Title: Opportunities: 2006 Congress of Epidemiology
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Section/SPIG: Epidemiology
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The 2006 Congress of Epidemiology will be held June 21-24, 2006 at the Westin Hotel, in Seattle, Washington, USA. The Congress is sponsored, co-sponsored and supported by 18 societies that have epidemiology as their primary focus. The APHA Epidemiology Section is a
sponsor of the Congress. As chair of the 2006 Congress program committee, I would like to extend to Epidemiology Section members an invitation to help with the Congress. Thus, we will need help in abstract review.
If you would like to help by reviewing abstracts or participating in other aspects of planning (committees listed below) please contact me, Betsy Foxman, by e-mail at <bfoxman@umich.edu>. Details of the Congress are also listed on the Congress Web site, <http://www.epicongress2006.org/>.
A few dates of note: Oct. 15, 2005: Proposals for invited paper sessions with a theme (symposium) will be due. These sessions are 90 minutes in length. Proposals should include:
- Title,
- Tentative list of speakers,
and - Brief description of the session.
Those who propose an accepted symposium will be asked to prepare an abstract for inclusion in the program. Proposals from students are encouraged.
Feb. 3, 2006: Meeting abstracts will be due via electronic submission.
Congress Committees seeking energetic members:
- Publicity
- Fund raising
- Awards
- Posters
- Abstract Review
- Symposia Review
- Host Liaison
- Students
- Breakfast Round Tables
- Late Breakers
I look forward to an exciting joint meeting of the participating societies and hope that some of
you will help in the many tasks required to make it a reality.
Betsy Foxman, Program Chair
2006 Congress of Epidemiology
<bfoxman@umich.edu>