World Congress of Epidemiology 2011

01/09/2011

SIMON WILLIAMS

05/08/2011

Final preperation are well on there way for the congress. We now look forward to welcomig our delegates to Edinburgh on Sunday!

27/07/2011

The University of Oxford are advertising for the following epidemiologist vaccancy. For details on how to apply please see http://www.ctsu.ox.ac.uk/jobs or contact the Admin Section on 01865 743867 or e-mail [email protected], quoting reference 11/06/RC.
The closing date for applications is 21 August 2011.

25/07/2011

As part of the congress programme there will be an Early Career Epidemiologists Session running on Tuesday in the Moorfoot between 10.45 - 12.30
Session title: Putting emerging epidemiologist's voices on the map

For further details please see full programme http://www.epidemiology2011.com/programme.html

Chair: Dr. Babu Verma, India Plenary III - Global health - the challenges of nutrition and obesity- Prof. Srinath Reddy, India

22/07/2011

SSM/IEA Joint Social for Early Career Researchers
Sunday 7th August 7.30pm
Nando's Restaurant 71-73 Lothian Rd, EH3 9AZ (5 min walk from congress venue).
Everyone will be asked to pay for themselves individually.
All welcome (including non SSM/IEA members)! IF YOU PLAN TO COME TO DINNER, please email [email protected] with 'WCE dinner' in the subject line.

04/07/2011

5 weeks to go!

13/06/2011

Congratulations to Dr Harry Burns, Scotland’s Chief Medical officer who is to be knighted in the Queens Birthday Honours, Dr Burns is a member for the Fundraising Committee. Congratulatations also goes to Professor Sally MacIntyre one of the congress Plenary Speakers who is to receive a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire).

02/06/2011

Please share this facebook group with any colleagues or associates who may be interested in registering for the congress

02/06/2011

Chair of the International Committee for the Congress, Sir Richard Peto has been awarded this year's British Medical Journal Group's Lifetime Achievement Award.

16/05/2011

The IEA will be running a pre-congress course on 7th August at the Roxburghe Hotel Edinburgh. Please see website for further details: http://www.epidemiology2011.com/pre-con.html

New Directions and Recent Developments in Epidemiologic Research August 7, 2011 | 08:00-17:00 | Roxburghe Hotel | www.iea-course.org

17/03/2011

Lots of fantastic speakers confirmed, please see speaker page on the congress website for further details http://www.epidemiology2011.com/speakers.html

John Snow Lecture – Professor George Davey-Smith Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, and Scientific Director of ALSPAC & MRC CAiTE Centre at the University of Bristol.

08/03/2011

only 5 months to go!