The agenda includes Identification of the major allergens in saliva of Culicoides nubeculosus (biting midge). - Dr Doug Wilson, University of Bristol, UK   Immunopathogenesis of equine allergic diseases: insect bite hypersensitivity- Dr Elaine Marti, University of Bern, Switzerland The pathogenesis of canine atopic dermatitis - Dr Tim Nuttall, The University of Liverpool, UK Mechanisms of allergy and their diagnostic relevance  - Dr Carsten B. Schmidt-Weber,  Imperial College, London, UK