Title: Update on North American Epidemiology Congress 2006
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Section/SPIG: Epidemiology
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By Dr. Betsy Foxman
The APHA Epidemiology Section is proud to be one of the sponsors, along with the American College of Epidemiology and the Society for Epidemiologic Research, of the upcoming 2006 North American Congress of Epidemiology. The second North American Congress will be held June 21-24, 2006, in Seattle, Washington. This meeting will provide a venue for epidemiologists from all substantive areas to meet together. See below for a listing of confirmed co-sponsors. Our Mexican colleagues have agreed to put together a symposium, so this meeting will be truly “North American.”
The APHA Epidemiology Section has three representatives on the program committee, Robert McKeown, <rmckeown@gwm.sc.edu>, Louise-Anne McNutt <Lam08@health.state.ny.us>, and Stan Weiss, <weiss@umdnj.edu>. They will need your input and ideas, and eventually your help, to make this Congress a reality. Right now, the program committee is soliciting 1) ideas for a slogan for the meeting; 2) ideas for the plenary to be sponsored by APHA; 3) nominations for the Congress Award; and 4) a list of contacts for potential exhibitors. If you can help with any of these, please e-mail the program committee and let them know!
Sponsors
APHA Epidemiology Section
American College of Epidemiology
Society for Epidemiologic Research
Co-Sponsor List
American Academy of Pediatrics-Epidemiology Section (AAP)
Statistics in Epidemiology: American Statistical Association Statistics (ASA)
Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics (CSEB)
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
International Epidemiology Association (IEA)
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (IEE)
International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (ISPE)
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA)
Society for Pediatric & Perinatal Epidemiology (SPER)
Society for the Analysis of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI)
Western Northern Regions of the International Biometrics Society (WNAR)