to provide answers to the questions 'how did it happen?', 'can we cure it?' and 'can the next time be prevented?' and the pragmatic response often calls on the simplest measure - - to improve ventilation. In Melbourne M r Upsher has fostered close associations with the nearby Universities and departments of the C o m m o n w e a l t h Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). He is a committee c h a i r m a n in the Standards Association of Australia, and is the national I.S.O. delegate for biological testing (TC 38). Keeping his interests broad, he is a m e m b e r of the Australian Plant Pathology Society, was a founder m e m b e r of the Australian Biotechnology Association and now also heads a c o m m u n i t y group involved with the well being of the Maribyrnong fiver and its environs. His garden, overlooking that fiver, reflects his longstanding hobby as a plant collector. AN O P E N L E T T E R TO P R O F E S S O R A R T H U R KAPLAN PhD, H O N O R A R Y F E L L O W OF T H E B I O D E T E R I O R A T I O N SOCIETY, F R O M A R T H U R LLOYD On hearing news of your retirement my first thought was, shall we still see you at IBRG meetings and Symposia? I sincerely hope we shall, for you have been the most constant and consciencious supporter of these organisations right from their inception, and there has never been a more welcome visitor to our shores when these activities have occurred on this side of the Atlantic.
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Biodeterioration Society news items
When we first met in the early 1950s, at the OECD Working Groups, we were both concerned with rot- and mould-proofing of textiles and I was immediately impressed by your realistic approach to the subject and your enthusiasm in tackling the problems which arose, with the result that your work in the laying down of acceptance specifications for treatment, accompanied by appropriate standard test methods, has been recognised world wide. I know that I am speaking for all of us who know you, when I say how much we have appreciated your contributions in so many different ways; in the planning of projects, in the organising of events, both scientific and social, in your inventive laboratory techniques (e.g. your copper-wire method for standardising tensiometers) and in the publications arising therefrom. For all of these services we thank you -- and for the fun we've had too! We wish you well in your retirement. Arthur O. Lloyd
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Prof. Dr W. E. Krumbein, Institute for Chemie und Biologie des Meeres, Universit~it Oldenburg, Postfach 2503, D-2900 Oldenburg, FRG
The News Items Editor will be pleased to receive news, notices of forthcoming meetings and personal profiles on topics and people in the fields of biodeterioration and biodegradation. Send all items to: Dr John Mills, News Items Editor, International Biodeterioration, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Sheffield City Polytechnic, Pond Street, Sheffield S1 lWB, UK Tel: (0742) 720911 (ext. 2217)