1. ORGANIZED by Center for Science & Technology Mendoza - CCT; CONICET - National Council of Science and Technology; Institute for Aridlands Research-IADIZA; Biodiversity Research Group-GiB; International Federation of Mammalogists and Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos - SAREM www.cricyt.edu.ar/imc10

3. Located in a preferential place and within easy reach of the commercial area, the Convention and Exposition Center is also included in the geopolitical center of the city. It has been specially designed to provide comfortable services with an outstanding infrastructure and up-to-date equipment. It consists of a 15 lecturing-hall complex, with a main body, a multi-purpose theatre and the old Enoteca, a must in a province where wine and hospitality are its symbols. WELCOME EMILIO CIVIT CONVENTION AND EXPOSITION CENTER

4. Parasite and disease ecology Conveners : Heikki Heittonen & Pablo Beldomenico Large mammals as ecological engineers Mammalogy in Latin America: past, present and future perspectives Conveners: C. Miguel Pinto y Jorge Salazar-Bravo Ecological aspects of mammal-parasite relationships Convener: Boris Krasnov The effects of aggressive interactions among species of mammal predators on the structure of predator communities and predator impacts on prey species Convener: Chris Johnson Symposia & Workshops

5. IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER - Deadline for Early Registration: March 6, 2009 - Deadline for Submission of Abstracts: April 30, 2009 *Authors must be registered by for the congress online before abstracts can be submitted - Deadline for Symposium proposals: October 31, 2008 SITE: Mendoza Convention Center, Mendoza Province, Argentina. OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English.

6. We´ll be waiting for you! 9-14 August 2009 www.cricyt.edu.ar/imc10 Los esperamos en Mendoza