Festschrift for Professor Margaret Burgess AO.

In honour of the retirement of our director Margaret Burgess, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance (NCIRS) held a Festschrift on 5th to 6th February 2004. The themes of the event were Vaccines for the 21st Century and Congenital and Neonatal Infections. International guests attended the Festschrift, as well as over 180 colleagues and co-workers from across Australia. A summary of the presentations over these two fascinating days is provided herein.