10th International Symposium On Phlebotomine Sandflies

The program of the upcoming ISOPS X will address the topics of modern tools for sandflies studies, ecology and epidemiology, systematics and phylogeny, vector and parasite interactions, and sandflies control. The symposium will be a wonderful opportunity to meet friends, colleagues and leading scientists from around the globe.

Welcome message

Dear Friends,

It is a great pleasure and honor to extend to you a warm invitation to attend the ISOPS X, to be held in San Cristobal, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador from July 15th to 19th, 2019. ISOPS is where novel research involving different topics of Phlebotomine sandflies is presented to colleagues from around the world. As it is tradition, every year the congress is held alternatively in the New and the Old World. The tenth edition of this event is organized by the Institute of Microbiology of the San Francisco de Quito University (USFQ) in cooperation with the USFQ’s Galapagos Academic Institute for the Arts and the Sciences (GAIAS).

The program of the upcoming ISOPS X will address the topics of modern tools for sandflies studies, ecology and epidemiology, systematics and phylogeny, vector and parasite interactions, and sandflies control. The symposium will be a wonderful opportunity to meet friends, colleagues and leading scientists from around the globe.

ISOPS X is also a great chance to visit Ecuador, a small Andean country with incredible diversity of ecosystems and species. Within a very short driving distance you can go from a tropical rainforest in the Amazonia region, to a cold snowy mountain in the Andean Highlands, or to an amazing beach in the Pacific Coast. You will be visiting the Galapagos Islands, considered the first natural area designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site due to its beauty and unique biota. All the islands and islets from the archipelago held unique species found nowhere else on the planet. It is worth noting that the symposium will be held a few meters from where Charles Darwin landed, on September 16th, 1835, as part of one of the most fruitful journeys in the history of science.

Besides is incomparable beauty, San Cristobal island is one of the oldest in the Galapagos Archipelago, it is also the most fertile and offers diverse activities including swimming, snorkeling, diving and trekking. We can assure you that it is an exceptional location for the congress since you will enjoy the amazing local gastronomy, culture and nature.

I sincerely hope you will join us in the 10th International Symposium On Phlebotomine Sandflies (ISOPS X). See you on 2019.

With best wishes,
Sonia Zapata Mena
Chairperson

We are happy to share with you several moments of the 10th International Symposium On Phlebotomine Sandflies

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Program

If you need to download the full program, click in the button below:

 FULL PROGRAM

If you need to download the Abstracts Book, click in the button below:

 ABSTRACTS BOOK

Information regarding the round-trip:

The round trip consists in different tours scheduled on Wednesday the 17th. We will head to various stunning touristic locations such as Leon Dormido and Islas Lobos. Recreational activities include: Hiking, snorkeling, sightseeing, bird watching and fishing. The estimate departure time for each tour is 7am and we will return at approximately 4pm.

All of the tours include lunch, snacks and beverages.

Our official tour provider in San Cristobal is Galapagos Blue Evolution. For information about additional tours please contact Wendy Asitimbay at galapagosblueevolution@gmail.com

Committee

Topics

Registration fees and payment

The registration fee includes: congress participation, coffee breaks, abstracts, round-trip and cocktail.

* please justify

For accompanying people the fee (congress access, coffee breaks, round-trip, and cocktail).

Payment

Acquire your tickets and sign up through our Payment Button. For foreigners paying with credit cards, please choose the ”other bank cards” option when proceeding with the payment.

 PAYMENT BUTTON

Sponsors

Call for Abstracts

 ABSTRACTS BOOK

The Symposium official language is English and the deadline for abstract submission for ISOPS X is April 30th, 2019.

The format for the abstracts is the following:

Title: Times New Roman 14
Authors: Times New Roman 11
Addresses: Times New Roman 10
e-mail of corresponding author: Times New Roman, 10
3-5 Key words: Times New Roman 11
Abstract: Times New Roman 11
Maximal length: 1 page

Only communications related to Phlebotomine sand flies will be accepted.

Send your abstract as an attached file to email: isops10galapagos@usfq.edu.ec

Please notice that abstracts will be returned for formatting if they do not comply with the format mentioned above.

Please indicate if you prefer to do an oral communication or a poster. You will be informed by the committee on May, 15th if you will do an oral communication or a poster.

IMPORTANT:
Only the speakers (oral communication) or presenting authors (poster) registered on the symposium (and registration fee paid) will have their communications considered by the committee.

The official book (downloadable just after the congress) will only include oral communications and poster presented during the congress.

Oral Presentations

Speakers of all sessions are expected to respect the time limit of a communication which will be 15 minutes. Power point presentation must be deposited to symposium attendance at the beginning of each session.

Poster Presentations

Please, note that each poster will be preceded by a breve presentation of one minute and two slides maximum. The slide(s) have to be given to the organization 24 hours before the poster session.

Posters should be printed in the A0 Format (Width - horizontal: 841 mm and Length - vertical: 1189 mm). They will be fixed on easels.

Venue

ISOPS X will be held in the Conventions Center Charles Darwin, located in San Cristobal Island, Galapagos- Ecuador.

Information for entering Galapagos.

INGALA: $20 fee that must be paid when arriving at the airports of Quito or Guayaquil

National Park Galapagos entry

$100 fee that must be paid at the airport of San Cristobal

For more information please visit Galapagos government official web page: http://www.gobiernogalapagos.gob.ec/ingreso-a-galapagos/

How to arrive?

You can arrive in San Cristobal exclusively by plane from Antonio José de Sucre International Airport in Quito or José Joaquin de Olmedo in Guayaquil.

For more information please visit the website in english: www.metropolitan-touring.com, passengers must choose Ecuador and they will find various options of tours in different zones of the country. The agents in charge of prices, bookings and clarifying any doubts are Darwin Guamba (darwin.guamba@metropolitantouring.com.ec) and Liliana Lanas (liliana.lanas@metropolitantoruing.com.ec)

Accomodation

Here you can find a list of hotels for accommodation in San Cristobal. Prices may vary depending on the season.

If you are planning to stay at Quito we suggest theses hotels