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la Recherche Scientifique et Technique |
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FIFTH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP
ON
"BIOSENSORS FOR FOOD SAFETY ANDENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING"
OUARZAZATE-Morocco- 06th - 08th October, 2011
The Fifth international Workshop on Biosensors for Food Safety and Environmental Monitoring, organized by Professor Aziz AMINE, University of Hassan II- Mohammedia, will be held in Ouarzazate (Morocco), from 06th to 08th October, 2011. This workshop will bring together experts and those who are interested in the themes of the workshop. It will include plenary lectures, oral and poster presentations. It follows the same aims as the previous workshops organized in Marrakech 2003, Agadir 2005, Fez 2007 and Tangier 2009.
Steering Committee
A. Amine, Chairman (Morocco), C.M.A. Brett (Portugal), G. Palleschi (Italy)
International Scientific Committee
A. Amine (Morocco) Y. Korpan (Ukraine)
C.M.A. Brett (Portugal) J-L. Marty (France)
L. Gorton (Sweden) G. Palleschi (Italy)
J. Hart (UK) S. Alegret (Spain)
E. Iwuoha (South Africa) F. Scheller (Germany)
J-M. Kauffmann (Belgium) M. Smyth (Ireland)
K. Vytras (Czech Republic) K. Sode (Japan)
Scientific Programme
The workshop will feature all aspects of the highly interdisciplinary area of biosensors with emphasize on the application of biosensors in food safety and environmental monitoring. It will cover the following topics:
Electrochemical biosensors
Optical biosensors
Nanobiosensors & nanomaterials
Application of biosensors in environmental and food samples
Invited Speakers
Plenary Conferences
Loïc Blum, University of Lyon 1, France
"Luminescence-based biosensors and biochips for food and environment”
Ana Maria Oliveira Brett, University of Coimbra, Portugal
“DNA-electrochemical nanoscale biosensors for in situ detection of DNA oxidative damage”
Danila Moscone, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
“Biosensors for determination of toxins”
Keynote Lectures
Aldo Roda, University of Bologna, Italy
"Biosensors for pathogen bacteria identification"
SPECIAL ISSUE

Selected presentations from the
workshop, with emphasis on micro- and nano- aspects, are planned to be published
following the usually peer review
in a special issue of the International Journal Microchimica Acta.
Deadline of reception of manuscripts is December 31, 2011. Instructions for
authors can be found at
http://www.springer.com/chemistry/journal/604
Professor Aziz Amine
Université Hassan II-Mohammedia
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques
Laboratoire Analyses Chimiques et Biocapteurs
B.P. 146, 20 800 Mohammedia, Morocco
Tel: ++212 661454198; Fax: ++212 523 315353;
E-mail: amine@univh2m.ac.ma, azizamine@yahoo.fr
Web site: www.biocap.ma
Transfer
A bus transfer from Ouarzazate airport to the Workshop venue in Azghor Hotel could be arranged on Tuesday afternoon, October 04th and Wednesday afternoon, October 05th if there is sufficient demand. A bus transfer from Workshop venue to the Ouarzazate airport could be arranged on Sunday morning, October 09th, 2011.
Final programme
The final programme, including the communication of all participants will be distributed in the middle of September 2011. For more information please visit: www.biocap.ma
Important website addresses
Workshop home page: www.biocap.ma
University of Hassan II- Mohammadia: www.univh2m.ac.ma
Ouarzazate city: http://www.tourism-in-morocco.com/english/ouarzazate/
http://www.labarakadusud.com/barakaeg/index.php
Kenzi Azghor Hotel : www.kenzi-hotels.com
Airline: www.royalairmaroc.com
Train service: www.oncf.ma
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