Date / Time	Event			Remarks
Sunday August 14
10.00-13.00	Welcome Brunch The Registration desk will be open from 9:30-15:30			Start the week by refreshing old friendships and making new ones in the cosy atmosphere of the Veterinary University. We will treat you with a variety of foods and nice jazz music.
13.00-13.30	Opening session
13.30-14.15	Invited speaker: Prof. Rod Chiodini: The history of paratuberculosis
14.15-15.00	Invited speaker: Director Peter Andersen: Vaccination strategies against human tuberculosis
15.00-15.30	Coffee break
15.30-17.40	Theme 1: Prevention and Control – National level (National control programmes)
15.30-16.30	Key note Theme 1
15.30-15.55	M.F. Weber: Development of a milk quality assurance programme for paratuberculosis: Stochastic simulation of within-herd infection dynamics and economics
16.00-16.25	H. Ochs: Evaluation of Intervention Strategies for Control of Johne’s Disease in Switzerland
16.30-17.40	Short oral presentations Theme 1
16.30-16.40	H.J.W. van Roermund: Development of a milk quality assurance program for paratuberculosis: from within- and between-herd dynamics to economic decision analysis
16.42-16.52	P. Franken: Paratuberculosis control in The Netherlands. The target and an overview of the activities
17.04-17.14	J. McDonald: A national Johne’s Disease veterinary certificate program: Key to success
17.16-17.26	D.J. Kennedy: Increasing involvement of livestock owners in controlling paratuberculosis through assurance based trading
17.28-17.38	F. Tobin: The Victorian ovine Johnes Disease management and control program

Monday August 15
8.30-09.15	Invited speaker: Dr. Kingston Mills: The role of regulatory T-cells in infectious diseases of the mucosal immune system
09.15-12.45	Theme 2: Immunology, Pathology and Pathogenesis
09.15-10.15	Key note speakers Theme 2
09.15-09.35	I. Olsen: Production of IFN-gamma by NK cells in response to the secreted mycobacterial proteins ESAT-6 and MPP14; implications for diagnostic testing
09.40-10.00	A. Livneh: In vivo and in vitro characterization of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) mutants
10.00-10.45	Coffee break
10.45-11.50	Short oral presentations Theme 2
10.45-10.57	V.M. Hughes: Proteomic comparison of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis grown in vitro and isolated from clinical cases of ovine paratuberculosis
10.58-11.10	J.P. Bannantine: Development and use of a M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis partial protein array for discovery of novel antigens
11.11-11.23	P.M. Coussens: Relationship between Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, IL-1a, and TRAF1 in primary bovine macrophages
11.24-11.36	K. Huygen: Ag85 homologs from culture filtrate of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis are immunodominant Th1 type antigens in experimentally infected mice and cattle
11.37-11.49	A. Koets: Use of Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis 70 kD heat shock protein as a subunit vaccine against bovine paratuberculosis
11.50-12.15	Dr. Karen Stevenson R&P: Studying pathogenesis of paratuberculosis: The enduring challenge
12.20-12.45	Dr. Ad Koets R&P: Immunology of bovine paratuberculosis: the hosts perspective
12.45-14.45	Poster Viewing and Lunch			Lunch provided in poster area. All posters are present during the entire colloquium
14.45-18.15	Theme 3, Parallel sessions
	Theme 3a: Prevention and Control – Herd level	Theme 3b: Implications for public health
14.45-15.45	Key notes Theme 3a	Key notes Theme 3b
14.45-15.10	J. Eppleston: Efficacy of a killed Mycobacterium paratuberculosis vaccine for the control of OJD in Australian sheep flocks	R.W. Pickup: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in the catchment and water of the river Taff in South Wales, UK and its potential relationship to clustering of Crohn’s disease in the city of Cardiff
15.15-15.40	N.C. Dorshorst: Decision analysis model for paratuberculosis control in commercial dairy herds	I. Pavlik: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in powdered infant milk
15.45-16.30	Coffee break
16.30-17.20	Short oral presentations Theme 3a	Short oral presentations Theme 3b
16:30-16.40	H. van Weering: The effect of biosecurity measures for paratuberculosis on the seroprevalence in Dutch dairy herds	M.T. Rowe: Occurrence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in raw waters in Northern Ireland
16.40-16.50	T.L. Fyock: Whole herd fecal pools to assess herd MAP bio-burden compared to composite environmental samples	L. Herman: Survival of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis to milk pasteurisation
16.50-17.00	I. Gobec: Influence of different sheep manure treatment on survival of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis	C.T. Dow: Paratuberculosis in Blau Syndrome tissues
17.00-17.10	E.A. Raizman: The distribution of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the environment surrounding Minnesota dairy farms	N. Elguezabal: High frequency of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis DNA in blood of Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients and controls detected by nested PCR
17.10-17.20	R.H. Whitlock: Johne’s Disease: The effect of feeding Monensin to reduce the bio-burden of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in neo-natal calves	C.T. Dow: Paratuberculosis and Type I Diabetes -Mapping the TRIGR-
17.20-17.45	Dr. Scott Wells R&P: The prospects for herd level control of paratuberculosis. 1/ A scientist's view	Dr. Ole Østergaard Thomsen R&P: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis - still no evidence of being a contributory factor in Crohn's disease?
17.50-18.15	Dr. George Caldow R&P: The prospects for herd level control of paratuberculosis. 2/ A consultant's view	Dr. Irene Grant R&P: Occurrence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in foods and the impact of milk processing on its survival

Tuesday August 16
08.30-09.15	Invited speaker: Prof. Tom Ottenhoff: T cell antigens and cytokines in host defence against mycobacterial infections in humans
09.15-12.45	Theme 4: Molecular biology, Microbiology and Culture
09.15-10.10	Keynote speakers Theme 4
09.15-09.40	I.B. Marsh: Genomic and proteonomic comparative study of the sheep and cattle strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
09.45-10.10	M. L. Paustian: Comparative genomic analysis of Mycobacterim avium subspecies paratuberculosis isolates obtained from multiple host species
10.10-10.30	Merkal Award presentation S. Egan: Isolation and purification of intact Mycobacterium paratuberculosis from intestinal sections from cattle and goats
10.30-11.10	Coffee break
11.10-11.50	Short oral presentations Theme 4
11.10-11.20	V. Rosseels: Development of luminescent M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis for the easy and rapid screening of vaccine candidates in mice
11.20-11.30	T. Eckstein: Lipidomics of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in comparison to other members of the M. avium complex
11.30-11.40	K. Stevenson: Comparative proteome analyses of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis Type I, Type II and Type III
11.40-11.50	M. Semret: Comparative genomics of M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis strains isolated from different host species
11.50-12.15	Dr. John Bannantine R&P: Recent developments in the molecular biology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
12.20-12.45	Dr. Janet Payeur R&P: Current culture methods for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
12.45-14.45	Poster Viewing and Lunch		Lunch provided in poster area. All posters are present during the entire colloquium.
14.45-18.15	Theme 5: Diagnosis
14.45-15.45	Keynote speakers Theme 5
14.45-15.10	T.L. Fyock: MGIT, Liquid Culture System for detection of MAP in bovine fecal samples
15.15-15.40	G. Jungersen: Interleukin-12 potentiation of the interferon-gamma test rescues day-old blood samples for diagnosis of paratuberculosis PPD specific cellular mediated immune responses
15.45-16.30	Coffee break
16.30-17.20	Short oral presentations Theme 5
16.30-16.40	J.E. Lombard: Evaluation of environmental sampling to determine distribution and herd infection status for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
16.40-16.50	J.F.T. Griffin: Serodiagnostic markers for Johne’s infection and disease in red deer (Cervus elaphus)
16.50-17.00	M. Semret: Genomic polymorphisms for diagnostics of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
17.00-17.10	P.T.J. Willemsen: Identification and characterization of novel antigens of M. paratuberculosis
17.10-17.20	R.W. Sweeney: Longitudinal study of ELISA seroreactivity to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in infected cattle and uninfected herd mates
17.20-17.45	Prof. Mike Collins R & P: Paratuberculosis diagnostics: the cost versus sensitivity trade-off
17.50-18.15	Dr. Kees Kalis R & P: Paratuberculosis diagnostics: How they can be used to support preventive management
19.30-?	City Hall reception Tivoli		All delegates are invited to a buffet reception at the Copenhagen City Hall, next door to the Tivoli Gardens. Tickets to Tivoli for Tuesday will are available subsequent to City Hall reception to those interested

Wednesday August 17
8.30-09.15	Invited speaker: Prof. Dirk Pfeiffer: Use of Risk assessment in the control of bovine TB and MAP
09.15-12.45	Theme 6: Epidemiology
09.15-10.15
09.15-09.40	Merkal Award presentation: R.M. Mitchell: A deterministic mathematical model of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) transmission on commercial US dairy farms
09.45-10.10	Keynote, Theme 6: M.F. Weber: Evidence for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis shedding in young stock
10.15-11.00	Coffee break
11.00-11.50	Short oral presentations Theme 6
11.00-11.10	H.J.W. van Roermund: Horizontal-transmission experiment of paratuberculosis
11.10-11.20	P. Freeman: A thirty year history of the epidemiology, diagnosis and eradication of bovine paratuberculosis in a sub-tropical environment
11.20-11.30	M.W. Bolton: Fecal shedding of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in calves: Implications for disease control and management
11.30-11.40	J. Judge: Routes of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis transmission in rabbits
11.40-11.50	I.A. Gardner: Sample sizes for evaluation of diagnostic tests for bovine paratuberculosis in the absence of a gold standard
11.50-12.10	Dr. Alastair Greig R & P: Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis - its plans for survival
12.15-12.45	Dr. Evan Sergeant R & P: Epidemiology of Johne's disease: Recent developments
12.45-14.45	Poster Viewing and Lunch		Lunch provided in poster area. All posters are present during the entire colloquium
14.45-15.45	Closing session: Summary of Colloquium / Lines for the future (Mike Collins)
15.45-16.30	Coffee break
16.30-17.45	IAP General Membership Meeting
19.00-??	Colloquium dinner		The Colloquium Dinner is now placed in the beautiful Moltkes Mansion built in 1702 and located in downtown Copenhagen. The dinner is included with the registration fee and begins with a canal tour in the old Copenhagen harbour. The canal tour starts in Nyhavn at the Anchor at 19:00 hrs.

Thursday August 18 – WORKSHOP DAY AFTER OFFICIAL CLOSING OF COLLOQUIUM Following the official closing of 8ICP on wednesday we have arranged for a number of smaller workshops located in the old part of the Veterinary University. Here you will have the chance to discuss the topics of the previous days and maybe arrange your future international scientific collaborations. For each workshop the organizers will prepare a summary for the Colloquium Proceedings. You can register for the workshops on the Workshop registration page. It is FREE to participate in these 8ICP workshops.

09.00-12.30	8ICP Workshop 1	8ICP Workshop 2
	The role of wildlife in the epidemiology of paratuberculosis.	Immunopathogenesis of paratuberculosis
Organized by:	Lucía de Juan & Alicia Aranaz	Gregers Jungersen

09.00-12.30	8ICP Workshop 3	8ICP Workshop 4
	Economics of paratuberculosis control	Vaccination and control of paratuberculosis
Organized by:	Huybert Groenendaal	Geart Benedictus

12.30-13.30	LUNCH (not included in registration fee)
13.30-?	Social trip to Roskilde ( Viking Ship Museum and Roskilde Cathedral; dinner at sea with M/S Sagafjord) This tour is now FULLY BOOKED

Friday August 19 and Saturday August 20, a course/workshop on diagnostic test evaluation is taking place. This course is not organised by 8ICP. Details can be found here