From July 29 to August 2, 2001, the International Meeting on Hepatitis B Viruses will be held at the Murray B. Lincoln Campus Center on the campus of the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

This meeting will focus on the replication and pathogenesis of hepadnaviruses and hepatitis delta virus.

The conference will consist of both oral and poster sessions, and will begin with an hors d'oeurves reception on Sunday evening July 29, and end at noon Thursday, August 2. No lunch is provided on Thursday: a limited number of box lunches will be available for those who need to catch transportation to the airport.

The Final Program will be determined by the Meeting Organizers based on submitted abstracts.

This meeting is open to all interested scientists. If you need further information about this conference, please contact the meeting organizers. Additional information about UMass-Amherst is found at http://www.umass.edu/

We hope you will join us!

Betty Slagle (Baylor College of Medicine)

Michael Roggendorf (University of Essen)