Supported by National Foundation for Australia-China Relations of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, the symposium is collaboratively backed by Queensland University of Technology, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, Australian National University, Queensland Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College. This symposium will be conducted in a hybrid format, combining online and on-site meetings from 15 to 16 October 2024. The on-site meeting will be held in Brisbane, Australia.

The symposium aims to convene experts in infectious disease epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, statistical modelling and early warning systems, creating a forum for the exchange of perspectives and experiences, and the dissemination of research findings via high-calibre oral presentations. The symposium will provide a more scientific basis for establishing an early warning system for diseases by exploring the impact of ecosystem changes on the transmission of infectious diseases. Additionally, the symposium will further promote research collaboration in early warning of infectious disease transmission in the Asia-Pacific Region.

The two-day symposium will feature two plenary sessions, six concurrent sessions, and one panel discussion session. This symposium is a special session of the Ecosystem Change and Population Health (ECAPH) Symposium.

Date: 15 to 16 October 2024

Venue: Owen J. Wordsworth Room Gardens Point Campus Queensland University of Technology Brisbane, Australia