{"358471":{"#nid":"358471","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Modeling the Spread and Control of Ebola in West Africa","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA RAPID RESPONSE WORKSHOP\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Ebola epidemic in West Africa has spurred an international response. The scope of this response has been strongly influenced by epidemiological models that predicted a devastating rise in cases without large-scale changes in behavior and intervention. There is increasing agreement that epidemic models have an important role to play in controlling Ebola. But models must also be examined carefully in light of uncertainties and constraints. This meeting will highlight concepts, challenges, and results arising from the use of models to predict the spread and facilitate the control of Ebola in W. Africa with a focus on the following central themes:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Col\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPredicting and interpreting initial outbreak dynamics\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPlanning and evaluating interventions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EReal-time monitoring and surveillance\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EModeling as a tool for communication\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe meeting will include panel discussions, break-out groups, a poster session, and field-reports from W. Africa. Confirmed speakers include scientists, public health experts and policy makers. Total registration is limited to 200 participants due to space constraints, so please register early. A limited number of travel awards will be given, with preference to graduate students, postdocs and participants from developing countries.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERegistration required:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E$50 - registration on or before January 8, 2015\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E$100 - registration between January 9-January 14, 2015\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERegistration fee includes access to all events, as well as breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks on both days.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EParticipants who wish to present a poster must register and include a poster abstract before January 8, 2015. Expedited decisions on poster presentations will be made by January 12, 2015.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/bioinformatics.gatech.edu\/ebola-modeling-workshop\u0022\u003ERegister\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEmail questions about workshop \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ebola-modeling-workshop@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EHERE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:ebola-modeling-workshop@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOrganizers:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E Joshua Weitz (Chair, Georgia Tech), Rustom Antia (Emory), John Drake (UGA), John Glasser (CDC), Jonathan Dushoff (McMaster), Pinar Keskinocak (Georgia Tech), Lauren Meyers (UT-Austin), Fredrik Vannberg (Georgia Tech)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EModeling the Spread and Control of Ebola in West Africa\u0026nbsp;-\u0026nbsp;A rapid response workshop\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A rapid response workshop - registration deadline January 14th"}],"uid":"27195","created_gmt":"2014-12-18 08:43:54","changed_gmt":"2017-04-13 21:20:53","author":"Colly Mitchell","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2015-01-22T07:30:00-05:00","event_time_end":"2015-01-23T12:30:00-05:00","event_time_end_last":"2015-01-23T12:30:00-05:00","gmt_time_start":"2015-01-22 12:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2015-01-23 17:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2015-01-23 17:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bioinformatics.gatech.edu\/ebola-modeling-workshop","title":"Ebola Modeling Workshop website"}],"groups":[{"id":"1292","name":"Parker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience (IBB)"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"248","name":"IBB"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1789","name":"Conference\/Symposium"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"},{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEmail \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:mailtoebola-modeling-workshop@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;with questions\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jsweitz@gatech.edu\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EJoshua Weitz, PhD\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;- Faculty Chair\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}