BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:DPCALENDAR CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110216 UID:6cbc4e3acf4f2c0f7fd3ce49c3118711 SUMMARY:Healthy Futures kick-off meeeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Dublin, Dublin, Ireland GEO:53.34980530;-6.26030970 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110609 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110610 UID:66ee06b37e81e94fe392b4dcddbbff11 SUMMARY:Healthy Futures WP2 meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria GEO:47.80949000;13.05501000 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110620 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110626 UID:5fc6eb793a6f2f1dbf7b34d13cb1e2c5 SUMMARY:External Event: 4th International Workshop for Development and Funding DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Bridge Medical Research Foundation is organizing Conference with main topics ” HIV-AIDS INITIATIVE, CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENT ISSUE”. Organizers are: Randolph Foundation, Bank of America, the American Social Affairs, Allegheny Foundation, Brady Education Foundation and Rodney Fund http://www.mediref.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Bridge Medical Research Foundation is organizing Conference with main topics ”
HIV-AIDS INITIATIVE, CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENT ISSUE”. Organizers are:
Randolph Foundation, Bank of America, the American Social Affairs, Allegheny Foundation, Brady Education Foundation and Rodney Fund

http://www.mediref.org/ LOCATION:Atlanta, Georgia, United States GEO:33.74899540;-84.38798240 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110711 UID:a743a0e2d68cc1c5c96e1d70d171fbc8 SUMMARY:External Event: ISID–NTD, Neglected Tropical Diseases Meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The meeting will be open to all and will provide space for dialogue and communication between individuals and organizations involved in efforts to eliminate NTDs around the world. The meeting will focus on ideas and actions related to achieving the goals of the WHO Global Plan to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases 2008-2015. It is expected that representatives from affected countries, donors, international agencies, government organizations, academic institutions, pharmaceutical industry, NGOs, among others will participate in a dynamic exchange of ideas and in the formation and maintenance of strategic partnerships dedicated to this cause. http://ntd.isid.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The meeting will be open to all and will provide space for dialogue and communication between individuals and organizations involved in efforts to eliminate NTDs around the world. The meeting will focus on ideas and actions related to achieving the goals of the WHO Global Plan to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases 2008-2015. It is expected that representatives from affected countries, donors, international agencies, government organizations, academic institutions, pharmaceutical industry, NGOs, among others will participate in a dynamic exchange of ideas and in the formation and maintenance of strategic partnerships dedicated to this cause.

http://ntd.isid.org/ LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, United States GEO:42.35843080;-71.05977320 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20110711 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20110716 UID:8d6c98c6d93dd6eb2327509534e33ef5 SUMMARY:External Event: 4th Biannual Colloquium on Climate and Health DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:This multi-agency climate and health workshop will provide opportunities to address vector-borne disease concerns related to climate variability and change. The purpose of the workshop is to train health professionals and early career climate and health researchers (public health officials, graduate students, post-docs and early career scientists and faculty) on how to develop robust interdisciplinary research projects in the complex area of climate and health. The week long workshop will include lectures on relevant topics in climate and climate change and in public health and human health, vulnerability studies, statistics, and special tools for analysis (e.g., GIS). In addition, a few successful research projects will be highlighted, providing detailed analyses of the methods and components of the projects that led to their success. There also will be multiple opportunities for hands on activities related to project development to bring public health practitioners and climate scientists together to discuss integration of epidemiology, ecology, behavioural science, modelling and atmospheric science. http://ral.ucar.edu/csap/events/climatehealth/2011/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This multi-agency climate and health workshop will provide opportunities to address vector-borne disease concerns related to climate variability and change. The purpose of the workshop is to train health professionals and early career climate and health researchers (public health officials, graduate students, post-docs and early career scientists and faculty) on how to develop robust interdisciplinary research projects in the complex area of climate and health. The week long workshop will include lectures on relevant topics in climate and climate change and in public health and human health, vulnerability studies, statistics, and special tools for analysis (e.g., GIS). In addition, a few successful research projects will be highlighted, providing detailed analyses of the methods and components of the projects that led to their success. There also will be multiple opportunities for hands on activities related to project development to bring public health practitioners and climate scientists together to discuss integration of epidemiology, ecology, behavioural science, modelling and atmospheric science.

http://ral.ucar.edu/csap/events/climatehealth/2011/ LOCATION:Boulder, Colorado, United States GEO:40.01498560;-105.27054560 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111007 UID:ceb0920aa745c3e3ecd109ecde321fbc SUMMARY:External Event: 7th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The congress will include traditional aspects of the Tropical Medicine seen through health research and patient care developed by European institutions and their partners. But this time the congress will place more emphasis on new concepts and practices on which Global Health under the motto “Global Change, Migration and Health”. This will be a unique opportunity for open debate, discussion and presentation of practical examples from which central global institutions of International Health could benefit. Moreover, during 2010 the EU Parliament and Council discussed a common policy and role to play regarding global health issues. Many of the aspects discussed and the conclusions reached during 2010 could thus be analysed in perspective during the Barcelona Congress. http://www.ectmihbarcelona2011.org/HomeWeb.aspx X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The congress will include traditional aspects of the Tropical Medicine seen through health research and patient care developed by European institutions and their partners. But this time the congress will place more emphasis on new concepts and practices on which Global Health under the motto “Global Change, Migration and Health”. This will be a unique opportunity for open debate, discussion and presentation of practical examples from which central global institutions of International Health could benefit. Moreover, during 2010 the EU Parliament and Council discussed a common policy and role to play regarding global health issues. Many of the aspects discussed and the conclusions reached during 2010 could thus be analysed in perspective during the Barcelona Congress.

http://www.ectmihbarcelona2011.org/HomeWeb.aspx LOCATION:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain GEO:41.38506390;2.17340350 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111012 UID:4270378020312ea170a08c2995a0a899 SUMMARY:2nd Healthy Futures partner meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda GEO:0.05000000;32.46000000 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111013 UID:2bdd2f6c3f412e7b3e65caa44f88c25c SUMMARY:Healthy Futures Expert Review Panel Meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Entebbe, Central Region, Uganda GEO:0.05000000;32.46000000 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20111128 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20111210 UID:533d053ab178119977977495d600c259 SUMMARY:The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, COP 17 / CMP 7 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011, will bring together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations and civil society. The discussions will seek to advance, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, as well as the Bali Action Plan, agreed at COP 13 in 2007, and the Cancun Agreements, reached at COP 16 last December. The Durban Conference will comprise: - The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP), - The 7th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP), - The 35th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI), - The 35th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), - The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) - The Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA.) The Conference will be hosted by the Government of South Africa and will take place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) & Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC). Further information on the conference will be posted as it becomes available. http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_17/items/6070.php http://www.cop17-cmp7durban.com/index.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The United Nations Climate Change Conference, Durban 2011, will bring together representatives of the world's governments, international organizations and civil society. The discussions will seek to advance, in a balanced fashion, the implementation of the Convention and the Kyoto Protocol, as well as the Bali Action Plan, agreed at COP 13 in 2007, and the Cancun Agreements, reached at COP 16 last December.

The Durban Conference will comprise:
- The 17th Conference of the Parties (COP),
- The 7th Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP),
- The 35th session of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI),
- The 35th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA),
- The Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP)
- The Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA.)

The Conference will be hosted by the Government of South Africa and will take place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) & Durban Exhibition Centre (DEC).
Further information on the conference will be posted as it becomes available.

http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_17/items/6070.php

http://www.cop17-cmp7durban.com/index.html LOCATION:Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa GEO:-29.85868040;31.02184040 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120219 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120224 UID:38c46863431893c035699e4ad661a04c SUMMARY: GRF One Health Summit 2012 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The conference will gather top experts, opinion leaders, practitioners and One Health pioneers, providing vast opportunity for networking, knowledge and experience exchange and first-hand information. Take stock of what has already been achieved so far through co-ordinated multi-sectorial approaches and learn which strategies might prove most effective. The conference shall end by approving the Davos One Health Action Plan, which shall pinpoint ways on how to achieve added value by multi-sectorial and multi-stakeholder cooperation. http://grforum.org/pages_new.php/One-Health/1013/1/938/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The conference will gather top experts, opinion leaders, practitioners and One Health pioneers, providing vast opportunity for networking, knowledge and experience exchange and first-hand information. Take stock of what has already been achieved so far through co-ordinated multi-sectorial approaches and learn which strategies might prove most effective. The conference shall end by approving the Davos One Health Action Plan, which shall pinpoint ways on how to achieve added value by multi-sectorial and multi-stakeholder cooperation.

http://grforum.org/pages_new.php/One-Health/1013/1/938/ LOCATION:Davos, Grisons, Switzerland GEO:46.80012040;9.83088960 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120330 UID:6a5eeee38fc0641041bd5ef04f44f37d SUMMARY:Planet Under Pressure 2012 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The global scientific community must deliver to society the knowledge necessary to assess the risks humanity is facing from global change. It must provide knowledge of how society can effectively mitigate dangerous changes and cope with changes we cannot manage. Based on the latest scientific evidence, the London Planet Under Pressure conference will provide a comprehensive update of our knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure our planet is now under. The London conference will focus the scientific community’s and the wider world’s attention on climate, ecological degradation, human well-being, planetary thresholds, food security, energy, governance across scales and poverty alleviation. The conference will discuss solutions, at all scales, to move societies on to a sustainable pathway. It will provide scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Rio +20 conference, also in 2012. Guiding the direction for the conference is the International Council for Science’s five grand challenges for global sustainability research: observations, forecasting, thresholds, governance and economic requirements, and innovation (technological, political and societal). The conference will also support international assessment processes, for example the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the new biodiversity assessment, plus the Millennium Development Goals. The programme will be designed to attract senior policymakers, industry leaders, NGOs, young scientists, the media, health specialists, and academics from many disciplines. A new vision for trans-disciplinary research and broader partnerships The London conference will act as a platform to strengthen and enlarge the global-change research community and mark a move to a new vision for global-change research. Further, the vision is for a conference that connects leading social and natural scientists with business, investors and the development agenda to create a new understanding and environment for tackling global sustainability challenges. Solutions that cross scales Working across scales will be a strong theme for the conference. The scientific community will stress that there must be many governance and technological solutions at all levels, from local and national, to regional and global. It will stress that while there are many threats, global change also provides many opportunities. The event will include strong policy interaction and a dedicated policy day. Through workshops and seminars, delegates will be encouraged to discuss options and solutions to climate change, energy, food security, water, poverty and other pressing issues. http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/index.asp Registration Information; http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/registrationInfo.asp Location; http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/location.asp X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The global scientific community must deliver to society the knowledge necessary to assess the risks humanity is facing from global change. It must provide knowledge of how society can effectively mitigate dangerous changes and cope with changes we cannot manage.

Based on the latest scientific evidence, the London Planet Under Pressure conference will provide a comprehensive update of our knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure our planet is now under. The London conference will focus the scientific community’s and the wider world’s attention on climate, ecological degradation, human well-being, planetary thresholds, food security, energy, governance across scales and poverty alleviation.

The conference will discuss solutions, at all scales, to move societies on to a sustainable pathway. It will provide scientific leadership towards the 2012 UN Rio +20 conference, also in 2012.

Guiding the direction for the conference is the International Council for Science’s five grand challenges for global sustainability research: observations, forecasting, thresholds, governance and economic requirements, and innovation (technological, political and societal). The conference will also support international assessment processes, for example the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the new biodiversity assessment, plus the Millennium Development Goals.

The programme will be designed to attract senior policymakers, industry leaders, NGOs, young scientists, the media, health specialists, and academics from many disciplines.
A new vision for trans-disciplinary research and broader partnerships

The London conference will act as a platform to strengthen and enlarge the global-change research community and mark a move to a new vision for global-change research. Further, the vision is for a conference that connects leading social and natural scientists with business, investors and the development agenda to create a new understanding and environment for tackling global sustainability challenges.
Solutions that cross scales

Working across scales will be a strong theme for the conference. The scientific community will stress that there must be many governance and technological solutions at all levels, from local and national, to regional and global. It will stress that while there are many threats, global change also provides many opportunities.

The event will include strong policy interaction and a dedicated policy day. Through workshops and seminars, delegates will be encouraged to discuss options and solutions to climate change, energy, food security, water, poverty and other pressing issues.

http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/index.asp

Registration Information;
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/registrationInfo.asp

Location;
http://www.planetunderpressure2012.net/location.asp LOCATION:London, United Kingdom GEO:51.50735090;-0.12775830 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120411 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120414 UID:aa2267faa3f5e48e12c0313770dc6c26 SUMMARY:Tyndall Centre for Climate Change PhD Conference: “Knowledge Gaps in Climate Change Research – How are you tackling it?” DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change is hosting the second annual PhD Conference at the University of East Anglia. The overarching purpose of this conference is to facilitate discussions regarding what gaps exist in climate change research, and how PhDs (the Postdocs and Professors of the future) aim to address them. Abstracts are being accepted for full paper presentations (15 minutes + 5 minutes for discussion), speed presentations (5 minutes), and posters. There will be four themes, reflecting the four themes of the Tyndall Centre: Land and Water, Cities and Coasts, Governance and Behaviour, and Energy and Emissions. Prizes sponsored by the Journal of Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (Elsevier) will be awarded for the best presentations in all categories. Registration is open from now until 1st March 2012, although places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Abstracts of 250 words must be submitted by the 23rd January 2012. Further Information at http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/knowledge-gaps-conference X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change is hosting the second annual PhD Conference at the University of East Anglia. The overarching purpose of this conference is to facilitate discussions regarding what gaps exist in climate change research, and how PhDs (the Postdocs and Professors of the future) aim to address them. Abstracts are being accepted for full paper presentations (15 minutes + 5 minutes for discussion), speed presentations (5 minutes), and posters. There will be four themes, reflecting the four themes of the Tyndall Centre: Land and Water, Cities and Coasts, Governance and Behaviour, and Energy and Emissions. Prizes sponsored by the Journal of Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (Elsevier) will be awarded for the best presentations in all categories.

Registration is open from now until 1st March 2012, although places are allocated on a first come, first served basis. Abstracts of 250 words must be submitted by the 23rd January 2012.

Further Information at http://www.tyndall.ac.uk/knowledge-gaps-conference LOCATION:NR4 7TJ Norwich, United Kingdom GEO:52.62192150;1.23917610 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120422 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120428 UID:1b1c2667f8c45741db182043f7455b83 SUMMARY:General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) - Session CL2.5 "Climate and infectious disease interactions" DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The EGU General Assembly 2012 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists the EGU appeals to provide a forum to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcome you in Vienna. http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2012/home.html HEALTHY FUTURES is co-hosting a session (Session CL2.5 "Climate and infectious disease interactions") A call for papers will be sent out around the beginning of November 2011. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is fixed by the meeting organisers as 17 January 2012. http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/session/9705 CL2.5 Climate and infectious disease interactions Convener: R. Lowe Co-Conveners: V. Ermert , A. Tompkins , D. Taylor , A. Morse This session will focus on the interactions between climate and infectious disease incidence from monthly/seasonal to multi-decadal timescales. Contributions will examine how climate anomalies and extremes influence the distribution of infectious disease, both in tropical and extra-tropical regions. A wide range of methodologies will be reported including statistical and dynamical disease modelling approaches. In addition to using past and present observational climate data, studies that examine the potential of using state-of-the-art forecasting systems for developing health early warning systems, or climate scenario integrations to project future health risk, are particularly welcome. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The EGU General Assembly 2012 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences. Especially for young scientists the EGU appeals to provide a forum to present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcome you in Vienna.

http://meetings.copernicus.org/egu2012/home.html

HEALTHY FUTURES is co-hosting a session (Session CL2.5 "Climate and infectious disease interactions")

A call for papers will be sent out around the beginning of November 2011. The deadline for receipt of abstracts is fixed by the meeting organisers as 17 January 2012.


http://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2012/session/9705

CL2.5
Climate and infectious disease interactions

Convener: R. Lowe
Co-Conveners: V. Ermert , A. Tompkins , D. Taylor , A. Morse

This session will focus on the interactions between climate and infectious disease incidence from monthly/seasonal to multi-decadal timescales. Contributions will examine how climate anomalies and extremes influence the distribution of infectious disease, both in tropical and extra-tropical regions. A wide range of methodologies will be reported including statistical and dynamical disease modelling approaches. In addition to using past and present observational climate data, studies that examine the potential of using state-of-the-art forecasting systems for developing health early warning systems, or climate scenario integrations to project future health risk, are particularly welcome.

LOCATION:Vienna, Vienna, Austria GEO:48.20817430;16.37381890 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120428 UID:dbb1ca94937c39cb1827f40fbf0415a2 SUMMARY:13th World Congress on Public Health DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 13th Triennial World Congress on Public Health, to be hosted by Ethiopia and held from April 23-27, 2012 in Addis Ababa, will bring together leaders in health from across the globe to discuss these important issues on African soil. The Congress will harness the synergy and strengths of innovation and experience from the developing and developed worlds. It will address the enormous challenges and opportunities facing public health organizations worldwide in making progress towards collectively attaining global health equity. The World Federation of Public Health Associations and the Ethiopian Public Health Association invite local, national and international public health leaders, service providers, advocates, trainers and students to submit abstracts dealing with major issues related to opportunities and threats in realizing global health equity. These abstracts should demonstrate the role that public health could play in addressing emerging issues and current problems that contribute to global health inequity. Abstracts should also showcase innovations, tools, transferrable knowledge, and technology. Highlighting these lessons learned from across the globe, will help us make collective decisions and recommendations to the global health community, thereby, moving us forward towards sustainable global health equity. Further inofrmation at http://wfpha.confex.com/wfpha/2012/cfp.cgi X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 13th Triennial World Congress on Public Health, to be hosted by Ethiopia and held from April 23-27, 2012 in Addis Ababa, will bring together leaders in health from across the globe to discuss these important issues on African soil. The Congress will harness the synergy and strengths of innovation and experience from the developing and developed worlds. It will address the enormous challenges and opportunities facing public health organizations worldwide in making progress towards collectively attaining global health equity.

The World Federation of Public Health Associations and the Ethiopian Public Health Association invite local, national and international public health leaders, service providers, advocates, trainers and students to submit abstracts dealing with major issues related to opportunities and threats in realizing global health equity. These abstracts should demonstrate the role that public health could play in addressing emerging issues and current problems that contribute to global health inequity. Abstracts should also showcase innovations, tools, transferrable knowledge, and technology. Highlighting these lessons learned from across the globe, will help us make collective decisions and recommendations to the global health community, thereby, moving us forward towards sustainable global health equity.

Further inofrmation at http://wfpha.confex.com/wfpha/2012/cfp.cgi LOCATION:Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia GEO:8.98060340;38.75776050 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120508 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120510 UID:15245f377b00b570875908b7148bd97c SUMMARY:3rd HEALTHY FUTURES Partners' Meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania GEO:-3.37230100;36.69441360 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120510 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120511 UID:4db60676c2349843aa43a8de014835bb SUMMARY:2nd HEALTHY FUTURES Expert Review Panel meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania GEO:-3.37230100;36.69441360 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120511 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120513 UID:9706d903dff403140d96b3c290850fa0 SUMMARY:1st HEALTHY FUTURES Generic skills and networking workshop DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Workshop for HEALTHY FUTURES postgraduate research students and other invited guests X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Workshop for HEALTHY FUTURES postgraduate research
students and other invited guests LOCATION:Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania GEO:-3.37230100;36.69441360 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120513 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120519 UID:dab712a5fd7065b91555ea9973bd0051 SUMMARY:IWA World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy 2012 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:About IWA A global network for water professionals. The International Water Association (IWA) is the global network of 10,000 water professionals spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle. About IWA World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy 2012 Water and energy are critical for our current society and will be of increasing importance in the future. Climate change is forcing us to reassess our energy usage and will have real and substantial impacts on the water cycle. Solving the interlinked challenges of water, climate and energy in a sustainable manner is one of the fundamental goals of this generation. Following on from conferences on Climate Change Adaptation and Water and Energy, the International Water Association is proud to announce the inaugural World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy in 2012. The Congress will explore the topics of resilient and sustainable cities with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The challenges of climate change adaptation and incorporating uncertainty into the city vision and infrastructure will be discussed together with the impacts and responses of climate change on water resources. Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, operating in a carbon constrained world and a focus on renewable energy including practical applications and integration in to the energy mix will be covered. Solutions to these challenges, including the role of technologies and smart networks will also be a central theme. Recognising that technology is only part of the solution the conference will also address the economic, political and regulatory aspects of water, climate and energy. The congress will attract up to 2,000 international participants for this global event and will feature a large industry presence and trade exhibition. Submissions for oral and poster presentation are invited on the topics listed below supplemented by invited talks by world experts and political leaders. CONFERENCE TOPICS Infrastructures Environment and Ecology Communications & Information Climate Change Economics and Policy Water, Agriculture and Food Special Programmes WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Academic and Industry Researchers Utility Companies and Industry Suppliers City and Municipal Planners and Managers Government Policy and Regulatory Officials Environmental and Energy-Related Organisations Water Resource/Catchment Managers Leaders in Climate Change Policy Practitioners in the Smart Green Economy http://iwa-wcedublin.org/ Registration info; http://iwa-wcedublin.org/registration/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:About IWA
A global network for water professionals.

The International Water Association (IWA) is the global network of 10,000 water professionals spanning the continuum between research and practice and covering all facets of the water cycle.

About IWA World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy 2012

Water and energy are critical for our current society and will be of increasing importance in the future. Climate change is forcing us to reassess our energy usage and will have real and substantial impacts on the water cycle. Solving the interlinked challenges of water, climate and energy in a sustainable manner is one of the fundamental goals of this generation. Following on from conferences on Climate Change Adaptation and Water and Energy, the International Water Association is proud to announce the inaugural World Congress on Water, Climate and Energy in 2012.

The Congress will explore the topics of resilient and sustainable cities with a focus on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The challenges of climate change adaptation and incorporating uncertainty into the city vision and infrastructure will be discussed together with the impacts and responses of climate change on water resources. Reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, operating in a carbon constrained world and a focus on renewable energy including practical applications and integration in to the energy mix will be covered.

Solutions to these challenges, including the role of technologies and smart networks will also be a central theme. Recognising that technology is only part of the solution the conference will also address the economic, political and regulatory aspects of water, climate and energy.

The congress will attract up to 2,000 international participants for this global event and will feature a large industry presence and trade exhibition.

Submissions for oral and poster presentation are invited on the topics listed below supplemented by invited talks by world experts and political leaders.
CONFERENCE TOPICS

Infrastructures
Environment and Ecology
Communications & Information
Climate Change



Economics and Policy
Water, Agriculture and Food
Special Programmes

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Academic and Industry Researchers
Utility Companies and Industry Suppliers
City and Municipal Planners and Managers
Government Policy and Regulatory Officials



Environmental and Energy-Related Organisations
Water Resource/Catchment Managers
Leaders in Climate Change Policy
Practitioners in the Smart Green Economy

http://iwa-wcedublin.org/

Registration info;
http://iwa-wcedublin.org/registration/ LOCATION:Dublin, Dublin, Ireland GEO:53.34980530;-6.26030970 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120522 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120528 UID:b9c496090766de241fd2f0673e75ebba SUMMARY:12th World Congress on Environmental Health DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Organisers of the 12th World Congress on Environmental Health have a great honour and pleasure of inviting you to take part in this Congress to be held on 22-27 May 2012, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The Congress will focus on the most relevant issues that reflect the main theme of the Congress – “New Technologies, Healthy Human Being and Environment” including traditional topics and aspects of environmental health, such as health impact and health risk assessment, noise and electromagnetic fields impact, food safety and public education. The Congress will touch as well new challenges to public health - such as information technologies, gene engineering, new epidemics, climate change and other. Vilnius, the historical capital of Lithuania, dating back to the 14th century, has the most beautiful and the largest old town, awarded with the status of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, with Vilnius University being the oldest one in Eastern Europe. It is rapidly expanding as a modern European capital, so you can experience the harmony of the old and the new Vilnius. For the participants of the Congress this will provide beautiful atmosphere and the mood for work and friendship. http://www.ifeh2012.org/welcome X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Organisers of the 12th World Congress on Environmental Health have a great honour and pleasure of inviting you to take part in this Congress to be held on 22-27 May 2012, in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The Congress will focus on the most relevant issues that reflect the main theme of the Congress – “New Technologies, Healthy Human Being and Environment” including traditional topics and aspects of environmental health, such as health impact and health risk assessment, noise and electromagnetic fields impact, food safety and public education. The Congress will touch as well new challenges to public health - such as information technologies, gene engineering, new epidemics, climate change and other.

Vilnius, the historical capital of Lithuania, dating back to the 14th century, has the most beautiful and the largest old town, awarded with the status of World Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, with Vilnius University being the oldest one in Eastern Europe. It is rapidly expanding as a modern European capital, so you can experience the harmony of the old and the new Vilnius. For the participants of the Congress this will provide beautiful atmosphere and the mood for work and friendship.

http://www.ifeh2012.org/welcome LOCATION:Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania GEO:54.68715550;25.27965140 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120529 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120601 UID:75a43ef2d597d5fbd5bb0223f57a0cf5 SUMMARY:Climate Adaptation Futures: Second International Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2012 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Climate change is one of the most important environmental, social and economic issues facing the world today. Despite growing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, some impacts such as higher temperatures, more intense floods, droughts, wildfires, and rising sea levels are now inevitable. We must plan for and adapt to these changes, to minimize the negative impacts and enhance the benefits to natural systems, societies, and human activities and well-being. This challenges decision making at all levels, from individuals to governments, as well as in business and industry. Co-hosted and convened by the University of Arizona (www.arizona.edu) and by UNEP’s Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA www.provia-climatechange.org), the conference focuses on adaptation to climate variability and change. The conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share insights into the challenges and opportunities that adaptation presents. It will showcase cutting-edge research from around the world, focusing on themes of equity and risk, learning, capacity building, methodology, and adaptation finance and investment. It will explore practical adaptation policies and approaches, and share strategies for decision making from the international to the local scale. This conference follows on the success of the pioneering Climate Adaptation Futures Conference, co-hosted by Australia’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility and the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship in Australia in 2010 with nearly 1,000 participants from around the world. Inspired by this 1st conference we hope to build on the community that came together in Queensland and foster a connected, collaborative and creative international network of adaptation researchers, decision makers and interested citizens. The conference program includes plenary lectures and panels, paper sessions, posters, and workshops. Conference Registration opens September 5, 2011 with deadline for abstracts January 30, 2012 Further details can be found at http://www.adaptation.arizona.edu/adaptation2012 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Climate change is one of the most important environmental, social and economic issues facing the world today. Despite growing efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, some impacts such as higher temperatures, more intense floods, droughts, wildfires, and rising sea levels are now inevitable. We must plan for and adapt to these changes, to minimize the negative impacts and enhance the benefits to natural systems, societies, and human activities and well-being. This challenges decision making at all levels, from individuals to governments, as well as in business and industry.

Co-hosted and convened by the University of Arizona (www.arizona.edu) and by UNEP’s Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA www.provia-climatechange.org), the conference focuses on adaptation to climate variability and change. The conference will bring together researchers, policy makers, and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share insights into the challenges and opportunities that adaptation presents. It will showcase cutting-edge research from around the world, focusing on themes of equity and risk, learning, capacity building, methodology, and adaptation finance and investment. It will explore practical adaptation policies and approaches, and share strategies for decision making from the international to the local scale.

This conference follows on the success of the pioneering Climate Adaptation Futures Conference, co-hosted by Australia’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility and the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship in Australia in 2010 with nearly 1,000 participants from around the world. Inspired by this 1st conference we hope to build on the community that came together in Queensland and foster a connected, collaborative and creative international network of adaptation researchers, decision makers and interested citizens.

The conference program includes plenary lectures and panels, paper sessions, posters, and workshops. Conference Registration opens September 5, 2011 with deadline for abstracts January 30, 2012

Further details can be found at http://www.adaptation.arizona.edu/adaptation2012 LOCATION:925 West Grant Road, 85705 Tucson, Arizona, United States GEO:32.24870700;-110.98702300 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120606 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120608 UID:c3de38dcb3b5d20e3e613c28a6fc49ab SUMMARY:Environment and Health Conference 2012 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Health issues caused by environmental problems such as global warming, pollutions and natural and environmental disasters are a growing concern worldwide. Human activities results in a seriously negative effect on the environment that drove to human health disturbances. For example, global warming caused by deforestation and many industrial practices could increase the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue, and water borne diseases such as cholera. Further information at http://www.ppsk.usm.my/conference/ehc12.nsf/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Health issues caused by environmental problems such as global warming, pollutions and natural and environmental disasters are a growing concern worldwide. Human activities results in a seriously negative effect on the environment that drove to human health disturbances. For example, global warming caused by deforestation and many industrial practices could increase the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria and dengue, and water borne diseases such as cholera.

Further information at http://www.ppsk.usm.my/conference/ehc12.nsf/ LOCATION:15200 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia GEO:6.10075370;102.28502150 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120826 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120831 UID:accd2052cf99fa6f3fb08f4200fb57ca SUMMARY:32nd International Geographical Congress DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 32nd International Geographical Congress in Cologne focuses scientific attention on the core themes of humanity. Researchers from around the world are expected in Cologne in 2012. Geographers bring the wide-ranging perspectives and methodology of their subject to bear on four major thematic complexes and contribute to the solution of urgent scientific and socio-political issues – bringing research down to earth: Global Change and Globalisation Society and Environment Risks and Conflicts Urbanisation and Demographic Change Further information at https://igc2012.org/frontend/index.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 32nd International Geographical Congress in Cologne focuses scientific attention on the core themes of humanity. Researchers from around the world are expected in Cologne in 2012.
Geographers bring the wide-ranging perspectives and methodology of their subject to bear on four major thematic complexes and contribute to the solution of urgent scientific and socio-political issues – bringing research down to earth:

Global Change and Globalisation
Society and Environment
Risks and Conflicts
Urbanisation and Demographic Change

Further information at https://igc2012.org/frontend/index.php LOCATION:Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany GEO:50.93753100;6.96027860 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121018 UID:2551303700a9df51fca9f7721516eee7 SUMMARY:Sowing innovation for sustainable African crops production to meet food security under climate change DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The African Crop Science Society (ACSS), established in 1993 to encourage crop production and food security in the Africa continent, is a society for researchers, producers, business people and technicians around the world. The overall goal of the conference is to promote the active exchange of crop sciences information, innovation, and new ideas. Thematic areas included Environment, climate change in agriculture. Further information can be found at http://www.acss.ws/News.aspx?id=293 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The African Crop Science Society (ACSS), established in 1993 to encourage crop production and food security in the Africa continent, is a society for researchers, producers, business people and technicians around the world. The overall goal of the conference is to promote the active exchange of crop sciences information, innovation, and new ideas. Thematic areas included Environment, climate change in agriculture.

Further information can be found at http://www.acss.ws/News.aspx?id=293 LOCATION:Yaounde, Central, Cameroon GEO:3.86666700;11.51666700 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121026 UID:7207eca456e116a99755f0bea38ca2df SUMMARY:QWeCI 3rd Partners meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The next (3rd) Annual QWeCI Partners’ meeting will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 23rd and 24th 2012. The meeting will be hosted by ILRI, Kenya. Please visit the QWeCI website for project details, partner information, and regular updates: www.liv.ac.uk/qweci/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The next (3rd) Annual QWeCI Partners’ meeting will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, on October 23rd and 24th 2012. The meeting will be hosted by ILRI, Kenya. Please visit the QWeCI website for project details, partner information, and regular updates:
www.liv.ac.uk/qweci/ LOCATION:Kapenguria Rd, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya GEO:-1.26509820;36.72123480 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121103 UID:caf25cc80f2d1fadd3681360ccbefa81 SUMMARY:9th International Conference African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The main objective of AARSE 2012 is to bring together scholars and professionals from the African and international community to present latest achievements, discuss challenges and share experiences. The conference program will feature keynote speeches delivered by leading scholars, technical sessions with reports of the latest research outcomes, discussion sessions on operational topics such as capacity building, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), space policy, programmes and projects, as well as commercial exhibitions showing latest products and services in remote sensing and geospatial information technologies. For more information see http://www.aarse2012.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The main objective of AARSE 2012 is to bring together scholars and professionals from the African and international community to present latest achievements, discuss challenges and share experiences. The conference program will feature keynote speeches delivered by leading scholars, technical sessions with reports of the latest research outcomes, discussion sessions on operational topics such as capacity building, Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI), space policy, programmes and projects, as well as commercial exhibitions showing latest products and services in remote sensing and geospatial information technologies.

For more information see http://www.aarse2012.org/ LOCATION: X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121029 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121103 UID:5dfcf9c67f96485e55df03c352e4942c SUMMARY:Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 2012 Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation, jointly organized by the Institute for the Environment and the Water Institute at UNC, will consider drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis. Further information can be found here http://whconference.unc.edu/index.cfm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 2012 Water and Health Conference: Science, Policy and Innovation, jointly organized by the Institute for the Environment and the Water Institute at UNC, will consider drinking water supply, sanitation, hygiene and water resources in both the developing and developed worlds with a strong public health emphasis.

Further information can be found here http://whconference.unc.edu/index.cfm
LOCATION:North Carolina, United States GEO:35.75957310;-79.01929970 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121122 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121124 UID:9be5db794742d18b6bbe9797cc12d936 SUMMARY:CAAST-Net MIRA Workshop on Innovation DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The EU-funded INCO-NETs CAAST-Net (www.caast-net.org), a Network for the Coordination and Advancement of Sub-Saharan Africa-EU Science & Technology Cooperation, and MIRA (www.miraproject.eu), Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action, invite you to attend a unique 2-day event in Cairo-Egypt on the 22-23 November 2012, which will bring together experts, policy makers, and practitioners in research and innovation to reflect on and analyse innovation support mechanisms within their regional context. This workshop will take place through the frame of environment, food security, and health. For Africa and for Europe, a need has been identified for supporting policies and clear strategies that direct research outcomes and innovation towards societal improvement. In Africa, Africa’s Science & Technology Consolidated Plan of Action, and in Europe, the Europe 2020 Strategy, outline priorities for these actions. This workshop will be an opportunity to review existing frameworks and innovation policies, discuss outcomes and impacts of current projects and identify synergies and collaboration opportunities. This CAAST-Net/MIRA joint workshop will examine the linkages between research outputs and innovations and policy. Specifically, the workshop will aim to address following areas for both Africa and Europe: (1) the policy context for research and innovation, (2) the ways in which research outputs can have a meaningful affect on policies and (3) the dynamics of how innovation policies can strengthen the uptake of research results. Themes for the event include: •how to leverage innovation outputs –actively influencing policy •recent and relevant national and regional policies on innovation and how these link to each other Should you have any inquiries concerning the workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us at caastnet.mira@gamil.com X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The EU-funded INCO-NETs CAAST-Net (www.caast-net.org), a Network for the Coordination and Advancement of Sub-Saharan Africa-EU Science & Technology Cooperation, and MIRA (www.miraproject.eu), Mediterranean Innovation and Research Coordination Action, invite you to attend a unique 2-day event in Cairo-Egypt on the 22-23 November 2012, which will bring together experts, policy makers, and practitioners in research and innovation to reflect on and analyse innovation support mechanisms within their regional context. This workshop will take place through the frame of environment, food security, and health.

For Africa and for Europe, a need has been identified for supporting policies and clear strategies that direct research outcomes and innovation towards societal improvement. In Africa, Africa’s Science & Technology Consolidated Plan of Action, and in Europe, the Europe 2020 Strategy, outline priorities for these actions.

This workshop will be an opportunity to review existing frameworks and innovation policies, discuss outcomes and impacts of current projects and identify synergies and collaboration opportunities.

This CAAST-Net/MIRA joint workshop will examine the linkages between research outputs and innovations and policy. Specifically, the workshop will aim to address following areas for both Africa and Europe: (1) the policy context for research and innovation, (2) the ways in which research outputs can have a meaningful affect on policies and (3) the dynamics of how innovation policies can strengthen the uptake of research results.

Themes for the event include:

•how to leverage innovation outputs –actively influencing policy
•recent and relevant national and regional policies on innovation and how these link to each other

Should you have any inquiries concerning the workshop, please do not hesitate to contact us at caastnet.mira@gamil.com LOCATION:Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt GEO:30.04441960;31.23571160 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121208 UID:1927a7805e2a3be58e6e285d02102297 SUMMARY:2012 UN Climate Change Conference, COP 18/CMP 8 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 8th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will take place from Monday, 26 November to Friday, 7 December 2012 at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar. Further information will be posted soon at http://unfccc.int/meetings/doha_nov_2012/meeting/6815.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 8th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will take place from Monday, 26 November to Friday, 7 December 2012 at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Doha, Qatar. Further information will be posted soon at http://unfccc.int/meetings/doha_nov_2012/meeting/6815.php LOCATION:Conference Centre, 923 Doha, Doha, Qatar GEO:25.32701770;51.52818560 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130106 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130111 UID:457128f11fccd9fe377fbc0e36dc7694 SUMMARY:Fourth Conference on Environment and Health - 2013 Annual Meeting of American Meteorological Society DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:In the context of Environment and Health, the goal of Health is to go in-depth into Earth’s influence on human health and well-being. In doing so, we seek to better understand how the atmospheric and oceanic systems exert measurable (positive or negative) impacts; moreover, we are interested in how planetary information feeds into surveillance and preparedness (including adaptation) models and decisions. More information can be found at http://annual.ametsoc.org/2013/index.cfm/programs-and-events/conferences-and-symposia/fourth-conference-on-environment-and-health/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:In the context of Environment and Health, the goal of Health is to go in-depth into Earth’s influence on human health and well-being. In doing so, we seek to better understand how the atmospheric and oceanic systems exert measurable (positive or negative) impacts; moreover, we are interested in how planetary information feeds into surveillance and preparedness (including adaptation) models and decisions.

More information can be found at http://annual.ametsoc.org/2013/index.cfm/programs-and-events/conferences-and-symposia/fourth-conference-on-environment-and-health/ LOCATION:Austin, Texas, United States GEO:30.26715300;-97.74306080 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130307 UID:f89b36fd0aeba80c44265b0138c899e6 SUMMARY:Environmental Health 2013 Science and Policy to Protect Future Generations DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Environmental Health 2013 – Science and Policy to Protect Future Generations will provide a forum for the discussion of most recent scientific results on the interactions of the environment and human health. In a rapidly changing global environment the protection of future generations has become a major goal of national and international politics. Thus this conference will provide a place for translating scientific evidence into strategies to direct future research and policy action. The conference will cover a wide variety of major environment-related health concerns. Further information can be found at http://www.environmentalhealthconference.com/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Environmental Health 2013 – Science and Policy to Protect Future Generations will provide a forum for the discussion of most recent scientific results on the interactions of the environment and human health. In a rapidly changing global environment the protection of future generations has become a major goal of national and international politics. Thus this conference will provide a place for translating scientific evidence into strategies to direct future research and policy action.

The conference will cover a wide variety of major environment-related health concerns.

Further information can be found at http://www.environmentalhealthconference.com/
LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts, United States GEO:42.35843080;-71.05977320 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130321 UID:cf14d2524aff3b1a0e4eea585efb8494 SUMMARY:European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2013 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:About the conference: The European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2013 is an initiative of a number of major European research projects. This will be the first European conference which covers the broad range of issues related to climate change adaptation and follows international conferences in Australia (Gold Coast, Queensland) in 2010 and in the United States (Tucson, Arizona) in 2012. This conference will place a greater emphasis on understanding and assessing adaptation in action under the theme integrating climate into action. European research supported strongly through the various EU Framework Programmes has played a leadership role in furthering the understanding of climate impacts, vulnerability and adaptation and will contribute significantly to the IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) as it did successfully for the AR4. Policymakers at European, national and local levels have been acting on climate adaptation over the past decade, and with greater urgency in the past few years. European business, NGOs and citizens have become engaged in action on adaptation, seeking to integrate climate change into strategies and decisions. International linkages through trade, global policy regimes, development assistance and humanitarian aid also influence European vulnerability and adaptive action. Scope of the conference: The main theme of the conference is integrating climate into action. Major topics to be covered will include: climate vulnerability assessment risk assessment economics of adaptation decision-making under uncertainty governance of adaptation adaptation strategies and planning mainstreaming climate adaptation adaptation cases studies: organisational, sectoral and regional monitoring and measuring adaptation impact and effectiveness studies role of tools and knowledge in adaptation communicating impacts, vulnerability and adaptation For more information see http://eccaconf.eu/index.php/page/Start-2012-04-04 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:About the conference:
The European Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2013 is an initiative of a number of major European research projects. This will be the first European conference which covers the broad range of issues related to climate change adaptation and follows international conferences in Australia (Gold Coast, Queensland) in 2010 and in the United States (Tucson, Arizona) in 2012. This conference will place a greater emphasis on understanding and assessing adaptation in action under the theme integrating climate into action.

European research supported strongly through the various EU Framework Programmes has played a leadership role in furthering the understanding of climate impacts, vulnerability and adaptation and will contribute significantly to the IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5) as it did successfully for the AR4. Policymakers at European, national and local levels have been acting on climate adaptation over the past decade, and with greater urgency in the past few years. European business, NGOs and citizens have become engaged in action on adaptation, seeking to integrate climate change into strategies and decisions. International linkages through trade, global policy regimes, development assistance and humanitarian aid also influence European vulnerability and adaptive action.

Scope of the conference:

The main theme of the conference is integrating climate into action. Major topics to be covered will include:

climate vulnerability assessment
risk assessment
economics of adaptation
decision-making under uncertainty
governance of adaptation
adaptation strategies and planning
mainstreaming climate adaptation
adaptation cases studies: organisational, sectoral and regional
monitoring and measuring adaptation
impact and effectiveness studies
role of tools and knowledge in adaptation
communicating impacts, vulnerability and adaptation

For more information see http://eccaconf.eu/index.php/page/Start-2012-04-04 LOCATION:1 Edmund-Siemers Avenue, 20146 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany GEO:53.56265500;9.98781620 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130327 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130330 UID:9ecfbcfbfeb257b40e282313c4f2abea SUMMARY:4th Annual East African Health & Scientific Conference DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Main theme: Regional health priorities and opportunities: ‘Evidence for Action in the Changing Global Financial Situation’ Opening session on translation of research into policy and practice (a session of politicians, scientists, policy makers, health care providers and development partners) More details to follow. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Main theme:
Regional health priorities and opportunities:
‘Evidence for Action in the Changing Global Financial Situation’
Opening session on translation of research into policy and practice (a session of politicians, scientists, policy makers, health care providers and development partners)

More details to follow. LOCATION:Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda GEO:-1.94388900;30.05944400 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130329 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130330 UID:c6f6bff84cdbd0d0f566ed49c833f448 SUMMARY:Environment and health in Africa (Climate and vector-borne diseases) Symposium DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:This Symposium, one of four at the forthcoming 4th Annual East African Community Health & Scientific Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, brings together researchers at the cutting edge of efforts to understand the relationships between health and environment, and in particular links between climate and vector-borne diseases, in Africa. The Symposium is jointly coordinated by members of the HEALTHY FUTURES (http://www.healthyfutures.eu) and QWeCI (http://www.liv.ac.uk/qweci) research projects. The 4th Annual Health & Scientific Conference targets eastern African health priorities and opportunities in a changing world. Spread over three days, the Conference programme comprises four sub-themes (Maternal and Child Health, Non Communicable Diseases and Trauma, Health Systems Strengthening, and Quality of Health Care) and four symposia (HIV and AIDS, Integrated disease surveillance and disaster preparedness, Environment and health in Africa, and Tobacco control). The confernece proceedings will be compiled and published in the first issue of the newly established East African Journal of Health Research. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This Symposium, one of four at the forthcoming 4th Annual East African Community Health & Scientific Conference in Kigali, Rwanda, brings together researchers at the cutting edge of efforts to understand the relationships between health and environment, and in particular links between climate and vector-borne diseases, in Africa. The Symposium is jointly coordinated by members of the HEALTHY FUTURES (http://www.healthyfutures.eu) and QWeCI (http://www.liv.ac.uk/qweci) research projects.

The 4th Annual Health & Scientific Conference targets eastern African health priorities and opportunities in a changing world. Spread over three days, the Conference programme comprises four sub-themes (Maternal and Child Health, Non Communicable Diseases and Trauma, Health Systems Strengthening, and Quality of Health Care) and four symposia (HIV and AIDS, Integrated disease surveillance and disaster preparedness, Environment and health in Africa, and Tobacco control). The confernece proceedings will be compiled and published in the first issue of the newly established East African Journal of Health Research.
LOCATION:Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda GEO:-1.94388900;30.05944400 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130426 UID:ac40170155541e3725f746d8ade706ae SUMMARY:7th International Conference on the Impact of Environmental Factors on Health DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The interaction between environmental risk and health is often complex and can involve a variety of social, occupational and lifestyle factors. This emphasises the importance of considering an interdisciplinary approach.The conference aims to provide a forum for the dissemination and exchange of information on the diverse aspects of the impact of environmental factors on health across different disciplines. http://www.wessex.ac.uk/13-conferences/environmental-health-risk-2013.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The interaction between environmental risk and health is often complex and can involve a variety of social, occupational and lifestyle factors. This emphasises the importance of considering an interdisciplinary approach.The conference aims to provide a forum for the dissemination and exchange of information on the diverse aspects of the impact of environmental factors on health across different disciplines.

http://www.wessex.ac.uk/13-conferences/environmental-health-risk-2013.html
LOCATION:Budapest, Budapest, Hungary GEO:47.49791200;19.04023500 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130429 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130501 UID:67da34a59dd1bfa89c64df5a0366d6f1 SUMMARY:HEALTHY FUTURES 4th Partners Meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy GEO:45.64952640;13.77681820 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130502 UID:871a0d25d79fc1b27e9d0f138c43a8b4 SUMMARY:HEALTHY FUTURES 3rd Expert Review Panel meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy GEO:45.64952640;13.77681820 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130507 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130510 UID:96eec4989a320650762f098f82633630 SUMMARY:3rd Pan-African Infectious Diseases Conference DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:nfectious diseases remain one of the largest causes of preventable death around the world, with Africa as the focus of many of the most pernicious of them. Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV infections in the world, and also has a large presence of both TB and Malaria. As these diseases are further researched, it is vital for doctors and medical professionals to be on the cutting edge of medicines and practice.he 3rd Pan-African Infectious Diseases Conference will offer delegates a 2 day review designed to provide up-to-date information on diagnosing, treating and preventing a wide range of infectious diseases throughout the African continent. http://www.africahealthexhibition.com/Site-Root/Conference-Centre/Conferences1/Infectious-Diseases/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:nfectious diseases remain one of the largest causes of preventable death around the world, with Africa as the focus of many of the most pernicious of them. Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest rates of HIV infections in the world, and also has a large presence of both TB and Malaria. As these diseases are further researched, it is vital for doctors and medical professionals to be on the cutting edge of medicines and practice.he 3rd Pan-African Infectious Diseases Conference will offer delegates a 2 day review designed to provide up-to-date information on diagnosing, treating and preventing a wide range of infectious diseases throughout the African continent.

http://www.africahealthexhibition.com/Site-Root/Conference-Centre/Conferences1/Infectious-Diseases/ LOCATION:Midrand, Gauteng, South Africa GEO:-25.99917950;28.12629270 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20130509T083000Z DTEND:20130511T093000Z UID:eb2ef61350344e85cc738983b43bb24a SUMMARY:Africa Health DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 2nd Pan-African Infectious Diseases Conference will offer delegates a 2 day review designed to provide up-to-date information on diagnosing, treating and preventing a wide range of common and significant infectious diseases in the African Nations. The themes include Health issues as well as climate change. Further information can be found at http://www.africahealthexhibition.com/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 2nd Pan-African Infectious Diseases Conference will offer delegates a 2 day review designed to provide up-to-date information on diagnosing, treating and preventing a wide range of common and significant infectious diseases in the African Nations. The themes include Health issues as well as climate change.

Further information can be found at http://www.africahealthexhibition.com/ LOCATION:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa GEO:-26.20410280;28.04730510 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130527 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130531 UID:6215ff7e37b9e4d65b9039aa5e5be51a SUMMARY:Impacts World 2013 : International Conference on climate change effects DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Global assessments of climate change impacts are important to inform the policy making process at international, regional, and local levels. Therefore, to ensure that research meets the demands of decision-makers and communities for reliable and timely information, details of climate impacts must be provided at the appropriate geographic scale. Bridging the scales between global and regional impact research and models can go in both directions. http://www.climate-impacts-2013.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Global assessments of climate change impacts are important to inform the policy making process at international, regional, and local levels. Therefore, to ensure that research meets the demands of decision-makers and communities for reliable and timely information, details of climate impacts must be provided at the appropriate geographic scale. Bridging the scales between global and regional impact research and models can go in both directions.

http://www.climate-impacts-2013.org/
LOCATION:Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany GEO:52.39056890;13.06447290 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130617 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130620 UID:653c5061ed63be32b6a7485c44314705 SUMMARY:Global Health and Well-Being: The Social Work Response DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:This conference will focus on defining social work's unique contribution to the multidisciplinary efforts to better understand and address the grand challenges of our world. Through presentation of strong international research and examinations of social programs designed to understand and ameliorate the world's most pressing health and social problems, this conference will contribute to better understanding of the social work profession's contributions to human well-being around the world. http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/continuing.education/socialwork.response.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This conference will focus on defining social work's unique contribution to the multidisciplinary efforts to better understand and address the grand challenges of our world. Through presentation of strong international research and examinations of social programs designed to understand and ameliorate the world's most pressing health and social problems, this conference will contribute to better understanding of the social work profession's contributions to human well-being around the world.

http://www.nyu.edu/socialwork/continuing.education/socialwork.response.html
LOCATION:New York, New York, United States GEO:40.71278370;-74.00594130 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130804 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130810 UID:15ae2176bfe4612ded93cd2ed515e46a SUMMARY:Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Molecular and Cell Biology of Malaria DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Application Deadline Applications for this meeting must be submitted by July 7, 2013. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the Conference Chair if more seats become available due to cancellations. Related Meeting Information The Malaria Gordon Research Conference will be held in conjunction with the Malaria Gordon Research Seminar. Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Please refer to the Malaria GRS web page for more information. The 2013 Malaria Gordon Research Conference in Tuscany, Italy will bring together leading international scientists from diverse disciplines to focus on the "Molecular and Cell Biology of Malaria". The Conference will present the most recent advances on the molecular and cellular aspects of the malaria parasite’s basic biology, immunology, host-parasite-vector interactions and pathogenic mechanisms. The meeting will provide a stimulating forum to discuss cutting edge fundamental and applied research on malaria, with an emphasis on programs that contribute to the development of vaccines and drugs. This Malaria GRC is designed to be a highly interactive meeting that will provide a comprehensive overview of modern molecular malaria research. Invited speakers will be strongly encouraged to present unpublished results and will represent a variety of scientific disciplines, including biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, vaccine research, molecular genetics, structural, cell and systems biology. The format of the meeting will include extensive discussions after each presentation to be led by investigators who are at the forefront of their field. Most recent scientific advances will also be featured through the use of poster sessions and talks selected from submitted abstracts. The Conference will make special efforts to encourage participation by researchers from malaria endemic countries. This meeting offers an excellent opportunity to keep abreast of the most recent developments in both basic and applied research on malaria, and the potential for novel innovations to combat this disease worldwide. It will provide an unique forum for talented early career researchers (graduate students and post-docs) to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas to foster wide ranging collaborations. For more information please visit: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2013&program=malaria X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Application Deadline
Applications for this meeting must be submitted by July 7, 2013. Please apply early, as some meetings become oversubscribed (full) before this deadline. If the meeting is oversubscribed, it will be stated here. Note: Applications for oversubscribed meetings will only be considered by the Conference Chair if more seats become available due to cancellations.
Related Meeting Information
The Malaria Gordon Research Conference will be held in conjunction with the Malaria Gordon Research Seminar. Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Please refer to the Malaria GRS web page for more information.

The 2013 Malaria Gordon Research Conference in Tuscany, Italy will bring together leading international scientists from diverse disciplines to focus on the "Molecular and Cell Biology of Malaria". The Conference will present the most recent advances on the molecular and cellular aspects of the malaria parasite’s basic biology, immunology, host-parasite-vector interactions and pathogenic mechanisms. The meeting will provide a stimulating forum to discuss cutting edge fundamental and applied research on malaria, with an emphasis on programs that contribute to the development of vaccines and drugs.

This Malaria GRC is designed to be a highly interactive meeting that will provide a comprehensive overview of modern molecular malaria research. Invited speakers will be strongly encouraged to present unpublished results and will represent a variety of scientific disciplines, including biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, vaccine research, molecular genetics, structural, cell and systems biology. The format of the meeting will include extensive discussions after each presentation to be led by investigators who are at the forefront of their field. Most recent scientific advances will also be featured through the use of poster sessions and talks selected from submitted abstracts. The Conference will make special efforts to encourage participation by researchers from malaria endemic countries. This meeting offers an excellent opportunity to keep abreast of the most recent developments in both basic and applied research on malaria, and the potential for novel innovations to combat this disease worldwide.

It will provide an unique forum for talented early career researchers (graduate students and post-docs) to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas to foster wide ranging collaborations.

For more information please visit: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2013&program=malaria LOCATION:55051 Castelvecchio Pascoli, Barga, Tuscany, Italy GEO:44.09061680;10.46792360 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130814 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130817 UID:46731cf2a6f3533f829217262e834b62 SUMMARY:National Association of Local Boards of Health 21st Annual Conference DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 2013 Annual NALBOH Conference is designed to provide attendees with information on public health governance functions, engaging citizens, and the role of effective leadership in healthy communities. http://www.nalboh.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 2013 Annual NALBOH Conference is designed to provide attendees with information on public health governance functions, engaging citizens, and the role of effective leadership in healthy communities.

http://www.nalboh.org/
LOCATION:Salt Lake City, Utah, United States GEO:40.76077930;-111.89104740 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130819 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130824 UID:ba7fb0f56259416f6b5401f7716ce6f0 SUMMARY:Environment and Health – Bridging North, South, East and West DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The conference will feature – among other issues – the following key topics: •Linkages between agriculture, environment and diseases of poverty •Assessing exposure to indoor and ambient air pollution, noise, chemicals, toxic waste and electromagnetic fields and evaluating long term health impact •Effect of climate change and climate variability on environment and health •Health impacts of natural resources development and management (e.g. extractive industry, water-resource developments) Further information can be found at http://www.ehbasel13.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The conference will feature – among other issues – the following key topics:
•Linkages between agriculture, environment and diseases of poverty
•Assessing exposure to indoor and ambient air pollution, noise, chemicals, toxic waste and electromagnetic fields and evaluating long term health impact
•Effect of climate change and climate variability on environment and health
•Health impacts of natural resources development and management (e.g. extractive industry, water-resource developments)

Further information can be found at http://www.ehbasel13.org/ LOCATION:Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland GEO:47.56744220;7.59755070 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130821 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130824 UID:7b5fd2bd6a736d5fb6aa181d5e7c3774 SUMMARY:5th International Conference on HealthGIS 2013 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Association of Geoinformation Technology (AgIT) in association with co-organisers Asian Institute of Technology Thailand, and several institutes and organizations, JVGC Japan, UNIGIS, ESRI USA and IRD France is conducting the 5th International Conference on HealthGIS during 21-23 August 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Free Pre-Conference Workshops by world renowned experts will be on 21st August for registered participants. The 4th International Conf. on healthGIS was in New Delhi, India in 2011. It was a resounding success attracting 350+ delegates from more than 25 countries. HealthGIS2013 will stimulate the same enchanting experience as the earlier ones by providing an international forum to the professionals involved in geo-Informatics, Information technology or Health sector to come together to share their expertise and join hands to evolve a strategy to combat health hazards and provide better health care to the people. Doctors and IT Professionals will be face to face and understand each other. Delegates from renowned health organizations such us WHO, UNICEF, CDC-USA, Rockefeller Foundation, Bill and Milinda Gate foundation, UNESCO and many at national levels like MoPH Thailand will be under one roof to interact with all. Themes: Health GIS Database,Healthcare Planning and Management, New Emerging Diseases- Spatial causes and preparedness, Waterborne Diseases, Vector-borne Diseases, Telemedicine, Healthcare Instruments and Technology, Information Technology for better Health Care. Exhibition: There will be exhibition from sponsors on their innovative products. The detail information about the conference are in the website: http://www.healthgis2013.com/ Deadlines: Abstract Submission: 30 May, 2013; Full Paper: 30 June, 2013 Complete Registration for Inclusion of the paper in the proceeding: 30 June, 2013 Proceeding will be published as a book. Selected paper will be published in “International Journal of Geoinformatics”. This will enhance citations and H-Index. International Journal of Geoinformatics is indexed by prestigious indexing services such as SCOPUS, SWETS, EBSCO, British Library, Google Scholar, Geoscience Australia etc. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Association of Geoinformation Technology (AgIT) in association with co-organisers Asian Institute of Technology Thailand, and several institutes and organizations, JVGC Japan, UNIGIS, ESRI USA and IRD France is conducting the 5th International Conference on HealthGIS during 21-23 August 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand. Free Pre-Conference Workshops by world renowned experts will be on 21st August for registered participants. The 4th International Conf. on healthGIS was in New Delhi, India in 2011. It was a resounding success attracting 350+ delegates from more than 25 countries.
HealthGIS2013 will stimulate the same enchanting experience as the earlier ones by providing an international forum to the professionals involved in geo-Informatics, Information technology or Health sector to come together to share their expertise and join hands to evolve a strategy to combat health hazards and provide better health care to the people. Doctors and IT Professionals will be face to face and understand each other. Delegates from renowned health organizations such us WHO, UNICEF, CDC-USA, Rockefeller Foundation, Bill and Milinda Gate foundation, UNESCO and many at national levels like MoPH Thailand will be under one roof to interact with all.

Themes:
Health GIS Database,Healthcare Planning and Management, New Emerging Diseases- Spatial causes and preparedness, Waterborne Diseases, Vector-borne Diseases, Telemedicine, Healthcare Instruments and Technology, Information Technology for better Health Care.

Exhibition:
There will be exhibition from sponsors on their innovative products.
The detail information about the conference are in the website: http://www.healthgis2013.com/

Deadlines:
Abstract Submission: 30 May, 2013; Full Paper: 30 June, 2013
Complete Registration for Inclusion of the paper in the proceeding: 30 June, 2013

Proceeding will be published as a book. Selected paper will be published in “International Journal of Geoinformatics”. This will enhance citations and H-Index. International Journal of Geoinformatics is indexed by prestigious indexing services such as SCOPUS, SWETS, EBSCO, British Library, Google Scholar, Geoscience Australia etc. LOCATION:Bangkok, Thailand GEO:13.72789560;100.52412350 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130907 UID:05f17c3ccfa42ecdb171bdc71aa71e91 SUMMARY:12th International National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR)/Swiss Climate Summer School DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Oeschger Centre and the C2SM of the ETH Zurich strongly promote the education of young researchers. To encourage exchanges between Ph.D. students, Post-Docs and leading climate researchers, we have created, in 2002 the "International NCCR Climate Summer School", which has become a highly appreciated opportunity to share scientific ideas and create cross-disciplinary links. With the conclusion of the NCCR Climate it has been renamed Swiss Climate Summer School. It traditionally takes place in the scenic in Switzerland and consists of keynote lectures, workshops, poster sessions and excursions to research sites. The Summer School is open to young researchers worldwide. Participation is very competitive and limited to a maximum of 70. For more information, please visit http://www.oeschger.unibe.ch/education/summer_school/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Oeschger Centre and the C2SM of the ETH Zurich strongly promote the education of young researchers. To encourage exchanges between Ph.D. students, Post-Docs and leading climate researchers, we have created, in 2002 the "International NCCR Climate Summer School", which has become a highly appreciated opportunity to share scientific ideas and create cross-disciplinary links. With the conclusion of the NCCR Climate it has been renamed Swiss Climate Summer School. It traditionally takes place in the scenic in Switzerland and consists of keynote lectures, workshops, poster sessions and excursions to research sites. The Summer School is open to young researchers worldwide. Participation is very competitive and limited to a maximum of 70.

For more information, please visit http://www.oeschger.unibe.ch/education/summer_school/ LOCATION:Grindelwald, Canton of Bern, Switzerland GEO:46.62489280;8.03095860 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20130910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20130914 UID:4a1deb4f4af319501bd16eece628da75 SUMMARY:8th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2013 (ECTMIH-2013) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:"Incredible improvements in human health have been achieved across the globe in recent decades, and, not surprisingly, our better understanding of interactions between society, economy, environment and health has raised a battery of new questions to answer. Many of these questions will be addressed in the upcoming congress in Copenhagen: 8th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2013 (ECTMIH-2013). The congress will endeavour to look with critical eyes on current achievements in international health with focus on the link between scientific knowledge and practice, as well as to create a forum for interaction with colleagues around the globe and develop ideas for future research." For more information visit, http://www.ectmih2013.dk/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:"Incredible improvements in human health have been achieved across the globe in recent decades, and, not surprisingly, our better understanding of interactions between society, economy, environment and health has raised a battery of new questions to answer.
Many of these questions will be addressed in the upcoming congress in Copenhagen: 8th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, 2013 (ECTMIH-2013). The congress will endeavour to look with critical eyes on current achievements in international health with focus on the link between scientific knowledge and practice, as well as to create a forum for interaction with colleagues around the globe and develop ideas for future research."

For more information visit, http://www.ectmih2013.dk/ LOCATION:Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark GEO:55.67609680;12.56833710 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131005 UID:5003c6635d2ae61592ac91f403f4bfe3 SUMMARY:Science for the Environment conference DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The conference's purpose is to provide input to the European Commission on the future research needs in Horizon 2020. We are calling for abstracts within the three major themes: Climate action: mitigation and adaptation Resource efficiency: natural resources, ecosystems, raw materials Green economy: eco-innovation Why should you attend? To show how your field of research can support solutions of the grand challenges facing society To help shape the future European Research Agenda in Horizon 2020 To meet potential partners for future Horizon 2020 calls The Conference is being organised by Aarhus University together with the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER). For more information visit http://dce-conference.au.dk/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The conference's purpose is to provide input to the European Commission on the future research needs in Horizon 2020. We are calling for abstracts within the three major themes:

Climate action: mitigation and adaptation
Resource efficiency: natural resources, ecosystems, raw materials
Green economy: eco-innovation

Why should you attend?

To show how your field of research can support solutions of the grand challenges facing society
To help shape the future European Research Agenda in Horizon 2020
To meet potential partners for future Horizon 2020 calls

The Conference is being organised by Aarhus University together with the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER).

For more information visit http://dce-conference.au.dk/ LOCATION:Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark GEO:56.16293900;10.20392100 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131006 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131012 UID:15e95b67ed5689e63ac15cb7acf61299 SUMMARY:6th MIM Pan-African Malaria Conference DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The MIM conference is the largest gathering of the malaria community and therefore provides the ideal opportunity to showcase novel findings, innovations and ground breaking research. Since the first MIM conference in Senegal 1997, the global face of malaria has changed considerably, with malaria elimination now a viable option in many African countries. To highlight this paradigm shift, the conference is appropriately themed: “Moving towards malaria elimination: Investing in research and control” and has both plenary sessions and symposia dedicated to this topic. The conference will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in scenic Durban from the 6th to 11th October 2013. As Durban is a popular tourist destination there is ample accommodation particularly along Durban’s newly re-vamped beachfront area, which is in close proximity to the ICC. We look forward to welcoming you to the 6th MIM conference and Durban! Important dates First Call for Abstracts 01 February 2013 Abstract Submission Opens 15 February 2013 Early Registration Opens 01 March 2013 Second Call for Abstracts 01 April 2013 Abstract Submission Closes 30 June 2013 Travel Award Closes 30 June 2013 Late Registration Opens 01 August 2013 For more information visit http://mim2013.mrc.ac.za/index.htm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The MIM conference is the largest gathering of the malaria community and therefore provides the ideal opportunity to showcase novel findings, innovations and ground breaking research. Since the first MIM conference in Senegal 1997, the global face of malaria has changed considerably, with malaria elimination now a viable option in many African countries. To highlight this paradigm shift, the conference is appropriately themed: “Moving towards malaria elimination: Investing in research and control” and has both plenary sessions and symposia dedicated to this topic.

The conference will be held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) in scenic Durban from the 6th to 11th October 2013. As Durban is a popular tourist destination there is ample accommodation particularly along Durban’s newly re-vamped beachfront area, which is in close proximity to the ICC. We look forward to welcoming you to the 6th MIM conference and Durban!

Important dates
First Call for Abstracts 01 February 2013
Abstract Submission Opens 15 February 2013
Early Registration Opens 01 March 2013
Second Call for Abstracts 01 April 2013
Abstract Submission Closes 30 June 2013
Travel Award Closes 30 June 2013
Late Registration Opens 01 August 2013

For more information visit http://mim2013.mrc.ac.za/index.htm LOCATION:45 Bram Fischer Road, 4001 Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa GEO:-29.85401240;31.03005840 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131014 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131018 UID:013177e355faa9883832d720a1e969b7 SUMMARY:11th African Crop Science Society conference 2013 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The African Crop Science Society (ACSS), established in 1993 to encourage crop production and food security in the Africa continent, is a society for researchers, producers, business people and technicians around the world. The ACSS organizes one international conference in every odd year in one of the African countries. The overall goal of the conference is to promote the active exchange of crop sciences information, innovation, and new ideas. Usually, it is attended by experts and distinguished keynote speakers and eminent scientists from Africa and of the entire globe. The General Assembly of the ACSS held in Maputo, Mozambique, on 2011, decided that the 11th conference will be held in Yaounde, Cameroon, the first Central African country to host an ACSS conference. Therefore, on behalf of the ACCS council, the Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to welcome you to join us in this unique scientific experience. More information can be found at http://www.acss.ws/News.aspx?id=293 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The African Crop Science Society (ACSS), established in 1993 to encourage crop production and food security in the Africa continent, is a society for researchers, producers, business people and technicians around the world. The ACSS organizes one international conference in every odd year in one of the African countries. The overall goal of the conference is to promote the active exchange of crop sciences information, innovation, and new ideas. Usually, it is attended by experts and distinguished keynote speakers and eminent scientists from Africa and of the entire globe.

The General Assembly of the ACSS held in Maputo, Mozambique, on 2011, decided that the 11th conference will be held in Yaounde, Cameroon, the first Central African country to host an ACSS conference. Therefore, on behalf of the ACCS council, the Conference Organizing Committee is pleased to welcome you to join us in this unique scientific experience.

More information can be found at http://www.acss.ws/News.aspx?id=293 LOCATION:Yaounde, Central, Cameroon GEO:3.86666700;11.51666700 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131015 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131019 UID:26e99bd2313e8f99be64224f89839764 SUMMARY:Africa Climate Conference 2013 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Africa is the continent most vulnerable to current climate variability and extremes and the one most likely to suffer adverse effects of climate change. Adaptation policies and actions will be most effective if based on the best possible knowledge concerning current and future climate. To achieve this, we must fill the large gaps in our understanding of African climate through scientific research, and ensure that climate research outputs are communicated in a form that is useful and accessible to decision makers. The Africa Climate Conference 2013, organized under the auspices of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the African Climate Policy Center (ACPC), will bring together decision-makers and climate researchers, scientists and practitioners from Africa and around the world, to jointly: 1) identify the state of knowledge on the African climate system, recognizing current gaps in climate knowledge; 2) define and drive an African agenda for future climate research that will inform adaptation decisions out to the mid- to end 21st Century.; 3) develop a framework for mainstreaming climate information into decision making, as well as a network of experts who evaluate and interpret this knowledge for practical applications in areas such as agriculture ad food production, water resources management, climate risk management and adaptation planning, etc. The expected outcome from the Conference is a set of concrete research proposals to address the critical gaps in our knowledge of the African climate system, led by regional and national institutions and experts, to provide science-based climate knowledge that will inform decision-making out to the mid- to end 21st Century in Africa in the many sectors affected by climate variability and change. For more information, please visit http://www.climdev-africa.org/acc2013 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Africa is the continent most vulnerable to current climate variability and extremes and the one most likely to suffer adverse effects of climate change. Adaptation policies and actions will be most effective if based on the best possible knowledge concerning current and future climate. To achieve this, we must fill the large gaps in our understanding of African climate through scientific research, and ensure that climate research outputs are communicated in a form that is useful and accessible to decision makers.

The Africa Climate Conference 2013, organized under the auspices of the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) and the African Climate Policy Center (ACPC), will bring together decision-makers and climate researchers, scientists and practitioners from Africa and around the world, to jointly: 1) identify the state of knowledge on the African climate system, recognizing current gaps in climate knowledge; 2) define and drive an African agenda for future climate research that will inform adaptation decisions out to the mid- to end 21st Century.; 3) develop a framework for mainstreaming climate information into decision making, as well as a network of experts who evaluate and interpret this knowledge for practical applications in areas such as agriculture ad food production, water resources management, climate risk management and adaptation planning, etc. The expected outcome from the Conference is a set of concrete research proposals to address the critical gaps in our knowledge of the African climate system, led by regional and national institutions and experts, to provide science-based climate knowledge that will inform decision-making out to the mid- to end 21st Century in Africa in the many sectors affected by climate variability and change.

For more information, please visit http://www.climdev-africa.org/acc2013 LOCATION:Arusha, Arusha, Tanzania GEO:-3.37230100;36.69441360 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131021 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131024 UID:70babd5f29b20704fbc65a84d3855f0c SUMMARY:3rd Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa (CCDA-III) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:ClimDev-Africa is a consortium of key African development institutions including the United Nations Economic Commission (UNECA), the African Union Commission (AUC) and African Development Bank (AfDB). The theme of this year’s Conference is: Africa on the run: can the opportunities from climate change spring the continent to transformative development? The Conference will address 4 sub -themes that aim to share experiences and disseminate research results and assess how Africa is coping with impacts of climate change. It will also seek ways of strengthening Africa’s ability to take opportunities from climate change to better prepare the continent for transformative development. http://climdev-africa.org/ccda3 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:ClimDev-Africa is a consortium of key African development institutions including the United Nations Economic Commission (UNECA), the African Union Commission (AUC) and African Development Bank (AfDB). The theme of this year’s Conference is: Africa on the run: can the opportunities from climate change spring the continent to transformative development? The Conference will address 4 sub -themes that aim to share experiences and disseminate research results and assess how Africa is coping with impacts of climate change. It will also seek ways of strengthening Africa’s ability to take opportunities from climate change to better prepare the continent for transformative development.

http://climdev-africa.org/ccda3 LOCATION: X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131026 UID:16cb2f99bc8a7f25146f69daa310c9ab SUMMARY:HEALTHY FUTURES 'Malaria and Climate Change' stakeholder meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Kampala, Central Region, Uganda GEO:0.31361100;32.58111100 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131028 UID:8937599149c0f0d3c4d589a0062b803d SUMMARY:XV. Humanitarian Congress Berlin DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Humanitarian Congress Berlin is an international platform for exchanging information, experiences and ideas of humanitarian aid. Each year the Congress brings together experts from medical, humanitarian and international organisations, politics, media as well as a large number of students from different areas of study. With around 650 participants and speakers from around the world in 2011, the Humanitarian Congress has established itself, in the course of its existence, as an important forum in the world of humanitarian aid. The congress offers a unique mix of medical and political keynote speeches and debates. Besides that, a number of workshops inform about the most recent (medical and logistical) developments in humanitarian assistance. For more information visit: http://www.humanitarian-congress-berlin.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Humanitarian Congress Berlin is an international platform for exchanging information, experiences and ideas of humanitarian aid. Each year the Congress brings together experts from medical, humanitarian and international organisations, politics, media as well as a large number of students from different areas of study.
With around 650 participants and speakers from around the world in 2011, the Humanitarian Congress has established itself, in the course of its existence, as an important forum in the world of humanitarian aid. The congress offers a unique mix of medical and political keynote speeches and debates. Besides that, a number of workshops inform about the most recent (medical and logistical) developments in humanitarian assistance.

For more information visit: http://www.humanitarian-congress-berlin.org/
LOCATION:Berlin, Berlin, Germany GEO:52.52000660;13.40495400 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131109 UID:5eb57d8d409baa9669ddbf68ad7faf8b SUMMARY:3rd ICTP-AAU collaborative workshops on East African regional climate and impact modelling DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Following the success of the first two ICTP-AAU collaborative workshops on East African regional climate and impact modelling, Addis Ababa University and the Earth System Physics Section of ICTP are organizing the third workshop to provide lectures and laboratory classes on climate and impact modelling. The workshop in particular will focus on the following themes: - The use and uncertainty of remote-sensing observational datasets - Climate variability and climate change on various time scales - Theory and use of regional climate models for downscaling seasonal forecasts from major climate prediction centers and long term climate projections from CMIP5 datasets - Uses of GIS modelling tools in climate and impacts research - Health impacts using dynamical (VECTRI) and statistical modelling with a particular focus on malaria and dengue - Evaluation and prediction of vegetation: challenges and opportunities of modeling under evolving climate conditions The programme lasts two weeks, with lectures and talks given in the mornings and laboratory classes in the afternoons. The themes of vegetation and health impact modelling will be taught in parallel sessions, with the participants free to select their preferred research activity. Who Should Apply: Attendance is open to scientists and graduate students working in the area of East African climate and climate impact modelling specifically on health or agriculture. Limited funds are available to support participants from Greater horn of Africa. Participants will have a chance to present their own research in a poster session during the workshop. Participation: The workshop will be conducted in English. No registration fee is required. The on-line application form can be accessed via the ICTP activity agenda page at: http://cdsagenda5.ictp.trieste.it/full_display.php?ida=a12237 Contact Information: Phone: +39 040 2240 374 E-mail: smr2514@ictp.it X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Following the success of the first two ICTP-AAU collaborative workshops on East African regional climate and impact modelling, Addis Ababa University and the Earth System Physics Section of ICTP are organizing the third workshop to provide lectures and laboratory classes on climate and impact modelling.
The workshop in particular will focus on the following themes:
- The use and uncertainty of remote-sensing observational datasets
- Climate variability and climate change on various time scales
- Theory and use of regional climate models for downscaling seasonal forecasts from major climate prediction centers and long term climate projections from CMIP5 datasets
- Uses of GIS modelling tools in climate and impacts research
- Health impacts using dynamical (VECTRI) and statistical modelling with a particular focus on malaria and dengue
- Evaluation and prediction of vegetation: challenges and opportunities of modeling under evolving climate conditions

The programme lasts two weeks, with lectures and talks given in the mornings and laboratory classes in the afternoons. The themes of vegetation and health impact modelling will be taught in parallel sessions, with the participants free to select their preferred research activity.

Who Should Apply:
Attendance is open to scientists and graduate students working in the area of East African climate and climate impact modelling specifically on health or agriculture. Limited funds are available to support participants from Greater horn of Africa. Participants will have a chance to present their own research in a poster session during the workshop.

Participation:
The workshop will be conducted in English. No registration fee is required.
The on-line application form can be accessed via the ICTP activity agenda page at:
http://cdsagenda5.ictp.trieste.it/full_display.php?ida=a12237

Contact Information:
Phone: +39 040 2240 374 E-mail: smr2514@ictp.it LOCATION:Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia GEO:8.98060340;38.75776050 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131102 UID:7c5ed22bfa5f15be7efa9b9a8ffea153 SUMMARY:The Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2013 Congress DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The biennial Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2013 Congress series provides a unique and accessible platform for African local governments, their associations, national governments, scientists and experts, NGO’s, development partners and business to engage on the complex issues and innovative solutions related to urbanisation in Africa through the context of climate resilience. http://locs4africa.iclei.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The biennial Local Climate Solutions for Africa 2013 Congress series provides a unique and accessible platform for African local governments, their associations, national governments, scientists and experts, NGO’s, development partners and business to engage on the complex issues and innovative solutions related to urbanisation in Africa through the context of climate resilience.

http://locs4africa.iclei.org/ LOCATION: X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131109 UID:22cb06191c32b4f82cf91731e70862f7 SUMMARY:GSDI World Conference (GSDI 14) and AfricaGIS 2013 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:AfricaGIS is the largest regularly occurring GIS conference in Africa with participants from the entirety of the continent. The GSDI World Conference has built a reputation for excellence in content and moves across the globe to offer geospatial specialists in all parts of the world opportunities to better exchange ideas and learn from global peers in building spatial data infrastructure. This joint conference offers numerous opportunities for oral presentations and refereed and non-refereed publication outlets. We invite presentations covering the full range of practice, development and research experiences that advance the practice and theory of spatially enabling citizens, government, and industry. The conference theme is Spatial Enablement in Support of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction. This call supports two primary forms of publication: (1) a conference proceedings containing abstracts for all accepted submissions and refereed and non-refereed full papers, and (2) a pre-conference published book containing fully refereed articles. The tentative title is Spatial Enablement in Support of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction: Research, Development and Education Perspectives. The book will be published as a fully refereed open access book in various eReader formats. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for Submission of Abstracts:15 May 2013 Deadline for Submission of Full Papers for Refereed Outlets: 15 May 2013 Deadline for Submission of Full Papers for Non-refereed Outlet: 1 Sept 2013 Deadline for Full Conference Registration Payment for All Presenters15 Sept 2013 Conference Dates: 4-8 Nov 2013 IMPORTANT LINKS Joint Conference Call for Abstracts and Papers: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdiconf/gsdi14/papercall.html Conference Website: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdi14 Past GSDI World Conference Proceedings: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdiConferences Past open access Books affiliated with the conference: http://www.gsdi.org/openaccessbooks Other Important Dates: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdiconf/gsdi14/dates.html We look forward to seeing you in Addis Ababa in November 2013! Primary organizers and hosts of this conference include the GSDI Association, EIS-Africa, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, EiABC - Addis Ababa University, and the International Geospatial Society. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:AfricaGIS is the largest regularly occurring GIS conference in Africa with participants from the entirety of the continent. The GSDI World Conference has built a reputation for excellence in content and moves across the globe to offer geospatial specialists in all parts of the world opportunities to better exchange ideas and learn from global peers in building spatial data infrastructure.

This joint conference offers numerous opportunities for oral presentations and refereed and non-refereed publication outlets. We invite presentations covering the full range of practice, development and research experiences that advance the practice and theory of spatially enabling citizens, government, and industry. The conference theme is Spatial Enablement in Support of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction.

This call supports two primary forms of publication:

(1) a conference proceedings containing abstracts for all accepted submissions and refereed and non-refereed full papers, and

(2) a pre-conference published book containing fully refereed articles. The tentative title is Spatial Enablement in Support of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction: Research, Development and Education Perspectives. The book will be published as a fully refereed open access book in various eReader formats.

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for Submission of Abstracts:15 May 2013 Deadline for Submission of Full Papers for Refereed Outlets: 15 May 2013 Deadline for Submission of Full Papers for Non-refereed Outlet: 1 Sept 2013
Deadline for Full Conference Registration Payment for All Presenters15 Sept 2013
Conference Dates: 4-8 Nov 2013

IMPORTANT LINKS
Joint Conference Call for Abstracts and Papers: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdiconf/gsdi14/papercall.html
Conference Website: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdi14 Past GSDI World Conference Proceedings: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdiConferences
Past open access Books affiliated with the conference: http://www.gsdi.org/openaccessbooks
Other Important Dates: http://www.gsdi.org/gsdiconf/gsdi14/dates.html

We look forward to seeing you in Addis Ababa in November 2013!

Primary organizers and hosts of this conference include the GSDI Association, EIS-Africa, the UN Economic Commission for Africa, EiABC - Addis Ababa University, and the International Geospatial Society.
LOCATION:Menelik II Ave, Addis Ababa, Oromia, Ethiopia GEO:9.01476100;38.76494700 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131108 UID:e70c4ebc23c9fab986de40a1d448b323 SUMMARY:International Conference on Regional Climate - CORDEX 2013 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The International Conference on Regional Climate - CORDEX 2013 brings together the international community of regional climate scientists to present and discuss results from WCRP regional climate studies, with a particular emphasis on the CORDEX initiative. The first day of the meeting will feature two important pre-conference events: a High Level Session with the participation of the European Commissioners for Research & Innovation and for Climate Action where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presents key findings from the IPCC Working Group I contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. This will be followed by a Stakeholder Dialogue focusing on how science-based regional climate information can best serve the needs of regional decision-makers. Both events are open to all the conference participants. - The second segment of the conference over the following three days is organized around the key scientific results from CORDEX Phase I. A discussion on future priority research areas for the next phase of CORDEX, of other WCRP regional climate initiatives and of major funding programmes – such as the EU FP7 and the future Horizon2020 - will also take place, taking into account the recommendations from the first segment of the conference. For further information please visit http://cordex2013.wcrp-climate.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The International Conference on Regional Climate - CORDEX 2013 brings together the international community of regional climate scientists to present and discuss results from WCRP regional climate studies, with a particular emphasis on the CORDEX initiative.

The first day of the meeting will feature two important pre-conference events: a High Level Session with the participation of the European Commissioners for Research & Innovation and for Climate Action where the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presents key findings from the IPCC Working Group I contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis. This will be followed by a Stakeholder Dialogue focusing on how science-based regional climate information can best serve the needs of regional decision-makers. Both events are open to all the conference participants.

- The second segment of the conference over the following three days is organized around the key scientific results from CORDEX Phase I. A discussion on future priority research areas for the next phase of CORDEX, of other WCRP regional climate initiatives and of major funding programmes – such as the EU FP7 and the future Horizon2020 - will also take place, taking into account the recommendations from the first segment of the conference.

For further information please visit http://cordex2013.wcrp-climate.org/ LOCATION:Brussels, Brussels, Belgium GEO:50.85033960;4.35171030 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131111 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131123 UID:238d2532f4090fd9cab267e507f9f9fc SUMMARY:COP19/CMP9 UN Climate Change Conference Warsaw DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 9th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will take place from 11 to 22 November. The conference will be held at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland. http://www.cop19.gov.pl/home X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 19th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC and the 9th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol will take place from 11 to 22 November. The conference will be held at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland.

http://www.cop19.gov.pl/home LOCATION:Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland GEO:52.22967560;21.01222870 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131121 UID:591aca9073a5d984dae828de8f18a550 SUMMARY:2nd GRF One Health Summit DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 2nd GRF One Health Summit will further explore, advance and agree on the need for a global integrative risk management approach for One Health. Furthermore, the conference will identify ways to achieve added value by multi-sectorial and multi-stakeholder cooperation and promote enhanced public-private partnership models for risk-based financing tools. The findings of the conference shall be used to make recommendations on policy and organisational changes and stimulate a more efficient collaboration between stakeholders. For more information, please visit http://onehealth.grforum.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 2nd GRF One Health Summit will further explore, advance and agree on the need for a global integrative risk management approach for One Health. Furthermore, the conference will identify ways to achieve added value by multi-sectorial and multi-stakeholder cooperation and promote enhanced public-private partnership models for risk-based financing tools. The findings of the conference shall be used to make recommendations on policy and organisational changes and stimulate a more efficient collaboration between stakeholders.

For more information, please visit http://onehealth.grforum.org/ LOCATION:Davos, Grisons, Switzerland GEO:46.80012040;9.83088960 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131127 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131130 UID:f19d2d853a196ebc25f4f1a9b7954a79 SUMMARY:International Conference on Climate Change, Water and Disaster in Mountainous Areas DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:This conference is organized by the Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists, SOHAM-Nepal. It will focus on climate change, water and disaster in mountainous areas, and address the following topics: climate change and implications on society, hydrological regimes and water in mountainous countries; hydrometeorological response to mountainous ecosystems; water and renewable energy; disaster risk reduction (DRR); traditional and modern knowledge for water resources management; transboundary issues on water resources; and adaptation strategies For more information, please visit http://www.soham.org.np/pdf/international-conference.pdf X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This conference is organized by the Society of Hydrologists and Meteorologists, SOHAM-Nepal. It will focus on climate change, water and disaster in mountainous areas, and address the following topics: climate change and implications on society, hydrological regimes and water in mountainous countries; hydrometeorological response to mountainous ecosystems; water and renewable energy; disaster risk reduction (DRR); traditional and modern knowledge for water resources management; transboundary issues on water resources; and adaptation strategies

For more information, please visit http://www.soham.org.np/pdf/international-conference.pdf LOCATION:44600 Kathmandu, Central Region, Nepal GEO:27.70000000;85.33333300 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20131204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20131207 UID:1d465355ba714f40386f634488cfb091 SUMMARY:3rd International Conference on Climate Services (ICCS 3) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The third International Conference on Climate Services will explore constraints to scaling up climate services, paying specific attention to issues of drought monitoring, coastal management, and climate and health interventions. The conference will also provide an opportunity for updates of a variety of projects and contribute to the development of the CSP workplan. For more information, please visit http://www.climate-services.org/event/international-conference-climate-services X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The third International Conference on Climate Services will explore constraints to scaling up climate services, paying specific attention to issues of drought monitoring, coastal management, and climate and health interventions. The conference will also provide an opportunity for updates of a variety of projects and contribute to the development of the CSP workplan.

For more information, please visit http://www.climate-services.org/event/international-conference-climate-services LOCATION:Montego Bay, Saint James Parish, Jamaica GEO:18.46666700;-77.91666700 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140208 UID:3c9ef42cd51adb177c9e2241d3a27e02 SUMMARY:The Science of Malaria Eradication DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Science of Malaria Eradication Scientific Organizers: Pedro L. Alonso, Chetan E. Chitnis and Lee Hall February 2—7, 2014 Fiesta Americana, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico Organized in collaboration with MESA — Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance. Part of the Keystone Symposia Global Health Series, travel awards supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. DEADLINES: Global Health Travel Award Deadline: Sep 3, 2013 [details] Scholarship Deadline: Sep 30, 2013 [details] Discounted Abstract Deadline: Sep 30, 2013 [details] Abstract Deadline: Nov 4, 2013 [details] Discounted Registration Deadline: Dec 3, 2013 [details] For more information visit http://www.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=web.Meeting.Program&meetingid=1291 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Science of Malaria Eradication
Scientific Organizers: Pedro L. Alonso, Chetan E. Chitnis and Lee Hall
February 2—7, 2014 Fiesta Americana, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Organized in collaboration with MESA — Malaria Eradication Scientific Alliance. Part of the Keystone Symposia Global Health Series, travel awards supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

DEADLINES:
Global Health Travel Award Deadline: Sep 3, 2013 [details]
Scholarship Deadline: Sep 30, 2013 [details]
Discounted Abstract Deadline: Sep 30, 2013 [details]
Abstract Deadline: Nov 4, 2013 [details]
Discounted Registration Deadline: Dec 3, 2013 [details]

For more information visit http://www.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=web.Meeting.Program&meetingid=1291 LOCATION:Calle 60, 97000 Merida, Yucatán, Mexico GEO:20.98655500;-89.61989520 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140207 UID:745086cd878ebefca8b6dcbd42f4aed1 SUMMARY:5th Biennial C40 Mayors Summit DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is hosting this three-day summit to convene mayors from the world’s largest cities with hundreds of urban and climate change leaders for a series of roundtable discussions and working sessions focused on greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements and climate adaptation. For more information please visit: http://www.c40.org/c40events/johannesburg-to-host-2014-mayors-summit X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) is hosting this three-day summit to convene mayors from the world’s largest cities with hundreds of urban and climate change leaders for a series of roundtable discussions and working sessions focused on greenhouse gas (GHG) measurements and climate adaptation.

For more information please visit: http://www.c40.org/c40events/johannesburg-to-host-2014-mayors-summit LOCATION:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa GEO:-26.20410280;28.04730510 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140226 UID:5f02028550c75d34cf38f60e8f4a7f67 SUMMARY:HEALTHY FUTURES Stakeholder Engagement Workshop DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Further details to be announced X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Further details to be announced LOCATION:Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya GEO:-1.29206590;36.82194620 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140226 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140228 UID:4c574cd11e5ad216540005603f6ceb99 SUMMARY:HEALTHY FUTURES 5th Partners Meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya GEO:-1.29206590;36.82194620 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140301 UID:57d1d301c7071799a1e285b6e7ac00ef SUMMARY:Deadline: Call for Session Chair - Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases conference DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:For more details see: http://www.climatechange-vbdconference2014.nur.ac.rw/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:For more details see: http://www.climatechange-vbdconference2014.nur.ac.rw/ LOCATION:Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda GEO:-1.94388900;30.05944400 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140301 UID:afd7e6f68ac03b81a9d74ccb5f152c81 SUMMARY:HEALTHY FUTURES 4th Expert Review Panel meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya GEO:-1.29206590;36.82194620 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140313 UID:4a6b48b670ba887093e3d49c9f8b381d SUMMARY:Adaptation Frontiers: Conference on European Climate Change Adaptation Research and Practice DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The conference aims to share the results of 10 years of European cooperation in climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation research, and to pave the way for the development of new research in support of climate change adaptation in Europe in the next decade. Abstracts for oral presentation must be submitted in English and have a limit of 3 000 characters.The abstracts will be evaluated and selected by the conference Scientific Committee. Authors can submit a maximum of two abstracts and it will need to be linked in one of the following 12 themes: Vulnerable sectors: I. Agriculture and Forests II. Coastal areas, marine biodiversity and fisheries III. Terrestrial biodiversity, ecosystems and nature conservation IV. Water resources and management V. Health and Urban areas VI. Economics, financial instruments and insurance Crosscutting themes: VII. Uncertainty and decision-making VIII. Climate modeling, observations and scenarios: user needs for adaptation IX. Adaptation strategies, adaptation monitoring, evaluation and indicators X. Knowledge sharing and science-practice interactions XI. Climate adaptation services XII. Transition societal transformation, ethics, values and equity Deadlines: Abstracts submission: 25th September to 25th November 2013 Acceptance of abstracts: 20th December 2013 Registration: 20th December 2013 to 20th January 2014 http://www.adaptationfrontiers.eu X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The conference aims to share the results of 10 years of European cooperation in climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation research, and to pave the way for the development of new research in support of climate change adaptation in Europe in the next decade.

Abstracts for oral presentation must be submitted in English and have a limit of 3 000 characters.The abstracts will be evaluated and selected by the conference Scientific Committee. Authors can submit a maximum of two abstracts and it will need to be linked in one of the following 12 themes:

Vulnerable sectors:
I. Agriculture and Forests
II. Coastal areas, marine biodiversity and fisheries
III. Terrestrial biodiversity, ecosystems and nature conservation
IV. Water resources and management
V. Health and Urban areas
VI. Economics, financial instruments and insurance

Crosscutting themes:
VII. Uncertainty and decision-making
VIII. Climate modeling, observations and scenarios: user needs for adaptation
IX. Adaptation strategies, adaptation monitoring, evaluation and indicators
X. Knowledge sharing and science-practice interactions
XI. Climate adaptation services
XII. Transition societal transformation, ethics, values and equity

Deadlines:

Abstracts submission: 25th September to 25th November 2013

Acceptance of abstracts: 20th December 2013

Registration: 20th December 2013 to 20th January 2014

http://www.adaptationfrontiers.eu LOCATION:Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal GEO:38.72225240;-9.13933660 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140310 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140315 UID:11be5d58add3c86c08906917f64e6cd9 SUMMARY:UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) will hold the fourth part of its second session from 10 to 14 March 2014 in Bonn, Germany. http://unfccc.int/meetings/bonn_mar_2014/meeting/7979.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) will hold the fourth part of its second session from 10 to 14 March 2014 in Bonn, Germany.

http://unfccc.int/meetings/bonn_mar_2014/meeting/7979.php LOCATION:Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany GEO:50.73743000;7.09820680 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140402 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140404 UID:c62141beca20a322c47d031facd7e1c7 SUMMARY:Africa-EU Summit DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:http://www.africa-eu-partnership.org/newsroom/events/africa-eu-summit X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:http://www.africa-eu-partnership.org/newsroom/events/africa-eu-summit LOCATION:Brussels, Brussels, Belgium GEO:50.85033960;4.35171030 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140427 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140503 UID:027af8405ca98a2e015361dee9a26aab SUMMARY:European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2014 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The EGU General Assembly 2014 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Especially for young scientists, it is the aim of the EGU to provide a forum where they can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcome you in Vienna! http://www.egu2014.eu X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The EGU General Assembly 2014 will bring together geoscientists from all over the world into one meeting covering all disciplines of the Earth, planetary and space sciences. Especially for young scientists, it is the aim of the EGU to provide a forum where they can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts in all fields of geosciences. The EGU is looking forward to cordially welcome you in Vienna!

http://www.egu2014.eu LOCATION:Vienna, Vienna, Austria GEO:48.20817430;16.37381890 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140501 UID:b0f63abeeec5ec2d31c553f0936194d2 SUMMARY:Deadline: Call for Abstracts - Climate Change and Vector-Borne Diseases conference DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:For more information see: http://www.climatechange-vbdconference2014.nur.ac.rw/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:For more information see: http://www.climatechange-vbdconference2014.nur.ac.rw/ LOCATION:Kigali, Kigali, Rwanda GEO:-1.94388900;30.05944400 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140504 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140509 UID:e566d2aff241f705b11465b650a2ff0a SUMMARY:Resilience 2014: Third International Science and policy conference on the resilience of social and ecological systems DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The objective of Resilience 2014 is to explore and reinforce the multiple links between resilience thinking and development issues. The concepts of Adaptation, Transformation and Development are central and common to several research communities, including Resilience in social and ecological systems, Ecological Economics, Environmental Change, Farming Systems (among others). Focusing on resilience – the capacity to deal with change and continue to develop – but firmly rooted in the belief that a diversity of approaches can inform each other, the conference will offer the opportunity to articulate and debate their specific paradigms, concepts and methodologies. Complex problems require a diversity of approaches that can inform each other, generate a constructive debate, and eventually lead to more suitable solutions. The term resilience is being used more widely in policy circles and policy debates, yet these meanings may be at odds with scientific interpretations of resilience that emphasize change and transformation. During this conference the diverse perspectives on resilience held by representatives from government, large international organizations, the business sector and other major actors from various countries will add to the academic debate on the challenges facing social development. See more at http://www.resilience2014.org X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The objective of Resilience 2014 is to explore and reinforce the multiple links between resilience thinking and development issues. The concepts of Adaptation, Transformation and Development are central and common to several research communities, including Resilience in social and ecological systems, Ecological Economics, Environmental Change, Farming Systems (among others). Focusing on resilience – the capacity to deal with change and continue to develop – but firmly rooted in the belief that a diversity of approaches can inform each other, the conference will offer the opportunity to articulate and debate their specific paradigms, concepts and methodologies. Complex problems require a diversity of approaches that can inform each other, generate a constructive debate, and eventually lead to more suitable solutions. The term resilience is being used more widely in policy circles and policy debates, yet these meanings may be at odds with scientific interpretations of resilience that emphasize change and transformation. During this conference the diverse perspectives on resilience held by representatives from government, large international organizations, the business sector and other major actors from various countries will add to the academic debate on the challenges facing social development.

See more at http://www.resilience2014.org
LOCATION:Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon, France GEO:43.61076900;3.87671600 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140516 UID:f86f3c5ed813f4aa527d53de95e09610 SUMMARY:3rd International Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2014 (Adaptation Futures 2014) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Third International Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2014 (Adaptation Futures 2014) will be the nexus between the research community and the users of climate change adaptation information at regional and global scale. The conference will focus on climate impacts and adaptation options. It will bring together scientists and decision makers, and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share research approaches, methods and results. It will explore the way forward in a world where impacts are increasingly observable and adaptation actions are increasingly required. For further information visit http://adaptationfutures2014.ccst.inpe.br X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Third International Climate Change Adaptation Conference 2014 (Adaptation Futures 2014) will be the nexus between the research community and the users of climate change adaptation information at regional and global scale.
The conference will focus on climate impacts and adaptation options. It will bring together scientists and decision makers, and practitioners from developed and developing countries to share research approaches, methods and results. It will explore the way forward in a world where impacts are increasingly observable and adaptation actions are increasingly required.

For further information visit http://adaptationfutures2014.ccst.inpe.br LOCATION: X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140531 UID:34e3204bda036c26c8018d269ba3ae91 SUMMARY:Regional Conference on Zoonotic Diseases in Eastern Africa DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The objective of this conference is to bring to the fore, unpublished research work (theses, reports, etc existing in university libraries and other research institutions) on zoonotic diseases carried out in the region including work done in Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. While reporting data for the region, the work may have been carried out through institutions in any part of the world. Specifically, we are inviting submission of abstracts on completed (or near completion) thesis work or any other unpublished (not previously peer reviewed) research work on the following zoonotic diseases, but not limited to: Diseases of interest 1. Avian influenza 10. Tularemia 2. Brucellosis 11. Guinea worm 3. Anthrax 12. Protozoan 4. Rabies 13. Helminths 5. Leptospirosis 14. Fungal Diseases 6. Leishmaniasis 15. Viral haemorrhagic fevers 7. Bovine tuberculosis 16. West Nile Virus 8. Plague 17. Schistosomiasis 9. Trypanosomiasis 18. Salmonellosis http://www.eazoonosis.org/home.html X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The objective of this conference is to bring to the fore, unpublished research work (theses, reports, etc existing in university libraries and other research institutions) on zoonotic diseases carried out in the region including work done in Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, DR Congo, Uganda, South Sudan, Kenya and Ethiopia. While reporting data for the region, the work may have been carried out through institutions in any part of the world. Specifically, we are inviting submission of abstracts on completed (or near completion) thesis work or any other unpublished (not previously peer reviewed) research work on the following zoonotic diseases, but not limited to:

Diseases of interest
1. Avian influenza 10. Tularemia
2. Brucellosis 11. Guinea worm
3. Anthrax 12. Protozoan
4. Rabies 13. Helminths
5. Leptospirosis 14. Fungal Diseases
6. Leishmaniasis 15. Viral haemorrhagic fevers
7. Bovine tuberculosis 16. West Nile Virus
8. Plague 17. Schistosomiasis
9. Trypanosomiasis 18. Salmonellosis

http://www.eazoonosis.org/home.html LOCATION:Naivasha, Nakuru, Kenya GEO:-0.72023600;36.42853100 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140526 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140531 UID:d58541143436d771ded56950b2b269c2 SUMMARY:46th GEF Council Meeting and GEF Assembly DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly will be held back-to-back with the 46th GEF Council meeting in Mexico. A report on the host city, to be announced, will be considered at the 45th Council meeting in November 2013. The Council is expected to convene from 26-27 May, and the Assembly is expected to convene from 28-30 May. For more information, please visit http://www.thegef.org/gef/calendar-date/2014-05 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly will be held back-to-back with the 46th GEF Council meeting in Mexico. A report on the host city, to be announced, will be considered at the 45th Council meeting in November 2013. The Council is expected to convene from 26-27 May, and the Assembly is expected to convene from 28-30 May.

For more information, please visit http://www.thegef.org/gef/calendar-date/2014-05 LOCATION:Mexico GEO:23.63450100;-102.55278400 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140618 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140621 UID:920410648d90d1315be88a3eae58522f SUMMARY:African Livestock Conference and Exhibition (ALiCE 2014) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association (ESADA) and the Eastern Africa Farmers Association (EAFF) through support from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), African Union - Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), GALVmed among other partners in the livestock sector in Africa are pleased to announce the global livestock stakeholders that the African Livestock Conference and Exhibition (ALiCE 2014) will be held in June 18th – 20th 2014 at Speke Resort & Conference Centre Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda. See more at http://www.livestockafrica.com/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Eastern and Southern Africa Dairy Association (ESADA) and the Eastern Africa Farmers Association (EAFF) through support from International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), African Union - Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), GALVmed among other partners in the livestock sector in Africa are pleased to announce the global livestock stakeholders that the African Livestock Conference and Exhibition (ALiCE 2014) will be held in June 18th – 20th 2014 at Speke Resort & Conference Centre Munyonyo, Kampala, Uganda.

See more at http://www.livestockafrica.com/ LOCATION:Wavamunno Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda GEO:0.24022480;32.62395390 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140623 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140628 UID:3baa78ae65e5114dd6e6e714fd0a9cba SUMMARY:UN Environmental Assembly of UNEP DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The United Nations Environment Assembly of the UNEP (UNEA) is the main governing body of UNEP with the following functions: - Setting the global environmental agenda; - Providing overarching policy guidance and defining policy responses to address emerging environmental challenges; - Undertaking policy review, dialogue and exchange of experiences; - Setting the strategic guidance on the future direction of UNEP; - Organizing a multi-stakeholder dialogue; - Fostering partnerships for achieving environmental goals and resources mobilization. http://www.unep.org/ecalendar/contents/details_view.asp?EventID=26360 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The United Nations Environment Assembly of the UNEP (UNEA) is the main governing body of UNEP with the following functions:
- Setting the global environmental agenda;
- Providing overarching policy guidance and defining policy responses to address emerging environmental challenges;
- Undertaking policy review, dialogue and exchange of experiences;
- Setting the strategic guidance on the future direction of UNEP;
- Organizing a multi-stakeholder dialogue;
- Fostering partnerships for achieving environmental goals and resources mobilization.

http://www.unep.org/ecalendar/contents/details_view.asp?EventID=26360 LOCATION:Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya GEO:-1.29206590;36.82194620 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140627 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140629 UID:00e064fde7a9b4a12d40a4f5c5e4e514 SUMMARY:6th International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts and Responses DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Climate Change Conference is for any person with an interest in, and concern for, scientific, policy and strategic perspectives in climate change. It will address a range of critically important themes relating to the vexing question of climate change. Plenary speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the fields of climatology and environmental science, as well as numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners. See more at: http://on-climate.com/the-conference X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Climate Change Conference is for any person with an interest in, and concern for, scientific, policy and strategic perspectives in climate change. It will address a range of critically important themes relating to the vexing question of climate change. Plenary speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the fields of climatology and environmental science, as well as numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners.

See more at: http://on-climate.com/the-conference
LOCATION:Reykjavik, Iceland GEO:64.13962030;-21.95188960 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140705 UID:6acffe7bec1976ee0c40242fb402f35c SUMMARY:GI_Forum 2014: Geospatial Innovation for Society DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The University of Salzburg hosts again the international GI community from July 1 - 4, 2014: The GI_Forum 2014 provides a platform for dialogue among technologists and critical thinkers, GIScientists and educationalists in an ongoing effort to support the creation of an informed GISociety. Prominent keynote speakers will highlight new developments, offer insights into trends and visions, and at the same time be available for our Young Researchers' Corner for more individualised interaction with young researchers. Special Call for Papers: Within GI-Forum 2014, a special session on “Geoinformation for Public Health” is organized by the Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg. Online submission will be open until February 1, 2014! X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The University of Salzburg hosts again the international GI community from July 1 - 4, 2014: The GI_Forum 2014 provides a platform for dialogue among technologists and critical thinkers, GIScientists and educationalists in an ongoing effort to support the creation of an informed GISociety. Prominent keynote speakers will highlight new developments, offer insights into trends and visions, and at the same time be available for our Young Researchers' Corner for more individualised interaction with young researchers.

Special Call for Papers: Within GI-Forum 2014, a special session on “Geoinformation for Public Health” is organized by the Department of Geoinformatics - Z_GIS, University of Salzburg.

Online submission will be open until February 1, 2014! LOCATION:Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria GEO:47.80949000;13.05501000 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140702 UID:806ead31d1dcd0aa176e2e3e5004a73b SUMMARY:Malaria Vector Control: Research, Economics and Policy DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:This conference aims at understanding the scientific, economic and political implications behind the opportunities and hurdles to stop this killing disease and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals targets. This event has CPD accreditation. Meeting Chair: Miss Giulia Boselli, Global Health Specialist- Consultant, UK Who Should Attend: Member of research institutions, government bodies, NGOs, international organizations and academies For more details please see conference website: https://www.regonline.co.uk/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1254901 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This conference aims at understanding the scientific, economic and political implications behind the opportunities and hurdles to stop this killing disease and to achieve the Millennium Development Goals targets. This event has CPD accreditation.

Meeting Chair: Miss Giulia Boselli, Global Health Specialist- Consultant, UK

Who Should Attend: Member of research institutions, government bodies, NGOs, international organizations and academies

For more details please see conference website: https://www.regonline.co.uk/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1254901 LOCATION:London, United Kingdom GEO:51.50735090;-0.12775830 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140704 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140706 UID:ef86c719a9768f2548bbf3b55066b860 SUMMARY:International Symposium on Environment and Health (ISEH 2014) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Website address: http://oec.pku.edu.cn/iseh/2014/ Important dates November 1, 2013 Abstract submission opens March 31, 2014 Deadline for abstract submission March 1, 2014 Registration opens April 15, 2014 Decision on abstracts notified to authors May 15, 2014Deadline for early registration Please submit abstract on-line at http://oec.pku.edu.cn/iseh/2014 Topics include, but are not limited to: Air pollution and abatement; Soil pollution and remediation; Water pollution and waste water treatment; Metals and metalloids; Persistent Organic Pollutants; Pesticides; Flame Retardants; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental chemistry; Environmental toxicology; Ecotoxicology; Environmental biogeochemistry; Environmental management and policies; Environmental economics; Environmental health; Endemic diseases; Exposure; Environment and genetic interaction; Medical geology; Risk assessment; Bioavailability and bioaccessibility; Bioavailability regarding water/soil BLM; Environmental monitoring and bio-monitoring; Climate change and health; Food quality and security; Solid fuel and Indoor air pollution If you have any inquiries, please email to the conference secretariat: Environ.Health@urban.pku.edu.cn X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Website address: http://oec.pku.edu.cn/iseh/2014/

Important dates
November 1, 2013 Abstract submission opens
March 31, 2014 Deadline for abstract submission
March 1, 2014 Registration opens
April 15, 2014 Decision on abstracts notified to authors
May 15, 2014Deadline for early registration
Please submit abstract on-line at http://oec.pku.edu.cn/iseh/2014

Topics include, but are not limited to:
Air pollution and abatement; Soil pollution and remediation; Water pollution and waste water treatment; Metals and metalloids; Persistent Organic Pollutants; Pesticides; Flame Retardants; Endocrine disruptors; Environmental chemistry; Environmental toxicology; Ecotoxicology; Environmental biogeochemistry; Environmental management and policies; Environmental economics; Environmental health; Endemic diseases; Exposure; Environment and genetic interaction; Medical geology; Risk assessment; Bioavailability and bioaccessibility; Bioavailability regarding water/soil BLM; Environmental monitoring and bio-monitoring; Climate change and health; Food quality and security; Solid fuel and Indoor air pollution

If you have any inquiries, please email to the conference secretariat: Environ.Health@urban.pku.edu.cn
LOCATION:Beijing, China GEO:39.99192230;116.30413810 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140711 UID:2eba3b4f8061e20af10e5b82a1ab0059 SUMMARY:IFEH World Congress on Environmental Health DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 13th IFEH World Congress, in partnership with the NEHA 2014 AEC, will bring the latest innovations and unique responses to environmental health and protection problems. Learn about more than 2O different environmental health topics through educational lectures, hands-on demonstrations, tabletop exercises, panel discussions, poster presentations, roundtable discussions, and other types of interactive and innovative presentation formats. IFEH will also host its Annual IFEH Council and Regional Group meetings, the IFEH AGM and the IFEH International Faculty Forum for academics and students from 5 to 10 July in connection with this event. Detailed information about the congress can be found at www.neha2014aec.org X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 13th IFEH World Congress, in partnership with the NEHA 2014 AEC, will bring the latest innovations and unique responses to environmental health and protection problems. Learn about more than 2O different environmental health topics through educational lectures, hands-on demonstrations, tabletop exercises, panel discussions, poster presentations, roundtable discussions, and other types of interactive and innovative presentation formats.

IFEH will also host its Annual IFEH Council and Regional Group meetings, the IFEH AGM and the IFEH International Faculty Forum for academics and students from 5 to 10 July in connection with this event.

Detailed information about the congress can be found at www.neha2014aec.org
LOCATION:Las Vegas, Nevada, United States GEO:36.16994120;-115.13982960 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140810 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140816 UID:c81343003e6666506b59b37d4cea8771 SUMMARY:13th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:For more information visit: http://icopa2014.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:For more information visit: http://icopa2014.org/ LOCATION:Mexico City, Federal District, Mexico GEO:19.43260770;-99.13320800 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140827 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140830 UID:adb6b4aee8d15f9a164032d1d147c373 SUMMARY:WHO Conference on Health and Climate DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The conference will bring together health, climate and sustainable development professionals and provide them with guidance on mechanisms and interventions to both enhance health system resilience to climate risks and to gain health benefits of climate mitigation. Conference topics: Strengthening health system resilience to climate change. Promoting health while mitigating climate change. For more information visit: http://www.who.int/globalchange/mediacentre/events/climate-health-conference/en/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The conference will bring together health, climate and sustainable development professionals and provide them with guidance on mechanisms and interventions to both enhance health system resilience to climate risks and to gain health benefits of climate mitigation.

Conference topics:
Strengthening health system resilience to climate change.
Promoting health while mitigating climate change.

For more information visit: http://www.who.int/globalchange/mediacentre/events/climate-health-conference/en/ LOCATION:Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland GEO:46.19839220;6.14229610 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140909 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140911 UID:cc14b751f65d84ac62fd978393d81458 SUMMARY:HEALTHY FUTURES 6th Partners Meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: LOCATION:Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria GEO:47.80949000;13.05501000 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140913 UID:1796cc467a2d4e12a1b76d8b3cfd1f04 SUMMARY:Malaria Policy Advisory Committee Meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) meetings are held in open session; anyone from the global malaria community is welcome to attend, provided they register so that we can arrange for a temporary visitors pass to WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, where the meetings take place. For more information visit: http://www.who.int/malaria/mpac/mpacmeetings/en/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Malaria Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) meetings are held in open session; anyone from the global malaria community is welcome to attend, provided they register so that we can arrange for a temporary visitors pass to WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, where the meetings take place.

For more information visit: http://www.who.int/malaria/mpac/mpacmeetings/en/ LOCATION:Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland GEO:46.19839220;6.14229610 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140914 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140919 UID:8b71a07cc665151274341a79c8e9347a SUMMARY:25th Molecular Parasitology Meeting (MPM) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:This meeting covers all aspects of parasite molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics, focusing on protozoan parasites. Presentations (talks and posters) by graduate students and post-docs are strongly encouraged. For more information visit: https://ws3.mbl.edu/iebms/wri/wri_p1_display.aspx?oc=10&cc=MPM-TEMPHOM X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This meeting covers all aspects of parasite molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics, focusing on protozoan parasites. Presentations (talks and posters) by graduate students and post-docs are strongly encouraged.

For more information visit: https://ws3.mbl.edu/iebms/wri/wri_p1_display.aspx?oc=10&cc=MPM-TEMPHOM LOCATION:Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States GEO:41.52649770;-70.67308570 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140922 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140925 UID:65cea91e91d8ffe50a44f76ab235c82f SUMMARY:Challenges in Malaria Research DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:http://www.challenges-in-malaria-research.com/2014/ BioMed Central, in conjunction with its journals Malaria Journal and Parasites & Vectors, is hosting the third malaria conference “Challenges in Malaria Research: Core science and innovation” in Oxford, UK from 22-24 September 2014. It follows the success of our previous malaria conferences in Edinburgh in 2010 and Basel in 2012. This third biennial conference will bring together leading malaria researchers to review current progress and to chart future challenges, this time with a greater emphasis on basic science. Internationally renowned speakers will present their insights into core science and innovation in malaria research – including Plasmodium vivax epidemiology; trends and impacts; G6PD deficiency; vaccines; genome mapping and molecular epidemiology; new clues for drug development; mathematical modelling; cutting edge in cell biology; new issues in clinical malaria and pathology; and a special session in memory of Mario Coluzzi. • All participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations • Highly topical scientific programme • Internationally renowned invited speakers and organizing committee • Technology showcase: presentations of cutting-edge research by state-of-the-art technologies X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:http://www.challenges-in-malaria-research.com/2014/

BioMed Central, in conjunction with its journals Malaria Journal and Parasites & Vectors, is hosting the third malaria conference “Challenges in Malaria Research: Core science and innovation” in Oxford, UK from 22-24 September 2014.

It follows the success of our previous malaria conferences in Edinburgh in 2010 and Basel in 2012. This third biennial conference will bring together leading malaria researchers to review current progress and to chart future challenges, this time with a greater emphasis on basic science.

Internationally renowned speakers will present their insights into core science and innovation in malaria research – including Plasmodium vivax epidemiology; trends and impacts; G6PD deficiency; vaccines; genome mapping and molecular epidemiology; new clues for drug development; mathematical modelling; cutting edge in cell biology; new issues in clinical malaria and pathology; and a special session in memory of Mario Coluzzi.

• All participants are invited to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations

• Highly topical scientific programme

• Internationally renowned invited speakers and organizing committee

• Technology showcase: presentations of cutting-edge research by state-of-the-art technologies LOCATION:Oxford, England, United Kingdom GEO:51.75202090;-1.25772630 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140923 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140924 UID:ce024c1911bd02e7ff83c37d79f8564a SUMMARY:Climate Summit 2014 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 2014 Climate Summit, which will be organized by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, will take place in September 2014 with the aim to mobilize political will for a universal and a legally-binding comprehensive agreement in 2015. http://africasd.iisd.org/events/2014-climate-summit/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 2014 Climate Summit, which will be organized by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, will take place in September 2014 with the aim to mobilize political will for a universal and a legally-binding comprehensive agreement in 2015.

http://africasd.iisd.org/events/2014-climate-summit/
LOCATION:405 East 42nd Street, 10017 New York, New York, United States GEO:40.74888260;-73.96880150 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140928 UID:ad25a9bfcd9080c360e92806f9a9b97b SUMMARY:Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Biennial Meeting; 'Measuring Progress' DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:http://www.rstmh.org/rstmh-biennial-meeting-measuring-progress-25-27-september-2014-save-date RSTMH is delighted to announce that its next Biennial Meeting 'Measuring Progress' will take place at Oxford Town Hall (St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX) from Thursday 25 to Saturday 27 September 2014. This exciting meeting will attract delegates from around the globe with an interest in tropical medicine and global health. The call for abstracts will open on 13 January and close on 30 May. A draft programme will be available this Autumn. Registration will open early 2014. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:http://www.rstmh.org/rstmh-biennial-meeting-measuring-progress-25-27-september-2014-save-date

RSTMH is delighted to announce that its next Biennial Meeting 'Measuring Progress' will take place at Oxford Town Hall (St Aldate’s, Oxford, OX1 1BX) from Thursday 25 to Saturday 27 September 2014.

This exciting meeting will attract delegates from around the globe with an interest in tropical medicine and global health.

The call for abstracts will open on 13 January and close on 30 May.

A draft programme will be available this Autumn.

Registration will open early 2014. LOCATION:Oxford, England, United Kingdom GEO:51.75202090;-1.25772630 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141018 UID:1ab3525353a6cf44aaa3b22e1599595f SUMMARY:The Climate Symposium 2014 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Website address: http://www.theclimatesymposium2014.com/ The symposium will be an important step towards defining requirements, and the further development of an efficient and sustained international space-based Earth observing system. This symposium is intended to bring together the international experts in climate observations, research, analysis and modelling to present and discuss results from their studies, with a particular emphasis on the role of space-based Earth observations in improving our knowledge of the current climate at global and regional scales, and in the assessment of models used for climate projections. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Website address: http://www.theclimatesymposium2014.com/

The symposium will be an important step towards defining requirements, and the further development of an efficient and sustained international space-based Earth observing system. This symposium is intended to bring together the international experts in climate observations, research, analysis and modelling to present and discuss results from their studies, with a particular emphasis on the role of space-based Earth observations in improving our knowledge of the current climate at global and regional scales, and in the assessment of models used for climate projections.
LOCATION:Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany GEO:49.87282530;8.65119290 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141013 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141014 UID:6221c0f2398d8b6664be71cf14d04646 SUMMARY:2014 Water and Health Conference: Where Science Meets Policy DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Main Conference Themes - WaSH in Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals - Hygiene and Behavior Change - WaSH Emergency Response - Monitoring and Evaluation: Impact and Efficiencies for Projects and Programs - Water Supply and Quality: From Catchment to Consumer and Back - Sanitation: How Are We Doing on Defining the Future? - Addressing Disparities in WaSH: Rural, Peri-urban and Indigenous Populations More information about this conference is available at: http://whconference.unc.edu/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Main Conference Themes

- WaSH in Post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals
- Hygiene and Behavior Change
- WaSH Emergency Response
- Monitoring and Evaluation: Impact and Efficiencies for Projects and Programs
- Water Supply and Quality: From Catchment to Consumer and Back
- Sanitation: How Are We Doing on Defining the Future?
- Addressing Disparities in WaSH: Rural, Peri-urban and Indigenous Populations

More information about this conference is available at: http://whconference.unc.edu/ LOCATION:100 Friday Center Drive, 27517 Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States GEO:35.89991580;-79.01260350 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141024 UID:70f17938c736450b085c3dd51d097923 SUMMARY:Establishing an African network of research scientists working on neglected tropical diseases DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Since 2008 the European Foundations Initiative on Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD) has provided Post-Doctoral Fellowships for 23 African researchers for locally-driven applied research in African research institutions, with 60 PhDs and Masters students also being trained as part of their work. Their research activities range from basic research (including development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics) to implementation and social science research. EFINTD is also supporting the establishment of an African research network for NTDs (ARNTD). This is an African initiative by African NTD researchers, the founding members being EFINTD research Fellows. The four objectives of ARNTD include: • Creating a sustainable collaborative network for NTDs between researchers, policy makers and implementers on the African continent; • Promoting NTD research and control in Africa through advocacy and resource mobilisation; • Stimulating and strengthen NTD research capacity in Africa; • Disseminating evidence-based information on NTDs at all levels of the African health care system. ARNTD aims to open this platform to African NTD fellows from other funding initiatives. As the first step in this a meeting is being held 20th-23rd October 2014 at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, Germany to discuss and review the activities of the ARNTD and explore synergies with other funding organisations. It will provide a forum for networking with the EFINTD fellows and fellows sponsored by other funding organisations researching into NTDs as they interact in soft skills acquisition workshops and discussion groups. The activities of the ARNTD will be reviewed and actions prioritized for 2014/15. We are seeking African researchers, working on NTDs, who are interested in being part of ARNTD. Contact Trudi O’Neill oneillhg@ufs.ac.za if you are interested in attending. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Since 2008 the European Foundations Initiative on Neglected Tropical Diseases (EFINTD) has provided Post-Doctoral Fellowships for 23 African researchers for locally-driven applied research in African research institutions, with 60 PhDs and Masters students also being trained as part of their work. Their research activities range from basic research (including development of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics) to implementation and social science research.

EFINTD is also supporting the establishment of an African research network for NTDs (ARNTD). This is an African initiative by African NTD researchers, the founding members being EFINTD research Fellows. The four objectives of ARNTD include:
• Creating a sustainable collaborative network for NTDs between researchers, policy makers and implementers on the African continent;
• Promoting NTD research and control in Africa through advocacy and resource mobilisation;
• Stimulating and strengthen NTD research capacity in Africa;
• Disseminating evidence-based information on NTDs at all levels of the African health care system.

ARNTD aims to open this platform to African NTD fellows from other funding initiatives. As the first step in this a meeting is being held 20th-23rd October 2014 at the Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine in Hamburg, Germany to discuss and review the activities of the ARNTD and explore synergies with other funding organisations. It will provide a forum for networking with the EFINTD fellows and fellows sponsored by other funding organisations researching into NTDs as they interact in soft skills acquisition workshops and discussion groups. The activities of the ARNTD will be reviewed and actions prioritized for 2014/15.

We are seeking African researchers, working on NTDs, who are interested in being part of ARNTD.

Contact Trudi O’Neill oneillhg@ufs.ac.za if you are interested in attending. LOCATION:74 Bernhard-Nocht Street, 20259 Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany GEO:53.54703660;9.96565010 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141101 UID:e0c44da4f19eeb6566d4d85fe73d3953 SUMMARY:IPCC 40 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 40th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 40) will be held to adopt the Fifth Assessment Review (AR5) Synthesis Report and approve its Summary for Policy Makers. Subsequently, in December 2014, a copy of the Synthesis Report will be presented to the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the UNFCCC. http://www.ipcc.ch/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 40th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 40) will be held to adopt the Fifth Assessment Review (AR5) Synthesis Report and approve its Summary for Policy Makers. Subsequently, in December 2014, a copy of the Synthesis Report will be presented to the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the UNFCCC.

http://www.ipcc.ch/
LOCATION:Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark GEO:55.67609680;12.56833710 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141102 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141107 UID:7801c31e165ba9305e94660c59501a87 SUMMARY:6th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygine DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, November 2 through Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the Sheraton New Orleans and the New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Pre-meeting courses will be held on Saturday, November 1 and Sunday, November 2. The program will feature more than 150 sessions and career development events, including: • Plenary sessions • Topical symposium sessions • Oral abstract sessions • Poster abstract sessions • Meet the Professors sessions • Networking sessions • TropStop student/trainee lounge About ASTMH: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, founded in 1903, is a worldwide organization of scientists, clinicians and program professionals whose mission is to promote global health through the prevention and control of infectious and other diseases that disproportionately afflict the global poor. Research, health care and education are the central activities of its members, whose work bridges basic laboratory research to international field work and clinics to countrywide programs. For more information visit: http://www.astmh.org/Home.htm X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, November 2 through Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the Sheraton New Orleans and the New Orleans Marriott, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Pre-meeting courses will be held on
Saturday, November 1 and Sunday, November 2. The program will feature more than 150 sessions and career development events, including:
• Plenary sessions • Topical symposium sessions
• Oral abstract sessions • Poster abstract sessions
• Meet the Professors sessions • Networking sessions
• TropStop student/trainee lounge

About ASTMH:
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, founded in 1903, is a worldwide organization of scientists, clinicians and program professionals whose mission is to promote global health through the prevention and control of infectious and other diseases that disproportionately afflict the global poor.
Research, health care and education are the central activities of its members, whose work bridges basic laboratory research to international field work and clinics to countrywide programs.

For more information visit: http://www.astmh.org/Home.htm LOCATION:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States GEO:29.95106580;-90.07153230 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141112 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141115 UID:01191122a5b81bafe92d19a9e80d263b SUMMARY:III International Conference on ENSO DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:MAIN GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE To review progress on the science of ENSO and related regional processes in order to improve the prediction of regional impacts; and to contribute to development of decision support frameworks that allow timely and appropriate planning and response at national and local levels. OBJECTIVES - To synthesize the progress in ENSO research: physical processes and feedbacks, theoretical approaches, improved representation of ENSO in complex climate models, decadal to centennial variations in the ENSO cycle, the role of the extratropics in ENSO development, ENSO interaction with regional processes, and related topics. - To review the global and regional challenges of ENSO prediction and climate information services. - To review the history of recurrent hazards related to ENSO extremes and the need to enhance research efforts in this field. - To update our understanding of global ENSO teleconnection patterns and related impacts. - To update progress on new global and regional efforts for ENSO prediction, observations and early warning systems. Further information is available at: http://www.ciifen-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=117&Itemid=172&lang=en X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:MAIN GOAL OF THE CONFERENCE

To review progress on the science of ENSO and related regional processes in order to improve the prediction of regional impacts; and to contribute to development of decision support frameworks that allow timely and appropriate planning and response at national and local levels.

OBJECTIVES

- To synthesize the progress in ENSO research: physical processes and feedbacks, theoretical approaches, improved representation of ENSO in complex climate models, decadal to centennial variations in the ENSO cycle, the role of the extratropics in ENSO development, ENSO interaction with regional processes, and related topics.

- To review the global and regional challenges of ENSO prediction and climate information services.

- To review the history of recurrent hazards related to ENSO extremes and the need to enhance research efforts in this field.

- To update our understanding of global ENSO teleconnection patterns and related impacts.

- To update progress on new global and regional efforts for ENSO prediction, observations and early warning systems.

Further information is available at: http://www.ciifen-int.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=117&Itemid=172&lang=en
LOCATION:Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador GEO:-2.17099790;-79.92235920 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141116 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141120 UID:498c2587cc511e5e1b39dcb59f4a29dd SUMMARY:62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomology Society of America DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:President Zalom's 2014 theme, “Grand Challenges Beyond Our Horizons,” highlights his vision to maximize the contribution of entomology to improving the human condition by establishing a global grand challenge initiative for entomology. New for Entomology 2014: • ESA’s First Urban Adventure Run Sponsored by Fit Right NW • An assortment of full-day and half-day tour options to see Portland and the surrounding area • An Insect Illustrator’s Workshop • 2014 Founders' Memorial Lecture by Dr. Fred Gould • 110 symposia and organized meetings to fill the 4 days of the conference! For more information visit: http://www.entsoc.org/annual_meeting X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:President Zalom's 2014 theme, “Grand Challenges Beyond Our Horizons,” highlights his vision to maximize the contribution of entomology to improving the human condition by establishing a global grand challenge initiative for entomology.

New for Entomology 2014:
• ESA’s First Urban Adventure Run Sponsored by Fit Right NW
• An assortment of full-day and half-day tour options to see Portland and the surrounding area
• An Insect Illustrator’s Workshop
• 2014 Founders' Memorial Lecture by Dr. Fred Gould
• 110 symposia and organized meetings to fill the 4 days of the conference!

For more information visit: http://www.entsoc.org/annual_meeting LOCATION:Portland, Oregon, United States GEO:45.52345150;-122.67620710 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141118 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141121 UID:5888d4f99a3428c9f5604ffaef0ce11d SUMMARY:HEALTHY FUTURES Decision Support Workshop DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:HEALTHY FUTURES will hold a Decision Support Workshop on November 18 to 20, 2014 in Nairobi to address climate change and disease impact issues for schistosomiasis and malaria. The workshop will develop decision support frameworks for the two diseases to guide action-oriented decision-making on control of these two diseases over the coming decades. The decision support frameworks will be designed and built by the workshop participants: decision-makers, technical experts and key implementation personnel. The intent is to develop a way forward that is practical, scientifically sound and socially appropriate. The project has developed insights into the future impact of climate change on the epidemiology and impact of the two diseases. Changes in the distribution and intensity of these two diseases are anticipated that will have important health, socio-economic and institutional impacts. This new knowledge needs to be integrated with issues from the field and practical experience to adapt and enhance control programs to meet future challenges. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:HEALTHY FUTURES will hold a Decision Support Workshop on November 18 to 20, 2014 in Nairobi to address climate change and disease impact issues for schistosomiasis and malaria. The workshop will develop decision support frameworks for the two diseases to guide action-oriented decision-making on control of these two diseases over the coming decades.


The decision support frameworks will be designed and built by the workshop participants: decision-makers, technical experts and key implementation personnel. The intent is to develop a way forward that is practical, scientifically sound and socially appropriate. The project has developed insights into the future impact of climate change on the epidemiology and impact of the two diseases. Changes in the distribution and intensity of these two diseases are anticipated that will have important health, socio-economic and institutional impacts. This new knowledge needs to be integrated with issues from the field and practical experience to adapt and enhance control programs to meet future challenges. LOCATION:Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya GEO:-1.29206590;36.82194620 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141213 UID:12f4360f1aab3aa90282a6cc20d4cfbb SUMMARY:UNFCCC COP 20 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in December 2014 in Peru. http://unfccc.int/2860.php X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC is expected to take place in December 2014 in Peru.

http://unfccc.int/2860.php
LOCATION:Lima, Lima, Peru GEO:-12.04637400;-77.04279340 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20141210 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20141213 UID:dd3be419c187ea140124ef2f653f9532 SUMMARY:International Conference Climate Services 4 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The fourth International Conference on Climate Services is hosted by the Uruguayan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, with support from the World Bank and the Climate Change Agriculture & Food Security theme of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. It will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay from December 10-12 at the Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel. The conference will explore the theme of decision support systems; it will also engage a range of other topics including health, water, disasters, grassland management, and the evaluation of climate services. Decision support systems While climate affects all aspects of our lives, the decisions we make are rarely based entirely, or even predominantly, on climate information. Rather, a range of factors must be considered as we make plans that shape our countries, companies, and communities. Decisions support systems offer a way to meet this complex challenge – combining different kinds of information into a single framework and assisting decision makers by supporting, rather than replacing, their judgement. By contextualizing climate information within this framework, decision support systems can help us apply climate information to pressing real-world problems. But while decision support systems have shown to be useful in advancing climate risk management, many questions remain, including what sorts of questions are these systems best suited for? How can we design them to best communicate uncertainty, and to what extent can they be linked to national-level policy decisions? These and other questions will be explored in at the fourth International Conference on Climate Services. For more information about this event, visit: http://www.climate-services.org/iccs/iccs-4/home X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The fourth International Conference on Climate Services is hosted by the Uruguayan Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, with support from the World Bank and the Climate Change Agriculture & Food Security theme of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. It will be held in Montevideo, Uruguay from December 10-12 at the Radisson Montevideo Victoria Plaza Hotel. The conference will explore the theme of decision support systems; it will also engage a range of other topics including health, water, disasters, grassland management, and the evaluation of climate services.


Decision support systems

While climate affects all aspects of our lives, the decisions we make are rarely based entirely, or even predominantly, on climate information. Rather, a range of factors must be considered as we make plans that shape our countries, companies, and communities. Decisions support systems offer a way to meet this complex challenge – combining different kinds of information into a single framework and assisting decision makers by supporting, rather than replacing, their judgement. By contextualizing climate information within this framework, decision support systems can help us apply climate information to pressing real-world problems. But while decision support systems have shown to be useful in advancing climate risk management, many questions remain, including what sorts of questions are these systems best suited for? How can we design them to best communicate uncertainty, and to what extent can they be linked to national-level policy decisions? These and other questions will be explored in at the fourth International Conference on Climate Services.

For more information about this event, visit: http://www.climate-services.org/iccs/iccs-4/home LOCATION:Ciudadela, Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay GEO:-34.90762090;-56.19966260 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150304 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150307 UID:83952fe9e0f6721c51a353a4d7c18f8d SUMMARY:Malaria Policy Advisory Committee Meeting DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:MPAC meetings are held in open session; anyone from the global malaria community is welcome to attend, provided they register so that we can arrange for a temporary visitors pass to WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, where the meetings take place. For more information visit: http://www.who.int/malaria/mpac/mpacmeetings/en/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:MPAC meetings are held in open session; anyone from the global malaria community is welcome to attend, provided they register so that we can arrange for a temporary visitors pass to WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, where the meetings take place.

For more information visit: http://www.who.int/malaria/mpac/mpacmeetings/en/ LOCATION:Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland GEO:46.19839220;6.14229610 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150308 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150314 UID:8201a086d98b25bfbe730a6bc1a14cb6 SUMMARY:Gordon Conference on “Tropical Infectious Diseases: Challenges, Opportunities and Successes” DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The 2015 Gordon Research Conference on "Tropical Infectious Diseases: Challenges, Opportunities and Successes", will present cutting edge research on the most prevalent and medically important tropical infectious diseases (TIDs). Similar to earlier GRCs, the intent of this conference is to gather a multidisciplinary community of scientists for the purpose of discussing basic and field-based research with translational implications in TIDs. The conference will particularly emphasize participation by junior and senior scientists from disease endemic countries. The 2015 Conference will include sessions that focus on important TIDs, such as malaria, arboviral diseases and poverty-associated neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In addition, thematic sessions, including management of parasite drug and vector insecticide resistance, status of vaccine development efforts for TIDs, advancements in vector biology for TID control and diseases targeted for elimination by 2020, will be highlighted. For each session, invited speakers who are at the forefront of their respective fields will discuss how progress made at the bench is being translated to actions in the field. Speakers will emphasize interventions based on treatment, vaccination, or interruption of transmission cycles in vectors or reservoir hosts. An important goal of the Gordon Conference is to attract junior scientists and graduate students (including those from disease endemic countries) to present their work and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. As such, new to this year’s conference will be a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) that will take place prior to the main GRC. The GRS will serve as a platform that allows selected student and postdoctoral researchers to give oral presentations. Additionally, at the GRS junior participants will have the opportunity to present at a poster session and network with other conference attendees. For more information visit: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=13985 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The 2015 Gordon Research Conference on "Tropical Infectious Diseases: Challenges, Opportunities and Successes", will present cutting edge research on the most prevalent and medically important tropical infectious diseases (TIDs). Similar to earlier GRCs, the intent of this conference is to gather a multidisciplinary community of scientists for the purpose of discussing basic and field-based research with translational implications in TIDs. The conference will particularly emphasize participation by junior and senior scientists from disease endemic countries.
The 2015 Conference will include sessions that focus on important TIDs, such as malaria, arboviral diseases and poverty-associated neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). In addition, thematic sessions, including management of parasite drug and vector insecticide resistance, status of vaccine development efforts for TIDs, advancements in vector biology for TID control and diseases targeted for elimination by 2020, will be highlighted. For each session, invited speakers who are at the forefront of their respective fields will discuss how progress made at the bench is being translated to actions in the field. Speakers will emphasize interventions based on treatment, vaccination, or interruption of transmission cycles in vectors or reservoir hosts.
An important goal of the Gordon Conference is to attract junior scientists and graduate students (including those from disease endemic countries) to present their work and exchange ideas with leaders in the field. As such, new to this year’s conference will be a Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) that will take place prior to the main GRC. The GRS will serve as a platform that allows selected student and postdoctoral researchers to give oral presentations. Additionally, at the GRS junior participants will have the opportunity to present at a poster session and network with other conference attendees.

For more information visit: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=13985 LOCATION:Galveston, Texas, United States GEO:29.30134790;-94.79769580 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150319 UID:86c8a2d06d96df24d67741e1d7b8ddcd SUMMARY:3rd International One Health Congress DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:IOHC2015 brings science and policy together aiming at the early recognition and control of emerging (infectious) diseases, now and in the years to come. Prevention at the source is the overall congress theme, as this is key in controlling (infectious) diseases that have a growing impact on humans, animals and their ecosystems. The 3rd International One Health Congress focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration involving human, veterinary and eco-health disciplines, other life sciences, social sciences, and informatics. The One Health approach is needed to ensure an improved and sustainable human and animal health and is key to improve monitoring, analysis and prevention of novel global threats posed by re-emerging(infectious) diseases and food safety hazards. The scientific focus of the 3rd International One Health Congress will be on how science can help in preventing emerging and re-emerging (infectious) diseases. Simultaneously, a Science Policy Interface (SPI) track will be organized to bring established key scientists working in the respective One Health areas together with policymakers, businessmen, funders, governors and International One Health organizations. The aim of this track is to discuss and integrate One Health advancements into the decision making process. OBJECTIVES • Assemble top-level science that contributes to tackling global issues related to animal, human and environmental health; ‘One Health’ • Establish sustainable cross-disciplinary partnerships in pandemic risk assessment • Define scientific research priorities for One Health • Improve data management and information flows in One Health, from local to global For more information visit: http://www.iohc2015.com/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:IOHC2015 brings science and policy together aiming at the early recognition and control of emerging (infectious) diseases, now and in the years to come. Prevention at the source is the overall congress theme, as this is key in controlling (infectious) diseases that have a growing impact on humans, animals and their ecosystems.
The 3rd International One Health Congress focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration involving human, veterinary and eco-health disciplines, other life sciences, social sciences, and informatics. The One Health approach is needed to ensure an improved and sustainable human and animal health and is key to improve monitoring, analysis and prevention of novel global threats posed by re-emerging(infectious) diseases and food safety hazards.
The scientific focus of the 3rd International One Health Congress will be on how science can help in preventing emerging and re-emerging (infectious) diseases. Simultaneously, a Science Policy Interface (SPI) track will be organized to bring established key scientists working in the respective One Health areas together with policymakers, businessmen, funders, governors and International One Health organizations. The aim of this track is to discuss and integrate One Health advancements into the decision making process.

OBJECTIVES

• Assemble top-level science that contributes to tackling global issues related to animal, human and environmental health; ‘One Health’
• Establish sustainable cross-disciplinary partnerships in pandemic risk assessment
• Define scientific research priorities for One Health
• Improve data management and information flows in One Health, from local to global


For more information visit: http://www.iohc2015.com/ LOCATION:Amsterdam, North Holland, The Netherlands GEO:52.37021570;4.89516790 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150321 UID:b8ad50571ab4e7a20f6a5b3f337f849d SUMMARY:Keystone Conference on “Co-Infection: A Global Challenge for Disease Control” DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:This Keystone Symposia meeting will focus on our current understanding of synergism/antagonism among pathogens causing common co-infections. In doing so it will bring together leading researchers and their knowledge of immune responses in co-infected individuals, co-infection immunoepidemiology, modeling of co-infections to predict disease and infection outcomes, and the specific challenges that co-infection presents to vaccine design strategies, and effective application of chemotherapy. This diversity of scientific disciplines will together address the impacts of co-infection, particularly in the context of the Neglected Tropical Diseases that are prevalent in many low- and middle-income countries. For example, in some of the poorest parts of the world, HIV, TB, leprosy, HTLV, malaria, dengue, and chronic helminth infections are co-endemic. To find the understanding and the means to effectively tackle the diverse clinical and public health problems of co-infection, we need to combine information derived from basic hypothesis-lead research, descriptive epidemiology and new computational modeling techniques. The goal of this symposium will be to broaden and deepen our understanding of within-host and population level interactions between different co-infecting pathogens and propose appropriate multidisciplinary strategies to move towards clinical and public health solutions, including the delivery of effective vaccination and chemotherapy. For more information visit: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/15C6 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This Keystone Symposia meeting will focus on our current understanding of synergism/antagonism among pathogens causing common co-infections. In doing so it will bring together leading researchers and their knowledge of immune responses in co-infected individuals, co-infection immunoepidemiology, modeling of co-infections to predict disease and infection outcomes, and the specific challenges that co-infection presents to vaccine design strategies, and effective application of chemotherapy. This diversity of scientific disciplines will together address the impacts of co-infection, particularly in the context of the Neglected Tropical Diseases that are prevalent in many low- and middle-income countries. For example, in some of the poorest parts of the world, HIV, TB, leprosy, HTLV, malaria, dengue, and chronic helminth infections are co-endemic. To find the understanding and the means to effectively tackle the diverse clinical and public health problems of co-infection, we need to combine information derived from basic hypothesis-lead research, descriptive epidemiology and new computational modeling techniques. The goal of this symposium will be to broaden and deepen our understanding of within-host and population level interactions between different co-infecting pathogens and propose appropriate multidisciplinary strategies to move towards clinical and public health solutions, including the delivery of effective vaccination and chemotherapy.

For more information visit: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/15C6 LOCATION:Ouro Preto, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil GEO:-20.38005460;-43.51245560 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150323 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150326 UID:2c4ce1f338557b88b85d0a98533fdbf8 SUMMARY:Impact of Environmental Changes on Infectious Diseases (IECID2015) DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:This conference will discuss the impact of current and predicted future environmental changes on infectious disease dynamics in people, wildlife, and livestock across the globe, and what actions need to be taken. Major themes for the conference include: • The effects of climate changes, globalization, urbanization and habitat loss on infectious disease patterns in human and animal populations. • Socio-demographic and economic factors influencing populations and their impact on the distribution and prevalence of infectious diseases. • Policies and mechanisms of intervention to prevent or reduce the spread of infectious diseases related to environmental change. • Future prospects for tackling emerging and neglected diseases. For more information visit: http://www.iecid2015.com/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This conference will discuss the impact of current and predicted future environmental changes on infectious disease dynamics in people, wildlife, and livestock across the globe, and what actions need to be taken.

Major themes for the conference include:
• The effects of climate changes, globalization, urbanization and habitat loss on infectious disease patterns in human and animal populations.
• Socio-demographic and economic factors influencing populations and their impact on the distribution and prevalence of infectious diseases.
• Policies and mechanisms of intervention to prevent or reduce the spread of infectious diseases related to environmental change.
• Future prospects for tackling emerging and neglected diseases.

For more information visit: http://www.iecid2015.com/ LOCATION:Sitges, Catalonia, Spain GEO:41.23718510;1.80588600 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150419 UID:48cb3fd19e20d48446092ded70149bca SUMMARY:British Society for Parasitology Spring Meeting 2015 DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The meeting will be themed around Malaria, the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and their Vectors together with a fusion of traditional and contemporary multi-disciplinary approaches to Parasitology research. For more information visit: http://www.bsp.uk.net/news-and-events/bsp-events/bsp-spring-meeting-2015-liverpool/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The meeting will be themed around Malaria, the Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and their Vectors together with a fusion of traditional and contemporary multi-disciplinary approaches to Parasitology research.

For more information visit: http://www.bsp.uk.net/news-and-events/bsp-events/bsp-spring-meeting-2015-liverpool/ LOCATION:Liverpool, England, United Kingdom GEO:53.40837140;-2.99157260 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150512 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150518 UID:bab050912eab5ea807fdf9bd87bb88c3 SUMMARY:Keystone Conference on “The Arthropod Vector: The Controller of Transmission” DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION: The Scientific Program proposed represents breadth and depth of current hot topics in vector biology. Vector innate immunity studies have been ongoing for about a decade and this field has matured and helped our understanding of the complex interactions between pathogens and vectors. The vector microbiome represents a novel, nascent area of research with great promise for the development of novel prevention and control approaches. Vector saliva has been known to contain powerful biomolecules, but it is only recently that we have begun to understand the translational potential of these molecules. Furthermore, vectors also ingest various bioactive factors of human origin which affect the development and survival of pathogens within the vector. Purpose of the meeting: • Integrate the multiple levels of influence on disease transmission by the arthropod vector under a single meeting. • Access the extensive knowledge of innate immunity gained in Drosophila to inform vector studies, incorporate the dynamic and cutting edge research on the role of the microbiome, and explore how the biologically and immunologically active components of saliva influence transmission. • Bring together researchers from multiple scientific areas relevant to vector-borne pathogen transmission and promote the discussion and exploration of multidisciplinary approaches and collaborations to address the challenge of arthropod-transmitted diseases. • Translate immunological and microbiological insights into new approaches for combating vector-borne diseases, including manipulation of the microbiome and identification of novel, non-traditional vaccine targets (e.g., arthropod saliva proteins). For more information visit: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=Web.Meeting.Summary&meetingid=1349&subTab=summary X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: The Scientific Program proposed represents breadth and depth of current hot topics in vector biology. Vector innate immunity studies have been ongoing for about a decade and this field has matured and helped our understanding of the complex interactions between pathogens and vectors. The vector microbiome represents a novel, nascent area of research with great promise for the development of novel prevention and control approaches. Vector saliva has been known to contain powerful biomolecules, but it is only recently that we have begun to understand the translational potential of these molecules. Furthermore, vectors also ingest various bioactive factors of human origin which affect the development and survival of pathogens within the vector.
Purpose of the meeting:
• Integrate the multiple levels of influence on disease transmission by the arthropod vector under a single meeting.
• Access the extensive knowledge of innate immunity gained in Drosophila to inform vector studies, incorporate the dynamic and cutting edge research on the role of the microbiome, and explore how the biologically and immunologically active components of saliva influence transmission.
• Bring together researchers from multiple scientific areas relevant to vector-borne pathogen transmission and promote the discussion and exploration of multidisciplinary approaches and collaborations to address the challenge of arthropod-transmitted diseases.
• Translate immunological and microbiological insights into new approaches for combating vector-borne diseases, including manipulation of the microbiome and identification of novel, non-traditional vaccine targets (e.g., arthropod saliva proteins).

For more information visit: http://www.keystonesymposia.org/index.cfm?e=Web.Meeting.Summary&meetingid=1349&subTab=summary LOCATION:Taos, New Mexico, United States GEO:36.40724850;-105.57306650 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150525 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150529 UID:822d4c2a6b646b75f2509b46b8649420 SUMMARY:4th International Forum for Surveillance and Control of Mosqutoes and Mosquito-borne Diseases DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:Malaria, dengue fever, West Nile Fever and other mosquito-borne diseases are major contributors to the total global burden of disease and a significant impediment to socioeconomic development in many countries. Surveillance and controlling of mosquito play a major role in mosquito-borne disease control. The main purpose of this forum is understanding new research about surveillance and controlling of mosquito and mosquito-borne disease after academic communication for each other. The proposed major topics include: (1) Overview of current surveillance and control status/situation for mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases. (2) Overview of future direction and challenge for the surveillance and control of mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases. (3) Search for possible collaboration for research and development of surveillance and control of mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases. (4) Share information about the possible fund resources for mosquito and mosquito-borne disease control. (5) Promote new techniques/methods for surveillance and control of mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases. For more information visit: http://www.mosquitoforum.net/EN/volumn/home.shtml X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Malaria, dengue fever, West Nile Fever and other mosquito-borne diseases are major contributors to the total global burden of disease and a significant impediment to socioeconomic development in many countries. Surveillance and controlling of mosquito play a major role in mosquito-borne disease control. The main purpose of this forum is understanding new research about surveillance and controlling of mosquito and mosquito-borne disease after academic communication for each other.

The proposed major topics include:
(1) Overview of current surveillance and control status/situation for mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases.
(2) Overview of future direction and challenge for the surveillance and control of mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases.
(3) Search for possible collaboration for research and development of surveillance and control of mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases.
(4) Share information about the possible fund resources for mosquito and mosquito-borne disease control.
(5) Promote new techniques/methods for surveillance and control of mosquito and mosquito-borne diseases.

For more information visit: http://www.mosquitoforum.net/EN/volumn/home.shtml LOCATION:Guangzhou, Guangdong, China GEO:23.12916300;113.26443500 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150707 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150711 UID:35853c3b147f91c226e456fc426cc023 SUMMARY:Our Common Future Under Climate Change DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:The International Scientific Conference “Our Common Future under Climate Change” will take place at UNESCO (Paris) in July 2015. This four-day conference will be the largest forum for the scientific community to come together ahead of the 21st UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP21), which will be hosted by France in December 2015 (“Paris Climat 2015”). Building on the results of IPCC 5th Assessment Report (AR5), the Conference will address key issues concerning climate change in the broader context of global change. It will offer an opportunity to discuss solutions for both mitigation and adaptation issues. The Conference will also welcome Side Events organized by different stakeholders. The conference is organized under the umbrella of ICSU, Future Earth, UNESCO and major French research institutions, with the support of the French Government. The Conference has four overarching objectives: 1 - Provide state-of-the-art scientific knowledge on climate change, one year after the release of IPCC AR5: physical basis of climate change, impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, mitigation, storylines and scenarios. Special emphasis will be placed on explaining, translating and disseminating the key results of IPCC AR5 and major developments thereafter. This Conference offers the opportunity to progress in our understanding of the multiple interactions between climate change, the geosphere, the biosphere and human societies, at a range of spatial and temporal scales. Special attention will be given to trans-disciplinary research and to emerging concepts. 2 - Explore a wide range of pathways combining climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development. Building on forecasts, storylines and scenarios, the Conference will discuss uncertainties; identify areas of consensus, and map controversies while taking stock of the multiple connections to development and environmental challenges within a large diversity of local, national and regional contexts. 3 - Assess the potential for evidence-based solutions to climate change challenges. Scientific evidence will be assessed to explore a large array of potential technological, social and institutional solutions to some of the challenges created by climate change. Potential solutions will be discussed in connection with the broader challenges of sustainable development, environmental conservation, equity, and cultural diversity 4 - Contribute to a science-society dialogue. En route to COP21, the Conference will offer all interested parties (negotiators, policy-makers, businesses, NGOs, public at large) an up-to-date panorama of the insights that science can provide on climate change and how to tackle it. With the post-2015 agenda in sight, the Conference also offers a venue for scientists, policy-makers, businesses and NGOs to debate the research agenda for the coming years (both via the conference itself and side events organized by stakeholders). For more information visit: http://www.commonfuture-paris2015.org/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The International Scientific Conference “Our Common Future under Climate Change” will take place at UNESCO (Paris) in July 2015.

This four-day conference will be the largest forum for the scientific community to come together ahead of the 21st UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP21), which will be hosted by France in December 2015 (“Paris Climat 2015”). Building on the results of IPCC 5th Assessment Report (AR5), the Conference will address key issues concerning climate change in the broader context of global change. It will offer an opportunity to discuss solutions for both mitigation and adaptation issues. The Conference will also welcome Side Events organized by different stakeholders.

The conference is organized under the umbrella of ICSU, Future Earth, UNESCO and major French research institutions, with the support of the French Government.

The Conference has four overarching objectives:

1 - Provide state-of-the-art scientific knowledge on climate change, one year after the release of IPCC AR5: physical basis of climate change, impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, mitigation, storylines and scenarios. Special emphasis will be placed on explaining, translating and disseminating the key results of IPCC AR5 and major developments thereafter. This Conference offers the opportunity to progress in our understanding of the multiple interactions between climate change, the geosphere, the biosphere and human societies, at a range of spatial and temporal scales. Special attention will be given to trans-disciplinary research and to emerging concepts.

2 - Explore a wide range of pathways combining climate change mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development. Building on forecasts, storylines and scenarios, the Conference will discuss uncertainties; identify areas of consensus, and map controversies while taking stock of the multiple connections to development and environmental challenges within a large diversity of local, national and regional contexts.

3 - Assess the potential for evidence-based solutions to climate change challenges. Scientific evidence will be assessed to explore a large array of potential technological, social and institutional solutions to some of the challenges created by climate change. Potential solutions will be discussed in connection with the broader challenges of sustainable development, environmental conservation, equity, and cultural diversity

4 - Contribute to a science-society dialogue. En route to COP21, the Conference will offer all interested parties (negotiators, policy-makers, businesses, NGOs, public at large) an up-to-date panorama of the insights that science can provide on climate change and how to tackle it. With the post-2015 agenda in sight, the Conference also offers a venue for scientists, policy-makers, businesses and NGOs to debate the research agenda for the coming years (both via the conference itself and side events organized by stakeholders).

For more information visit: http://www.commonfuture-paris2015.org/ LOCATION:7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris, Île-de-France, France GEO:48.84968280;2.30621210 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150726 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150801 UID:3fec497381541ce499ea09f6bc5fcc4a SUMMARY:Gordon Conference on “Malaria” DTSTAMP:20141118T110401Z DESCRIPTION:A meeting description is currently being developed by the Conference Chair and will be available by September 2, 2014. Please check back for updates. For more information visit: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=12779 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:A meeting description is currently being developed by the Conference Chair and will be available by September 2, 2014. Please check back for updates.

For more information visit: http://www.grc.org/programs.aspx?id=12779 LOCATION:Girona, Catalonia, Spain GEO:41.97940050;2.82142640 X-ACCESS:1 X-MODIFIED:-00011130T000000Z X-HITS:0 X-URL: X-COLOR:3366CC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR