The use of mapping software & systems in health and academic research
A one-day interactive research workshop providing an update for those who know, and an introduction for those who don’t!
Date: Wednesday 4 November 2009
Location: Royal Geographical Society, central London
Programme: Click here for the programme
Cost: £67.78 per delegate.
We have also introduced a discount price for current full-time undergraduate or post-graduate students of £35.05 (we will require proof of student status)
Click here to download a one-page flyer
Update - This event is now registered for 5 CPD points, through the Royal College of Pathologists.
Please contact Mike Head, mhead@idrn.org to be placed on a waiting list. |
This event will highlight the uses of mapping software, web-based platforms and geographical information systems, in relation to all forms of research. The main talks are themed around infectious disease, including the mapping of the current 'swine flu' pandemic, and we invite attendance and abstracts from individuals who are involved in other forms of health or academic activity. The day will include -
- Invited speakers to present on their topic
- Submission of abstracts for oral speaking slots
- An extended lunch session to include viewing of posters, electronic 'poster presentations' that can give demos of the researchers work, plus also computer terminals set up with Google Maps/Earth for delegates to have a go themselves and/or watch demonstrations of what can be done.
Confirmed speakers include -
- Mikaela Keller, Harvard Medical School, USA - Mapping the influenza A H1N1 outbreak
- Russell Stothard, Natural History Museum - Use of GIS / GPS in schistosomiasis research
- David Aanensen, Imperial College London - www.spatialepidemiology.net - tools for mapping infectious disease epidemiology
- Mat Fisher, Imperial College London - Using Google Earth to identify populations and invasions in emerging fungal infections
- Marianne Sinka & Will Temperley, University of Oxford - Mapping the geographical distribution of the Anopheles vectors.
Abstract submission
Closing date for submission of abstracts was Monday 21 September. All those who submitted will receive a decision as soon as possible after this date. Those with accepted abstracts will be expected to then formally register and pay for attending the event (if they have not already done so).
We received over 20 abstracts, an excellent response. This workshop will contain a mix of oral presentations, traditional paper posters and also electronic displays of work and research.
Opportunities for exhibitors
We have opportunities for companies to exhibit their latest products to an audience of up to 100 delegates. The package for the day is £400, and this includes -
- Stand within the catering area, providing networking opportunities before the conference and during all refreshment breaks and the extended lunch-break
- x2 company representatives attending the whole day, including lunch, refreshments etc
- Logo, company name, website address and brief description of the company in the delegates handout
- Flyers and other promotional material in the delegate packs
- Acknowledgment at the start of the programme (including logo, company name and website address on opening slide)
For more information, contact Michael Head on 020 7830 2239 or mhead@idrn.org
Venue
The venue is the prestigious Royal Geographical Society in central London, postcode SW7 2AR.
Click here for information on the RGS website.
Click here for a googlemap of the area. The main entrance is on Exhibition Road, just before the junction with Kensington Road. Scroll down once on the map to see the tube station.
Click here for a photo taken from Google Streetmap of the glass-fronted entrance to the RGS.
The nearest tube is South Kensington (Picadilly, Central and District lines). If arriving by tube, follow the signs for Imperial College London and the exit will come up above ground in Exhibition Road, next to the Science Museum. The Society is just past the Imperial building, and about 10-15 minutes walk in total from the tube.
There is freely available wi-fi internet access at the Society. Delegates are welcome to use this access.
Cost
£67.78 per delegate.
We have also introduced a discount price for current full-time students of £35.05 (we will require proof of student status)
Payment information
If you pay by cheque, please make them payable to 'University College London' and sent to Cherry Constantine, Department of Primary Care & Population Sciences, UCL - Royal Free Campus, Rowland Hill Street, London, NW3 2PF.
During the registration process, you will be asked to specify your chosen payment method. If you select bank transfer, we will email you instructions.
You can also pay by credit card (UK delegates only), by downloading a credit card form, and faxing it to us. For this form, and detailed information on payments, please click here.
Accommodation
Lists of local hotels can be found here, and also here.
Contact
Please direct queries to either Cherry Constantine, c.constantine@ucl.ac.uk or Michael Head, mhead@idrn.org , or phone 020 7830 2239.
Register for the event via the link in the text box above.