EUPERT2024 – London, the UK

02.10.2024 - 03.10.2024

Thank you all for participating to EUPERT2024, held 2-3.10.2024 in London, the UK.

 

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ORGANIZER – EUPERT2024

The EUPERT2024 will take place in London, the UK. The meeting dates are 2nd and 3rd October 2024.

  • Day 1: Registration starts at 11:15, actual meeting starts at 13:00 and will end at 17:00. The social event takes place between 18:00-22:30.
  • Day 2: Registration and refreshments from 08:30. Meeting continues at 09:00. The event ends around 14:00.

Venue: The Museum of London Docklands, No.1 Warehouse, West India Quay, London E14 4AL (Museum of London Docklands | Free museum in London). This is close to Canary Wharf Tube Station (London Underground) and  West India Quay Station on the Docklands Light Railway (see the map here). This is a very attractive venue and free access to the museum is included.

Registration for the event is open, you can register here. Please, note that the registration fee is 140€. Deadline for registration is 08.09.2024.

Abstract submission:

Abstract submission is also open now and closes on 8th of September 2024. Abstracts are invited for oral presentations in four areas of pertussis research and surveillance:

  1. Diagnostics and typing
  2. Biology and evolotion
  3. Immunology and vaccines
  4. Epidemiology

They should be submitted by email (e.g. as a Microsoft Word document) to eupertstrain2024@ukhsa.gov.uk. The abstract should consist of Background & Aims, Material and Methods, Results, and Conclusions. The word limit is 250. We are investigating the possibility of also displaying posters at the conference. Please contact us if you would like to present a poster.

Please email us at eupertstrain2024@ukhsa.gov.uk if you have any questions.

The UK Health and Safety Agency (UKHSA, previously Public Health England) has a long history as a member of EUPERT community. This is the second time for the EUPERT meeting to be held in London.

The organising committee consists of David Litt, Helen Campbell and Cherstyn Hurley (the UKHSA team), and Alex-Mikael Barkoff and Qiushui He (The UTU team).”

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