Workshop: Challenges in modeling the spatial and temporal dimensions of the ecology of infectious diseases; September 19-22, 2012; Columbus, OH

要了解疾病传播的动态，就需要把握这一过程内在的时空特性。将于2012年9月18日结合GIScience 2012会议举办一次讲习班，旨在让GIScience（地理信息科学）和地理学界的研究人员参与疾病生态学研究。讲习班的成果将是这些研究界之间加强互动。传染病影响人类健康、粮食安全和生态系统结构。这次研讨会将提高这一领域的研究质量。

Understanding disease transmission dynamics requires grappling with the inherently spatial and temporal nature of the process. A workshop designed to engage researchers from the GIScience (geographic information science) and geography communities with disease ecology research will be held in conjunction with the GIScience 2012 conference on 18 September 2012. The outcome of the workshop will be greater interactions between these research communities. Infectious diseases affect human health, food security, and ecosystem structure. This workshop will improve the quality of research in this area.