Australasian Association of Nematologists

Association News

1999 Workshop

We are planning the next nematology workshop to be held in conjunction with the APPS conference in Canberra from 27 September - 1 October 1999. Mike Hodda has kindly agreed to coordinate the event and will give us further details via the Final Circular for conference and the next AAN newsletter. It will involve a half-day workshop on "Molecular diagnostics" by John Curran, together with a half day on "Nematode identification" by Mike.

AAN web site

AAN is on the Web!! QDPI is hosting the site at

 http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/nematode/aan/

The site includes information about AAN, newsletters and links to other useful sites. I have asked several other nematology sites to list ours so that it might be visited more often. The pages are not works of art! QDPI prescribes a format which prevents too much self-expression. Also, I did not want too many graphics to slow down access. Nevertheless, I am open to any suggestions about how the site could be improved. So … have a look and let me know what you think.

Quarantine

A quarantine issue was raised at the AGM in Perth. The concern was that only seven nematode species were listed by AQIS as being of quarantine importance even though many more species are still absent from Australia. The meeting decided that AAN would prepare a list of those species which have not been recorded in Australia but which may pose a threat. Since that time, however, AQIS has changed its policy to exclude all nematode species.

Protocols for nematology laboratories

This book by Graham Stirling, Julie Nicol and Frances Reay entitled "Guidelines for the operation of advisory services for nematode pests" is available from RIRDC for $10 per copy.

Happy 1999!!

Julie Stanton, QDPI Indooroopilly.

New journal published

Recently a merger of two established journals in the field of nematological research took place. From 1st January 1999, Fundamental and Applied Nematology (published by Elsevier Science, Paris and ORSTOM) and Nematologica (published by Brill Academic Publishers in association with The European Society of Nematologists) will form a new journal.

International Journal of Fundamental and Applied Nematology

The scientific content of the new journal will be the responsibility of Dr Roger Cook and Dr Pierre Baujard, the two Editors-in-Chief, previously responsible for the individual journals. They will be supported by a Board of Associate Editors and Editors of recognised specialists within the subject

Nematology will be the principal journal for all areas of research on nematodes. It will also be the most important international journal. Its present strength and future standing is acknowledged by its continuing associations with the European Society of Nematologists and the French international research organisation, ORSTOM.

The formation of this new journal on nematological research offers distinct advantages:

• Easier access to important scientific papers published in the field
• More frequent publication of issues
• Rapid publication procedures "rush publication"
• Association with important, authoritative societies
• Suitable format (21 x 27 cm) for illustrations, text and tables
• 40% discount for members of the European Society of Nematology, ONTA and SON

The subscription price of Nematology will be NLG 894/US $ 511 (including Postage & Packing). This is 20% cheaper than a combined subscription to the two former journals.

For more information on this new journal Nematology you can contact:

Brill Academic Publishers
P.O. Box 9000
2300 PA Leiden
Tel.: +31-71-535 3566
Fax: +31-71-531 753
E-mail: cs@brill.nl

USA and Canada
112 Water Street, Suite 400
Boston, MA 02109
Tel. : 1-800-962-4406 (toll free)
Fax: 617-263 2324
E-mail: brillusa@compuserve.com