@article{a73cf642b9364a17abbc8d6286eb59d7,
title = "International Specialty Conference on Microbial Ecology of Biofilms: Concepts, Tools and Applications, Lake Bluff, Illinois, USA, 8-10 October 1998: Introductory paper",
author = "Rittmann, {B. E.}",
note = "Funding Information: Bruce Rittmann (Chairman), Northwestern University (USA)'{"} Paul Bishop, University ofCincinnati (USA)'{"} Edward Bouwer, The Johns Hopkins University (USA)'{"} Alfred Cunningham, Montana State University (USA)'{"} Erik Arvin, Technical University ofDenmark (USA) Nicholas Ashbolt, University ofNew South Wales (USA) Hans-Curt Flemming, University ofDuisburg (Gennany) Hiroaki Furumai, Tokyo University (Japan) Valentina Lazarova, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux (France) P. Baldomero Saez, Catholic University of Chile (Chile) Hang-Sik Shin, Korean Advanced Institute for Science and Technology (Korea) David Stahl, Northwestern University (USA) Oskar Wanner, EAWAG (Switzerland) A specialized conference can succeed only when substantial financial backing is obtained from sponsors. Seven organizations provided nearly $43,700 of support: Center for Biofilm Engineering, U.S. National Science Foundation, Waterways Experiment Station of the U.S. Anny Corps of Engineers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Northwestern University, Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, and the IAWQ. The U.S.A. National Committee and the Biofilm Specialists Group of the IAWQ also were instrumental to the organizing effort. Copyright: Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "1999",
doi = "10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00143-2",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "39",
pages = "1--3",
journal = "Water Science and Technology",
issn = "0273-1223",
publisher = "IWA Publishing",
number = "7",
}