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April 30, 2010
Call for Abstracts: First Global Symposium on Health Systems Research
Location: Montreux, Switzerland
Conference dates: 16-19 November 2010
Submission deadline: 30 April 2010
The World Health Organization and partners will convene the inaugural global symposium on health systems research on 16-19 November 2010. Researchers, policy-makers, funders, and other stakeholders representing diverse constituencies will gather in Montreux, Switzerland to share evidence, identify significant knowledge gaps, and set a research agenda for health systems research that reflects the needs of low and middle-income countries. The Symposium is structured around two main streams:
Applications are now being accepted in Stream 1 for individual presentations or proposals for organized sessions. Submissions in Stream 2 should be for organized sessions only.
- Submissions in Stream 1 should be on research studies that are completed or ongoing, but the results should be available at the time of the symposium
- Only on-line submissions are accepted
- Only English language submissions will be considered
- The abstract word count should be 300 words or less for Stream 1 and 500 words or less for Stream 2
- Limited funding is available for applicants from low- and middle-income countries
- The Symposium Secretariat reserves the right to accept, reject or request modifications of any submission
Deadline for submissions is 30 April 2010
More information can be found at:
http://www.hsr-symposium.org/
http://www.hsr-symposium.org/index.php/registration
http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/symposium_brochure.pdf
email:
healthsystemresearch@who.int
April 2010: Health Care , Health Research
Call for Abstracts: 9th European Evaluation Society International Conference
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Dates: October 6 - 8, 2010
Pre-conference dates: October 4 - 5, 2010
Abstract submission deadline: April 30, 2010
Evaluation in the Public Interest: Participation, Politics and Policy
This conference will be the major European evaluation event of the year 2010 and should not be missed. It offers a unique opportunity for exchange, learning and for the advancement of evaluation theory and practice. The conference is designed to stimulate forward and expansive thinking about the ways in which evaluation is embedded in the processes of politics and participation.
Main strands are:
- Ethics, capabilities and transparency
- Evaluation and Politics
- Evaluation producers, beneficiaries, users and decision makers
- Sector policy evaluation
- Evaluation in developing and transition economies
Please contribute to the conference by presenting. For more information about proposal submission please check the pdf brochure Call for proposal and the conference website http://www.ees2010prague.org. For specific questions please contact the conference organisers via info@ees2010prague.org.
The online registartion is OPEN NOW
The proposal submission is OPEN NOW
October 2010 will be an ideal time to visit Prague, one of the cultural centres of Europe that was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register. Visitors can enjoy its historical monuments, castles, chateaux and beautiful and diverse nature of the Czech Republic
We look forward to seeing you in Prague!
Conference Co-chairs:
Marie Kaufman marie.kaufmann@evaluation.cz
Claudine Voyadzis cvoyadzis@gmail.com