the Call for Expressions of Interest now

 Call for Expressions of Interest in Hosting the Fifth
International One Health Congress, March 2018
Deadline 1 October 2015
Since 2011, three International One Health Congresses have been organized on a biennial
basis. The 1st International One Health Congress took place in Australia, the 2nd edition in
Thailand (2013), and the 3rd edition has just been held in Amsterdam (March 2015). The
Fourth International One Health Congress will again take place in Melbourne, Australia, as it will
be organized in conjunction with the 6th Biennial Congress of the International Association for
Ecology and Health (December 2016).
In order to ensure the continuity of the International One Health Congresses, the One Health
Platform, a new Foundation recently established by Prof. Ab Osterhaus and Prof. John
Mackenzie, will be responsible for organising future International One Health Congresses. More
information about the One Health Platform can be found on www.onehealthplatform.com.
The Supervisory Board of the One Health Platform has decided that the Fifth International One
Health Conference will take place in North America, South America or Africa in March 2018.
The International One Health Congresses typically attract 1.000 participants from across the
globe and last for 4 days.
The organisation of the Congress is the overall responsibility of the One Health Platform. If you
wish to express interest in hosting the Fifth International One Health Congress, please note
that as a host, you will:
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oversee the local organisation (together with the Organising Committee – installed by
the Platform)
contribute to the scientific programme of the Congress (together with the Scientific
Committee – installed by the Platform)
contribute to raising funds – both internationally and locally
organise a tender and assist in the final selection of a local conference organiser
(together with the Management of the Platform)
ONE HEALTH PLATFORM FOUNDATION Zevensterstraat 1 9270 Laarne -­‐ Belgium MOBILE 0032 475 81 3 8 59 RLP BE0568.832.348 Management Board Chair: Ab Osterhaus, Professor of W ildlife V irology and Virus Discovery, Hannover, Germany Vice-­‐chair: John McKenzie, Research Associate & Professor of Tropical Infectious Diseases at Curtin University, Australia Secretary: Chris Vanlangendonck, Communication strategist at Semiotics, Belgium Patron and Honorary Board member Peter Doherty, Professor o f Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne, Australia Supervisory Board: members David Heymann, Chair o f Health Protection Agency, UK Guiseppe Cornaglia, Professor of microbiology at V erona University, Italy Martyn Jeggo, Director of the Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Australia Christian Drosten, Director of the Institute of V irology at University of Bonn Medical Centre, Germany Lone Simonsen, Professor of Global Health at George Washington University, USA Peter Daszak, President of the EcoHealth Alliance George Gao, Deputy Director-­‐General CDC China Frederick Murphy, University of Texas, USA Derek Smith, Professor of Infectious Disease Informatics, Cambridge University, UK Rita Colwell, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA Linfa Wang, Duke-­‐NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore Mark Rweyemamu, Director of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Diseases and Surveillance (SACIDS) Edward Holmes, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases & Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Australia Tom Monath, CO & CSO at BioProtection Systems/NewLink Genetics Corp., USA At this stage, we are seeking expressions of interest in hosting the Fifth International One
Health Congress. Once we know who is interested, there will be a more detailed process for
determining the relative costs and advantages of potential sites.
A final decision on the venue for 2018 will be taken by the Supervisory Board in January 2016.
If you are interested in hosting the Fifth International One Health Congress, kindly express your
interest before 1 October 2015.
On behalf of the Supervisory Board of the One Health Platform,
Chris Vanlangendonck
ONE HEALTH PLATFORM
It’s all connected
Chris Vanlangendonck
Management
0032 475 81 38 59
www.onehealthplatform.com
c.vanlangendonck@onehealthplatform.com
ONE HEALTH PLATFORM FOUNDATION Zevensterstraat 1 9270 Laarne -­‐ Belgium MOBILE 0032 475 81 3 8 59 RLP BE0568.832.348 Management Board Chair: Ab Osterhaus, Professor of W ildlife V irology and Virus Discovery, Hannover, Germany Vice-­‐chair: John McKenzie, Research Associate & Professor of Tropical Infectious Diseases at Curtin University, Australia Secretary: Chris Vanlangendonck, Communication strategist at Semiotics, Belgium Patron and Honorary Board member Peter Doherty, Professor o f Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne, Australia Supervisory Board: members David Heymann, Chair o f Health Protection Agency, UK Guiseppe Cornaglia, Professor of microbiology at V erona University, Italy Martyn Jeggo, Director of the Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Australia Christian Drosten, Director of the Institute of V irology at University of Bonn Medical Centre, Germany Lone Simonsen, Professor of Global Health at George Washington University, USA Peter Daszak, President of the EcoHealth Alliance George Gao, Deputy Director-­‐General CDC China Frederick Murphy, University of Texas, USA Derek Smith, Professor of Infectious Disease Informatics, Cambridge University, UK Rita Colwell, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA Linfa Wang, Duke-­‐NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore Mark Rweyemamu, Director of the Southern African Centre for Infectious Diseases and Surveillance (SACIDS) Edward Holmes, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases & Biosecurity, University of Sydney, Australia Tom Monath, CO & CSO at BioProtection Systems/NewLink Genetics Corp., USA