Thought this could be of interest. Presentations will be published online after the event.
I wonder whether there is any open data on the spread of infectious diseases? J. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Dear Mr Gray, I am writing from the Infectious Disease Research Network. We have an upcoming event that yourself and colleagues may be interested in. Taking place on Wed 4 November, it is looking at the application of GIS and other platforms within health and academic research. Please see below for the details. We welcome any abstract submissions. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The use of mapping software and systems in health and academic research Venue: Royal Geographical Society, central London Wednesday 4 November 2009 http://idrn.org/events/upcoming/mapping.php We are delighted to announce our next workshop, taking place in central London, on Wed 4 November 2009. This event will highlight the uses of mapping software, web-based platforms and geographical information systems, in relation to all forms of research. The main talks are themed around infectious disease, including the mapping of the current 'swine flu' pandemic, and we invite attendance and abstracts from individuals who are involved in other forms of health or academic activity. There will also be an extended interactive lunchtime session, that includes viewing of posters, electronic 'poster presentations' that can give demos of the researchers work, plus also computer terminals set up with Google Maps/Earth, and other software and platforms etc for delegates to have a go themselves and/or watch demonstrations of what can be done. We have an exciting line-up of invited speakers, including - Mikaela Keller, Harvard Medical School, USA - Mapping the influenza A H1N1 outbreak Russell Stothard, Natural History Museum - Use of GIS / GPS in schistosomiasis research David Aanensen, Imperial College London - www.spatialepidemiology.net - tools for mapping infectious disease epidemiology Mat Fisher, Imperial College London - Using Google Earth to identify populations and invasions in emerging fungal infections Marianne Sinka & Will Temperley, University of Oxford - Mapping the geographical distribution of the Anopheles vectors. The cost is only £67.78 per delegate. We are keen to get an audience comprising of beginners and experts, from a range of disciplines and backgrounds, so please do see our event webpage for more information, abstract submission, the programme and flyer, and online registration - http://idrn.org/events/upcoming/mapping.php With kind regards Fatima Fatima Wurie Research Assistant UCL Centre of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Research Department of Infection and Population Health University College London - Royal Free Campus Rowland Hill Street London NW3 2PF Tel: 020 7830 2239 (x 38828) Fax: 020 7794 1224 E-mail: [email protected] -- Jonathan Gray Community Coordinator The Open Knowledge Foundation http://www.okfn.org _______________________________________________ okfn-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.okfn.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/okfn-discuss
