EPIDEMICS˛
Second International Conference on Infectious Diseases Dynamics
2-4 December 2009, Athens, Greece
Second International Conference on Infectious Diseases Dynamics
Following the highly successful inaugural Epidemics Conference in Asilomar, USA in 2008, the organizers are pleased to announce a second conference in the series to be held in Athens, Greece in December 2009.

Attendance at this second EPIDEMICS conference will enable you to:

  • Identify new research and developments in the field of infectious disease dynamics
  • Hear from leading experts at the only dedicated conference in the field
  • Present your latest findings as an oral or poster presentation
  • Network with an interdisciplinary group – including academics and researchers from both a modelling and field based background and representatives from public health and governmental agencies

Important dates and deadlines

  • Abstract deadline: 12 June 2009
  • Author notification: 20 July 2009
  • Author registration deadline: 21 August 2009
  • Late breaker abstract deadline: 19 September 2009
  • Early registration deadline: 30 September 2009
  • H1N1 pdm abstract deadline: 13 November 2009

Invited Speakers

Rita Colwell, University of Maryland, USA

Mark Feinberg, Merck Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, USA

Sarah Gurr, Oxford University, UK

Bette Korber, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

Peter Piot, Imperial College London, UK

Andrew Read, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Peter Walsh, VaccinApe, USA

Conference sessions will focus on the following main topics:

  • Dynamics of infectious diseases of humans
  • Dynamics of infectious diseases of livestock
  • Dynamics of infectious diseases of plants
  • Dynamics of infectious diseases of wildlife
  • Within host dynamics
  • Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases
  • Global and public health aspects of control and prevention
  • Global change in infectious diseases
  • Policy, economics and decision making
  • Populations genetics and molecular epidemiology of infectious agents

Topics related to the dynamics of infection, with or without a modelling component, but not directly covered in the above list will also be considered for presentation at the conference.

EPIDEMICS² is organized by Elsevier, publisher of EPIDEMICS journal.

Programme update
14 Sept: Oral and poster programmes announced
Details of the oral and poster programmes for Epidemics2 are today announced. View the programme pages for further information.
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Author registration deadline approaching
17 August: Authors: Register by 21 August 2009
Authors are reminded to register by 21 August 2009 to ensure inclusion in the final programme.
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Second International Conference on Infectious Diseases Dynamics
EPIDEMICS Journal
Journal of Infections Disease Dynamics
EPIDEMICS publishes papers on infectious disease dynamics in the broadest sense. Its scope covers both within-host dynamics of infectious agents and dynamics at the population level, particularly the interaction between the two.
Second International Conference on Infectious Diseases Dynamics