Canadian Biosafety Symposium
Join us for a symposium in Montreal, QC September 18 to 20, 2023
Symposium Description
Symposium Highlights
When
September 18 - 20, 2023
Program (Subject To Change)
To be determined - Call for papers on now!
Where
Delta Hotels by Marriott Montreal
475 President Kennedy Avenue
Montreal, QC H3A 1J7 Canada
Benefits
Communication and networking opportunities with other biosafety professionals
Forum for advancing professional development in lab biosafety and biosecurity
Presentations related to advanced concepts in areas of biosafety and biosecurity
Biosafety training opportunities in current concepts and issues in the field of biosafety and biosecurity
Cost
Two day Symposium registration for CABS-ACSB Members - $875
Two day Symposium registration for non-CABS-ACSB Members - $950
Pre-Symposium half day workshops - $175
Pre-Symposium full day workshop - $375
Pre-Symposium Courses
TBD - Stay Tuned!
Registration
Online registration is not available – Stay Tuned!
The Canadian Association for Biological Safety/L’Association Canadienne pour la Sécurité Biologique (CABS-ACSB) is happy to present the Canadian Biosafety Symposium! Join us in Montreal from September 18-20, 2023 for Canada’s annual event for biosafety professionals and personnel involved in biosafety and/or biocontainment facilities.
The Canadian Biosafety Symposium will feature presentations on an array of biosafety topics, including emergency management for labs, building a biosafety culture, biosafety and public health, emerging and re-emerging diseases, laboratory acquired infections, ergonomics and safety, biowaste management and disinfection, regulations, airflow, ventilation, design and biosafety, animal issues, audits and inspections, occupational health and surveillance. It will be a unique opportunity for the biosafety community to learn and share knowledge with colleagues from across Canada and other countries.
The Canadian Biosafety Symposium brings together participants working across the biosafety field in universities, government and the private sector, such as:
- Laboratory managers and administrators
- Academic and government laboratory researchers
- Government regulators
- Biocontainment professionals
- Equipment and facilities providers
- Containment facility design and operation specialists
- Risk assessment and safety specialists
The event will feature prominent containment and biosafety specialists, and will involve presentations by the Canadian and international biosafety community selected from abstracts and papers that are currently being welcomed from all sources. All topics related to biological safety are welcome.
For further information, contact: cabsacsb@gmail.com
Venue and Accommodations
The 2023 Canadian Biosafety Symposium will be held at the Delta Hotels by Marriott Montreal.
Delta Hotels by Marriott Montreal
475 President Kennedy Avenue Montreal, QC H3A 1J7 Canada
Book your group CABS-ACSB Canadian Biosafety Symposium with the following link Book Hotel
Sponsorship Information
Please click on the link below if you are interested in becoming a sponsor for the 2023 Canadian Biosafety Symposium.
2023 Canadian Biosafety Symposium Sponsor Information.pdf
Registration
Two day Symposium registration for CABS-ACSB Members - $875
Two day Symposium registration for non-CABS-ACSB Members - $950
Pre-Symposium full day workshop - $375
Online registration is no longer available. CABS-ACSB is accepting registration via email, please contact: cabsacsb@gmail.com
Pre-Symposium Courses List
TBD - Stay Tuned!
Program
The Draft Program will be made available as soon as possible. Currently, have a call out for presenters.
Call for Papers
CABS-ACSB is accepting presentations for the next Biosafety Symposium!
The symposium will consist of presentations related to advanced concepts in the areas of biosafety and biosecurity in Canadas. The theme of the symposium series will reflect current biosafety and biosecurity issues as well as regulatory initiatives.
The program committee is soliciting abstracts for presentations for this symposium, which are broadly based on the theme of Biosafety. Abstract submission for presentations is open to Canadian and international participants.
The following broad categories are the focus for the Canadian Biosafety Symposium, however, papers on other appropriate topics that relate to the goals of the symposium will be considered. Example of past topics include:
- Biosafety
- Biosecurity
- Regulatory initiatives impacting biosafety
- Containment facility design, commissioning, maintenance and operation
- Infectious diseases affecting humans and/or animals
- Containment/laboratory equipment
- Microbiological techniques (e.g. disinfection and decontamination)
- Biological risk assessment and communication
- Applied biosafety research
- Lab acquired infections, incidents, exposures, and lessons learned
- Other biosafety related subjects
All submissions must reflect original work and must adequately document any overlap with previously published or simultaneously submitted papers
from any of the authors. If authors have any doubts regarding whether such overlap exists, they should contact CABS-ACSB prior to submission.
All submissions will be handled electronically through CABS-ACSB.
Abstracts must include the objective, methods, results and conclusion of the study.
CABS-ACSB will evaluate all submissions based on quality and relevance. All submissions are held in confidence prior to publication in the symposium proceedings.
Where employer, client, or government authorization is needed, it is the responsibility of the author(s) to obtain such authorization prior to
submitting the final materials.
Accepted presentations will be notified by CABS-ACSB and will be presented by their author(s), which will be published in the symposium program, along with Author Biographies.
Submissions of abstracts for oral or poster presentations can be submitted to: cabsacsb@gmail.com
Symposium Presentation 2019
Symposium Presentation 2018