Title: International Scientific Conference to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, Nov. 12-14, 2003
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Section/SPIG: Occupational Health and Safety
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Occupational and environmental health in Southeast Asia will be the focus of an international scientific conference to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam on Nov. 12-14, 2003. The conference is being organized by Dr. Matthew Keifer, a University of Washington associate professor and member of the Occupational Health Section, and Dr. Le Van Trung, president of the Vietnam Association of Occupational Health.
Speakers from Vietnam, other nations in Southeast Asia, and throughout the world will discuss occupational and environmental health problems in the region and present methods to reduce or eliminate exposures. The focus will be on interventions, good practice guidelines and relevant national and international research. The conference will be held in Vietnamese and English. Sightseeing tours in Hanoi are covered by the conference registration fee and optional tours can be scheduled before or after the conference for an extra charge.
Information is available at <http://depts.washington.edu/ehce>, by calling 206-543-1069, or by e-mailing <ce@u.washington.edu>. The registration fee is $150, payable in U.S. or Vietnamese currency at the conference. Scholarships are available for delegates from Southeast Asian countries.
Conference sponsors include the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), the Fogarty International Center, The Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, The World Health Organization, the International Labor Organization, the Vietnam Association of Occupational Health, and the Vietnamese National Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health.
Sharon L. Morris, Senior Lecturer and Assistant Chair for Community Outreach
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
4225 Roosevelt Way NE, Suite 100
Seattle, WA 98105-6099
Phone: 206-543-9540
Fax: 206-685-3872