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，就需要处理这一过程的内在空间和时间性质。将于2012年9月18日与GIScience 2012会议同时举办一期讲习班，旨在让GIScience(地理信息科学)和地理界的研究人员参与疾病生态学研究。研讨会的成果将是加强这些研究界之间的互动。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.