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ESRI Health GIS Conference, 14-16 Oct 2013, Cambridge, MA

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Event Date(s): October 14-16, 2013

Short description of News or Event Announcement (150 Words): “Come to the Esri Health GIS Conference in Cambridge, Mass. October 14-16 and be at the absolute cutting edge of geomedicine, community health, and human services. You will learn the latest applications and tips in GIS from seasoned Esri experts as well as share your insights, technical skills and enthusiasm with health and human services peers from across the nation and the world.”

This conference will also include paper presentations about the use of GIS in the following categories:

  • Health Policy
  • Health Delivery
  • Disease Surveillance
  • Environmental Health Tracking
  • Leveraging your GIS as a collaborative platform
  • GIS for Facilities Management
  • Managing Population Health
  • Use of GIS in Relief and Development Projects
  • Healthcare Facilities

Submissions for presentation will be accepted until July 19th, 2013.

Website Link for more information: http://www.esri.com/events/health

2nd Symposium on Advances in Geospatial Technologies for Health, 24-30 Aug, Arlington, VA.

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The International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Working Group on Health (WG VIII/2) is organizing its 2nd Symposium on Advances in Geospatial Technologies for Health in collaboration with the 5th International Conference on Medical Geology (MEDGEO-2013). The symposium will take place in Arlington, Virginia, 24-30 August 2013.

Abstract Submission Deadline: June 30, 2013.

Travel Scholarships supported by NASA for students and young professionals—apply by June 30, 2013.

Symposium Information: http://www2.isprs.org/commissions/comm8/wg2/symposium.html

The VII World Conference of the Spatial Econometrics Association, Washington DC, 10-12 July

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Event Date(s): 07/10/2013–07/12/2013

Join economists, econometricians, and regional scientists to review accomplishments and challenges in spatial data analysis. The 2013 SEA World Conference will explore empirical, theoretical and methodological themes, including: Economic Growth, Knowledge Diffusion, Labor Market and Migration, Explanatory Spatial Data Analysis, Bayesian Methods, Health, Criminology, Environmental Economics and Energy, Spatial Data Mining, Spatial and Social Networks, and Spatial Concentration.

The Conference will take place 10-12 July, 2013 in the Key Bridge Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC.
For more information, http://www.spatialeconometricsassociation.org/2013/.