Avian Influenza and the Pandemic Threat

Place : Da Nang, Vietnam

Organization : APEC, Australia

Agenda : Establishing general protocols and systems of cooperation for helping member economies keep functioning in the event of a pandemic or other incident involving mass casualties.

Participation : APEC member economies

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Verona, Italy

Organization : http://epc2006.veronafiere.it/

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : -

Place : Hoi An, Vietnam

Organization : APEC, Japan and USA

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC member economies

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Regional

Place : London, UK

Organization : The Royal Society of Medicine
http://www.meetingsmanagement.com/mvads_2006

Agenda : Updating the community on new adjuvant/delivery systems/technologies associated with developing modern vaccines strategies and vaccine research.

Participation : Researchers/contributors from academic programs, industrial, governmental and regulatory groups.

Focus : -

Coverage : Global

Place : Da Nang, Vietnam

Organization : APEC

Agenda : -

Participation : APEC member economies

Focus : -

Coverage : Regional

Place : Guadalajara, Mexico

Organization : International Egg Commission
http://www.internationalegg.com/corporate/conferences/details.asp?id=3

Agenda : -
Participation : Dr. David Nabarro

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : Global

Place : New Zealand

Organization : WHO/WPRO

Agenda : -

Participation : Member States

Focus : Avian Flu in Human and Pandemic

Coverage : Regional

Place : Washington D.C.

Organization : -

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : -

Coverage : -

Place : Lisbon, Portugal

Organization : European Society for Veterinary Virology
http://www.esvv2006.org/

Agenda : -

Participation : -

Focus : Avian Flu

Coverage : -

Place : Geneva, Switzerland

Organization : WHO
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np28/en/index.html

Agenda : Public health issues of international concern related to avian and pandemic influenza, including issues such as the appropriate phase of pandemic alert, the declaration of an influenza pandemic, and appropriate response measures.

Participation : membership

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : -

Place : Geneva, Switzerland

Organization : International Labor Organization (ILO)

Agenda : The implications of AHI on the Labor Force, with a specific focus on livelihoods, occupational health and safety and the UN Action Plan

Participation : UN Agencies: FAO, WHO,UNICEF, UNSIC
Unions: IUF, PSI and IOE

Focus : Avian Flu and Pandemic

Coverage : Global

Place : Videoconference seminar

Organization : CDC, Global Development Learning Network (CU-GDLN), World Bank, UNICEF, WHO

Agenda : Assist in developing each country’s Pandemic Influenza Communications plans; and to establish a regional health communications network that would enable countries to rely upon their neighbors for the sharing of information and messages.