Swimming With The Tide
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The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) invite veterinarians, educators, researchers, students, and others interested in animal welfare education and research to attend this important Symposium.

Registration now open for 2009 Animal Welfare Symposium.

Online registration for a first-of-its-kind symposium dedicated to animal welfare education and research is now open. The 2009 AVMA-AAVMC Joint International Educational Symposium on Animal Welfare will be held Nov. 9-11 at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center at Michigan State University, East Lansing. Join our international experts and your colleagues as we explore animal welfare as an evolving discipline and how to best educate veterinarian to be effective decision-makers and advocates.

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In response to the nationwide alarm of declaration by the WHO Pandemic Alert Level Phase 6, it is our honor to invite you to attend the World Response Conference on Global Outbreak (WRCGO 2009) on November 12th -13th, 2009 whose mission is to support the urgent endeavors of worldwide public health in combating pandemic influenza and to contribute to the advancement of the global community thru the aspect of Prevention, Protection, Response, and Recovery.

Our purpose is to create an ad hoc multi-sector Crisis Prevention & Response Management Plan during the event for a possible Co-Occurrence H5N1 Avian Flu during H1N1 Swine flu in the same area, which will be studied as a model by communities worldwide. It is the first world event to invite leaders representing every sectors of society from Government, Critical Infrastructure Councils, Medical & Scientific Community, Military, Justice & Law Experts, First Responders, and Establishments, Human Resource, Information Technology Guru, Media as well other experts to model a community process to help prepare, respond, and recover from a localized outbreak, as well as broader pandemic.

Simulation exercise, compelling case studies-scenarios, global partnerships, and health management emergency structure on H1N1 & H5N1 Influenza will be presented over the two-day forum, offering new important findings on headline-grabbing incidents of H1N1 & H5N1 influenza, their cost to society, and how they have impacted local and global prevention, preparedness, response and recovery processes.

Priscilla D. Keith
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County
General Counsel
American Bar Association(ABA)

Website: http://wrcgo.eve-ex.com/

In response to the nationwide alarm of declaration by the WHO Pandemic Alert Level Phase 6, it is our honor to invite you to attend the World Response Conference on Global Outbreak (WRCGO 2009) on November 12th -13th, 2009 whose mission is to support the urgent endeavors of worldwide public health in combating pandemic influenza and to contribute to the advancement of the global community thru the aspect of Prevention, Protection, Response, and Recovery.

Our purpose is to create an ad hoc multi-sector Crisis Prevention & Response Management Plan during the event for a possible Co-Occurrence H5N1 Avian Flu during H1N1 Swine flu in the same area, which will be studied as a model by communities worldwide. It is the first world event to invite leaders representing every sectors of society from Government, Critical Infrastructure Councils, Medical & Scientific Community, Military, Justice & Law Experts, First Responders, and Establishments, Human Resource, Information Technology Guru, Media as well other experts to model a community process to help prepare, respond, and recover from a localized outbreak, as well as broader pandemic.

Simulation exercise, compelling case studies-scenarios, global partnerships, and health management emergency structure on H1N1 & H5N1 Influenza will be presented over the two-day forum, offering new important findings on headline-grabbing incidents of H1N1 & H5N1 influenza, their cost to society, and how they have impacted local and global prevention, preparedness, response and recovery processes.

Priscilla D. Keith
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County
General Counsel
American Bar Association(ABA)

The key challenges
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To eradicate hunger from the earth. Not only to ensure sufficient food production to feed a world population that will grow by 50 percent and reach 9 billion by 2050, but also find ways to guarantee that everyone has access to the food they need for an active and healthy life.

The key challenges
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To eradicate hunger from the earth. Not only to ensure sufficient food production to feed a world population that will grow by 50 percent and reach 9 billion by 2050, but also find ways to guarantee that everyone has access to the food they need for an active and healthy life.

The purpose of the One Health Summit is to raise awareness of the importance of enhanced integration of human health, animal health, and ecosystem health sciences and to foster communication and collaboration among the participants to more effectively work to build the One Health model.

• Join experts with varied global One Health expertise from the private and public sectors for thought-provoking discussions on how we can work together to improve the health of people, domestic animals, wildlife, and our ecosystems
• One-half day Summit, from 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM, in the main auditorium of the National Academy of Sciences

Please visit the One Health Commission Summit Website (www.onehealthcommission.org) for more information on this unique and powerful event. It will be updated regularly with the speakers and agenda. You may also register for the One Health Commission Summit at www.onehealthcommission.org/summit.html

The key challenges
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To eradicate hunger from the earth. Not only to ensure sufficient food production to feed a world population that will grow by 50 percent and reach 9 billion by 2050, but also find ways to guarantee that everyone has access to the food they need for an active and healthy life.

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ASTMH 58th Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
Contact: info@astmh.org
www.astmh.org

The agenda:
Title: One World - One Health and Intercontinental Invaders

Bob H. Bokma, E. Paul Gibbs, Thomas P. Monath, Co-Chairs

“One Health" Approach to Investigate Zoonotic Waterborne Protozoal Parasites in California and Tanzania - Patricia A. Conrad, Woutrina Miller, Deana Clifford, and Jonna K. Mazet

Rift Valley Fever Virus, a Zoonotic Disease of High Consequence in Both the Veterinary and Human Health Arenas – T.G. Ksiazek

Marine Vertebrates as Sentinels of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Ecological Health Linking Land to Sea - A. Alonso Aguirre

How West Nile and Avian Influenza Viruses Illustrate the Challenges in Applying One Health - Samantha E. J. Gibbs

Concurrent Development of Novel West Nile Vaccines for Humans and Equids: Application of One Health Principles - Thomas P. Monath

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ASTMH 58th Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
Contact: info@astmh.org
www.astmh.org

The agenda:
Title: One World - One Health and Intercontinental Invaders

Bob H. Bokma, E. Paul Gibbs, Thomas P. Monath, Co-Chairs

“One Health" Approach to Investigate Zoonotic Waterborne Protozoal Parasites in California and Tanzania - Patricia A. Conrad, Woutrina Miller, Deana Clifford, and Jonna K. Mazet

Rift Valley Fever Virus, a Zoonotic Disease of High Consequence in Both the Veterinary and Human Health Arenas – T.G. Ksiazek

Marine Vertebrates as Sentinels of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Ecological Health Linking Land to Sea - A. Alonso Aguirre

How West Nile and Avian Influenza Viruses Illustrate the Challenges in Applying One Health - Samantha E. J. Gibbs

Concurrent Development of Novel West Nile Vaccines for Humans and Equids: Application of One Health Principles - Thomas P. Monath

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ASTMH 58th Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
Contact: info@astmh.org
www.astmh.org

The agenda:
Title: One World - One Health and Intercontinental Invaders

Bob H. Bokma, E. Paul Gibbs, Thomas P. Monath, Co-Chairs

“One Health" Approach to Investigate Zoonotic Waterborne Protozoal Parasites in California and Tanzania - Patricia A. Conrad, Woutrina Miller, Deana Clifford, and Jonna K. Mazet

Rift Valley Fever Virus, a Zoonotic Disease of High Consequence in Both the Veterinary and Human Health Arenas – T.G. Ksiazek

Marine Vertebrates as Sentinels of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Ecological Health Linking Land to Sea - A. Alonso Aguirre

How West Nile and Avian Influenza Viruses Illustrate the Challenges in Applying One Health - Samantha E. J. Gibbs

Concurrent Development of Novel West Nile Vaccines for Humans and Equids: Application of One Health Principles - Thomas P. Monath

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ASTMH 58th Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
Contact: info@astmh.org
www.astmh.org

The agenda:
Title: One World - One Health and Intercontinental Invaders

Bob H. Bokma, E. Paul Gibbs, Thomas P. Monath, Co-Chairs

“One Health" Approach to Investigate Zoonotic Waterborne Protozoal Parasites in California and Tanzania - Patricia A. Conrad, Woutrina Miller, Deana Clifford, and Jonna K. Mazet

Rift Valley Fever Virus, a Zoonotic Disease of High Consequence in Both the Veterinary and Human Health Arenas – T.G. Ksiazek

Marine Vertebrates as Sentinels of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Ecological Health Linking Land to Sea - A. Alonso Aguirre

How West Nile and Avian Influenza Viruses Illustrate the Challenges in Applying One Health - Samantha E. J. Gibbs

Concurrent Development of Novel West Nile Vaccines for Humans and Equids: Application of One Health Principles - Thomas P. Monath

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ASTMH 58th Annual Meeting
Washington, DC, USA
Contact: info@astmh.org
www.astmh.org

The agenda:
Title: One World - One Health and Intercontinental Invaders

Bob H. Bokma, E. Paul Gibbs, Thomas P. Monath, Co-Chairs

“One Health" Approach to Investigate Zoonotic Waterborne Protozoal Parasites in California and Tanzania - Patricia A. Conrad, Woutrina Miller, Deana Clifford, and Jonna K. Mazet

Rift Valley Fever Virus, a Zoonotic Disease of High Consequence in Both the Veterinary and Human Health Arenas – T.G. Ksiazek

Marine Vertebrates as Sentinels of Emerging Infectious Diseases: Ecological Health Linking Land to Sea - A. Alonso Aguirre

How West Nile and Avian Influenza Viruses Illustrate the Challenges in Applying One Health - Samantha E. J. Gibbs

Concurrent Development of Novel West Nile Vaccines for Humans and Equids: Application of One Health Principles - Thomas P. Monath