European environmental mutagen society (EEMS)

European environmental mutagen society (EEMS)

134 ANNOUNCEMENTS EUROPEAN Fifth Anntial ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGEN SOCIETY (EEMS) Meeting The Fifth Annual Meeting of the European Environmental M...

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134

ANNOUNCEMENTS

EUROPEAN

Fifth

Anntial

ENVIRONMENTAL

MUTAGEN SOCIETY (EEMS)

Meeting

The Fifth Annual Meeting of the European Environmental Mutagen Society will be held in Florence (Italy) from October 19-22, 1975. The main topics discussed at the Meeting will be: Section I (I) New indicator organisms. (2) In vitro metabolic activation. (3) Mutagenicity tests for environmental agents. (4) Interaction with DNA. (5) Stimulation of DNA repair synthesis. Sectiolz z (I) Extrapolation of data. (2) Karyotype analysis. (3) Estimation of risks. Section 5 (I) Mutagenic and carcinogenic effects of industrial compounds. (2) Quantitative evaluation of biological effects. Participants wishing to submit a paper should send an abstract before June I, 1975. All abstracts will be published in the abstract booklet of the Meeting and in Mdation Poster

Research. session

Boards will be available where the participants may place graphs, diagrams, data sheets and pictures of relevant interest in the field of environmental mutagenesis. The poster board area is approx. 2 m2, I m wide and 2 m high. Panel discussion

Legal aspects for the safety evaluation of chemicals by mutagenicity tests will be discussed on a panel by invited participants from several European and other countries. Subscription

fee

Subscription fee for participants (to be paid before April I, 1975) : $60. The fee covers the activities during the Meeting. It should be paid into the account of the Fifth Annual Meeting of EEMS (Bank: Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Lungarno Pacinotti 9, 56100 PISA (Italy); current account No. 9816). All correspondence concerning the Meeting is to be addressed to: The Secretariat, EEMS Fifth Annual Meeting, c/o Laboratorio di Mutagenesi e Differenziamento de1 CNR, ViaCisanello 147,561oo PISA (Italy) -Telephone: (050) 27356-45327.