-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Please plan to attend the GODORT Update at Midwinter Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:55:00 -0600 From: Aimee Quinn <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask];, [log in to unmask];, [log in to unmask] Please excuse the cross-posting. Please plan to attend the GODORT Update at ALA Midwinter on Saturday, January 21, 2006 from 10:30am - 12:30pm in the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center Room 103 B. Featured speakers include: Beverly Pecotte,Texas State Data Center, will discuss current Data Center issues and trends. Chenglin Liu, University of Houston Law Library, will address recent changes in World Health Organization regulations and implications for member countries in preventing bird flu and other pandemics. While globalization has facilitated world trade and economic growth, it has also enabled regional epidemics to spread at unprecedented speed worldwide. A chilling example is the SARS epidemic, which started in China and quickly spread to two dozen countries. This program will explore recent changes in World Health Organization international health regulations and how WHO member countries may cope with the changes in order to prevent bird flu and other pandemics. For additional information, please see the GODORT Web site at: http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/GODORT/index.html#GODORT Best wishes, Aimee C. Quinn