>Date: Mon, 23 Mar 1998 12:59:24 -0500
>From: Salwa Ahmed <[log in to unmask]>
>Organization: Johns Hopkins University / Center for Communication Programs
>Subject: Announcement for IHGC
 
Greetings!
 
This is an announcement for the First International Health Geographics
Conference scheduled to be held October 16-18, 1998 at the Maritime
Institute in Baltimore,
Maryland. We expect over 300 participants from a multitude of
backgrounds involving GIS and health.
 
Below is some basic information. For details, contact Salwa Ahmed at
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Event Title:
International Health Geographics Conference
 
Event Sponsor
The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc.
 
Date:
16-18 October, 1998
 
Location:
Maritime Institute, 5700 Hammonds Ferry Road, Baltimore 21090, Maryland
 
Registration:
contact: Salwa Ahmed
Email: [log in to unmask]
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Contact Person for discussing specific issues related to paper and
abstract submission:
Omar A. Khan
email: [log in to unmask]
1600 Ruxton Road, Suite B7
Towson, Maryland 21204
(410) 659-6149 (day)
(410) 821-8703 (eve)
(410) 659-6266 (fax)
 
Deadline for abstract submission:
April 30, 1998
 
Purpose of Conference:  The First International Health Geographics
Conference (IHGC) will comprehensively bring together for the first time
people from many different disciplines who share a common foundation:
the geographic aspects of health.  The IHGC will foster dialogue
between: doctors, medical researchers, epidemiologists, environmental
scientists, geographers, geologists, computer scientists, statisticians,
hydrologists, entomologists, toxicologists, ecologists, business
managers, regulators, and indeed, all those appreciative of the links
between GIS and health.
 
Our focus is unrestricted within the domain of GIS and health; we seek
to promote international dialogue and shared learning through the
presentation and discussion of high-quality research and applications.
There are a variety of disciplines already identified to lead us towards
this aim; case examples from Managed Care, Insurance, Pharmaceuticals,
Epidemiology, Demography, Environmental Health,
Infrastructure/Facilities Management, Emergency Systems, Medicine,
Web-based GIS, MIS, Community Health and others will be integrated
Interventions of the future:
Using GIS with Methods and Processes focusing on Data
Creation/Acquisition, Spatial & Statistical Analysis, Data
Dissemination/Presentation, Automated Systems, and Health Information
Management to provide a uniquely informative and enjoyable experience
for attendees.