20th IEA World Congress of Epidemiology

描述（由申请人提供）： 阿拉斯加州安克雷奇将于2014年8月17日至21日举办国际流行病学协会（IEA）第20届世界流行病学大会（WCE 2014）。WCE以前称为IEA国际科学会议，是IEA主办的主要科学会议。这些三年一次的会议代表了来自世界各地的流行病学家的最大聚会，并为研究人员，教师和其他流行病学和公共卫生从业人员提供了一个机会，就与该专业有关的新方向和问题进行坦率的讨论。IEA WCE一直吸引着来自世界各地的1200-1500名代表。由于最近三次会议是在北美以外举行的，特别是美国（2005年在泰国，2008年在巴西，2011年在苏格兰），鉴于安克雷奇的地理位置和美国和加拿大代表和学生的低旅行成本，预计出席人数将增加。安克雷奇是阿拉斯加种族最多样化的城市，在城市街道上可以听到94种不同的语言。从90%的工业化国家到这里需要9个小时的飞行时间，而从西雅图到这里只需3个小时。每年有超过500万乘客前往泰德史蒂文斯国际机场。大多数参与者将来自美国，加拿大，欧洲，日本和巴西。然而，预计约三分之一的代表将来自拉丁美洲、亚洲和非洲的发展中国家。大会的主题是“变化环境中的全球流行病学：北极圈的观点”，这是美国和国际上各州和联邦公共卫生机构最关心的问题。将有五个全体会议与杰出的发言人谁将提出的主要趋势和问题的专业：极地健康;气候变化与健康;健康差异，人权伦理，社会正义;创新流行病学方法;和流行病学的热点话题。除了许多研讨会和口头和海报介绍外，还将举办关于传染病，自闭症和其他神经发育障碍，心理健康和国内冲突，枪支暴力和暴力预防，疫苗开发和实施以及根除脊髓灰质炎的研讨会。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Anchorage, Alaska will host the 20th World Congress of Epidemiology (WCE2014) of the International Epidemiological Association (IEA) during August 17-21, 2014. Formerly known as the International Scientific Meeting of the IEA, the WCE is the main scientific conference hosted by the IEA. These triennial meetings represent the largest gathering of epidemiologists from around the world and have provided an opportunity for researchers, teachers, and other practitioners of epidemiology and public health to have a frank discussion about new directions and issues related to the profession. The IEA WCEs have consistently attracted 1200-1500 delegates from all over the world. Since the last three meetings were held outside North America, and the US in particular (2005 in Thailand, 2008 in Brazil, and 2011 in Scotland), there is great expectation that attendance will increase in Anchorage given the location and the low cost of travel for American and Canadian delegates and students. Anchorage is Alaska's most ethnically diverse city with 94 different languages heard on the city streets. It is a nine-hour flght from 90 percent of the industrialized world and only a three-hour flight from Seattle. Over 5 million passengers travel to Ted Stevens International Airport annually. Most participants will come from the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Brazil. However, about one-third of the delegates are expected to come from developing countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. The main theme of the Congress, "Global Epidemiology in a Changing Environment: The Circumpolar Perspective," is at the forefront of the concerns of state and federal public health agencies in the US and internationally. There will be five plenary sessions with distinguished speakers who will present on the major trends and issues for the profession: Circumpolar Health; Climate Change and Health; Health Disparities, Ethics of Human Rights, and Social Justice; Innovations in Epidemiologic Methods; and Hot Topics in Epidemiology. In addition to many workshops and oral and poster presentations, there will also be symposia on Infectious Disease, Autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders, mental health and civil conflicts, gun violence and violence prevention, vaccine development and implementation, and eradication of polio.