Call for papers

• The paper submission process is now open. The deadline for submission is 15 September 2016.
• Please refer to the details on the Call for papers page.

The theme of ICAHS³: 'Beyond animal health surveillance'

As with the previous conferences, ICAHS³ will focus on the interfaces between the science, policy and applications of health surveillance.

We intend to further emphasize integration of surveillance in the animal, human and environmental health domains. This requires input from multiple disciplines, including risk perception and communication, economics, quantitative analysis and modelling, information technology, and social sciences. Examples of topics include the growing concerns about antimicrobial resistance in human and animal populations; new diagnostic technologies, which are opening up exciting prospects for surveillance, whether it's in public health, animal health or the ecosystem domain; or the advent of 'big data', data mining and warehousing.

The vision: strengthening the health surveillance community

We aim to establish ICAHS as a recognised entity and a 'community' of professionals working in health surveillance. ICAHS has always aimed to be a small but high-quality and innovative conference which facilitates and encourages networking and exchange of ideas and experiences of like-minded health professionals. To this end, we hope to utilise current information and communication technologies and social media to facilitate discussion and collaborations before and after the conference itself.

Conference resolutions drafted after the ICAHS² are located here.

Programme

A draft programme is available. While this will change, this programme gives a flavour of what you may expect at the conference.

Registration

Registrations will open on the 8 August 2016

How to Register

There are two registration options:

1. Download a copy of the registration form here and fax or post it as indicated on the form.
2. Register online here. When you do this you will be directed to the NZVA website where, unless you are an NZVA member or already registered you will first need to click on "Create a website login" and create an account for yourself before you will be able to fill out the registration form.

All registration queries should be directed to the New Zealand Veterinary Association.