NEW CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT

EPIDEMICS-1

First International Conference on Infectious Disease Dynamics

December 1-3, 2008 • Asilomar, CA, USA

>> Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2008

www.epidemics.elsevier.com

This inaugural conference on infectious disease dynamics will provide delegates with an opportunity to present their work in a dedicated forum and to learn about the most recent advances in this fast-emerging field.

The program will be comprised of keynote presentations by invited speakers supplemented by contributed oral and poster papers together with interactive round tables and mini presentations on the following themes:

- Dynamics of infectious diseases

- Public health aspects of control and prevention

- Dynamics at the individual level

- Ecology and evolution of infectious diseases

- Population genetics of infectious agents

- Policy and decision making

Abstracts are now invited for oral and poster presentation at the conference and should be submitted via the Online Submission Form by April 30, 2008. Proposals for symposia and conference sessions may be sent to em.white@elsevier.com

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

Angela McLean, University of Oxford, UK (Chair)

Sebastian Bonhoeffer, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland

Neil Ferguson, Imperial College London, UK

Hans Heesterbeek, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Eddie Holmes, Pennsylvania State University, USA

Gabriel Leung, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Mark Woolhouse, University of Edinburgh, UK

For further information visit: http://www.epidemics.elsevier.com or contact em.white@elsevier.com