The first International Conference dedicated exclusively to piscirickettsiosis—commonly known as Salmon Rickettsial Septicaemia (SRS)—has secured the sponsorship of Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca). With only a few months to go before the event, the Applied Research Center CIA-INCAR² confirmed the support of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) for the International Conference SRS2026. This will be the first international

The event, organized by INCAR², will take place at the Wyndham Petra Hotel and aims to establish itself as a unique forum for scientific and technical discussion on piscirickettsiosis (SRS). Official registration for the International SRS 2026 Conference will open on June 15, 2026. The event will be held from November 9 to 11, 2026, in the city of Puerto Varas, Chile. According to Dr. Ruben Avendaño-Herrera, academic at Andrés Bello University and Alternate Director of the In

The event will take place from November 9 to 11 and will feature six thematic sessions, a historical review of the disease in Chile, and opportunities for exchange among academia, industry, and health authorities. From November 9 to 11, the Wyndham Petra Hotel in Puerto Varas will host the first International Conference on SRS (SRS 2026), a groundbreaking event organized by the INCAR² Center. The conference will bring together researchers, professionals from the salmon indust