"Centre de Conference Scipion" Paris (France)
November 1999, 22-23th
Under the auspices of the
"Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale"
INSERM
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An updated description of Geomed'99 may be found at the web page
http://www.b3e.jussieu.fr/geomed99
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First announcement
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Dear collegue,
In September 1997 in Rostock, the first international and interdisciplinary workshop on geomedical systems, GeoMed, was held. That workshop gathered statisticians, geographers, epidemiologists, computer scientists, and public health professionals, to discuss various methods and systems of spatial analysis, as well as the results of such analyses.
Nowadays, more and more issues are arising in public health which involve geography and medicine. The geographical atlas of global changes related to health consequences needs international assessment. Epidemics cross boundaries, and WHO is in charge of monitoring and controlling them by promoting international coordination and collaboration.
A second international worshop, GeoMed'99, will be held in Paris, on November 22-23 1999. Scientists will share new findings, debate the issues, and propose an agenda for research.
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TOPICS
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Methodology:
Models, networks
Early warning systems
Time-space dynamics of epidemics
Technology:
GIS
Remote sensing data
Applications:
Global changes and impact on health
Demography and health
Urbanism, hospitals
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SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
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Andrew Cliff, United-Kingdom
Paddy Farrington, United-Kingdom
Lothar Gierl, Germany (chair)
Nick Jones, New-Zealand
Hervé Le Bras, France
Henry Tuckwell, Australia
Alain-jacques Valleron, France (chair)
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Antoine Flahault, France (chair)
Olivier Retel, France
Laurent Toubiana, France (chair)
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CONFERENCE FEE
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Before July 31th,1999 1800 FF (students: 600 FF)
After July 31th,1999 2200 FF (students: 900 FF)
The conference fee includes participation in GeoMed99, coffee-breaks, the proceedings and lunches.
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IMPORTANT DATES
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May 31, 1998 Deadline for abstracts
July 31, 1999 Notification of acceptance
November 22-23, 1999 Geomed'99 in Paris
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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Contributions to the workshop are welcome from the whole field of geographic medicine and geomedical systems (see topics).
The workshop language is English. Selection of communication will be made on the basis of abstracts. The communication must be unpublished and not submitted for publication elsewhere. The scientific committee decides about acceptance for oral or poster presentation.
All authors of accepted communication will be expected to sign copyright release forms.
All abstracts should include the title, the list of the authors, the complete addresses (e-mail if possible) and key words. Objectives, methods, results and conclusion should appear clearly with no more than 2000 characters (1 1/2 line, Roman Times 12 pt).The abstracts of the accepted communications will be available as pre-proceedings during the workshop.
Abstracts should be written in standard English and submitted in triplicate before May 31, 1999 to:
GEOMED'99
INSERM U444 - Faculté de Médecine Saint-Antoine
27, rue Chaligny - 75571 Paris cedex 12 (FRANCE)
Abstracts can be directly submitted via E-mail to:
geomed99@b3e.jussieu.fr
All authors of accepted abstracts may submit papers to the Referee Committee for publication in the proceedings of Geomed'99.
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PRE-REGISTRATION FORM - GEOMED'99 - PARIS 22-23 Nov. 1999
(limited numer of registration, preregistration will be considered first)
Name (Nom):
Surname (prénom):
Address (adresse):
Tel: Fax:
E-mail:
Do you intend to send an abstract ? Yes/No
(Avez-vous l'intention d'envoyer un abstract ?)
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