2008 Joint Annual Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epide

描述(由申请人提供) 国际环境流行病学学会(ISEE)是主要的国际环境流行病学科学组织。它成立于1988年，旨在促进对健康和环境的研究。世界各地的环境流行病学家、其他科学家和公共卫生专业人员都可以成为该组织的成员。该协会有850多名会员。国际暴露分析学会(ISEA)成立于1989年，目的是促进和促进与人类人口和生态系统的环境污染物暴露分析有关的科学。任何对暴露分析和环境研究有专业兴趣的人都有资格成为会员。ISEE大约有475名成员。ISEE和ISEA各自主办年度科学会议，吸引了来自世界各地不同学科的成员和非成员参加。这两个协会大约每三年主办一次联合年度会议。 ISEE和ISEA将于2008年10月12-16日在加利福尼亚州帕萨迪纳举行联合年会。其目标是将至少1000名科学家和其他利益攸关方聚集在一起，介绍和交流有关暴露科学、环境流行病学和公共卫生方面的最新进展。这次会议的主题是“全球环境中的暴露与健康”。会议将使与会者能够就工业化和城市发展对生态和人类健康的影响、全球污染的运输、世界范围内的能源需求以及制造业、农业和土地使用的变化交换意见。将讨论的优先相关专题的例子包括：生物监测和接触生物学；空气污染--暴露的特征和对健康的影响；儿童的环境健康；环境因素和遗传因素在健康和发展中的相互作用；全球环境变化的健康影响；传染病的变化模式；国家和国际健康差距模式中的环境因素；空间流行病学；伦理和环境卫生政策。 大会成立了一个方案规划委员会，负责组织全体会议。委员会正在征集并将对研讨会、个人演讲和海报的提案进行同行审查。被接受的摘要将发表在《流行病学》杂志上，并通过这些学会的网站提供。会议将有特别的项目，并提供旅行奖励，以鼓励来自发展中国家的学生和科学家参加。会议质量和影响将进行正式评估。 会议将加强暴露科学、流行病学和环境卫生领域的科学和研究。它将促进相关研究的开展，这将有力地支持NIEHS和NIH的其他研究所的使命。会议将产生并向科学界、政府官员和对这些领域感兴趣的公众传播信息。 会议将通过向科学界、政府官员和对这些领域感兴趣的公众传播信息，加强暴露科学、流行病学和环境健康领域的科学和研究。会议将促进开展相关研究，通过增加对这些因素及其相互关系的了解，减轻环境造成的人类健康风险的负担。成果将包括增进人类暴露分析、流行病学方法、暴露与健康反应之间的联系、环境健康科学和公共卫生方面的知识。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant) The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) is the premier international scientific organization for environmental epidemiology. It was established in 1988 to foster the study of health and the environment. Membership is open to environmental epidemiologists, other scientists, and public health professionals worldwide. The society has more than 850 members. The International Society of Exposure Analysis (ISEA) was established in 1989 to foster and advance the science of exposure analysis related to environmental contaminants, both for human populations and ecosystems. Any person with a professional interest in exposure analysis and environmental research is eligible for membership. ISEE has about 475 members. The ISEE and ISEA each sponsor annual scientific conferences, which draw together members and non-members worldwide from a wide variety of disciplines. The two societies sponsor a joint annual conference approximately every three years. The ISEE and ISEA will have a Joint Annual Conference in Pasadena, CA, on October 12-16, 2008. The objective is to bring together at least 1,000 scientists and other stakeholders to present and exchange information about recent advances in exposure science, environmental epidemiology, and public health. The conference theme is "Exposure and Health in a Global Environment." The conference will enable participants to exchange ideas about ecological and human health impacts due to industrialization and urban growth; global transport of pollution; worldwide energy demands; and changes in manufacturing, agriculture and land use. Examples of priority related topics that will be addressed include bio-monitoring and exposure biology; air pollution-exposure characterization and health effects; children's environmental health; interaction of environmental and genetic factors in health and development; health effects of global environmental changes; changing patterns of infectious diseases; environmental factors in national and international patterns of health disparities; spatial epidemiology; and ethics and environmental health policy. The conference has established a Program Planning Committee that is organizing plenary sessions. The Committee is soliciting and will peer-reviews proposals for symposia, individual presentations, and posters. Accepted abstracts will be published in Epidemiology and made available through the societies' websites. The conference will have special programs and provide travel awards to encourage participation of students and scientists from developing countries. The conference quality and impact will be formally evaluated. The conference will enhance science and research in the fields of exposure science, epidemiology, and environmental health. It will promote the conduct of relevant research that will strongly support the mission of the NIEHS and other institutes of the NIH. The conference will generate and disseminate information to the scientific community, government officials, and the general public who are interested in these fields. The conference will enhance science and research in the fields of exposure science, epidemiology, and environmental health by generating and disseminating information to the scientific community, government officials, and the general public who are interested in these fields. The meeting will promote the conduct of relevant research and reduce the burden of human health risks from environmental causes by increasing the understanding of these elements and how they relate. The outcomes will include the advancement of knowledge of human exposure analysis, epidemiological methods, linkages between exposures and health responses, environmental health sciences, and public health.