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）是环境流行病学的主要国际科学组织。它成立于1988年，以促进健康和环境的研究。成员资格向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开放。该协会有850多名成员。国际暴露分析学会（ISEA）成立于1989年，旨在促进和推进与环境污染物相关的暴露分析科学，包括人类和生态系统。 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拥有约475名成员。ISEE和ISEA各自主办年度科学会议，将来自世界各地的各种学科的成员和非成员聚集在一起。两个学会大约每三年举办一次联合年会。 ISEE和ISEA将于2008年10月12日至16日在加利福尼亚州帕萨迪纳举行联合年会。目标是汇集至少1，000名科学家和其他利益攸关方，介绍和交流有关暴露科学、环境流行病学和公共卫生方面最新进展的信息。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、全球污染的传播、全球能源需求以及制造业、农业和土地使用的变化交换意见。 将讨论的优先主题包括生物监测和接触生物学;空气污染-接触特征和健康影响;儿童的环境健康;环境和遗传因素在健康和发展方面的相互作用;全球环境变化对健康的影响;传染病的变化模式;国家和国际健康差异模式中的环境因素;空间流行病学;以及道德和环境卫生政策。 会议设立了一个方案规划委员会，负责组织全体会议。委员会正在征求并将同行审查专题讨论会、个人演讲和海报的提案。 被接受的摘要将发表在《流行病学》上，并通过学会的网站提供。会议将有特别的计划，并提供旅行奖励，以鼓励来自发展中国家的学生和科学家的参与。会议质量和影响将得到正式评估。 会议将加强在接触科学、流行病学和环境卫生领域的科学和研究。它将促进开展相关研究，大力支持NIEHS和NIH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提供和传播信息，加强接触科学、流行病学和环境卫生领域的科学和研究。会议将促进开展相关研究，并通过增进对这些因素及其相互关系的了解，减轻环境原因对人类健康造成的风险负担。其成果将包括增进人类接触分析、流行病学方法、接触与健康反应之间的联系、环境卫生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.