CBE News Update December, 2003 Volume 6, Issue 11-12   Snapshots of the Workshop   _____________________________________________________________________________   Workshop Exhibitors: 1.  Paul Sturman, CBE: Industrial Associates Program 2.  Melissa Cahoon and Susan Cooper, CBE: Education Program 3.  Diane Williams, Ursula Charaf, and John Lennox, The Biofilm Institute: Biofilm education 4.  Ryan Jordan, Cytergy: e-learning solutions for biofilm education 5.  Marty Hamilton, CBE: Statistics and experimental design 6.  Steve Hunt, CBE: Biofilm modeling 7.  Linda Loetterle, CBE: Biofilm reactors and flow cells 8.  Kelli Buckingham-Meyer, CBE: Biofilm methods 9.  Rod Donlan, Centers for Disease Control: CDC biofilm reactor 10. Bryan Warwood, BioSurface Technologies Inc.: Biofilm reactors and flow cells 11. Howard Ceri and Joseph Harrison, Univ. of Calgary: The Calgary Device 12. Richard Veeh and Mark Burr, CBE: PCR* and DGGE** biofilm techniques 13. Robert McLean, Texas State Univ.: PCR and DGGE biofilm techniques 14. Mark Burr, CBE: Bio-Rad, PCR and DGGE hardware 15. Jagath Kadurugamuwa and David Gothelf, Xenogen: In vivo imaging 16. Lars Larsen, Unisense (Denmark): Microelectrodes 17. Matthew Schinabeck, Univ. Hospitals of Cleveland: Animal models for Candida albicans 18. Marvin Whitely, Univ. of Oklahoma: Rat models for Pseudomonas aeruginosa *PCR (polymerase chain reaction) **DGGE (2-D gel gradient electrophoresis)   Day 3 of the ASM Biofilms 2003 conference was a workshop day organized by the CBE's John Neuman. Though the event was scheduled to start at 9 am, conferees began streaming in before 8:30! Eighteen exhibits stimulated discussion and interaction with the enthusiastic attendees. Refreshments and tables made it easy to find a place to visit with friends and collaborators from all over the world.  Pictured here are Thomas Neu (Germany) and Birthe Kjellerup (Denmark). Bryan Warwood, BioSurface Technologies Corp,  demonstrated biofilm reactors and flow cells. Mark Burr, CBE, demonstrated Bio-Rad software, and PCR and DGGE hardware. Also pictured is Jennifer Sestrich, CBE. Marty Hamilton, CBE, demonstrated a computer model of biofilm growth based on CBE statistics and experimental design. Linda Loetterle, CBE, demonstrated biofilm reactors and flow cells. Lars Larsen, Unisense (Denmark), demonstrated microelectrodes. Rob Dunakin, Leica, organized demonstrations by the following microscope companies.     BioRad    Leica Microsystems, Inc.    Nikon, Canada    Perkin-Elmer    Rob Palmer Rod Donlan, Center for Disease Control, demonstrated the CDC biofilm reactor. Diane Williams, Biofilm Institute (publisher of BiofilmsOnline.com) demonstrated the website and also a proposed Biofilm Hypertextbook—a collaborative project of the CBE and the Computer Science Department, Montana State University. Stephen Hunt and Jason Chambless, CBE, demonstrated biofilm modeling. Kelli Buckingham-Meyer, CBE, displayed information about biofilm methods. John Neuman, CBE, was the organizer of the workshop.  Bill Costerton and workshop attendees gave him  some well deserved applause for planning and coordinating the workshop.