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GEOMED'99
Second International Workshop on Geography and Medicine

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
Herve 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 - Faculte de Medecine Saint-Antoine
27, rue Chaligny - 75571 Paris cedex 12 (FRANCE)