HDID V

How dead is dead?

5th conference on exploring the edge of bacterial life

Thank you!

HDID 2017 group picture

Thank you for participating!

Welcome note

It is our pleasure to invite you to the 5th biennial “How Dead is Dead?” conference, to be hosted at the Medical University of Vienna. This international conference series points to the difficulties of defining and proving the borders of bacterial life and death, and the consequences of these problems as regards its relevance for human and animal health but also for the functioning of technical and natural ecosystems.

Important questions arising are:

How can the status of viable but non-culturable (VBNC) cells, persisters, sleepers, etc. be described?
Are bacteria that cannot grow (anymore) on standard media dead and non-hazardous?
How can they be detected?
Which cellular mechanisms allow them to cope with a variety of stress conditions?
Which relevance do they have for health, technological processes and ecosystems?

In the last years this conference series has contributed to a larger awareness of these issues in a variety of research and applied fields like microbiology, medicine, veterinary medicine, ecology, food science, etc.

In this tradition the 5th biennial “How Dead is Dead?” conference shall:

draw attention to this so far neglected aspects of bacterial life,
offer the possibility of discussions on latest research results within the international scientific community and
stimulate an intensive exchange of ideas with industrial partners, who offer innovative technical approaches for the detection of bacterial viability.

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Vienna!

Alexander Kirschner, Clemens Kittinger & Gernot Zarfel (Organizing Committee)

Date

September 6-8, 2017

Venue

Universitätszahnklinik Wien
(University Clinic of Dentistry, Vienna)
Sensengasse 2a
1090 Vienna

Arrival

Tram lines 37/38/40/41/42 from Schottentor - Station: Schwarzspanierstraße

Tram lines 40/41/42 from Währinger Straße Volksoper - Station: Sensengasse

Tram lines 37/38 from Döbling - Station: Sensengasse

By car: Chargeable BOE parking garage at Sensengasse 3
Please note that the entire 9th District is a short-stay parking zone.

Main topics

(among others..)

Viable but non culturable

Resuscitation

Persisters

Apoptosis

Toxin/Antitoxin

Bacterial Ecology and Survival

Other

We like to announce a special edition of FEMS Microbiology Letters on the VBNC topic.
Submission Deadline 15th of October, for detailed information see flyer

Registration

Please register through the online registration process available at:
registration.maw.co.at/hdid17

Registration Opening hours

Date	Time
Wednesday, September 6	15:00 - 20:30
Thursday, September 7	8:00 - 18:30
Friday, September 8	8:00 - 18:00

Conference dinner

The conference dinner will be held at typical Viennese ‚Heuriger‘ with authentic Austrian Food and relaxed atmosphere.

Heuriger Müller
Cobenzlgasse 38
1190 Wien

Click here for directions with public transportations!

Homepage

Thursday, 7. Oct
19:00 – 23:00

Don't forget your vouchers

Congress Language

Please note that the official congress language is English.

Call for Abstracts

Participants are invited to submit abstracts online via: Abstract Submission

Submission of an abstract constitutes a commitment by the author to present at the congress, if accepted. Abstracts must meet the following requirements:

Language:	English
Structure:	Title, Authors (first and surnames; underline the presenting author) Department, Institution, City, State, Country
Length:	Text with a minimum of 200 and a maximum of 300 words
Sessions:	Water & Biofilms, Resuscitation, Ecology and Survival, Improvements in culture-independent detection, Regulation of sleep and death, Clinical Consequences of sleeping pathogens
Poster Size:	Maximum 130cm high x 90cm width

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Monday, May 29, 2017

Programme Overview

Session 1:
"Water & Biofilms"

Session 2:
"Resuscitation"

Session 3:
"Ecology and Survival"

Session 4:
"Improvements in culture-independent detection"

Session 5:
"Regulation of sleep and death"

Session 6:
"Clinical Consequences of sleeping pathogens"

06.09.2017 | Wednesday

time	activity
18.00 - 18.15	Opening
18.15 - 19.00	Welcome lecture
19.00	Welcome snacks and drinks

07.09.2017 | Thursday

time	activity
08.30 - 09.00	Opening lecture 1
09.00 - 09.30	Opening lecture 2
09.30 - 10.30	Session 1
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.30	Session 2
12.30 - 13.40	Lunch Break
13.40 - 15.40	Poster Session
15.40 - 16.00	Coffee Break
16.00 - 18.00	Session 3
19.00	Conference Dinner

08.09.2017 | Friday

time	activity
08.30 - 10.40	Session 4
10.40 - 11.10	Coffee break
11.10 - 13.00	Session 5
13.00 - 14.00	Lunch break
14.00 - 16.00	Session 6
16.00 - 16.30	Coffee break
16.30 - 17.00	Closing & Poster Prize