Dear colleague, 

Only 15 days to go for the 19th International Society for Mushroom Science Conference to kick off!

If you haven’t signed up yet, make sure to do so now: We already have registered participants from 50 countries. Be part of this unique event which includes an array of keynote speakers:

	Professor Han Wösten, Unversity of Utrecht, The Netherlands Title: Use of mushroom forming fungi to create novel materials  Prof. Wösten will present a view on a complete different use of fungi: Composite materials based on mushroom mycelium as an alternative with cost-effective and esthetical properties.
	Drs. Elies Lemkes – Straver, ZLTO (Southern Agriculture &Horticulture Organization), The Netherlands Title: Farming for the Future Drs. Elies Lemkes-Straver, also chairwoman of the division Market & Society of the governmental Top Sector Agri & Food, provides an insight into future farming linked to the cultivation of mushrooms.
	Professor Fred Brouns, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands Title: Health aspects of mushrooms and mushroom bioactives Prof. Brouns will review the state of the art potential for mushrooms as a source for healthy food and bioactive compounds found in mushrooms that can have a curing or disease preventing effect.
	Dr. S. Chen, Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA Title: Important lessons from a recent phase 1 clinical study of white button mushroom on biochemically recurrent prostate cancer Prof. Chen will present the latest research of his group in using button mushrooms in a diet to prevent the return of a frequently occurring cancer in men: prostate cancer.
	Professor Willem de Vos, Wageningen University, The Netherlands Title: Microbes inside; lessons from the human gut flora Prof. de Vos will introduce us in the fascinating world of microbes that live in all of us, the role they have in our health and potential for mushroom compounds in our gut.
	Professor Daniel Eastwood, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom Title: Evolution of wood degradation related to mushrooms Prof. Eastwood will show how fungi long ago evolved into wood degrading organisms and how we (can) use this knowledge to cultivate edible mushrooms.
	Profesor Gunter Pauli The business of mushrooms beyond mushrooms. The economy, ecology and social impact of community based mushroom farming.

You can see the full programme here. You can register online here. For more information about the meeting, see: www.isms2016.com.

We hope to see you in Amsterdam!

Piet Lempens 
Chairman ISMS 2016 Organising Committee 

On behalf of ISMS
CAOS Conference Secretariat
WG Plein 475
1054SH Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Tel +31 (0) 20 589 32 32
Fax +31 (0) 20 589 32 30
Email isms2016@caos.nl