AFC Meetings

THE ACID FAST CLUB

Summer Meeting 2019

Preliminary notice and call for papers

Thursday 4th pm / Friday 5th am of July 2019

at St Andrews University

Local Organiser: Julie Andersen on behalf of  Stephen Gillespie

Offered papers should be sent on the appropriate form to the meets secretary, Galina Mukamolova (gvm4@leicester.ac.uk) no later than Friday 17th May. The submission form is attached to the notification email or can be downloaded from the following link: 

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All papers should include the title, affiliation of each author and a short summary (no more than 100 words). Papers cannot be considered after the club’s committee meeting.

Nominations for new members may also be sent to Galina Mukamolova. Please provide the name of the nominating and seconding members and the full contact details of the proposed member no later than Friday 17th May.

Remember that if you nominate a new member you should expect to attend the meeting.

Payment for AFC Winter 2019 Meeting

Please register for the AFC Winter 2019 meeting using the booking form provided in the invitation email, and pay via PayPal using the links below. Send your completed form and PayPal receipt to Kristine Arnvig (k.arnvig@ucl.ac.uk) or Mahdad Noursadeghi (m.noursadeghi@ucl.ac.uk) and copy to Steven Smith (Steven.Smith@lshtm.ac.uk).

Non-member (guest) registration (£5):
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Attendance at reception/buffet (£25):
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NB. If you would like to pay for both registration and reception, you need to select ‘continue shopping’ in PayPal after adding registration options which will take you back to this site, allowing you to select the button to pay for the reception. You can then adjust the number of tickets for each on the PayPal site.

AFC Winter 2019 meeting call for papers

Winter Meeting 2019

Preliminary notice and call for papers

Friday 4th of January 2018 at

Institute for Child Health,
University College London

 

Local Organisers:

Tine Arnvig and Mahdad Noursadeghi

 

Offered papers should be sent on the appropriate form to the meets secretary, Phil Hogarth (Phil.Hogarth@apha.gov.uk) no later than 8th November 2018. The submission form can be downloaded below.

All papers should include the title, affiliation of each author and a short summary (no more than 100 words). Papers cannot be considered after the club’s committee meeting.

Please note that registration for the meeting will open in late November (when program is finalised), with a deadline of 13th December for final registration.

Nominations for new members may also be sent to Phil Hogarth. Please provide the name of the nominating and seconding members and the full contact details of the proposed member no later than 8th November 2018. Please note that any proposed new members must have presented at a previous AFC meeting.  Remember that if you nominate a new member you should expect to attend the meeting!

Download abstract form AFC winter 2019

Download Word version of the AFC Winter 2019 call for papers

AFC Winter 2018 meeting registration

The Acid Fast Club Winter Meeting 2018

to be held on Monday 15th January 2018

at The Francis Crick Institute

Local Organiser: Max Gutierrez (max.g [AT] crick.ac.uk)

The timeline is short for registration; absolute deadline Friday 22nd December. Please register in two stages:

  1. Pay for your booking by PayPal if you can by going to this site, and
  2. Register at Eventbrite here (this is necessary because numbers are limited)

If you do not use PayPal please send a cheque payable to the Acid Fast Club along with your booking form to Max, and also register at Eventbrite.

Download the meeting programme

 

AFC Winter 2018 meeting call for papers

Winter Meeting 2018

Preliminary notice and call for papers

Monday 15th of January 2018 at

The Francis Crick Institute

 

Local Organiser:

Maximiliano Gutierrez

 

Offered papers should be sent on the appropriate form to the meeting secretary, Phil Hogarth (philip.hogarth@apha.gsi.gov.uk) no later than Friday 24th November 2017.

The form can be downloaded here.  All papers should include the title, affiliation of each author and a short summary (no more than 100 words). Papers cannot be considered after the club’s committee meeting.

Nominations for new members may also be sent to Phil Hogarth. Please provide the name of the nominating and seconding members and the full contact details of the proposed member no later than Friday 24th November.

Please note that any proposed new members must have presented at a previous AFC meeting.  Remember that if you nominate a new member you should expect to attend the meeting!

Download Word version of this call for papers

AFC Summer 2017 meeting registration

The Acid Fast Club Summer Meeting 2017

to be held on Thursday 6th – Friday 7th July 2017

at the University of Leicester

Local Organiser: Natalie Garton (njg17 [AT] le.ac.uk)

The Summer Meeting will be held at the University of Leicester on July 6-7th 2017; for the final programme and directions, see below.

The timeline (as ever!) is short for registration.

Please note that as spaces are limited to 133, and we have to do a two-step registration:

1. Members are requested to fill in a Doodle poll with their name followed by the number of guests they intend to bring in brackets no later than May 26th. Members and speakers have priority and after that it will be on a first-come first-served basis.  Members will receive an email stating how many of their guests we can accommodate.

Remember that guests pay a registration fee of £5

2. Please pay for your booking by PayPal if you can by going to this site, and email the confirmation with the booking form to Natalie Garton no later than Friday 10th June. If you do not use PayPal please send a cheque payable to “The Acid Fast Club” along with your booking form to Natalie at: Dept Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Leicester, Maurice Shock Building, University Road, Leicester LE1 9HN.

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AFC Winter 2017 meeting registration

The Acid Fast Club Winter Meeting 2017

to be held on Friday 6th January 2017

at Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Campus

Local Organiser: Adrian Martineau

The Winter Meeting will be held at Queen Mary University of London on January 6th 2017.

The timeline is short for registration; absolute deadline Friday 16th December.  Please pay for your booking by PayPal if you can by going to this site, and email the confirmation with the booking form to Mr Glenn Poon (g.poon AT qmul.ac.uk). If you do not use PayPal please send a cheque payable to the Acid Fast Club along with your booking form to Glenn.

Download the meeting programme

 

AFC Winter 2017 meeting call for papers

Winter Meeting 2017

Preliminary notice and call for papers

Friday 6th of January 2017 at

Queen Mary University of London

 

Local Organiser:

Adrian Martineau

 

Offered papers should be sent on the appropriate form to the meeting secretary, Tine Arnvig (k.arnvig@ucl.ac.uk) no later than Friday 11th November. The form can be downloaded here.  All papers should include the title, affiliation of each author and a short summary (no more than 100 words). Papers cannot be considered after the club’s committee meeting.

Nominations for new members may also be sent to Tine Arnvig. Please provide the name of the nominating and seconding members and the full contact details of the proposed member no later than Friday 11th November.

Remember that if you nominate a new member you should expect to attend the meeting!

 

Download Word version of this call for papers

AFC Summer 2016 meeting registration

The Acid Fast Club Summer Meeting 2016

to be held on Thursday 7th – Friday 8th July 2016

at Public Health England, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP4 0JG

Local Organiser: Sally Sharpe (Sally.Sharpe[AT]phe.gov.uk)

The Summer Meeting will be held at Public Health England, Porton Down on July 7-8th 2016; for the final programme and directions, see below.

The timeline is short for registration.

Please note that as spaces are limited at Porton Down, we have to do a two-step registration:

1. Members are requested to fill in a Doodle poll with their name followed by the number of guest they intend to bring in brackets no later than May 20 th . Members and speakers have priority and after that it will be on a first come first serve basis.  Members will receive an email stating how many of their guests we can accommodate.

Remember that guests pay a registration fee of £5

2. Please pay for your booking by PayPal if you can by going to this site, and email the confirmation with the booking form to Sally Sharpe no later than Friday 10th June. If you do not use PayPal please send a cheque payable to the Acid Fast Club along with your booking form to Sally

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