Contact E-mail:
isham-tokyo@congre.co.jp

Abstract Submission for Poster Presentations
The Program Committee welcomes abstract submissions for poster presentations.

Submission period
Open:  October 1st (Wednesday), 2008 at noon (JST: GMT+9)
Call for Papers for Poster Presentations: Closed
No submission and modification is available.
Symposium: (only if instructed by the Secretariat)
Deadline: March 19 Thursday, 2009, 23:59 (JST: GMT +9)
Important
Registration for the congress is required when submitting an abstract.
Please have your registration number and password ready when submitting the abstract.

If you have not registered, please register using the following link.

General Guidelines
1 Abstracts body should contain a maximum of 300 words and must be submitted in English.
2 No chart or graphics should be included in the abstract.
3 All confirmed abstracts will be published in the Book of Abstracts.
4 Abstract submissions will only be accepted via the congress website.
5 All abstracts will be reviewed by the Program Committee.
6 Authors will be notified by e-mail of their abstract results.
7 Please note that the acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding from the Meeting.
8 The first author is considered as a presenting author.
9 One may submit more than one abstract.
10 When submitting an abstract, you will need to choose one category each from General Category and Sub-Category from the List of Topics(see below).
11 Subject to the Program Committee review, you may be asked to do an oral as well as a poster presentation.
12 When you submit your abstract, you may also apply to present your poster at the Poster Forum, which is new to ISHAM.
What is the Poster Forum?
This is a new and unique forum dedicated to brief poster presentations, in addition to the regular poster exhibitions, to give poster presenters a valuable opportunity to explain their research and findings in front of an audience of colleagues from around the world. Presenters will be given 5 slides, 5 minutes of time and 1 question. Case reports are particularly welcome. We look forward with enthusiasm to having many up-and-coming researchers and clinicians in these sessions, and we hope you will apply for this Forum. Don’t miss this opportunity!

Requirements
1 Registration for the congress is required when submitting an abstract. Please have your registration number ready before submission.
2 In case your abstract is not accepted, ISHAM2009 will refund the entire registration fee. If you have any difficulties in registration before abstract submission, please contact the Secretariat.
isham-tokyo-regi@congre.co.jp

Please note the following
1 The first author is responsible for getting agreements from co-authors before submission.
2 Once submission is completed, you will automatically receive an e-mail confirming the receipt of your abstract submission. If you do not receive this e-mail within 30 minutes after submission, there is a possibility that your submission has not been processed completely.
In that case, please contact the secretariat (isham-tokyo-abs@congre.co.jp) by e-mail.
3 ID Number is generated automatically when an abstract is submitted. During the submission period, you may edit your abstract with this ID number and the password. After the deadline for abstract submission, any change related to abstracts cannot be made. Please make sure all the information is registered before the deadline for abstracts submission.
4 Any submitted abstracts will not be edited or proof-read before printing. The first/presenting author is responsible for his/her abstract.

Notification of acceptance / rejection
The Program Committee will make the final decision of acceptance/rejection. Notification of acceptance/rejection and detailed information for your poster presentation will be sent to you, scheduled for the beginning of March, 2009. Please note that acceptance of an abstract does not imply funding from the Meeting.
Also, please retain your ID number and password.
For abstract submission, please click the “Abstract Submission” button (below).
If you want to confirm, modify or delete your submitted information, please click the “Abstract Manager” button (below).  Please have your "ID Number" and "Password" issued at the time of the registration.

List of Topics
General Category
a. Systemic mycoses
b. Superficial mycoses
c. Veterinary mycoses
d. Classification and identification
e. Cell biology, biochemistry and molecular biology
f. Host defense and immunity
g. Antifungals
h. Others
Sub-Category
1. Classification and taxonomy
2. Cell biology, physiology and biochemistry
3. Molecular biology and genetics
4. Comparative genomics, mating
5. Virulence factors
6. Biofilm, adhesion, quorum sensing
7. Environmental signalling, stress response
8. Cell wall biogenesis
9. Transcriptome, proteomics, metabolomics
10. Pathology and diagnosis
11. Molecular tools for diagnosis
12. Ecology, epidemiology, typing
13. Host-fungus interactions
14. Defense mechanisms
15. Innate immunity
16. Phagocytes and dendritic cells
17. TLRs, dectins, cytokines
18. Humoral and cellular immunity
19. Diagnosis
20. Antifungal therapy and prophylaxis
21. Development of antifungals, mode of action and resistance
22. Animal infection model
23. Infection controls
24. Public health
25. Dermatophytosis
26. Superficial candidosis
27. Other cutaneous fungal infections
28. Mould infections of nail
29. Keratomycosis
30. Otomycosis
31. Aspergillosis
32. Invasive candidosis
33. Cryptococcosis
34. Mucormycosis
35. Blastomycosis
36. Coccidiodomycosis
37. Histoplasmosis
38. Paracoccidiodomycosis
39. Chromoblastomycosis
40. Entomophthoramycosis
41. Lobomycosis
42. Mycetoma
43. Rhinosporidiosis
44. Sporotrichosis
45. Hyalohyphomycosis
46. Penicillium marneffeiinfection
47. Phaeohyphomycosis
48. Catheter infections
49. Indoor opportunists
50. Fusarium and Sedosporium infections
51. Pneumocystis infections
52. Other invasive yeast infections
53. Fungal allergic diseases
54. Clinical trials of antifungals
55. Others

▶▶ For inquiries about abstract submission
ISHAM2009 Secretariat Abstract Submission Desk
c/o Congress Corporation

6F, 5-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8481 JAPAN
TEL: +81-3-5216-5552 FAX: +81-3-5216-5552 E-mail: isham-tokyo-abs@congre.co.jp


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