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

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, Max Planck Institute, Germany

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.

Late breaker abstracts invited
18 June : Submit late breaking abstracts by 19 September 2009
Late breaking abstracts will be accepted until 19 September 2009 to allow presentation of the very latest results in this area. Nearly 300 submissions were submitted as a result of the initial call ...
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Abstract submission deadline approaching
05 Jun: Only one more week in which to submit abstracts
The abstracts submission deadline of 12 June 2009 is fast approaching. Please remember to submit your 300 word abstracts for oral and poster presentations by this deadline.
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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