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How many volunteers were present at the Congress? : |
more than 200 |
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Delegates from which countries presented in the congress? : |
Thailand, India, Iran, Germany, USA, Oman, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Africa, Nigeria, Japan, UK, Vietnam, Nepal, Sri Lanka, French, Bangladesh |
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Were the delegates of any other organizations present in the congress? : |
Yes |
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If yes, please write the names of the organizations in the box : |
ESRI, AIT, Bangkok University |
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What were the responses to your talking points? Were specific questions or concerns raised? : |
There was question about the availability of the database for Health system. Also some body asked about the validity of sand fly identification, because i collected the data from different sources. I answered that i will use the most reliable information for modeling of sand flies distribution. |
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If you met staff members, please list their full names & positions. : |
I found interestingly, Prof. Majid Fathi, Institute and Center Director, University of Siegen, Germany. There was good experience to start new connection with him for future joint projects. Also Dr Steeve Ebener Who is working with WHO was another researcher in GIS that i met. Dr Nitiporn Kumar, the conference manager, as my old friend and the dean of Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) did his best during the conference. |
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Please inform us if there are any follow up actions we need to talk with the members of the congress : |
I think we can make some connection to key persons in the field of Health GIS and invite them to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. During their visits we can use their experiences in the field of GIS and Health. I found some scientists in this regard and can invite them if TUMS support their costs. Also as you know the current university payments for the conferences don’t cover the costs of the conference, even for ticket! So I suggest to increase the payment amount and provide the opportunity for us to participate the conferences in Europe. |
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Your experiences about the travel processes(Providing ticket, accommodation,...) : |
I did the travel processes via Takht-e-Soleiman travel agency. There was no problem. |
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Please give a briefing of your own observations and outcomes of the congress: : |
Heath GIS is an international conference that is held every two years in Asia. I jointed to it from the 3rd conference in India. This is a good opportunity to meet the experts on GIS application in Health, and bring together people who are interested in this field. During this conferences (2009, 2011, 2013) i have found different researchers in this field and it opened a new window for me. The Health GIS is a new branch of science in Iran and I will try to teach my lesson from it to my colleagues and students on our university.
During 5th Health GIS more than 80 papers were accepted as oral presentation and there were about 15 poster presentations. Before the conference and during the first day, there were four workshops. During the presentations I found some interesting research fields that we can do in Iran to provide more health facilities for Iranian community. |