VB2015: the return to Prague

2013-10-10

Helen Martin

Virus Bulletin, UK

Editor: Helen Martin

Abstract

VB2015 details announced.

It’s not (very) often that we revisit a city that has previously hosted a VB conference, but Prague is both a beautiful city and one that did not quite achieve the full VB conference experience last time around. Our last visit there, in 2001, was somewhat subdued due to the fact that VB2001 fell just two weeks after 9/11 – many of the delegates and speakers who had registered to attend were unable to make the trip due to travel restrictions. We are thus delighted to announce that VB2015 will be held in Prague from 30 September to 2 October 2015 at the Clarion Congress Hotel. We look forward to welcoming delegates to the historic city and experiencing Czech hospitality once again. More details will be announced in due course at http://www.virusbtn.com/conference/vb2015/. In the meantime, please send any queries to [email protected].

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