GEOMED 2011

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Submissoes para artigos de contribuicao estao abertas.
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GEOMED 2011 is the 7th international, interdisciplinary conference on spatial statistics and geomedical systems.  GEOMED brings together statisticians, geographers, epidemiologists, computer scientists, and public health professionals to discuss methods of spatial analysis related to issues arising in public health.

On behalf of the organizing committee, we welcome GEOMED to Canada. The meeting will be held in Victoria, British Columbia, a beautiful Canadian destination.

***Abstract submission for contributed posters is now open***
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Conference Dates

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October 20th - October 22nd, 2011 ~ Inn at Laurel Point, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Detailed information is available at:

http://geomed2011victoria.com/

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Contributed Poster Session

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The contributed poster session will be held on Thursday October, 20th, 2011.

GEOMED 2011 is now accepting abstract submissions on a host of topics relating to spatial statistics, geography and public health, including:

.     Pattern Detection and Public Health Surveillance

.     GIS and Public Health

.     Disease Mapping

.     Spatial Statistics for Neuroimaging

.     Spatial Statistics for Environmental Epidemiology

.     Spatial Point Processes and Applications

.     Health Geography and Spatial Data

Abstracts may be submitted at:

http://geomed2011victoria.com/abstract-submission/

A current list of confirmed speakers is available at:

http://geomed2011victoria.com/invited-speakers/

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Conference Proceedings

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Two special issues of Statistical Methods in Medical Research (SMMR) have been reserved for refereed papers from this meeting. The first issue will focus on general disease mapping, and the second issue will focus on spatial statistics for neuroimaging.  In addition, an issue of the new Elsevier journal Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology (SSTE) will be set aside for refereed papers with a more epidemiological focus.

Sincerely,

Farouk Nathoo and Charmaine Dean, Program Co-Chairs